Toronto: McClelland & Stewart/M&S, 1928. Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. 1st McClelland & Stewart edition.. Small octavo. The first (and uncommon) Canadian edition of a thriller published the same year by Little, Brown & Company. A man takes charge of papers destined for an Italian political party, only to find himself thrust into danger as Italy's secret police attempts to retrieve the documents. Black cloth w/lilac lettering/decoration to front cover/spine, 308 pages. Light wear to corners/spine ends, dusty/tanned/lightly soiled edges, gift inscription/date on front end paper, small bookseller's tag to bottom edge of same, in dust jacket w/edge tears, scratches, light soil, chipping. Jacket now in protective mylar sleeve..

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Bookseller: Augustine Funnell Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016099
Title: Matorni's Vineyard
Author: Oppenheim, E. Phillips
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good to Very Good
Jacket Condition: Fair
Edition: 1st McClelland & Stewart edition.
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart/M&S
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1928
Size: Small octavo
Keywords: ITALY, ITALIANS, ITALIAN DICTATOR, DICTATORS, MONTE CARLO, ASSASSINATION, ASSASSINS, POLITICS, SECRET POLICE, NOISBN
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery--Suspense--Thriller (hardcover);

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