A CHOICE OF ENEMIES
by Allbeury, Ted
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Mild age tanning to text paper, a fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with mild shelf wear to the rear panel. (
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About This Item
London: Peter Davies, [1973]. First British edition. Mild age tanning to text paper, a fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with mild shelf wear to the rear panel. (19501). Octavo, boards. The author's first novel. "The book's compassionate outlook and portrayal of a man's dismal treatment by his own intelligence service make it a feeling man's Spy Who Came in From the Cold." - Jay Pedereson (ed.): St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, pp. 11. Smith and White, Cloak and Dagger Fiction (3rd ed.) 467.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19501
- Title
- A CHOICE OF ENEMIES
- Author
- Allbeury, Ted
- Book Condition
- Used - Mild age tanning to text paper, a fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with mild shelf wear to the rear panel. (
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First British edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Peter Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1973]
- Keywords
- Mystery
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John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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