Signed First Edition The Old Die Young 1980 Richard Lockridge Hardcover DJ Good

Lippincott & Crowell, 1980. Signed first edition hardcover with dust jacket of The Old Die Young by Richard Lockridge.

New York City detective Lieutenant Nathan Shapiro plunges into the glittering, surrealistic world of the theater as he investigates the suspicious death of Clive Branson, a celebrated actor starring in the Broadway production of Summer Solstice.

The author Richard Lockridge (1898–1982) was a prolific, long-lived mystery writer who co-created with his first wife a hit mystery series featuring the married detective couple, Mr. and Mrs. North.

Good condition. Light spotting to the top of the page block. Slight lean to the binding. Solid book with shelf wear.