Octavo, 186pp. Brown cloth, title in gilt on spine, red topstain. Stated ""First Printing"" on copyright page. Solid text block, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $5.95 retail price, light shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by the author on the title page. The Godwulf Manuscript is the debut crime novel in the Spenser series, telling the story of a fictional private investigator and his cases in Boston, Massachusetts.