Golden Ashes.

FREEMAN WILLS CROFTS

Publication: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1940, London

First edition. Moderate wear to cover, non-authorial gift inscription on front fly leaf, else very good in a fine, bright dust jacket. When a distant cousin from America inherits a family estate with its many valuable collections, he looks forward to an active social life. When the local society ignores him, he becomes morose and moves to Europe. Soon after, his ancestral home is burned to the ground. An Inspector Joseph French mystery. An exceptional copy.

Inventory Number: 25954