Three Couriers by Compton Mackenzie, First Edition (5 results)

Condition: Fair. 1966. First Edition Thus. 191 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Review slip inserted to first page. Pages and binding are presentable with common faults. Text is legible throughout. Some issues present such as cracking, inscriptions, inserts, moderate foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition thus (preceded by the 1929 hardcover release among others) first printing of a fine softcover pages toning. Set mostly in the Balkans featuring Roger Waterlow, Commander of Her Majesty's Secret Service, in a race against time to reach his three secret couriers with the fate of a nation in the balance. Although the copyright page has the publishing dates as 1929,renewed 1956, this copy was published circa 1969 based on the price of 60 cents on the front cover. An extremely rare item.

First Edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; vi, 314 pages 20 cm. Subjects; World War, 1939-1945; Fiction. English fiction 20th century. Espionage. Spy thriller. World War I fiction. British intelligence. Historical adventure. Secret agents. Political intrigue. 3 Kg.

No Jacket. first edition 314pp VG+ (black cloth,mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.bumps and wear to extrems.,amateur internal reinforcements at head/foot of spine,prelims.and edges sl.foxed,sl.cocked) lacks d/w quite tidy.

First Edition. A. dustjacket art. Hubin listed mystery of war adventures and British Secret Service in the Balkans. Very Good, with some discoloration to spine, couple bumped edges, in Nearly Very Good dustjacket, mostly shallow chipping along edges, half inch loss at lower spine end.