DOORWAYS TO DANGER; Murder and Tong Intrigue in Singapore
by Napier, Mark (pseudonym of John Laffin)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1966. First Edition. 8 x 5 inches: pp. 157. White illustrated paper dust jacket with blue and black type. Black boards with silver gilt type.
Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Dust jacket has edge wear, light creasing, toning at spine. A couple of light scuffs to boards. Stamp in upper corner of free facing end page. Pages are toned, but unmarked. Binding tight.
Novel written by Australian military historian, John Laffin, under a pseudonym. An Australian Pacific patrol officer on leave in Singapore becomes enmeshed in the seedy side of the country while enjoying wine, women and murder.
Dust jacket in Brodart wraps. Dust jacket has edge wear, light creasing, toning at spine. A couple of light scuffs to boards. Stamp in upper corner of free facing end page. Pages are toned, but unmarked. Binding tight.
Novel written by Australian military historian, John Laffin, under a pseudonym. An Australian Pacific patrol officer on leave in Singapore becomes enmeshed in the seedy side of the country while enjoying wine, women and murder.
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- Bookseller
- Joe Pettit Jr., Bookseller; Blackwood Bookhouse (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 880
- Title
- DOORWAYS TO DANGER; Murder and Tong Intrigue in Singapore
- Author
- Napier, Mark (pseudonym of John Laffin)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Abelard-Schuman
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
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