Ashenden, or, The British Agent

Maugham (W. Somerset)

Verlag: Heinemann, London, 1928

Beschreibung

First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt and with publisher's and author's device in black. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6 to spine. A great copy, benefitting from some professional conservational work to the jacket, of the author's spy stories, based largely on his own undercover experiences in Europe & Russia. It is believed that initially there were 31 stories but 14 had to be destroyed on Churchill's orders as they were in breach of the Official Secrets Act. Many authors of spy fiction have acknowledged the importance and merit of this work over the years, including John Le Carré, Graham Greene, Eric Ambler, Julian Symons and Raymond Chandler. Cloth a little rubbed at extremities; jacket with restoration to spine ends and edges, in affect a very good example. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 85884

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ashenden, or, The British Agent

Verlag: Heinemann, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1928

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: Book