The Brass Cupcake.

JOHN D. MACDONALD

Publication: Fawcett Publications, Inc, 1950, New York

First edition. Author's first book. Signed by the author on the title page. A paperback original. GM 124. Attractive cover art by Barye Phillips. When a rich tourist is murdered in Florida, and her jewels are stolen, Cliff Bartell's company is left holding the bag for a $750,000 insurance claim. Cliff must recover the missing jewels. Page edges uniformly tanned else a fine bright copy. Very scarce in such fine unread condition.