Collier, New York, 1965, 1st ed. thus.  MMPB, 317 pages.  Wraps have light edge and cover wear, faint creases, some age toning.  Binding tight; gently read.  Interior clean and unmarked.  ‘What the sergeant saw in the dark street was a spectrally thin, tall old man in top hat, frock coat – and flowing white whiskers – seated atop the wall of the Wade Museum of Oriental Art off Pall Mall.  If the sergeant was surprised to discover the whiskers were false, he was astounded when the apparent lunatic vanished into the night while in a state of unconsciousness.  Faced with these unearthly goings-on, Dr. Gideon Fell plunges into one of the most perplexing and bizarre mysteries of his career – a potpourri in which murder, mummies, and museums are mixed in equal parts.’ (from rear wrap)