A Spy Among Friends; Kim Philby And The Great Betrayal

Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2014. Reprint. Softcover (Photographic). Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Preface an introduction by author, afterword by John le Carre, notes, bibliography, acknowledgements and index. The text is illustrated with two inserts, of 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Photographic paperback binding with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. "Agent, double agent, charmer and traitor, Kim Philby betrayed the most secret Anglo-American operations in the early years of the Cold War. <snip> the astonishing life of Kim Philby, the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history, is a tale of political loyalty and personal duplicity; a chilling examination of how far anyone can ever really know another human being." – from the rear panel blurb. Creasing to the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. The front panel has started to curl. Very light age toning of the textblock edges and pages. The top right-hand corner of the text has started to slightly curl to page 85. Size: Trade Paperback. [11], XII, [1], 2 - 352, [4] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Espionage; Britain/UK; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 1408851733. ISBN/EAN: 9781408851739. Inventory No: 0129923. . 9781408851739