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THE DEVIL THAT FAILED.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. dj. Hardcover first edition - "The Ominous Adventure of a Twentieth-century Gulliver" - A novel described as "half a thriller and half a parable, which relates the adventures of a modern Gulliver who finds himself by sudden catastrophe too big for ordinary life." The author was born in Romania, educated in England, and came to the US to live in 1914. 271 pp. Dustjacket by George Salter.
Condition: Fine in black cloth with copper lettering on the spine in a very good dustjacket (price-clipped, some minor edgewear, spine slightly toned)
Book ID: 86930More details Price: $35.00