The Odor Of Violets (proof in color illustrated wrappers)
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1941. Softcover. Proof copy in color illustrated wrappers featuring the design of the detective and his seeing eye dods that would appear as the jacket of the trade edition. 309 pp. Interior is bright and clean, wraps are very good, some light corner and lower edge creasing to the front wrap, some reading creases to the spine and a chip to the lower left corner of the rear wrap. Espionage/detective novel featuring Duncan Maclain, who had lost his sight in World War I but overcame his blindness to become one of his country's strongest weapons in the war against espionage. This, the third Duncan Maclain book, was the basis for the 1942 movie "Eyes In The Night" starring Edward Arnold as Maclain, Ann Harding and Donna Reed. Very Good. Item #E20968
Price: $200.00