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The bright face of danger / Max Brand.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Anstey, Leicestershire : F.A. Thorpe, 2017Edition: [Large print edition]Description: 329 pages (large print) : 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781785412295
  • 1785412299
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Geraldi's dandified appearance and different air deliberately bely the steel concealed within. Known as the "Frigate Bird", he is an accomplished card-sharp and dice-cheat, preying upon the seahawks of unscrupulous gamblers seeking the unwary. Whilst keeping a very close watch upon Robert Ingall, an Egyptologist accompanied by his daughter Mary, he finds that his old acquaintance Edgar Asprey is also observing the pair. Both men have an eye to stealing Ingall's magnificent golden box, in which is embedded a large emerald, and Asprey proposes that the two join forces to purloin the treasure..." -- From the back cover.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Large Print Book Large Print Book Main Library Large Print Fiction WESTERN Brand, Max Available 33111008783355
Total holds: 0

"Geraldi's dandified appearance and different air deliberately bely the steel concealed within. Known as the "Frigate Bird", he is an accomplished card-sharp and dice-cheat, preying upon the seahawks of unscrupulous gamblers seeking the unwary. Whilst keeping a very close watch upon Robert Ingall, an Egyptologist accompanied by his daughter Mary, he finds that his old acquaintance Edgar Asprey is also observing the pair. Both men have an eye to stealing Ingall's magnificent golden box, in which is embedded a large emerald, and Asprey proposes that the two join forces to purloin the treasure..." -- From the back cover.

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