Broome (Adam, pseud. Godfrey Warden James) Crowner’s Quest.
£250
Poison in Africa
London, Ernest Benn, 1930.
First edition. 8vo. Original off-white boards. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Uncommon murder mystery set in Africa and involving poison. Adam Broome was a pseudonym of Godfrey Warden James, born 1888. He had two series characters Inspector Bramley and Commissioner Denzil Grison, whose stories are set in Africa.
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An attractive copy, jacket a little chipped and toned, but overall very good.
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