I Was Montys Double
M E Clifton James
Published by The Popular Book Club, 1957
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Light wear to boards. Content is aged toned. DJ with some edge wear, tears and minor loss. Seller Inventory # 9999-9996346232
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Title: I Was Montys Double
Publisher: The Popular Book Club
Publication Date: 1957
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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I Was Monty's Double
Published by
The Popular Book Club, London, 1954
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The format is approximately 4.75 inches by 7.375 inches. 215, [1] pages. Cover is worn and soiled, corners and edges bumped and rubbed. Some page discoloration. No DJ present. Meyrick Edward Clifton James (April 1898 - 5 May 1963) was an actor and soldier, with a resemblance to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery which was used by British intelligence as part of a deception campaign during the Second World War. After serving in the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War, and seeing action at the Battle of the Somme, James took up acting, "starting at 15 shillings weekly with Fred Karno, who put Chaplin on the road to fame". At the outbreak of the Second World War, he volunteered his services to the British Army as an entertainer. Instead of being assigned to ENSA, as he had hoped, James was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Army Pay Corps on 11 July 1940. In 1944, his resemblance to Montgomery was spotted, and he was employed to pretend to be the general as part of a campaign designed to deceive the Germans in the lead-up to D-Day. In 1944, about seven weeks before D-Day, Lieutenant-Colonel J. V. B. Jervis-Reid noticed James' resemblance to Montgomery. MI5 decided to exploit that resemblance to confuse German intelligence. In 1954, James published a book about his exploits, entitled I Was Monty's Double[10] (released in the US as The Counterfeit General Montgomery[11]). The book became the basis for the script of the 1958 film starring John Mills and Cecil Parker, with James playing himself and Montgomery. I Was Monty's Double (released in the US as The Counterfeit General Montgomery) is a book by M. E. Clifton James, first published in London in 1954. It was made into a film in 1958, directed by John Guillermin, from a screenplay adapted by Bryan Forbes. It tells the story of Operation Copperhead: James had an uncanny resemblance to Bernard Montgomery in real life, and he was used to impersonate Montgomery to confuse the Germans during the Second World War. The film broadly follows the account by James in his book of the same name, but according to James, there was no attempt to kidnap him. The German High Command did plan to have him killed, but Hitler vetoed the plan until he could be sure where the landings would actually take place. Gibraltar was in reality a hotbed of German agents, and James/Montgomery was spied on by several operatives who were smuggled into Gibraltar specifically to discover what "Monty" was up to. James/Montgomery deliberately talked nonsense about non-existent operations and plans, in the hope that the spies would overhear and take such information seriously. Since 2010, the name 'Monty's Double' has been adopted by the actor Colin Brooks-Williams as the identity for his popular Montgomery lookalike and impersonation act, with which he tours 1940s-themed events nationwide as a tribute to Mongomery and James. Brooks-Williams has registered the name 'Monty's Double' as his professional stage name with the actor's union 'Equity' and carries the name on his Equity membership card. Book club Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing thus. Seller Inventory # 87983
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I Was Monty's Double
Published by
Rider and Company (1954), London, 1954
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Renaissance Books, ANZAAB / ILAB, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Cloth frayed with 1/8" loss at ends of spine. Spine cloth dampstained and discoloured. Some foxing. ; xv, [1], 192 pages. Blue cloth boards. Page dimensions: 213 x 136mm. Military history, World War Two. Chapter titles: The Great Adventure Begins; Eve and the Forbidden Knowledge; M.I. 5 as it really is; My first Real-Life Role; Monty and the Corps de Ballet; D-Day Dress Rehearsal; Military Picnic in Scotland; The Years Roll Back; The Unforgettable Interview; The Strangest Rehearsal on Record; A Fearful Dilemma; I Meet Hitler's Top Agents; Fantastic Talks with the Governor; I Meet More "Loyal Collaborators"; What to do with the body?; D-Day sets me free; Fantastic Flight Home; I escape arrest as a Deserter; The Aftermath. Seller Inventory # 16285
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I Was Monty's Double
Print on DemandSeller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days 530. Seller Inventory # C9781298027306
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I Was Montys Double
Published by
Rider and company, 1954
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Hardcover
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Boards have little wear. Light toning to pages with spotting. DJ has tears and loss to edges, faded spine and some marks. Seller Inventory # 9999-9994166321
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I Was Monty's Double
Published by
Rider, 1954
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Hardcover
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. 1954. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Seller Inventory # 1722247957ALK
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I Was Monty's Double
Published by
Rider & Company, 1954
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Atlantic Northwest, Tighnabruaich, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1718142716653
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I Was Monty's Double
Published by
Rider & Company, 1955
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. 1955. Third Impression; reprint. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Signed by the author with dedication to title page. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with heavy tanning and notable foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and notable marking to boards. Heavy tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Mild water stains and droplets to boards. Book has forward lean. Boards are notably warped. Seller Inventory # 1720193582CAB
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I Was Monty's Double
Published by
Rider and Company, London, 1954
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: eclecticbooks, BOLTON, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. First Edition.Unclipped d/w has numerous tears along spine edges and across front,these have been repaired by a previous owner with sellotape on the back,large piece missing top of spine,small from botton.tears and creases along top/bottom edges,copy of page from 'The News Chronicle' on the back.Book blue boardsgilt lettering to spine,several marks to front,reading wear,page edges bright,previous owner's name and date on fep,contents clean. Seller Inventory # 030121
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I was Monty's Double
Published by
Rider & Co, London, 1955
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: G & S Books, Gillingham, KENT, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprinted 1955. 192 pages. Contains black & white illustrations. The author has signed and dated to the title page. This is the third edition. Seller Ref: M17452. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 005684
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I WAS MONTY'S DOUBLE
Published by
RIDER AND COMPANY, LONDON, 1954
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS, THETFORD, United Kingdom
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First printing. Hard cover with dust jacket. Small splits/tears/peeling and moderate surface wear on DJ. Not price clipped. Light blue boards with gilt titles on spine. Previous owner name on front free endpaper. Page edges are soiled and slightly foxed. Otherwise clean, tight pages. Strong binding. Black and white plates. A scare title. Seller Inventory # 013082
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