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Drink To Yesterday. MANNING COLES

Drink To Yesterday.

MANNING COLES

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Publication: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1940, London

First edition. Author's first book. Former owner's inked name on the front fly leaf, else fine copy lacking the dust jacket. The story of an English spy in Germany during WWI that introduces Tommy Hambledon, of the British Intelligence Service. Due to the war Tommy suffers from amnesia, but that doesn't stop his uncanny ability to solve espionage and intrigue. Believed to be based upon the author's experiences during WWI and the period prior to the advent of WWII. Haycraft/Queen Cornerstone. Scarce.

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