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DARK WANTON : A NOVEL.
by CHEYNEY, Peter (Reginald Southouse), 1896-1951 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Collins, 1948. First edition. One of Cheyney's "Dark" series, with Everard Peter Quayle, "that poker-faced and most secretive of secret agents", Vincente Callao, fashionable dance-band leader, the lovely Aurora Francis, and the enigmatic Antoinette Brown. Crown 8vo (20cm). (192)pp. Original sand cloth, lettered in green; edges spotted, but otherwise a very good copy in the original pictorial dust-jacket - the jacket lightly worn, slightly creased, with a couple of nicks and a short tear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43832
- Title
- DARK WANTON : A NOVEL.
- Author
- CHEYNEY, Peter (Reginald Southouse), 1896-1951 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Collins, 1948.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Fiction, Espionage, Spy Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ash Rare Books
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London
About Ash Rare Books
Ash Rare Books. Founded in 1946 and long one of London's more interesting small book businesses. Owned and run by Laurence Worms, former President of the ABA.
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