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Wallace (Edgar) The Strange Countess
£175
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1926.
Early printing. Small 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 3/6.
A mysterious stalker is revealed to be a detective protecting the interests of a young orphan from the machinations of a sinister countess…
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A very good example of the book, in very slightly rubbed jacket.
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