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THE MINISTRY OF FEAR
de Greene, Graham
- Usado
- Estado
- A fine copy in very good dust jacket with mild wear and rubbing to spine ends with small splits at upper spine folds, spine pane
- Librería
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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New York: The Viking Press, 1943. First U.S. edition. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with mild wear and rubbing to spine ends with small splits at upper spine folds, spine panel a bit age darkened. (28507). Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-239 [240-242: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original black cloth, front panel stamped in light blue, spine panel stamped in light blue and white, top edge stained blue. "Arthur Rowe, on an aimless afternoon stroll through the streets of [World War II] London, dropped into a charity bazaar, had his fortune told and guessed the weight of a prize cake, and found himself groping his way down the obscure and unmarked corridors of the Ministry of Fear. As it happened, Mr. Rowe had for some time been incapable of being frightened, and the Ministry staff showed bad judgment in admitting him. It was their only diplomatic blunder, but it proved to be fatal" (from the jacket blurb). Fritz Lang filmed a highly moody version in 1944 with Ray Milland. Hubin (1994), p. 349. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 316-17.
Sinopsis
Graham Greene (1904–1991) worked as a journalist and critic, and was later employed by the foreign office. His many books include The Third Man , The Comedians and Travels with My Aunt . He is the subject of an acclaimed three-volume biography by Norman Sherry.
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- Librería
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 28507
- Título
- THE MINISTRY OF FEAR
- Autor
- Greene, Graham
- Estado del libro
- Usado - A fine copy in very good dust jacket with mild wear and rubbing to spine ends with small splits at upper spine folds, spine pane
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First U.S. edition
- Editorial
- The Viking Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1943
- Palabras clave
- Mystery
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Sobre el vendedor
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Miembro de Biblio desde 2017
Laurel, Maryland
Sobre John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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