James Anderson ASSASSIN First edition 1969 and similar items

ASSASSIN by James Anderson. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1969). First American edition, first printing. "First U.S. printing" statement to the copyright page, $4.95 price to the jacket's flap. A publication in Simon Schuster's Inner Sanctum Mystery series. Anderson's first book is a suspenseful mystery full of twists and turns, as the reader watches the main character who was a prisoner awaiting hanging in a middle European prison, then agreeing (but not wanting) to assassinate the neighboring country's president in exchange for freedom. A well-preserved vintage thriller collectible. Faint age-toning to the end-papers as usual, else very nearly fine, very tight, and square in brick-red linen over putty gray boards with silver embossed titles to the spine, upper page edges red; in a very nearly fine, clean white dust jacket with a few minute crimps to the shelf-edges, bright red and purple titles to the spine panel, aiming weapons art by Bob Giusti to the front panel; original printed $4.95 price to the front inner flap that shows a short, very mild crease to its lower corner. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT MYSTERY FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!