Prelude for War aka The Saint Plays with Fire First published in the May 1938 issue Cosmopolitan Magazine (U.S.A.) as Prelude for War. Serialized in Answers Magazine (UK) in 1938, as The Saint and the Sinners. First hardcover publishing in England was by Hodder and Stoughton in 1938, as Prelude for War. First hardcover publishing in the U.S.A. was by The Crime Club in 1938, as Prelude for War. Triangle Books of the U.S.A. changed the title to The Saint Plays With Fire in 1942. Hodder and Stoughton changed the title to The Saint Plays With Fire in 1951 |
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| 1953 yellow jacket p/b reprint. £2.50 Please select UK, EU or World delivery as appropriate for your location |
Pan 1959 worn. £0.50 Please select UK, EU or World delivery as appropriate for your location |
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| 1938 FIRST EDN (HARDBACK - USA) no d/w, a little
faded with a couple of small marks, embossed with
previous owner's name £12.50 Please select UK, EU or World delivery as appropriate for your location |
Prelude for War Yellowjacket hardback 9th edn. with d/wrapper.
Worn. £0.25 Please select UK, EU or World delivery as appropriate for your location |
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