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Ashenden or The British Agent.
de MAUGHAM, W. Somerset
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London, United Kingdom
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London: William Heinemann Ltd, , 1928. If you do well you'll get no thanks and if you get into trouble you'll get no help First edition, first impression, of this accepted masterpiece of spy fiction, a noted source of inspiration for Ian Fleming, le Carré, and countless other spy-thriller writers. "Of all fictitious spy stories, Ashenden's adventures come nearest to the real-life experiences of his creator" (Masters, p. 65). This collection of interconnected short stories is based on the author's time working in the British Secret Intelligence Service. It follows the adventures of the titular character as he operates for SIS during the First World War in Switzerland and other countries across Europe and Asia under the cover of being an author. The book provided the source material of the 1936 film The Secret Agent, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in dark green morocco, spine lettered and framed in gilt, gilt ruling on covers, board edges, and turn-ins, patterned endpapers, edges gilt. A fine copy. Toole-Stott A37a. Anthony Masters, Literary Agents: The Novelist as Spy, 1987.
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- Librería
- Peter Harrington
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 141631
- Título
- Ashenden or The British Agent.
- Autor
- MAUGHAM, W. Somerset
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Lugar de publicación
- London: William Heinemann Ltd,
- Fecha de publicación
- 1928
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Peter Harrington
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
London
Sobre Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
