Kahn (Alec) The Menace of X
£195
London, Newnes, 1936.
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 3/6.
Sci-fi crime thriller aimed at a younger audience.
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Cloth a little mottled through sunning; jacket slightly sunned at spine, some wear and minor spotting.
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