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Spy
by Newman, Bernard
- Used
- Near Fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1935. First American Edition. Near Fine/Very Good+. First American edition, first printing. [vi], 282 pp. Bound in publisher's crimson cloth lettered in black. Near Fine with trivial wear at extremities. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown with slight offsetting at endsheets. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with "39" drawn in blind at center of spine, light chipping to crown; light rubbing to panels with closed, small tears to edges. Offsetting at verso with small tape repair. Jacket presents well.
A satirical espionage novel set during WWI. A fast-paced military adventure that follows special agent as he infiltrates the German military at the highest level on behalf of the UK. The author drew on his experiences in France during WWI working in counterintelligence. During the interwar period he wrote prolificly, lectured, and became known as an authority on espionage, even meeting Adolf Hitler at one point. After WWII his novel The Flying Saucer would be the first to use the phrase "flying saucer" in a title; it also predicted the use of a faked "alien invasion" as a government psyop.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946466
- Title
- Spy
- Author
- Newman, Bernard
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton-Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
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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