Belmont Tower, New York, 1973, 1^st pr thus.  MMPB, 222 pages.  Good plus; light edge wear, crease at upper front corner with a bit of paint chipping, tiny corner bends; sticker residue on rear wrap; short tears at lower spine end; binding sound with a slight lean.  Interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages; remainder mark on top edge.  ‘Incorruptible and cooly independent, Gregory Quist liked his beer and his pistols a little on the warm side.  While investigating a claim against the railroad Quist also finds a seductive widow a little on the warm side.  But even she cannot stop Quist from getting at the cold truth, thus clearing himself of a murder charge.’ (from rear wrap)