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The Purple Legion: A G-Man Thriller (First Edition

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SKU #: 024790

Title: The Purple Legion: A G-Man Thriller (First Edition inscribed to mother)

Description: Purple cloth, silver lettering, half-dollar sized watermark on rear board, spine sunned, author's warm gift inscription to his mother on front free end-paper, there is no other writing in the book, listed in Hubin, 255pp., Full refund if not satisfied. Rare.

Details: Title: The Purple Legion: A G-Man Thriller (First Edition inscribed to mother)

Author Name: Major George F. Eliot

Edition: First Edition

Location Published: New York, The William Caslon Company: 1936

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Inscription: inscribed by the author

Type: Hardcover

Categories: Military

Keywords: defense, fighting, history, military, soldier, us history, war, warefare

Reserve: $125.00

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