Ashenden or the British Agent

MAUGHAM W SOMERSET

Verlag: Heinemann, London, 1928

Beschreibung

(London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1928). First UK Edition. Publisher's slate blue cloth lettered in gilt with author's & publisher's device in black. Minuscule rubbing to the bottom edge of the front and back boards otherwise a near fine (or better) really bright copy in a VG+ D/W priced 7/6 to the spine with a slither of loss at the head and tail of the spine and a neat (almost invisible) archival repair (by one of the World's leading paper conservators) to a small chip to the left hand corner of the front cover. Usual slight fading to the spine. Provenance: Housed in a custom-made box. Book-plate of Stuart B Schimmel (a respected collector of rare books) to the front pastedown. Haycraft Queen Cornerstone and Queen's Quorum. The basis for the 1936 British espionage thriller film "The Secret Agent" directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from the play by Campbell Dixon, which in turn was loosely based on two stories from Ashenden. *The Secret Agent starred Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, Peter Lorre and Robert Young. Photographs/scans available upon request. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 355490720421

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ashenden or the British Agent

Verlag: Heinemann, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1928

Einband: Hard Cover

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust Jacket

Auflage: First Edition.