Lee Thayer, Death in the Gorge, first UK edition, 1937
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Lee Thayer, Death in the Gorge, first UK edition, 1937
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Thayer ([Emma Redington] Lee) Death in the Gorge

£375

London, Hurst & Blackett, [1937].

First UK edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in red. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6 and with Colonial Issue price sticker to spine.

Striking jacket artwork and very good condition make this UK first a compelling copy for collectors of the Peter Clancy novels.

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Very good; very good.

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