Peter O'Donnell — The Silver Mistress

London, Souvenir Press, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this action-packed novel featuring Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell. First edition. The seventh book in the Modesty Blaise series. When the chauffer of Sir Gerald Tarrant, head of a secret service department in the British Government, stops on a narrow road on the edge of the gorge of the Tarn River in France to help two nuns change a their tire, Sir Gerald is taken prisoner – by the nuns, no less. A hasty rescue mission is set up, led by Modesty. Written by Peter O'Donnell, an English writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is very smart with minor sunning to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.