Background to Danger.
de AMBLER, ERIC
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Cloth rather soiled on front cover. Pastedowns browned and spotted. Else very good to near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few tiny nicks at edges and with some shallow chipping at top of spine. Basis for the 1943 film direced by Raoul Walsh, written for the screen by W.R. Burnett, and starring George Raft, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Turhan Bey. Scarce.
Sinopsis
Eric Ambler is often said to have invented the modern suspense novel. Beginning in 1937, he wrote a series of novels that were touted for their realism, in which he introduced ordinary protagonists who are thrust into political intrigue they are ill prepared to deal with. In the process he paved the way for such writers as John Le Carre, Len Deighton, and Robert Ludlum. He was awarded four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger from The Crime Writers Association, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers Association, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. In addition to his novels, Ambler wrote a number of screenplays, including Rebecca , which he collaborated on with his wife, Joan Harrison. Eric Ambler died in 1998.
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- Librería
- Robert Dagg Rare Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 31058
- Título
- Background to Danger.
- Autor
- AMBLER, ERIC
- Estado del libro
- Usado
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- 1
- Edición
- FIRST AMERICAN EDITION
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- Editorial
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1937
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mystery;
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- Cloth
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
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