THE SPIES OF WARSAW
by Furst, Alan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The tenth novel from this acknowledged master of the historical spy novel features French military attache Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier, assigned to his country's embassy in Warsaw in 1937 on the eve of World War II. He is drawn into a dangerous world of abduction and torture, intrigue and betrayal, at the same time he finds himself in a passionate love affair with a Parisian woman of Polish heritage, a lawyer for the League of Nations. Lower end of spine, bottom edge of text and lower edges of both covers have sustained some minor damage by someone wielding a sharp-pointed object such as a compass; lower edge of dj also shows some damage; that noted, the damage is largely unnoticeable behind dj and dj protector, and the book and jacket are o/w in Fine condition. A more than acceptable reading copy or placeholder.
Synopsis
Alan Furst is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. Now translated into seventeen languages, he is the bestselling author of Night Soldiers, Dark Star, The Polish Officer, The World at Night, Red Gold, Kingdom of Shadows, Blood of Victory, Dark Voyage , and The Foreign Correspondent. Born in New York, he now lives in Paris and on Long Island.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004217
- Title
- THE SPIES OF WARSAW
- Author
- Furst, Alan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- SPY, FIRST EDITION, WORLD WAR II, POLAND, SUSPENSE, ESPIONAGE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spy; War; Suspense;
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
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