Search Results: Espionage from Granny Goose Books

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. This is a first printing of the first edition, with a complete number line. The interior of the book is clean, with slighly tanned paper, but no marks. Sadly, there is moisture rippling (but no water stains) to pages 71 to 129 -- milder at the edges, but more pronounced towards the centre. The blue covers are fresh, with just a hint of wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is in very good condition, with light edgewear but no chips or tears. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The "In-Transit Docket" is laid in the front of the book. The black covers are fresh, with minor wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is price-clipped and has wear and shallow chips on the top and bottom of the spine. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover.

London: Gerald Duckworth & Sons, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing little wear. The burgundy covers are fresh, with light bumps to the top and botttom of the spine, but little wear else. The gilt lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, and is also in excellent condition, with minimal wear and just a bit of soiling visible on the back panel. The dust jacket is now in a protective plastic cover, and looks very attractive.

London: Millington Books, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is also in excellent condition with one short (less than 1/4 inch) closed tear on the top of the front panel, but no other wear or damage. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: The first of the Jack Quentin thrillers. Synopsis: The Colonel and his henchmen -- the Vicar, Tulloch, and the Colonel's vicious nymphomaniac daugher -- controlled a criminal network with superb expertise and entire lack of scruple. It was Jack Quentin's unenviable task to inflitrate and expose them. But the Colonel had other ideas.

London: Hutchinson, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, with no marks or wear. The black covers are fresh, with light bumps to the top and bottom of the spine, but no other wear. The gilt lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is in Very Good condition. It has been priced-clipped, and shows very light edgewear overall, with the worst fault being a small (under 1/8 ") chip from the bottom of the spine area. The attached scan should give a better idea of condition. The dust jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Set in occupied France in May of 1944, this is the story of an Allied agent who finds himself faced by the appalling consequences of his mission to secure the success of the D-Day landings. In war, individuals may be sacrificed for the common good, but what if the price of success had to be the lives of innocent children?

London and New York: Wingate, 1950. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interest in this book lies mainly in the handwritten gift inscription from Louis St. Laurent on the half title page: "For the edification of Jack Pickersgill, London, January 4th, 1951." It was a very personal gift from the St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, to Jack Pickersgill, one of his close associates who had a personal interest in German intelligence during WW II. Frank Pickersgill, his brother, had been parachuted into France by the SOE,where he was arrested by the Germans, interrogated, tortured, and finally executed at Buchenwald. The interior of the book is clean and tight, with slightly darkened pages, but no wear or damage. The orange cloth covers are fresh, with light edgewear. The dust jacket is also in very good condition, with light edgewear and a bit of chipping to the top and bottom of the spine. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. The jacket is now in a… Read More

London: Peter Davies, 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, without even the name of a former owner. The burgundy covers are fresh, with minimal wear. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is also in very good condition. It is not price-clipped, and has next to no wear. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis:This is the story of James Hallet, PhD, whose work becomes of immense interest to at least three of the world's prominent powers. A vicious under-cover struggle for possession of Hallet's information - information of such deadly significance that it could give overwhelming initiative in war and so in diplomacy to the possessor - is begun between Russia's KG, America's CIA and Britain's SIS: Ed Farrow, the lonely SIS counter-agent, leads the game in Britain, new York and Copenhagen.

London: Bodley Head, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. This book looks almost new. The interior is clean and crisp, showing no marks or wear. The green covers are fresh, with light wear at edges and corners, and one ding at the bottom of the front cover. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is also in excellent condition, with just a bit of folding at the top of the spine. The attached scan gives a better idea of the jacket`s condtion. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: Ìn this adventure, Stephen Chance goes back to an earlier stage of Septimus`s career. The setting is World War II, and Septimus has been summoned by Counter-Intelligence to handle a very delicate and important assignment. The details of a top secret radar device have fallen into enemy hands, and Septimus`s mission is to discover how this has happened and to prevent any further leaks at all costs.

London: Hollis and Carter, 1948. Second Impression . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. The interior of the book is clean, with few signs of previous use. The paper has tanned slightly. The orange cloth covers are bright, with one small sunned spot on the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is not in good condition. Overall, there is light edgewear and handling, and the bottom 2 inches of the spine is missing. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. Synopsis: "Before the war, two English brothers and an American friend discover a nest of spies. After a series of startling adventures they fall into the hands of a German submarine commander and are taken to his secret headquarters on a lonely island. Here they manage to do a little spying on their own account and, taking thir lives in their hands, turn the tables on their captors".

London: Chatto and Windus, 1974. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. There is a publisher's "review copy" notice on the front free end paper, but no other marks or wear. The purple cloth covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, but is otherwise in excellent condition. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: This novel continues the adventures of Henry Morane, the resourceful Clerk in the court of Richard III. Taken prisoner at Bosworth Field, Morane escapes and becomes one of the agents attached to Christopher Urswick, creator of the English espionage system for Henry VII.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1973. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 7.5 x 5. This is a first printing of the first UK edition. The interior of the book is clean and crisp, without even the name of a former owner. The black covers show no wear; the gold lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is not price-clipped, shows light wear only. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Synopsis: The adventure of Dr. Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey, a secret agent of Department Z5. " A mysterious disease strikes down some of the world's most powerful figures; then their daughters also become victims. Palfrey and Z5 undertake a perilous journey to oust the cause and the truth and to prevent domination of the planet by an irresponsible power and fearful new weapons.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1957. Hardcover. Very Good -/Good +. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. The front free end paper has been neatly removed, but there is no other damage. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with light wear at edges and tips. The dust jacket iis price-clipped and is in Good + condition, with edgewear and one small chip missing from the top of the spine area. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover and looks a bit shabby, but still respectable. Synopsis: "Fifteen-year-old Larry O'Neil had been orphaned by an automobile accident, leaving him bruised in body and spirit. His Uncle Alan, an FBI Agent in New York had brought him to Canada to recuperate while staying with relatives he had never seen before. Inexperienced Larry met Old Pete, a Fundy fisherman, when he had to be rescued from a powerful spring tide, and Old Pete introduced him to Jack Steele, a Canadian Mountie. Together they discovered an international espionage plot, and an unexpected… Read More