THE WHITE WITCH OF THE SOUTH SEAS.** [The new Gregory Sallust Story.]

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Published August,1968.Printed in Great Britain on Antique Wove paper by Anchor Press,and bound by Wm. Brendon,both of Tiptree,Essex.] NFINE/FINE.Neat,handwritten,lengthy blue ink,spousal gift,presentation inscrpt to reverse of ffe and price-clipped dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,cellophane sealed - as issued by publisher - glossy white background with colour pictorial artwork by Gino d'Achille,illustrated front panel,thumbnail illustration from front design in b/w,at foot of spine/backstrip; front panel with bright,crisp, blue+black outlined white letters to front,spine with blue+black letters; rear panel with bright,crisp,clean,white background with author's b/w full-length photograph and black lettered caption.With negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges bright and clean,fore-edges mild thumbing and a minor blemish; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - text body virtually foxing-free - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red/black dichromatic (speckled) cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters: title within blocked black ink double-lined top+bottom borders and blocked gilt ISBN to rear board's lower edge towards gutter's fold/crease,clean red+white regional map (Fiji) illustrated pastedowns+endpapers,and both hinges solid and sound without any tears,splits or cracking.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,10-381pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters and an unpaginated epilogue,plus [unpaginated] publisher's blurb to half-title, title page,a dedication,and contents list/table and publisher separator page at rear.The final of 11 Gregory Sallust novels. Sallust's last adventure in Brazil,Guatemala and the Fijis. Now,roaming the world as a widower,when visiting Rio de Janeiro,he again became drawn into perilous adventure.There,extraordinary circumstances led to his becoming the friend of a young South Seas Rajah,Ratu James Omboluku.The Ratu is there to secure finance to recover treasure from a sunken ship lying off the island that,under French protection,he rules: and he intends to use this fortune in Spanish gold for the betterment of his people. But others,led by Pierre Lacost,an unscrupulous ex-Colon from Algeria,are also planning to recover the treasure.Soon the shifty Brazilian millionaire,Valentin de Carvalho,and his lovely young wife, Olinda,come into the story.In it,almost from the beginning,Gregory starts an affaire with chic,sophisticated,Paris educated Manon de Bois-Tracy.All these people have an axe to grind and no hesitation about double-crossing each other. The quest leads first to Antigua,the ancient capital of Guatemala; then to the lovely Fijis.On to Noumes in New Caledonia; to a secret base that de Gaulle has loaned to the Russians for testing nuclear missiles; then to the group of islands ruled by Ratu James.There we encounter the powerful witch-doctor,Roboumo.
Murder,magic,blackmail,kidnapping and ruthless fighting with hand-greandes and machine-guns ensue.Finally we meet 'The White Witch of the South Seas'. Need we say more? It is again the unique Wheatley recipe.Love, death,intrigue,suspense,against an accurate background that would in itself make a delightful travel and history book of Brazil,Guatemala and the Fijis. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! 15