
I was a bit skeptical that I was ever going to get my hands on this one. The Case of the Seven of Calvary must be the most difficult Anthony Boucher mystery to get for a reasonable price. A quick check online as I write this shows a copy going for $40 (way more than I’d ever pay), and then the next choices are jacketless hardbacks in the $60 range before we spiral into the bonkers price range north of one thousand dollars. But patience is key my friends – decide what you want, decide what you’ll pay for it, and then stay determined.
I eventually nabbed a 1961 Collier Books edition for $8. It’s not the prettiest thing – there appears to be a tea stain and someone did a dreadful job of removing what I assume was a price sticker from the cover – but once you get past the front and back covers, it’s perfectly readable. And that’s what matters, right? Because Anthony Boucher is one of my favorite mystery authors to read.
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