New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), heavily rubbed at the edges and folds, chips at the spine and back panel. Black cloth, some uneven fading, with red ink lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain, bookplate inside the front board. One of Innes's Inspector Appleby novels that sees him take on Nazi spies.

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Bookseller: Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8339
Title: The Secret Vanguard
Author: Innes, Michael
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Dodd, Mead and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1941
Keywords: Mystery Fiction, Detective Fiction, British Fiction, 20th Century Fiction, Nazi, WWII

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