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Ashenden or The British Agent [John Gielgud's book]
by Maugham, W. Somerset
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Item Price
$1,750.00$1,400.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, England: William Heinemann, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. . Combound. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 8vo in blue cloth w/gold titles. Near Fine/No DJ (mylar cover). Edgewear and scuffs front panel, owner note front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked. JOHN GIELGUD'S BOOK w/handwritten home address and bookplate front pastedown. He starred in the 1936 movie of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock. Talk about cachet. 304pp.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Basement Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 041266
- Title
- Ashenden or The British Agent [John Gielgud's book]
- Author
- Maugham, W. Somerset
- Format/Binding
- Combound
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1928
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- MYSTERY BRITISH ESPIONAGE ASHENDEN FICITITOUS CHARACTER
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Basement Books
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About the Seller
Basement Books
Biblio member since 2003
Albuquerque, New Mexico
About Basement Books
BASEMENT BOOKS, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, specializes in hard-to-find non-fiction, Western Americana, History, and First Edition mysteries and literature.
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