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- Prima edizione
Da: BOOKHOME SYDNEY, Annandale Sydney, NSW, AustraliaBOOKHOME SYDNEY
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EUR 18,97
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1st ed. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, as new condition (in as new dustjacket), printed autograph front flap, minimal edgewear. 195 pp. Classic of crime fiction, originally serialised in the Melbourne 'Herald' in 1933, the year after the mysterious death of Phar Lap. Set in a corrupt, Depression-era Melbourne, the plot is ab…out the targeted murder of a racehorse favored to win the Melbourne Cup. A stuttering alcoholic jockey navigates the criminal underworld to expose a blackmail ring reaching the upper echelons of society. Not at Bonaparte story. Not previously published as a book. Edited with introduction by Stuart Mayne. This is not a Napoleon Bonaparte story - however it is full of the wonderful Upfield magic way of writing a great story. (Excellent copy. Incorrect ISBN printed on rear cover jacket: 1875892583.).
