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Patrol

Macdonald, Philip

Patrol

London, Penguin Books, 1935: 1935
  • $33
FIRST PENGUIN EDITION. Softcover octavo, pp. 253, [2]. Original orange and white striped soft card wraps. A hint of loss to spine tips, spine lightly toned. A near fine copy with no annotations or inscriptions. No. 13 in first 20 Penguins. Also known as The Lost Patrol, this action-packed WWI novel tells the tale of soldiers on patrol in the Algerian desert and their desperate attempt to evade their enemies following the killing of their Sergeant; with glossary to rear.
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