"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "
— Oscar Wilde
Fear is the Key.
London: Collins, 1961. [Suspense novel] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 15), pp.256. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket designed by John Keay without price to front flap (export copy). Contents clean, no inscriptions, edges of text block spotted/toned, jacket lightly handled with a couple of neat, repaired tears to spine. Very good. Alistair MacLean was one of the best-selling fiction authors of all time, renowned for his popular thrillers and adventure stories. Fear is the Key is a classic novel of sunken treasure and ruthless revenge, set in the steel jungle of an deep sea oil rig in the Mexican Gulf. Basis for the memorable 1972 action thriller, which proved to be one of the most popular movies of 1973 at the British box office. Item #70614
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