Toronto: Musson Book Co, 1940. First Canadian Edition. hb. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 8vo, 334 pp. Clean, unmarked book, binding tight. In unclipped ($3.00) dust jacket with spine sunned and one small hole to paper bottom of spine. Dust jacket in mylar. Henderson was British ambassador to Hitler's Germany, 1937-39, and tries to offer an explanation for the coming of World War II, and his role in history. Book condition VG in VG- DJ.

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Bookseller: Parker's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: FJ6329
Title: Failure of a Mission
Author: Henderson, Nevile
Format/Binding: Hb
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Canadian Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Musson Book Co
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1940
Bookseller catalogs: World War II;

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
VG: Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
Sunned: Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....