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Epitaph for a Spy.
by Ambler, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred Knopf. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Decorative boards, red topstain. Stated first Borzoi edition. PO pencilled name, slight rubbing/toning to board edges, slightly softened spine ends/points. Tight and square. The DJ in mylar is lightly chipped/edgeworn, with small edge tear to rear panel; very slight soil. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 264 pp. pages .
Synopsis
Josef Vadassy, a Hungarian refugee and language teacher living in France, is enjoying his first break for years in a small hotel on the Riviera. But when he takes his holiday photographs to be developed at a local chemists, he suddenly finds himself mistaken for a Gestapo agent and a charge of espionage is levelled at him. To prove himself innocent to the French police, he must discover which one of his fellow guests at his pension is the real spy. As he desperately tries to uncover the true culprit's identity, Vadassy must risk his job, his safety and everything he holds dear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34660
- Title
- Epitaph for a Spy.
- Author
- Ambler, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- LITERATURE, MYSTERY, SPY
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
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