Death in the Fifth Position, Edgar Box (Gore Vidal), 1st Ed., 1952, HC, VG, w/DJ.

Vidal, Gore. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1952.  English, First Edition, Very Good, HC, 12mo, 7" x 5 1/4", 221 pp. First Edition, hardcover in rust cloth, Very Good pictorial dust jacket. Slight cocking to spine, some toning, minor wear; some soiling to interior flaps, minor toning, and light wear to dust jacket, now in Mylar. 221 pp. Seven-chapter novel following sleuth, Peter Cutler Sargeant, III, and the strange death of a ballerina on the opening night of the ballet; written by American writer, Gore Vidal, who worked under the pseudonym "Edgar Box" to create his mystery novels. Beautifully produced book filled with mystery and attraction amid a death in the ballet world.