Faith Has No Country: ABPC reader's report, assessing the book's potential for film adaptation, together with a First Edition book

Published by N.p. [London: Elstree Studios/ABPC], [book published by Hodder & Stoughton], 1960

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Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

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[Literary and cinematic critique] Typed reports, 3pp. in all, rectos only, reader's delivery stamp to first page dated 22nd August 1960. Perforations down left edge from office binding. Very well preserved. Book: Small contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper, otherwise a near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Faith Has No Country is a wartime Special Operations thriller set in Occupied France, published in August 1960. Groves' reader's report for Elstree provides a summary of the story, list of principal characters, synopsis and verdict. No film resulted, but author Vernon Best continued to write Cold War era spy novels including 'Read The Instructions', Seeds of Destruction' and 'Next Time I'll Pay My Own Fare', and was likened to John Le Carre. Film production companies have based themselves at Elstree since 1914, and in most cases their archives have been dispersed, lost or destroyed. These unique and hitherto unknown documents from surviving ABPC reader reports, have not been seen since their composition more than seventy years ago, and have never before been offered for sale. …

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Title
Faith Has No Country: ABPC reader's report, assessing the book's potential for film adaptation, together with a First Edition book
Author
[VERNON BESTE, R.] GROVES, R.
Publisher
N.p. [London: Elstree Studios/ABPC], [book published by Hodder & Stoughton], 1960
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Dust Jacket Included
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Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB

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Adrian Harrington Ltd occupies the rare book room on the first floor of the iconic Hall's Bookshop in Royal Tunbridge Wells which was established in 1898. We are a large high street bookshop with a stock of tens of thousands of books, prints, maps and ephemeral items. Adrian Harrington specialise in Literature, modern first editions, Ian Fleming, children's books, history, travel, and general antiquarian books. Opening hours are Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.30pm. Visit our website at www.harringtonbooks.co.uk…

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