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Black (Ladbroke) The Poison War
£295
London, Stanley Paul, [1923].
First edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An important Future War novel in which the UK is attacked by chemical weapons, scarce in the original dust-jacket.
In stock
A little light spotting to fore-edges; boards very good; jacket somewhat creased and rubbed with slight loss to corners, but overall very good.
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