QUIET UNDER THE SUN : A STORY FOR A JOURNEY.
by FITZGERALD, Kevin (Kevin Columba), 1902-1993 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : William Heinemann, (1953). First edition. A presentation copy, inscribed, signed and dated (1953) by Fitzgerald. "I came back to my flat an hour before my normal time and entered my sitting-room at the moment poor Edwards was being shot by a gloved man in a stocking mask" - trusted head of government department engaged on secret work disappears - traps, betrayals, Spanish bandits, and the sinister brotherhood of Los Pobrecitos Locos - the Poor Little Crazy Ones. Crown 8vo (20cm). [iv],(212)pp. Original red boards, lettered in gilt; device in blind on lower cover; faint spine crease; mild spotting of edges, but a good and sound copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43428
- Title
- QUIET UNDER THE SUN : A STORY FOR A JOURNEY.
- Author
- FITZGERALD, Kevin (Kevin Columba), 1902-1993 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : William Heinemann, (1953).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Crime, Detective Fiction
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