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NOTICE: THIS COPY IS MISSING ONE LEAF (pg. 11/12). DUE TO ITS SCARCE NATURE, WE ARE LISTING IT FOR SALE ANYWAY. Presumably first edition. 312 p. [-2]. A well-loved scarce vintage hardcover with browned pages and that lovely old book scent. Possibly ex-library (see images) with all the signs of repeated use: shaken, with edgewear, abrasions, markings, tears, creases, stains, etc., etc. Page 11/12 has been mostly torn away (see images). From GoogleBooks: As British liaison officer to the CIA and FBI in 1949, Kim Philby held a position at the heart of the Western intelligence war against the Soviets. The quintessential Englishman, Philby was also an officer in the KGB. Here is the story that Philby revealed to the only Western journalist he trusted.

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

New. .

Macaulay. 1931. First edition.. Hard cover. good; definite signs of aging w few pen marks throughout some pages of book; a readable copy and all pages intact

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New. Will you forgive yourself if under an influence of a weird substance you turn into a ruthless murderer? What if you are a detective yourself and in-charge of the murder investigations? Will you surrender yourself or will you hide yourself from the law? Peter Wacks will soon learn it the hard way… Excerpt: "I shall never know what dreadful impulse compels me to write it all down. My life is so many, many times forfeit to the State that were my hideous secret to become known, even now, after all these years, within an hour infuriated crowds would gather at my gate and I should be torn limb from limb without the slightest hope of mercy or reprieve. I shall never be forgiven. My crimes were too brutal. I spared neither young nor old, and every deed of violence that could bring pain and horror it was fiendish joy to do...

Paperback / softback. New. Peter Wacks was an unimpressive and weak man until he came across a mysterious "red paste." Suddenly, from a harmless being, he turned into a ruthless and cold-blooded killer! Like Jekyll and Hyde, he goes on a murder rampage in the night and during daytime becomes a detective to find the so-called murderer. Will Peter be able to outwit himself and stop his descent into chaos and madness? Or will he succumb under his negative self? Excerpt: "I shall never know what dreadful impulse compels me to write it all down. My life is so many, many times forfeit to the State that were my hideous secret to become known, even now, after all these years, within an hour infuriated crowds would gather at my gate and I should be torn limb from limb without the slightest hope of mercy or reprieve. I shall never be forgiven. My crimes were too brutal. I spared neither young nor old, and every deed of violence that could bring pain and horror it was fiendish joy to do...

Kent Town, SA, Australia: Wakefield Crime Classic, 1993. 1st. Ed. Trade paperback, Wakefield Crime Classic #5. Afterword by series eds. Michael Tolley & Peter Moss. (originally published 1924). No US edition. AS NEW. "Anyone with money is a god, anywhere. Here, you may be the biggest, vilest, ugliest, most diseased blackguard in the state, but if there's cash behind you, you're respected." John Archibald Cups is a bitter young man. Falsely accused of embezzlement by his banking employers, he's turned against respectable Adelaide, where the hypocrisy of the racecourse rules. Protected by his false face, false identities, and false fortune, he's racing to out-jockey the hounds of the law. "The Secret of the Garden" is a reckless outlaw's tale, and another great addition to the Wakefield Crime Classics series.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. As New. Illus. by Singleton, Cameron. Book.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Wakefield Press, 1993. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Herbert Jenkins, 1944. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Some page tanning, front endpaper removed and front hinge slack, top edge of latter pages have a manufacturing defect (text not affected); cover has some wear and rubbing, with a number of marks. No wrapper. Undated, but British Library catalogue has 1944..

London: Macaulay. 1931. First edition.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. moderate shelfwear, some fading to the cover.

London: Jenkins. 1932. 2nd printing. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. moderate shelfwear, light soiling/fading to the cover, hinges weak, title page loose, old lending lib, no lib marks on outside of book. 312 p.; 20 cm. .

Herbert Jenkins Limited. 1950. First edition.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. moderate shelfwear, slight spine lean.

Paperback / softback. New.