ESPIONAGE (Clandestine)

Brook Shepherd, Gordon

(Book #ID 998)

Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London First Edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Cochran, Louis

(Book #ID 1500)

Published by Robert Hale Ltd. 18 Bedford Square, London First edition 1967. 1967.

First edition hard back. Having served six years as a special agent , Mr Cochran presents a panoramic view of life inside the FBI. Fine in Fine dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Thomson, George Malcolm

(Book #ID 1804)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London First Edition 1970. 1970.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Fine in Fine dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Seaman, Donald [Edited by John S. Mather] Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean

(Book #ID 6325)

Published by Daily Express Publications, London First Edition 1955. 1955.

First edition hard back scarlet covers with black titles. 192 pp. Illustrated. Book with pencil name to free front end paper, tanning to closed page edges and in Very Good condition. Dust wrapper with 35 mm closed tear to foot of front panel with related creases, two small chips to top front panel, 2 x 10 mm closed tears to rear panel, spine slightly tanned, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Cookridge, E. H. (Kim Philby)

(Book #ID 6335)

Published by Arthur Barker Limited, London First Edition 1968. 1968.

First edition hard back black covers with gilt titles, red page tops. 8vo 283 pp. Illustrated. Name to free front end paper and in Fine condition. Dust wrapper with 1 mm nicks to spine ends, not price clipped and in Nr. Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 21376329X

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West, Nigel

(Book #ID 6338)

Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd., 91 Clapham High Street, London First Edition 1982. 1982.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 196 printed pages of text with 8 pages of monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0297782533

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Cairncross, John [John Cairncross (25 July 1913 - 8 October 1995) was a British civil servant who became an intelligence officer and spy during the Second World War. As a Soviet double agent, he passed to the Soviet Union the raw Tunny decryptions that influenced the Battle of Kursk. He was alleged to be the fifth member of the Cambridge Five. He was also notable as a translator, literary scholar and writer of non-fiction].

(Book #ID 111447)

Published by Century Ltd., Random House, 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London First Edition 1997. 1997.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Cairncross did not view himself as one of the Cambridge Five, insisting that the information he sent to Moscow was not harmful to Britain and that he had remained loyal to his homeland. He believed that he had been doing a favour to an ally who was being refused information by a "right wing clique", according to one news item. In fact, his designation to the Cambridge ring is tenuous, since his truly valuable spy work had concluded by the end of WWII. A review of the 2019 book by Chris Smith, The Last Cambridge Spy: John Cairncross, Bletchley Park Codebreaker and Soviet Double Agent, proposes this view. The review adds that unlike the other four, described as "privileged" and as "haute bourgeoisie" by another book (A Spy Named Orphan: The Enigma of Donald Maclean), he was "lower middle class" with a heavy Scottish accent. "It was mere happenstance that he was at Cambridge with the others". This book first published in 1997, in 2001, writer Rupert Allason lost a court case in which he claimed to have ghost written 'The Enigma Spy' in return for copyright and 50% of the book proceeds. According to the BBC, "John Cairncross denied both that he was the supposed 'fifth man' and that such a person had ever existed. Critics at the time viewed this book as a last attempt to clear his name, though few appear to have been convinced". Full printer's code to the copyright page 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Contains (xix)-i, 203 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with light marks to the paper, not price clipped, £16.99. Scarce first edition. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0712678840

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Paine, Lauran

(Book #ID 12702)

Published by Robert Hale Ltd., Clerkenwell House, London First edition 1978. 1978.

First edition hard back publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 191 pp. Nine monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. A study of the history of espionage. Light foxing to edges and inner flaps. Very Good in Very Good dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Bergier, Jacques [Verne] Translated from the French by Edward Fitzgerald

(Book #ID 13567)

Published by Hurst & Blackett 178-202 Great Portland Street, London First UK Edition 1956. 1956.

First edition hard back publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine and upper panel. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 184 pp. Eighteen monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Light foxing to closed page edges. Very Good in Nr. Very Good dust wrapper with shallow chips to spine ends and corners, rubs to fore edges, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Williamson, Geoffrey

(Book #ID 14312)

Published by Robert Hale Ltd., 18 Bedford Square, London First Edition 1958. 1958.

First edition hard back bound in publisher's original light blue cloth covers, gilt stamping to spine. 8vo 8¾" x 5¾" 176 pp. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy paper. Very Good in Good 'Biro' illustrated dust wrapper with closed tears and chips to top of upper panel, small piece missing to top of lower panel, price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Pincher, Chapman [Harry Chapman Pincher (29 March 1914 - 5 August 2014) was an English journalist, historian, and novelist whose writing mainly focused on espionage and related matters, after some early books on scientific subjects.

(Book #ID 69711)

Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1 Tavistock Chambers, Bloomsbury Way, London First Edition 1984. London 1984.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. Thick 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 638 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs. Softened spine ends, some marking to the closed page edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with creases to the spine ends and shelf rubs, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0283991518

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Ingersoll, Ralph [Maps by Richard Edes Harrison]

(Book #ID 17102)

Published by Partridge Publications Ltd., 23 Bloomsbury Square, London First Edition 1946. 1946.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 285 pp. Seven monochrome maps. Nr. Fine in Very Good dust wrapper with shallow surface rubs to spine ends and corners, not price clipped 15/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Hayes, Paddy [Daphne Margaret Sybil Désirée Park, Baroness Park of Monmouth CMG, OBE, FRSA (1 September 1921 - 24 March 2010) was a British spy. During her career she was a clandestine senior controller in MI6 in Hanoi, Moscow, the Congo, and Zambia].

(Book #ID 92291)

Published by Duckworth Overlook, 30 Calvin Street, London First Edition 2015. 2015.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [viii] 328 printed pages of text with archive monochrome photographs to the centre pages. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'To Jan Leeming, With best wishes Paddy, 31st October 2015.' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780715650431

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Parker, John

(Book #ID 21241)

Judy Piatkus Ltd, 5 Windmill Street, London First edition 2000. 2000.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 314 pages ISBN 0749920335. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Parker, John

(Book #ID 21242)

Judy Piatkus Ltd, 5 Windmill Street, London First edition 2000. 2000.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" 314 pages ISBN 0749920335. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Konrat, Georg Von

(Book #ID 21939)

Published by W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd., 43 Essex Street, London First Edition 1972. 1972.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt lettering to spine. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 241 pages ISBN 0491007620. Maps to end papers. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 15 mm closed tears to spine tip, small rubs to corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Sharansky, Natan

(Book #ID 22996)

Published by George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd., 91 Clapham High Street, London First edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver lettering to spine. 8vo 9½" x 6¼" xxiv, 437 [pages] ISBN 0297793829. Monochrome photographic illustrations on glossy silk art paper. Former message to front end paper. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Shipman, Pat [Mata Hari]

(Book #ID 73105)

Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, The Orion Publishing Group Ltd., Orion House, 5 Upper Saint Martin's Lane, London First Edition 2007. London 2007.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine, silver grey end papers. Thick 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 450 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs. Light cheap paper browning to the closed page edges. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9780297850748

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Seaman, Donald [Edited by John S. Mather]

(Book #ID 23808)

Published by Daily Express Publications, London First Edition 1955. 1955.

First edition hard back scarlet cloth covers with black lettering to spine. 8vo 192 pp. Illustrated. Very slight age tanning to closed page edges. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with 10 mm closed tear to foot of front panel with related creases, 10 mm closed tear to top of rear panel, red paper to spine faded, not price clipped 5/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archival acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Stevenson, William

(Book #ID 57042)

Published by Michael Joseph Ltd., 26 Bloomsbury Street, London First Edition 1984. London 1984.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [xxiii] 318 printed pages of text. A little wear to the spine ends and edges. Very Good condition book in near Fine condition illustrated dust wrapper minimal creasing to the upper edges, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0718124413

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Deacon, Richard

(Book #ID 47764)

Published by Frederick Muller Ltd., London First Edition 1982. London 1982.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 279 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Ex library with two stamps, front free end paper missing, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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De Wett, Oloff [Illustrated by the Author]

(Book #ID 111381)

Published by William Blackwood & Sons Ltd., Edinburgh and London First Edition 1949. 1949.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original waxed black cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 298 pp with 4 illustrations by the Author on coated paper with text on reverse. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition illustrated dust wrapper with shallow wear along the edges, not price clipped 9/6. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Gelb, Norman

(Book #ID 27320)

Published by William Luscombe Ltd., London First Edition 1976. 1976.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine and upper panel. 8vo 9'' x 6'' 157 pages ISBN 0860020819. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tiny rubs to spine tip and corners, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Franklin, Charles

(Book #ID 27991)

Published by Odhams Press Limited, Long Acre, Covent Garden, London First Edition 1967. 1967.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6'' 272 pp. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Small name to front end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light surface rubbing to spine edges and corners, not price clipped 21s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper and can easily be removed should you so wish. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Innes, Brian [Colour Illustrations by Michael Whittlesea]

(Book #ID 58065)

Published by Bancroft & Co. Ltd., London circa 1968. London circa 1968.

Hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. Folio 12'' x 10½''. Contains 96 printed pages of text with colour and monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Small erased mark to page 5, light surface marks to the covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Cruickshank, Charles

(Book #ID 79861)

Published by Oxford University Press, Walton Street, Oxford First Edition 1979. Oxford 1979.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 248 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Minimal dust marking to the closed page edges, ink message to the front end paper. Very near Fine clean condition book in near Fine condition price clipped dust wrapper with sun fading to the spine, light rubs and creases. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 019215849X

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Williams, Eric [Eric Williams, MC (13 July 1911 - 24 December 1983) was an English writer and former Second World War RAF pilot and prisoner of war (POW) who wrote several books dealing with his escapes from prisoner-of-war camps, most famously in his 1949 novel The Wooden Horse, made into a 1950 movie of the same name].

(Book #ID 58426)

Published by Collins (Publishers) and Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd., London First Cheap Edition Fourth Impression November 1953. London 1953.

First cheap edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [x] 432 printed pages of text. Softened spine ends and rubs to the corners, age darkened closed page edges. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with 40 mm piece missing to the top of the spine, rubs to the fore edges, gutters and corners, not price clipped 10s 6d. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Pincher, Chapman [Jacket design by David Fuller] Harry Chapman Pincher (29 March 1914 - 5 August 2014) was an English journalist, historian, and novelist whose writing mainly focused on espionage and related matters, after some early books on scientific subjects.

(Book #ID 58234)

Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1 Tavistock Chambers, Bloomsbury Way, London First Edition 1987. London 1987.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains [xii] 211 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0283996544

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Firmin, Stanley

(Book #ID 47750)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 17-21 Conway Street, London circa 1948. London circa 1948.

Hard back binding in russet cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 156 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Ex Boots library binding with small ring hook to the top of the spine, without any ownership markings, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Lewis, Damien [Josephine Baker]

(Book #ID 112041)

Published by Quercus Editions Ltd., 50 Victoria Embankment, London First Edition 2022. 2022.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black paper covered boards, blocked and lettered silver back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 466 pp with colour and monochrome archive photographs throughout. Lower spine end creased. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 9781529416749

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Lewin, Ronald

(Book #ID 47780)

Published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd., 3 Fitzroy Square, London 1978. London 1978.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. ISBN 0091344204. Contains [xvi] 398 printed pages of text with monochrome illustrations throughout. Without any ownership markings. Near Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small crinkle of the paper across the spine tip and upper corners, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Rositzke, Harry

(Book #ID 38282)

Published by Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1 Tavistock Chambers, Bloomsbury Way, London First UK Edition 1982. London 1982.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet paper covers, gilt lettering to the spine. 8vo 9½'' x 6¼'' 295 pages ISBN 0283988231. Small name to the free front end paper. Near Fine condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with only very minor crease line to the top of the lower panel, not price clipped, spine not faded. Dust wrapper without any tears or chips and supplied in archive acetate film protection, this protects and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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Turner, John Frayn

(Book #ID 106802)

Published by Martin Breese Ltd., 164 Kensington Park Road, London First Edition 1988. 1988.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original grey cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 206 pp with monochrome archive photographs to the centre pages. Near Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0947533508

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Wise, David and Thomas B. Ross

(Book #ID 60216)

Published by The Cresset Press, 11 Fitzroy Square, London First Edition 1963. London 1963.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original crimson paper covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 276 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs to the centre. Just a little wear to the edges, tan age spots to the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a little sun fading to the red of the spine, shallow runs to the spine tips and corners, price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, this preserves and prolongs the life of the paper, it is not adhered to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A.

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