The Riddle of the Sands : A Record of Secret Service
by Erskine Childers
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0199549710
- ISBN 13
- 9780199549719
- Seller
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Oxford University Press, London, 2008. Reprint. Medium Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Medium Trade Paperback. 277 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Oxford University Press, London, 2008. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Cover is protected in clear, self-adhesive laminate. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: A thriller first published in 1903, from the author of THE SHADOW IN THE SANDS. Bored with work at the Foreign Office, a young man accepts his friend's invitation to go on a sailing holiday in the Baltic. However, he quickly discovers that the real purpose of the trip is espionage, as they both struggle to prevent a German invasion. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; Literature & Literary. ISBN/EAN: 9780199549719. Inventory No: 24030374.. 9780199549719
Synopsis
The Riddle of the Sands: A Record of Secret Service is a 1903 novel by Erskine Childers. It is an early example of the espionage novel, with a strong underlying theme of militarism.
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24030374
- Title
- The Riddle of the Sands : A Record of Secret Service
- Author
- Erskine Childers
- Format/Binding
- Medium Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0199549710
- ISBN 13
- 9780199549719
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Fiction; The Riddle of the Sands : A Record of Secret Service
- Bookseller catalogs
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; Fiction; Literature & Literary;
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