[Garden City]: Published for The Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1939. First edition. A nearly fine copy in a very good price clipped dust jacket with mild rubbing to edges and folds, several tiny tears to spine ends, small closed tear to lower spine panel, closed tear to upper right rear panel at spine fold, crease to upper rear panel and mild color fade to the spine panel and fade to stain of top edge. (30798). Octavo, pp. [1-2] [i-iv] v-vii [viii] [1-2] 3-308, original pictorial black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in green, top edge stained green, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough trimmed, cream endpapers. The tenth Fu Manchu book. Hubin, p. 695. Bleiler (1978), p. 169. Reginald 12373. Day, p. 7.

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Bookseller: John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 30798
Title: THE DRUMS OF FU MANCHU
Author: Rohmer, Sax (pseudonym of Arthur S. Ward)
Book Condition: Used - A nearly fine copy in a very good price clipped dust jacket with mild rubbing to edges and folds, several tiny tears to spine en
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Published for The Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.
Place of Publication: [Garden City]
Date Published: 1939
Keywords: Mystery

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