New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1942]. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's cloth in green decorative dust jacket, dark purple topstain; [6],282pp. Some shallow chipping along jacket extremities, lighter portions dust-soiled, split at bottom two inches of rear flap fold with tape repair; Near Fine in Near Very Good jacket. "A Novel of Nazi Espionage in America" - upper jacket panel. Authored by the exiled German-Jewish author of "Total Espionage.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 40872
Title: High Stakes: A Story of Strange People and Happenings
Author: RIESS, Curt
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: [1942]
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction; Social Fiction; WW2;

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First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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