Finney (Jack) House of Numbers
£75
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 12/6.
Prison escape excitement from the author of The Body Snatchers.
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A very good copy; jacket with some edge wear.
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