Oppenheim (E. Phillips) The Dumb Gods Speak
£225
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1937.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Spy thriller in great Bip Pares jacket; Mark Humberstone and a man called Cheng bequeath a marvellous wireless technology to the shady espionage organisation the Council of Seven.
In stock
Cloth a little sunned and bumped; jacket slightly dulled at spine with a few minor tears and chips, overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Bip Pares.
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