Above Suspicion
by MacInnes, Helen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Penciled prior owner name inside front. Light wear to extremities. Tight. C
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Boston.: Little, Brown and Company., 1941. 4th July reprint after early July 1st edition.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Penciled prior owner name inside front. Light wear to extremities. Tight. Clean text pages.. 1 Green cloth over boards. Black silhouette action on front. 333 p. 21 cm. Classic suspense fiction set first in England at Oxford, then in the mountains of Europe on the eve of World War in Europe. A professor and his wife are enlisted to travel to Paris, follow precise directions, pursue their normal tourist activities (mountain climbing), and return home with questions answered about the British spy network.
Synopsis
Helen MacInnes (1907-1985) was the Scottish-born American author of 21 spy novels. Dubbed "the queen of spy writers", her books have sold more than 25 million copies in the United States alone and have been translated into over 22 languages. Several of her books have been adapted into films, such as Above Suspicion (1943), with Joan Crawford, and The Salzburg Connection (1972).
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.F1190006339
- Title
- Above Suspicion
- Author
- MacInnes, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Penciled prior owner name inside front. Light wear to extremities. Tight. C
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th July reprint after early July 1st edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company.
- Place of Publication
- Boston.
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Espionage|WWII British spy network|France|Mountain climbing|Alps|Suspense Fiction|Oxford professor, fictional character
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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