Doubleday Canada Limited, 1989. Peter Ustinov, an actor, playwright and director of films and plays and gifted story-teller now gives us this novella. The two long stories that make up this volume are " The Disinformer" - a darkly humerous tale of international intrigue, and "A Nose By Any Other Name," - a story of a girl whose parents are simply too wonderful, kind, clever, gentle, from them she received everything, including an enormous nose. When she rebels against her heritage she finds that no surgeon's knife can cut deep enough to remove her parents influence... No owner markings or inscription. Brown cloth boards with gilt to spine. Jacket illustration by the author. Price still intact, photo of Peter Ustinov on back panel of jacket. A nice copy by a very talented personality.. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.

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Bookseller: Gilt Edge Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: A974
Title: The Disinformer Two Novellas
Author: Ustinov, Peter
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
ISBN 10: 0385252242
ISBN 13: 9780385252249
Publisher: Doubleday Canada Limited
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 1989
Keywords: Fiction Peter Ustinov- Actor, Playwright,Director,Author ISBN 0-385-25224-2
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