Before the Crossing de Storm Jameson - 1947

New York: Macmillan, 1947. First Printing . Burgundy Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Slight lean, minor wear to edges, unmarked. "The last temptation is the greatest treason; To do the right deed for the wrong reason.

Macmillan And Co Limited, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1947. No Edition Remarks. 278 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Pencil inscription to rear pastedown. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Moderate sunning to spine and edges. Water stain to spine. White paint to rear board. Light wear marks overall.

London: Macmillan & Co. Ltd, 1947.. 1st edition. "Although this book is concerned with the search for a murderer, it is not a detective novel, and its excitements are not the same excitements of a detective novel. ...David Renn became a spy because of his passionate curiosity about what moves behind the eyes and in the dark heart, and because he was employed to keep an eye on traitors and might-be traitors..." Pp.279. Crimson cloth, dustwrapper (designed by Jack Matthew) rubbed with one centimeter tear to top of spine. VG/G+.

London, UK: MacMillan & Co, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 280pp. Purple cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 12mo. Sun-faded spine and bottom edges. Lightly rubbed spine ends; bumped bottom front corner. Some soiling to boards. Text block edges starting to tan and fox. Free endpapers starting to fox. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.

Macmillan, 1947. Book. Very Good. Red Cloth. First Edition. No jacket. Few marks on cloth and top of pages..

NY: MacMillan, 1947. First Edition. hardcover. Near fine in a fine Dust Jacket. Author's first mystery. Set in London before WW II

London, U.K. & Chicago, I.L, U.S.A.: Macmillan & Co. , 1947 279 pages. The dust jacket has some wear, with tanning, foxing, the front inside-flap has been clipped, a couple small tears and some scuffs along the edges. The page edges are a bit tanned and foxed, as are the inside covers. The front endpaper has a name inscription from a previous owner. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hardcover. Good/Good.

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paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.