The Saboteurs
by Drummond, June
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, with unclipped d/j (some bumping at base, otherwise v.g.); red boards clean (only a little fading top edge), gilt spi
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz, 1967. 1st. hardback. Near fine, with unclipped d/j (some bumping at base, otherwise v.g.); red boards clean (only a little fading top edge), gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked and tight; loose insert of original Gollancz note with review request.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). une Drummond (1923-2011) was a South African writer of mysteries. Thirty of her crime novels, often set in Durban, South Africa, or London, England, were published between 1959 and 2011. The Saboteurs is her 6th. Set in apartheid-era South Africa, wealthy Caspar Douglas returns to the country and finds his vaguely liberal views put to the test.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC105881
- Title
- The Saboteurs
- Author
- Drummond, June
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, with unclipped d/j (some bumping at base, otherwise v.g.); red boards clean (only a little fading top edge), gilt spi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction, 1st, June Drummond, South Africa
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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