The Wench is Dead - unsigned Centipede Press edition [first edition]

Centipede Press 2017, unsigned copy. Very good condition, a few small smudges to the paper edge, pages very clean, dj with minimal shelf wear. Ships from Hawaii with free Priority upgrade within US. -- "I'm called Howie, or The Professor. I'm on Skid Row in Los Angeles because I want to know what it's like to be a bum, from the inside. But I didn't know I'd fall for a part-time hustler named Billie the Kid. I didn't know I'd get mixed up in two killings, and that the cops would pin them on me." The Wench Is Dead is one of Fredric Brown's most wild novels, flawlessly written and rarely reprinted. This edition features a new introduction by Bill Crider, a color cover by legendary cover artist Ron Lesser, There are also twelve bonus stories. Full color dustjacket with black Brillianta cloth, ribbon marker.