Faber & Faber, 2021-01-01. 1st Edn. 2nd. Imp.. Paperback. F/F/ND. Box X06 SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 2nd. with NL. * Date of Publication: 2021 (1957) * Publisher: Faber & Faber.* Binding and cover condition: Black and white titles to stiff card covers on a red ground. Showing text and a double headed eagle. Black & white titles spine strip. No shelf wear to edges, or to head & tail of spine. No marks. FINE.* Contents condition: Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, marks or inscriptions, no tanning or other visible faults to pages. No age darkening or marks to edges. FINE.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 200 pp. text. x pp. blank.* Description:- A classic 1950s Cold War spy thriller tracking a British secret agent in Communist Serbia. Methuen is a seasoned British secret agent, weary of espionage missions and desperately in need of a break - but he can't resist an assignment to investigate dirty dealings in the Balkans. A fellow British spy has been murdered in Serbia by a guerrilla gang of underground royalists, the White Eagles - but when Methuen arrives, he soon finds himself in a life-and-death struggle, pursued by both the royalists and Communists alike ... Inspired by Lawrence Durrell's own experiences in the British Foreign Office, White Eagles Over Serbia is a classic Cold War espionage thriller: a white-knuckle adventure perfect for fans of John le Carre and Graham Greene.* This is a FINE copy of the 1st/2nd. with no visible faults.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9969
Title: White Eagles Over Serbia
Author: Durrell, Lawrence
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - F/F/ND
Edition: 1st Edn. 2nd. Imp.
ISBN 10: 0571362435
ISBN 13: 9780571362431
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Date Published: 2021-01-01
Pages: 210
X weight: g

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