Holt (Gavin, pseud. Percival Charles Rodda) Drums Beat at Night
£175
London, Hodder & Sttoughton, 1932.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 3/6.
Drums beat at night…and Professor Bastion hears the echo on Hampstead Heath (jacket)
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Jacket a little rubbed and chipped, but overall VG.
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