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London: Hutchinson, 1963. [Historical fiction] INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.511 [1]. INSCRIBED by the author in blue ink to the title page: 'With best wishes | from | Dennis Wheatley.' Publisher's red cloth with gilt titles to spine and maps to endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Robert Graham, priced at 21s net. A crisp, clean copy, showing just a touch of light wear to jacket edges. Near fine. A Roger Brook adventure, set during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, and Nelson's victory at the Battle of the Nile. Item #75834
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