London: Hutchinson, 1957

8vo, pp. 383. Original illustrated boards, lettered in black and white to front panel and gilt on blue to spine. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket replicating boards design. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with just a little light edgewear and some tape strengthening to reverse.

First edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR: 'To Austin Smith With all kind thoughts from Dennis Wheatley'. The eighth (of eleven) in the Duke de Richlieu series.

Wheatley in historical espionage mode.

An attractive copy, inscribed.