Publication details: George Bell, [1961,]
Rare Book
The illustrations are the work of the young David Cornwell - later better known by his nom-de-plume (in this context, almost a pun), John le Carr. It was not the first time Knight and Cornwell had worked together - they were earlier colleagues, Knight a mentor to the younger man, at MI5.
[1961,] pp. 96, crown 8vo, original bright blue boards, backstrip lettered in red with a vignette by Cornwell to the upper board stamped in red, three corners gently bumped, a few spots to edges, contemporary ownership inscription to flyleaf (a light crease to top corner of same), dustjacket slightly nicked and chipped with some rubbing to extremities, larger chip at foot of rear panel, very good
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