Charles cooper a c c lock (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 308 pages. 8vo. Original red cloth-covered boards, slight wear to edges and corners, the pages lightly tanned but no foxing, in very good condition. 1940s thriller by the pseudonymous Charles Cooper [A.C.C. Lock].

308 pp. + 4 pp. publisher's advertisements, original red cloth-covered boards, slight edgewear and spine dusty, the paper with occasional light spotting, a neat pencilled list page references on the back free endpaper, in very good condition. Scarce. Scarce Melbourne published 1940s thriller by the pseudonymous Charles Cooper [A.C.C. Lock]: ".baffling murder, thrilling action and breezy dialogue are interwoven in a swift-moving story set in the China seas" (publisher's blurb). The action follows the exploits of protagonist Philip West from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nanking, Yokohama and Vladivostok to Australia. This work written for a popular market is a lively travelogue and reveals an awareness of the political landscape of the time, noting the "New Life" movement in some detail.…