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THE TAKEN TOWN

THE TAKEN TOWN

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Novel by Dudley Carew who had reported on cricket for The Times and had written, amongst many others, a number of cricket novels. This one has a brief mention of a cricket match. This is the very rare first edition, published the year before the US edition.

First edition. 8vo. 159pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed with black paint mark to lower left corner of front cover. A good copy of a rare book.

 

Date
1946
Publisher
Home & Van Thal
Author
Dudley CAREW

£130.00 (Code: 72729)

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