The Judge and His Hangman

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Der Richter und sein Henker published in Switzerland 1954 This translation published in Great Britain 1954 Reissued by Jonathan Cape 1967 Published in Penguin Books 1969 All rights reserved

Made and printed in the Netherlands by N. V. Drukkerij Bosch, Utrecht Set in Monotype Times

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