J. M. Walsh — Spies Are Abroad

London, W. Collins Sons and Co. Ltd, 1935. Cloth. A very scarce work from Australian novelist, James Morgan Walsh, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Very scarce work. Sixth impression, originally published 1933. When Colonel Ormiston of the British Secret Service takes a walk to stretch his legs, he is lead by a mysterious woman to the revelation of a plot to seize the Suez Canal, disrupt world commerce, and blackmail the British Government. Written by James Morgan Walsh, a prolific Australian novelist who wrote across a range of genres such as mystery, crime, thriller, adventure, and science fiction. In the original blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and fading to the extremities. Fading to the tail of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light chipping and loss to the head and tail of the spine. The odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with light spotting predominantly to the first and last few pages. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.