Follow The Saint.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1939. [Mystery collection] FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo (18.5 x 13cm), pp.283; [1], blank; [1], advertisement; [1], blank. Publisher's light blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, blue endpapers. No inscriptions. Contents clean, edges of text block toned, light general wear to covers, gilt dulled, very good indeed. Three 'Saintly' adventures in one volume; The Miracle Tea Party, The Invisible Millionaire and The Affair of Hogsbotham. According to Paul Simpson (The Rough Guide to James Bond, p.47), 'The Saint' is a literary ancestor of 007, the debonair Simon Templar being a gentleman adventurer whose parallels with Bond are obvious. Item #66704
Steinbrunner & Penzler, pp.349-351. See also Gilbert, p.616. BARER, Burl. The Saint in Print, Radio, Film & TV, p.393-4.
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