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A first UK edition paperback with a stated First Futura Publications Edition 1976. (The book was first published by Andre Deutsch in 1975). In very nice condition for its age. Tanning to pages making them quite brown but still eminently readable, and tape residue to the front and back of the first and last pages of the book. The covers are clean and in really nice condition for age.
SYNOPSIS: “A priceless diamond has disappeared from view at a public ceremony. A rebel prince kidnaps a British officer’s daughter and adds her to his harem.
The year is 1858; the setting, India in the aftermath of the Mutiny. Assisted by a Persian dancing girl and by the embarrassingly vulgar Mr Matlock, Detective Sergeant William Verity, on loan from Scotland Yard, sets out to find both the girl and the diamond, a quest that leads him from the bazaars of Calcutta to the dungeons of a rajah’s palace.”
Packed weight 243gms. IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH