Somers (Paul, pseud. Paul Winterton) Operation Piracy
£50
London, Collins Crime Club, 1958.
First edition. 8vo. Original red cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 10s6d.
An excellent first edition of the second novel by this founder-member of the Crime Writers’ Association.
Out of stock
VG+;VG+.
Jacket artwork by William Randell.
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