1992, ISBN: 9780915765881

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Published August,1968.Printed in Great Britain on Antique Wove paper by Anchor Press,and bound by Wm. Brendon,both of Tiptree,Essex.] NFINE/VG+.Neat,handwritten… Mehr…

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Published August,1968.Printed in Great Britain on Antique Wove paper by Anchor Press,and bound by Wm. Brendon,both of Tiptree,Essex.] NFINE/VG+.Neat,handwritten,blue ink, gift presentation inscrptN to reverse of ffe and price-clipped dw/dj.The dw/djs' sealed cellophane protective covering - as issued by publisher - has been removed,leaving the remaining glued edges to inside of dw/djs' top+lower edges.Bright,crisp,glossy white background with colour pictorial artwork by Gino d'Achille,illustrated front panel, thumbnail illustration from front design in b/w,at foot of spine/backstrip; front panel with bright,crisp,blue+black outlined white letters to front, spine with blue+black letters; rear panel with bright,crisp,clean,white background with author's b/w full-length photograph and black lettered caption.With negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - one tiny closed snick at head of spine's gutter's fold/crease - no other nicks,tears or splits present,but spine/backstrip with slight blemishes.Top edges with mild toning,fore-edges mild thumbing and blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - text body virtually foxing-free - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain red/black dichromatic (speckled) cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters: title within blocked black ink double-lined top+bottom borders and blocked gilt ISBN to rear board's lower edge towards gutter's fold/crease,clean red+white regional map (Fiji) illustrated pastedowns+endpapers,and both hinges solid and sound without any tears, splits or cracking.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj,10-381pp [paginated] includes 21 chapters and an unpaginated epilogue,plus [unpaginated] publisher's blurb to half-title, title page,a dedication,and contents list/table and publisher separator page at rear.The final of 11 Gregory Sallust novels. Sallust's last adventure in Brazil,Guatemala and the Fijis. Now,roaming the world as a widower,when visiting Rio de Janeiro,he again became drawn into perilous adventure.There,extraordinary circumstances led to his becoming the friend of a young South Seas Rajah,Ratu James Omboluku.The Ratu is there to secure finance to recover treasure from a sunken ship lying off the island that,under French protection,he rules: and he intends to use this fortune in Spanish gold for the betterment of his people. But others,led by Pierre Lacost,an unscrupulous ex-Colon from Algeria,are also planning to recover the treasure.Soon the shifty Brazilian millionaire,Valentin de Carvalho,and his lovely young wife, Olinda,come into the story.In it,almost from the beginning,Gregory starts an affaire with chic,sophisticated,Paris educated Manon de Bois-Tracy.All these people have an axe to grind and no hesitation about double-crossing each other. The quest leads first to Antigua,the ancient capital of Guatemala; then to the lovely Fijis.On to Noumes in New Caledonia; to a secret base that de Gaulle has loaned to the Russians for testing nuclear missiles; then to the group of islands ruled by Ratu James.There we encounter the powerful witch-doctor,Roboumo. Murder,magic,blackmail,kidnapping and ruthless fighting with hand-grenades and machine-guns ensue.Finally we meet 'The White Witch of the South Seas'. Need we say more? It is again the unique Wheatley recipe.Love,death,intrigue,suspense,against an accurate background that would in itself make a delightful travel and history book of Brazil,Guatemala and the Fijis. Pleasse contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! 10, LONDON.HUTCHINSON & CO, (Publishers) LTD.,1968., 3, National Press Books, 1992. National Press Books 1992 First Edition Stated Fine/Near Fine DJ Light rubbing to jacket o/w Fine. From In this slashing attack, the executive director of the Violence Policy Center depicts the National Rifle Association as a sinister organization of immense power. Sugarmann establishes that the group is not monolithic but embraces members who view it as a force to encourage hunting, target-shooting and comparable activities as well as others who see in any curb on the owner of any firearm an attempt to undermine the American way of life. He reports that the latter faction has dominated the NRA for some time, adding that the association has hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of members and lots of money for lobbying, and is in bed with the federal government, which continually sells its adherents "surplus" weapons and ammunition. Set back by the 1991 passage of the Brady bill, the NRA is now trying to recruit more women, children and blacks. Sugarmann offers a new agenda for the NRA, including a call to end its lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C., which most readers will likely find unrealistic. A chilling expose. Photos not seen by PW. 1991 The National Rifle Association will not be happy with this book. Sugarmann carefully marshals the evidence against the NRA and its positions on gun control legislation. He includes a chapter on the infamous "teflon-coated bullet," which is capable of piercing police body armor, and the falling out between the major police associations and the NRA over its failure to support legislation banning sale of the bullet. Lead shot is forbidden to duck hunters because lead-filled ducks might be ingested by endangered eagles, but police receive no such protection from armor-piercing bullets. Guns are one of the few products sold in the United States that do not come under regulating power of a specific federal agency. The debate will end only when this is corrected. Fairness requires that this be on the shelf next to the NRA literature.- John Broderick, Stonehill Coll., North Easton, Mass. 1992. First Edition Stated. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine DJ., National Press Books, 1992, 4.5<