The Second Seal.

WHEATLEY, Dennis (1897-1977).

London: Hutchinson, 1950. [Spy Thriller] FIRST EDITION, first impression, a later issue. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.483 [1]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine, and coloured maps to endpapers. With the colour-illustrated dust-jacket, repriced with a sticker to 7/6. Light spotting to edges. Slight toning to spine, with heavy rubbing to edges and some light chipping and creasing. Very good. A Duke de Richleau adventure set in 1914. The inside story of the diplomatic intrigue that led to The Great War, and the first clashes of the mighty armies, are all based upon Mr Winston Churchill's 'The World Crisis.' This book also appears in a black cloth binding with gilt titles, which is most likely to be the primary binding. Item #61219

Price: £35.00