Born, 1969.  Soft cover, 221 pages.  Wraps show a bit of cover wear, some reading creases; binding sound.  Interior clean and unmarked with lightly tanned pages.  Ned Balfour of London is a wealthy trader in old manuscripts.  He receives a telegram from a friend asking for help, then a second telegram advises of the friend’s death.  Trying to discover the truth of the ‘accident’ takes Balfour through the London art and antiques world.  And although he realizes he may not be the right man for this job, each disturbing discovery makes him want to investigate all the more.