Hutchinson & Co London 1979 Vg/Vg ( clean dj lightly rubbed at top of spine, brown cloth with gilt titles on spine, private owner boookplate to ffep, else contents very clean tight and bright. octavo 504pp. reprint. Research into the background of the Philby, Burgess and Maclean episode.

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Bookseller: lobstabooks (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 55229
Title: THE CLIMATE OF TREASON five who spied for Russia
Author: Andrew Boyle:
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hutchinson & Co London 1979
Bookseller catalogs: Crime;

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Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
VG/VG: Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...

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