A History of the British Secret Service
by Deacon, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Gooo
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Deacon, Richard [Donald McCormick]
A History of the British Secret Service. London: Frederick Muller Limited. [1969]
(i)-(viii) 440 pp. Illustrated with photographs. Includes appendices of notes, bibliography, and sources with an index. Bound in navy blue paper covered boards. Decorated in gilt lettering to the spine.
This copy is from the second impression ot the first edition c. 1978. The book was first published in 1969.
An overall very good copy in like dust wrapper. Rubbing to boards and spine. The book is unmarked and without either names, inscriptions, notes, marginalia, highlighting, labels, or bookplates. The dust wrapper is price clipped and has been placed in a protective archival grade removeable sleeve. Rubbing and loss to the extremities.
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- Bookseller
- James Trepanier (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 126
- Title
- A History of the British Secret Service
- Author
- Deacon, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Gooo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick Muller Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1969
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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