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Requiem for a Wren.

SHUTE, Nevil (1899-1960).

London: William Heinemann, 1955. [Romantic adventure novel] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.284. Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine, pictorial dust-jacket designed by Val Biro with printed price of 12s 6d net. Contents clean, a few spots to edges, jacket with chips/loss at crown. Very good. Wartime naval adventure from a master storyteller. Item #66112

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