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STATE OF SIEGE
by Ambler, Eric
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Inked name to front free end paper, a nearly fine copy in a very good or somewhat better dust jacket with mild shelf wear and ru
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First U. S. edition. Inked name to front free end paper, a nearly fine copy in a very good or somewhat better dust jacket with mild shelf wear and rubbing to corner tips and spine ends, tiny closed tear to lower front panel, some age toning to the spine panel. (24709). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Issued in the U. K. as THE NIGHT-COMERS. Thriller set in a Southeast Asian city during a coup d'état. Hubin, p. 14.
Synopsis
Eric Ambler is often said to have invented the modern suspense novel. Beginning in 1937, he wrote a series of novels that were touted for their realism, in which he introduced ordinary protagonists who are thrust into political intrigue they are ill prepared to deal with. In the process he paved the way for such writers as John Le Carre, Len Deighton, and Robert Ludlum. He was awarded four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger from The Crime Writers Association, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers Association, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. In addition to his novels, Ambler wrote a number of screenplays, including Rebecca , which he collaborated on with his wife, Joan Harrison. Eric Ambler died in 1998.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24709
- Title
- STATE OF SIEGE
- Author
- Ambler, Eric
- Book Condition
- Used - Inked name to front free end paper, a nearly fine copy in a very good or somewhat better dust jacket with mild shelf wear and ru
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U. S. edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Mystery
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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