The Miernik Dossier
by McCarry, Charles
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Saturday Review Press, 1973. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. [vi], 278 pp. Publisher's boards with red cloth backstrip lettered in gilt, red topstain.Near Fine with slight lean to spine, small "BTP" sticker on front paste down," in Near Fine unclipped dust jacket, a little rubbed. Lacking wrap-around band. The debut of fictional CIA agent Paul Christopher, set in 1959; a generally highly-regarded example of the spy fiction subgenre.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940133
- Title
- The Miernik Dossier
- Author
- McCarry, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Saturday Review Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- spy novels, espionage, cold war, CIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
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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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...