Bend in the River: Saltpeter Coast, A Whale is Dead, Cape Horn, Juanita
by Valtin, Jan; [Krebs, Richard]; Rankin
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alliance Book Corporation, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Inscribed by author to former owner "with fond wishes, [signed] Jan Valtin / February 10, 1942" in black ink on front free endpaper. First edition, trade issue. xxxviii, 281pp. Original oatmeal cloth lettered in blue. Very Good with slight lean, a few light stains to cloth, slightly faded lettering on spine. No jacket. A follow-up to the German-born author's bestselling expose of KGB spy tactics Out of the Night, signed in the year of publication.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171116001
- Title
- Bend in the River: Saltpeter Coast, A Whale is Dead, Cape Horn, Juanita
- Author
- Valtin, Jan; [Krebs, Richard]; Rankin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alliance Book Corporation
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- Out of the Night, KGB, communist, espionage, Russia, communism, Stalin
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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