The Quiet Canadian: The Secret Service Story of Sir William Stephenson
by Hyde, H. Montgomery
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About This Item
London, U.K.: Hamish Hamilton / The Red Reel Library, 1963. 1st Edition 8th printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements by author at Nutley, Sussex.Foreword by Hon. David Bruce, United States Ambassador to Canada with faux signature and dated May, 1962 at the U.S. Embassy, London. VIII chapters, 242 pp plus: Sources, Index. Book has been rebound by the Red Reel Library. fo was John Eyton, Q.C., O.C.(b,1934 - d.2019), Canadian Senator 1990-2009. fon is found in gilt on bottom of front panel. Red cloth covered boards have as-new gilt on spine and front panel, all edges red. Book has light ens-of-spine wear, ow it is as new. Bookseller's Inventory # 242829.
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- Lower Beverley Better Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002829
- Title
- The Quiet Canadian: The Secret Service Story of Sir William Stephenson
- Author
- Hyde, H. Montgomery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 8th printing
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton / The Red Reel Library
- Place of Publication
- London, U.K.
- Date Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 255
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
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About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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