(3) Sheldon Truss First Editions

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Group of three first edition books in dust jackets by Sheldon Truss. The lot includes the British first edition of Where's Mr. Chumley, along with American first editions of The Hunter Stone Outrage and Turmoil at Brede. A concise and cohesive author group. From the Otto Penzler Collection

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