London: John Murray. Good in Fair dust jacket. (1933). First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's inscription. Some marking to spine. Spotting to page edges and final few leaves. DJ fair with chips and tears up to 2" long. ; (508) pages + advertisements. Cloth boards. Page dimensions: 196mm x 128mm. "As in 'Beau Geste,' there are wheels within wheels, a story within a story. The action includes every sort of sea adventure, as well as mutiny and murder; the passion, a tangled love affair, pathetic and intense." - from the rear wrapper blurb. ; 8vo .

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Bookseller: Renaissance Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7847
Title: Action And Passion
Author: Wren, Percival Christopher
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good in Fair dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John Murray
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: (1933)

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We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.

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