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The Banner Of The Prophet. Durther adventures of Dick Leigh of the Secret Service.
by HARDING, ROBERT:
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, C.Arthur Pearson Ltd. n.d. ca 1950.. 8.0 x 5.0 inches. In speckled grey cloth covers with gilt to red title labels on spine. With illustrated dustwrapper. In very good condition with very good dustwrapper. (d/w. spine slightly rubbed with vertical crease. Slightly rubbed around edges. Price clipped, with protective plastic wrap). Spine slightly darkened. Mild foxing to edges. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 220 pp. With colour frontis. Dick Leigh is involved in a suspected rebellion in Arabia. This miniature ‘Lawrence’ fights on behalf of the Secret Service. Boys’ adventure story.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94902
- Title
- The Banner Of The Prophet. Durther adventures of Dick Leigh of the Secret Service.
- Author
- HARDING, ROBERT:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, C.Arthur Pearson Ltd. n.d. ca 1950.
- Keywords
- Literature Dustwrapper First Edition Arabia Literature
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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