by Michael Bond
12 Fitzroy Mews
London W1T 6DW
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First published in 1992.
This ebook edition first published in Great Britain by Allison & Busby in 2016.
Copyright © 1992 by MICHAEL BOND
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ISBN 978–0–7490–1891–7