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Dennis Wheatley. Three Novels, including:... (Total: 3 Items)
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Dennis Wheatley. Three Novels, including: Strange Conflict. London, New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Cape Town: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) LTD, [1950]. Octavo. viii, 291 pages. Publisher's red cloth covers with the publisher's name stamped in black on the front cover. Spine lettered in black. Illustrated dust jacket. Very minor rubbing to the covers, very lightly bumped corners, minor rubbing to the jacket, some creasing and tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. Successful British author, Dennis Yates Wheatley (1897 - 1977), originally published this occult work in 1941. [and:] Star of Ill-Omen. London: Hutchison, [1952]. First edition. Octavo. 320 pages. Publisher's black boards with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Very minor rubbing to jacket, slightly sunned spine. Altogether a very good copy. An intriguing mystery novel by Wheatley, he strives to answer the questions related to Flying Saucers. [and:] The Haunting of Toby Jugg. London, New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Cape Town: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) LTD, [n.d.]. Octavo. 291 [292] pages. Publisher's black cloth covers with the publisher's name in gilt on the front cover. The spine is lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Some minor rubbing to the covers, jacket slightly rubbed, jacket spine lightly sunned, some tiny closed tears to the jacket edges. Originally published in 1948, Wheatley plays upon his common themes of satanic possession and madness in this occult novel which focuses upon a disabled British World War II airman. Strikingly, the author dedicated this work to the Royal Air Force.Auction Info
2008 June Grand Format Books & Manuscripts Auction #683 (go to Auction Home page)
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