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London: Collins, 1949. [Thriller] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.255; [1], blank. Publisher's burgundy cloth with gilt titles blocked to spine, pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 9s 6d. Gilt tarnished, a few old tape marks, chipped to spine ends. Very good. A murder-mystery based in the Antarctic, adapted for the big screen in 1954 as 'Hello Below Zero', being an early movie from the future James Bond film producer Albert R (Cubby) Broccoli. Item #58817
Price: £48.00