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GIMLET TAKES A JOB

by W.E. Johns

Illustrated by Leslie Stead

Published by Brockhampton Press. 1st. 1954

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The last Gimlet book. Plain red boards, black titles to spine. B/w plates.

Slight bumping to spine. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Top edge of textblock is slightly dusty else contents fine. Dustwrapper is price-cut by publisher with 8/6 net in U.K. printed above. A few small edge tears to wrapper and rear panel very very slightly grubby. A nice copy of the first edition.

Stock no. 1330921

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Contents

  • 1 The job
  • 2 Santelucia
  • 3 A visitor tells a tale
  • 4 Gimlet asks some questions
  • 5 Making a start
  • 6 Preliminary sparring
  • 7 The first round
  • 8 Round two
  • 9 A visitor by night
  • 10 The Houngan hits back
  • 11 Gimlet takes over
  • 12 The mill
  • 13 The fort
  • 14 The answers
  • 15 Last words

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