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Dutton, NY, 1941. First edition of a relatively scarce Margot Austin title. This is a review copy, with the notice attached to the front free endpaper by a paper clip (indentations from the paper clip are visible on the fixed endpaper and on the title page). Square octavo, VG-, no dust jacket--edges are rough, corners are bumped, and a small dent is visible at the top of the back cover. Pages are clean, story is a page-turner.
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Barney's Adventure
by Austin, Margot
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Blacker Than September
by Eli Teicher
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Octavo in wraps, 152 pp. Published in Hebrew as Koortov Shel Mavet, translated into English by Louis Williams. This novel takes place in September of 1973, but no date is given on copyright page. A glance at the volume shows it to be strangely prophetic of 9/11, not only because of the title, but also because of the cover illustration: a jet taking off with a rising sun with an Arab face in the background. The back cover presents a brief synopsis which also seems prophetic: "Beware the Ides of September. In the Middle East, a battle rages, a battle that could be the opening of World War III. The victories are incomplete and the gains temporary. It is a battle that lets no man remain indifferent." The novel is a tale of international intrigue and terrorism, framed by a crash of an airliner at the beginning and the invasion of Israel by Arab forces at the end. Throughout the text there are frequent references to "Black September". VG with traces of sticker removal on the cover and some…
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