Dolinsky (Meyer) There is no Silence
£25
London, Robert Hale, 1959.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
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A very good copy, in very good jacket. With no inscriptions or institutional markings and with jacket price intact.
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