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New York: Viking, 1976. 1st. h/b. Near Fine, 1st USA edition, unclipped d/j, tan clothbound boards, brown spine, red/white spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked. Slight foxing on edges.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Sir Peter Quennell CBE (1905Ð1993) was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic. He wrote extensively on social history. This is the first of 2 volumes in his autobiography.

London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1927. 1st thus. hardback. Good, 1st thus (previous version 1925), missing d/j, blue boards (some bumping), gilt impressed ruling and titling (bright, faded on spine); text block firm, pages (all gilt edged, india paper, silk place marker) unmarked and crisp. Donors' inscription on ffep.. 18mo (170 x 100 / 6_"" x 4""). Quiller-Couch's anthology of prose from the early middle ages to Rupert Brooke

London: Jonathan Cape, 2018. 1st. h/b. Very good, 1st edition, 1st printing, unclipped d/j (vg), black boards, red spine titling bright, text block firm, pages tight and unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). ÔA gripping espionage thrillerÕ Observer London, 1941. The city is in blackout and an enemy is hiding in plain sight. Jack Hoste has become entangled in a national treachery. His mission: to locate the most dangerous Nazi agent in the country. He soon receives a promising lead in Amy Strallen, whose life is a world away from the machinations of Nazi sympathisers. But when Hoste pays a visit to AmyÕs office, the dangerous game he is playing becomes even more lethal. 'A cracking tale of high-stakes espionage... Intensely atmospheric' Mail on Sunday *Perfect for fans of John Le CarrŽ and Charles Cumming*