The Achilles Affair

by Berkely Mather, John Weston-Davies

£975 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books

First edition · Signed

London: Collins 1959. Spy Thriller FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY with superb, double-page inscription signed by the author. Octavo 19 x 13cm , pp.256. Publisher's hardback cloth binding in pictorial dust-jacket illustrated by John Rose, priced at 10/6. Inscribed by the author in blue ink to flyleaf:To Anne - and Jim / most flattered that such / a seasoned professional / should ask me to / sign a book for her / Berkely Mather. / Swanwick / - Aug. '59

• Binding: Hardcover

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