Count On The Saint. The Pastor's Problem [And] The Unsaintly Santa Charteris, Leslie (1907-1993), [Avenell, Donne, And Weaver, Graham, Outline And Development] Crime & Thrillers,Literature

[Crime caper] LEATHER-BOUND FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.[2] 175 [5]. Recently re-bound in red half calf, with raised bands, gilt titles to spine, and matching cloth over boards. All edges lightly trimmed, with the original cloth spine bound in at rear. Light spotting to edges, otherwise a crisp, clean copy in an attractive new leather binding. Two short episodes with the gentleman adventurer. Includes the seasonal mystery 'The Unsaintly Santa'. According to Paul Simpson (The Rough Guide to James Bond, p.47), 'The Saint' is a literary ancestor of 007, the debonair Simon Templar being a gentleman adventurer whose parallels with Bond are obvious. Steinbrunner & Penzler, pp.349-351. See also Gilbert, p.616.