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The Legion of the Lost

John Creasey

First published 1943
Series Dr. Palfrey #3
Publisher John Long
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Pages 252
Price 9/-

  • Non-genre? This one of the early Dr. Palfrey novels may be in the database because the mission is saving scientists--the lost legion, imprisoned in Nazi Europe. In many later volumes it is saving the world from mad scientists.
  • Revised and abridged by the author, 1965 -- as Arrow Books #852, {{OCLC|18093447}} -- followed in the 1974 Walker ed., copyright implies, {{LCCN|74080973}}
  • Probably this was the first Dr. Palfrey story published in the US. The first two are not found in automated search of US newspapers 1942 to 1944 (but found in UK newspapers), and WorldCat reports no early edition except that from John Long. Some WorldCat records do report Long as a "London, New York" publisher.

  • 1st ed.
  • Publication date (inferred) and price from the earliest notices found in newspapers: identical publisher advertisement The Observer 1943-11-21 p3 and Manchester Guardian -11-26 p3.
  • WorldCat library records (OCLC, below) report 252 and 253 pages.

No ISBN on record — searching by title and author.

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Legion of the Lost 1944 Stephen Daye Press Hardcover Novel 382
The Legion of the Lost 1949 John Long Hardcover Novel 252
The Legion of the Lost 1965 Arrow Books Paperback Novel 852 191
The Legion of the Lost Cover 1974 Walker & Co. Hardcover Novel 192
The Legion of the Lost Cover 2014 House of Stratus Trade Paperback Novel 228
The Legion of the Lost Cover 2014 House of Stratus eBook Novel