William Morrow, New York, 1938, 1^st.  Hard cover, 277 pages.  Black cloth with red lettering and rules on front and spine, red candle on spine.  Spine ends bumped; some corner and edge wear with a bit of fraying; impression on front and rear lower board edges.  Binding sound; red top stain; fore-edge deckled with an age spot.  No jacket.  Interior clean and unmarked; occasional very small age spot/smudge; pages lightly toned.  Madison City, California District Attorney Doug Selby deals with a young man passing a bad cheque, a dead hitchhiker, a roadhouse with backroom gambling and disappearances.