The Snare of the Hunter
by MacInnes, Helen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/G
- ISBN 10
- 0002218925
- ISBN 13
- 9780002218924
- Seller
-
Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1974 VG/G. 8vo. original blue boards gilt (rubbed, a little slanted) in dustwrapper (frayed with lengthy closed tear to upper panel, one-time tape repaired); pp. 288 (last blank), with a map. A very good copy. From the library of actress Mercy Haystead, with her blindstamps to early leaves.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/G.
Synopsis
Helen MacInnes (1907-1985) was the Scottish-born American author of 21 spy novels. Dubbed "the queen of spy writers", her books have sold more than 25 million copies in the United States alone and have been translated into over 22 languages. Several of her books have been adapted into films, such as Above Suspicion (1943), with Joan Crawford, and The Salzburg Connection (1972).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 018173
- Title
- The Snare of the Hunter
- Author
- MacInnes, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- G
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0002218925
- ISBN 13
- 9780002218924
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Helen MacInnes Snare of the Hunter Austria Tyrol Alps Mountain Thriller
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About the Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Leaves
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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
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- 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...