Publication: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1977, New York
First edition. Author's first mystery. Fine in dust jacket. Some of the gems of the collection at one of the world's greatest rare book libraries, the Werner-Bok, are being questioned. Could their Gutenberg Bible be a fake? Might their Dead Sea Scrolls be a farce? When its distinguished librarian is murdered, a group of the library's bibliophiles investigate.The calm world of rare books and cultivated librarians beset by theft and murder. Edgar award nominee for Best First Mystery of 1977.
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