A little light foxing, contemporary ownership inscription; cloth very good; jacket with abrasion to upper panel, some edge wear and creasing.
Acland (B. Dyke) Filibuster,
£70
A novel of adventure
London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1929].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original pale blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
High-adventure romp, featuring an Irish-Spanish protagonist named Tim Doon and mixing duels, castles, revolution, romance…and gypsy music
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