Henderson (Cecil) Too Many Clues
£95
London, The Modern Publishing Company, n.d..
8vo. Advertisement endpapers. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/-.
“An intensely exciting detective story.” (jacket blurb)
In stock
Cloth softened at head of spine; jacket with some chipping and spotting.
Title within pictorial border.
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