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The Riddle of the Sands

CHILDERS, Erskine. The Riddle of the Sands. London, Smith Elders & Co. 1903 [39724] FIRST EDITION: 8vo. A most handsome copy of the first edition of a book contentiously described as the first modern espionage novel, vying for the title with Kipling’s Kim, published two years earlier. Adrian Harrington Books£8750 

 


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