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LOCKHART, R[obert] H[amilton] BRUCE: : MEMOIRS OF A BRITISH AGENT

LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,2003.

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UK,8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus.[First and originally published 1932 by Putnam.A new edition published by Macmillan (UK) in 1974.The text of this edition follows that of the 1974 edition,with the omission of the first book and the inclusion of a new Introduction,Epilogue and Notes by the author's son,Robin Bruce Lockhart.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn.Fairly clean,dark blue paper-covered card slipcase;with negligible shelf-wear and no nicks,splits or tears present. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's sepia facsimile newspaper reproduction illustrated board's binding with superimposed contemporary thumbnail sepia portrait photographs ( R. B. Lockhart + Moura Budberg) to upper board and dark blue cloth blindspine with bright,crisp,blockped gilt lettering,a dark blue+white(?)/silver headband and immaculate plain dark blue endpapers.UK,8vo HB,1st edn thus,vii-xviiipp+3-280pp [paginated] includes an illustrations list/table,author's son's introduction,an Editorial note,Pts 1-3,profuse contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,an epilogue - also by author's son,and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page,subject's contemporary b/w portrait photographic frntis, title page,contents list/table,and individual Pts separator pages - each with an epigram to it's reverse.Typeset in Sabon with Kabel Heavy display at The Folio Society.Printed in Great Britain by Cambridge University Press on Caxton Wove paper and bound by them in cloth and pinted paper. The Folio Society’s success is due to publishing books with exceptional typography, illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts,using skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books in both fiction and non-fiction fields.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. 'Memoirs of a British Agent' when first published,became an international best- seller, and brought Lockhart to the world's attention.It tells of his failed effort to sabotage the Bolshevik revolution in Moscow in 1918; his co-conspirators were double agents working for the Bolsheviks.In the end the 'Lockhart Plot' was a cunning 'sting',deliberately manufactured and controlled by Soviet master spy Felix Dzerzhinsky with the goal of discrediting the British and French governments. Please contact seller,because of the weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+s/case,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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