The Battling Prophet

William Heinemann Ltd, London : Melbourne: Toronto, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Red coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with yellow coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. Another outing of inspector Napoleon Bonaparte. Bony is on leave from the Queensland Police and is visiting an old friend, John Luton, near Adelaide. Luton's best friend, Ben Wickham, meteorologist an eerily accurate long range weather forecaster, had died, ostensibly, from a three week drinking jag, where the doctor had certified cause of death as delirium tremens. John Luton disagrees, and tells Bony whatever Ben died of it was not drink. Bony sets out to investigate .... Softening of the backstrip edges with a bump to the top corner of the rear panel. Some fading of the backstrip. Tanning and heavy foxing of the textblock edges with age toning and the occasional foxing spot to the pages. Offset tanning to the end pages with gift inscription to the top right-hand corner of the free front end page. Softening of the backstrip edges with a bump to the top corner of the rear panel. Some fading of the backstrip. Tanning and heavy foxing of the textblock edges with age toning and the occasional foxing spot to the pages. Offset tanning to the end pages with gift inscription to the top right-hand corner of the free front end page. Size: 12mo (Small Hardcover). (6), 226 pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Crime Fiction; Australia; Inventory No: 0129081. .