The Island of Despair - (The Banner of the Prophet )
by Harding, Robert
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
P. R. Gawthorn Ltd, London, 1938. First Edition. Red Cloth. Good/Fair. Illustrator: Ogle, R. B. black titles spine; col. frontis. illust. (same as front cover); 8 b/w. illusts.; undated but previous owner's inscription on fep. gives 1951; a rollicking adventure story featuring Dick Leigh of the Indian Secret Service investigating a plot to ferment a moslem uprising; spine slightly cocked; some pricing crossed out inside back cover; corners bumped; edgewear & tears to D/J.; 184 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrator: Ogle, R. B.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; India; Children. Inventory No: CHD00190. .
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHD00190
- Title
- The Island of Despair - (The Banner of the Prophet )
- Author
- Harding, Robert
- Illustrator
- Ogle, R. B
- Format/Binding
- Red Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- P. R. Gawthorn Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- BZDB227 Childrens/Adventure stories/India Children; India; Children. Ogle, R. B. Unbranded Harding, Robert The Island of Despair - (The Banner of the Prophet )
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