Rohmer (Sax, pseud. Arthur Henry “Sarsfield” Ward) The Book of Fu-Manchu.
£395
A complete and detailed account of the amazing criminal activities of this sinister Chairman
London, Hurst & Blackett, [1929].
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth blocked in orange. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
An omnibus reissue combining Sax Rohmer’s first three Fu-Manchu novels – The Mystery of Dr Fu-Manchu (1913), The Devil Doctor (1916) and The Si-Fan Mysteries (1917) – under a single cover. An attractive copy.
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A very good copy, in slightly chipped jacket with minor loss to corners, but otherwise very good.
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