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Background to Danger
by Ambler Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus
- Seller
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CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. Book measures 19.5x13.5.cm. 280,[2]pp. Bound in original publishers cloth, with black zig-zags, title lettering. Cloth rubbed, lean on spine, faded and marked. Binding in good condition. Internally, pages clean. A good copy. . First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus. 8vo.
Synopsis
Eric Ambler is often said to have invented the modern suspense novel. Beginning in 1937, he wrote a series of novels that were touted for their realism, in which he introduced ordinary protagonists who are thrust into political intrigue they are ill prepared to deal with. In the process he paved the way for such writers as John Le Carre, Len Deighton, and Robert Ludlum. He was awarded four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger from The Crime Writers Association, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers Association, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. In addition to his novels, Ambler wrote a number of screenplays, including Rebecca , which he collaborated on with his wife, Joan Harrison. Eric Ambler died in 1998.
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Details
- Bookseller
- George Jeffery Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012583
- Title
- Background to Danger
- Author
- Ambler Eric
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1937
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Eric Ambler
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Fiction;
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About the Seller
George Jeffery Books
Biblio member since 2005
CHESHUNT, Hertfordshire
About George Jeffery Books
We are a long established company dealing in second-hand, out of print and antiquarian books on all subjects. We are based in Hertfordshire, just 2 miles north of Junction 25 of the M25. We are members of the PBFA and exhibit at a large number of their fairs across the UK. We also exhibit in London at least twice a month at the Russell and Royal National Hotels, and regularly exhibit at H&D fairs in the South East, we also organise a monthly Fair at the Royal National Hotel, this fair has exhibitors specialising in books, maps, prints and ephemera. Please contact us for any further details.
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