The Hornet's Nest Railton Holden

First Edition First Printing Frontis piece, plates and Dust wrapper by Howard Leigh (John's half brother) The boards and spine are clean, bright and straight with no bumps. The lettering to the front board and spine are clear and bold. The internal pages are clean except for some black marks to page 61 and foxing to the last page. There is a 2cm catch to page 63. The binding is very tight. No inscription. Dust wrapper/The top and bottom of the front flap hinge have small chips. The top and bottom of the spine have rubs with tiny closed tears. The rear panel has a 1.5cm closed tear to the bottom edge. The top and bottom of the rear flap hinge has tiny chips. The top of the front and rear flaps are curled. Not price cut. The rear of the jacket is clean.