London: Collins, 1952. Black cloth. Text paper a bit toned, as usual; rear cover a little bowed; else fine, no owner names. The grey non-pictorial dust jacket is lightly sunned at the red bands on the spine; 1 cm tear at top rear spine fold; corner clip to front flap with a printed price of 10s6d above the clip; spine has soft vertical creases; else fine. A nice copy of this novel, the basis of the 2005 film "Separate Lies"; Octavo