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The Terror The Return of Dr Palfrey by John Creasey

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The Terror : The Return of Dr Palfrey by John Creasey. Walker and Company 1966, New York. 1st Ed hardcover. The story of the near-panic that strikes the world's governments when an unidentified object carrying a super-powerful nuclear war-head approaches earth, and a series of other war aimed events that prove to be the work of a megalomaniac with ambitions for world power. It has been speculated that Dr Palfrey's secret organization, which is called Z5 and is staffed by men with near super powers, neatly bridges the gap between Doc Savage and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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    Height: 12.75 in (32.39 cm)Width: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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    1966
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    valatie, NY
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    Seller: AZ-276-1st1stDibs: LU2605118748392
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