Plummer (T.Arthur) The Silent Four
£100
London, Stanley Paul, [1947].
First edition. 8vo. Orriginal blue cloth. Dust-jacket.
Frampton of the Yard is back on the case following the mysterious disappearance of a friend in ‘Dead End’.
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Book VG; some egde-wear and creasing to jacket, overall VG.
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