The Dangerfield Talisman
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1938.
The Dangerfields are a family of English aristocrats living in their ancestral home. The story opens with an ill-assorted house party being taken to see the famous Dangerfield Talisman -- a gold Viking wristband covered in jewels -- which is neither locked away nor insured. 'The Talisman may be stolen', says old Rollo Dangerfield mysteriously, 'but it always comes back'. Other Dangerfield bric-a-brac include a mysterious chess problem, some Biblical quotes, and a leather washer on a string -- what can it all mean?
Condition grading: Good. Damage to ends of grubby spines. Some wear areas to top right corner and bottom right cover of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1938.
The Dangerfields are a family of English aristocrats living in their ancestral home. The story opens with an ill-assorted house party being taken to see the famous Dangerfield Talisman -- a gold Viking wristband covered in jewels -- which is neither locked away nor insured. 'The Talisman may be stolen', says old Rollo Dangerfield mysteriously, 'but it always comes back'. Other Dangerfield bric-a-brac include a mysterious chess problem, some Biblical quotes, and a leather washer on a string -- what can it all mean?
Condition grading: Good. Damage to ends of grubby spines. Some wear areas to top right corner and bottom right cover of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1938.
The Dangerfields are a family of English aristocrats living in their ancestral home. The story opens with an ill-assorted house party being taken to see the famous Dangerfield Talisman -- a gold Viking wristband covered in jewels -- which is neither locked away nor insured. 'The Talisman may be stolen', says old Rollo Dangerfield mysteriously, 'but it always comes back'. Other Dangerfield bric-a-brac include a mysterious chess problem, some Biblical quotes, and a leather washer on a string -- what can it all mean?
Condition grading: Good. Damage to ends of grubby spines. Some wear areas to top right corner and bottom right cover of rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
