All’s Fair. The Story of the British Secret Service Behind the German Lines.
by Landau, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1934. Early printing of Landau's biography of his time in the British Secret Service. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Captain Henry Landau." Near fine in a good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Uncommon signed. Henry Landau was a South African World War I volunteer who served with the British Army's Royal Field Artillery when he was recruited into what is now known as the SIS (MI6). He was notable for handling one of the most effective espionage networks of the First World War, La Dame Blanche.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 83469
- Title
- All’s Fair. The Story of the British Secret Service Behind the German Lines.
- Author
- Landau, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- All's Fair. The Story of the British Secret Service Behind the German Lines., first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Autobiography;
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Raptis Rare Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- G
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- Fine
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- Cloth
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