So I was pleased to come across a copy of the first book in Whitby's excellent Endeavour Books.
For a fiver I was going to buy it anyway but then I spotted the fly-leaf:
Pretty sure that's an author's inscription. Nice.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
A Nice Find
One source of inspiration for my pulp gaming is the work of Sax Rohmer. His Fu-Manchu books, somewhat derivative of Conan-Doyle and by modern standards often straying into racist territory, make great fodder for gaming scenarios.
So I was pleased to come across a copy of the first book in Whitby's excellent Endeavour Books.
For a fiver I was going to buy it anyway but then I spotted the fly-leaf:
Pretty sure that's an author's inscription. Nice.
So I was pleased to come across a copy of the first book in Whitby's excellent Endeavour Books.
For a fiver I was going to buy it anyway but then I spotted the fly-leaf:
Pretty sure that's an author's inscription. Nice.
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I recall watching and enjoying the (somewhat morally questionable) films as a kid. Spiffing stuff!
Nice find, lots of gaming fodder in there!
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