Kemp (Harold) As the Devil Burned
£95
London, Hammond, Hammond, 1949.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8s6d.
The third crime thriller by Kemp, featuring series character Jimmy Brent.
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A very good copy in very good dust-jacket.
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