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Buy this book on-line WHEATLEY**, DENNIS: : THE DARK SECRET OF JOSEPHINE.** [5th ROGER BROOK novel.]LONDON.HUTCHINSON & CO, (Publishers) LTD. [n.d. but March,1955.] ISBN No ISBN.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Though undated, originally and first published March, 1955.Printed in Great Britain by WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON LTD.,THE MAYFLOWER PRESS (late of Plymouth),WATFORD.] NFINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (15s net) to dw/dj.Colour pictorial artwork by SAX, illustrated front panel and colour female portrait vignette to dark green spine/ backstrip; with red+white lettering to front and pale blue,white and red lettering to spine/backstrip,rear panel with a lightly grubbed,white background publisher's advert for previous 4 Roger Brook titles to date,with black+red letters.Dw/dj with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - a small closed tear to top,rear edge, miniscule rubbing,chipping and miniscule losses to both head+foot of spine/ backstrip,lower lead corner with tiny closed tear,the lower rear corner tip minisculely rubbed+chipped with reciprocal loss.Front panel with a couple of faint, diagonal pencil lines across the uniformed soldier/pirate? and a tiny abrasion puncture - without loss - below the letter A in author's name.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's plain black, undecorated cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine /backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing - no nicks,tears,splits or fraying present.Bright,crisp,clean colour (red+b/w) regional map+key (The West Indies 1795) illustrated front+ rear endpapers,front+rear free endpapers each with off-set shadowed vertical band from respective opposing pastedowns, both hinges solid and sound without any tears, splits or cracking.Top+fore-edges remarkably bright,clean; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - text body virtually foxing-free - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,viipp+9-447pp [paginated] includes contents list/table.XXVII (27) chapters and Epilogue,plus [unpaginated] publisher's blurb/story precis to half- title,and title page,and a dedication page.
The 5th of 12 Roger Brook novels.
Set covering the period of August,1794 to April,1796 in the continuation of Roger Brook's adventures.
Roger Brook – Prime Minister Pitt's most daring and resourceful secret agent – had sailed for the West Indies with a party that included three beautiful women.His purpose: pleasure.But the Caribbean,with it's blue seas,lush tropical islands and palm-shaded beaches,was infested with pirates.The slaves of the 'Sugar islands' were in revolt.All this Roger Brook encountered.But also he uncovered a mysterious episode in the early life of the Empress Josephine – a mystery that had its effect on the Parisian intrigues that led to Napoleon receiving his first great command: the Army of Italy.A mystery that tied together many strange scenes and unlikely events.
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