Peter Chambers DAMES CAN BE DEADLY First and similar items

DAMES CAN BE DEADLY by Peter Chambers London, New York: Abelard-Schuman, A Raven Book, (1963). First edition. Chambers was British, but his California-set mysteries derive from the "Chandler school of thriller writing; dry and witty in tone, racy in style, the plots are fast-moving, the dialogue crisp and sharp."--June Thomson. This mystery set in Hollywood and Los Angeles centers around the murder of a blackmailer, who was a gossip magazine owner and reporter, who many people were relieved to see gone, except the innocent man who was found with the body. Just a hint of fading to the cover's shelf-edges, else very nearly fine, square and firm in mauve-pink linen with black embossed titles and skull-perched raven mystery insignia to the spine; in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with nicks and short tears to the edges, and with slight age-toning to the spine panel. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!