Coles (Manning, pseud. Adelaide Frances Oke Manning & Cyril Henry Coles) Not Negotiable
£75
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1949.
First edition. 8vo. Original pale yellow cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 8/6.
‘The scene…Brussels. The time…after the war. And the characters? Why, Tommy Hambledon, of course!’ (jacket blurb). Espionage thriller.
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A very good copy, in very good dust-jacket with just a few minor chips.
Jacket artwork by Bip Pares.
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