Leo Marks (259 results)

Condition: Very Good. Marks, Elena Gaussen (illustrator). Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

paperback. Condition: Good. The item is in good condition and works perfectly, however it is showing some signs of previous ownership which could include: small tears, scuffing, notes, highlighting, gift inscriptions, and library markings.

Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

paperback. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Condition: Good. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by The Free Press, 1998. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with black publisher mark on bottom page ends. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Carefully handled, Text clean, Bindings firm. Previous owner's name under dust jacket flap. Dust Jacket with price is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve. 8vo; 612 pages with index. .[a] spellbinding real-life thriller. Marks is a natural storyteller who brilliantly links the highly technical issue of codes and ciphers to the fates of individual agents. [The New York Times Book Review, David Stafford.] Very Good Hardcover in a Very Good Dust Jacket.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. first edition, first printing. Octavo (approx. 6 1/4" wide by 9 1/2" tall, black spine over black boards, 614 pages. Includes black and white illustrations, index. Remainder mark on bottom edge of book block. Marks was "recognized as a cryptographer of genius. he became head of communications at the Special Operations Executive (SOE), where he revolutionized the codemaking techniques of the Allies, and trained some of the most famed agents dropped into occupied Europe." Cryptography, Spies, World War II. 061507C.

ISBN 0-684-86422-3. Hardback. First Printing. Very Good condition book in aVery Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Black pen remainder slash to bottom of book otherwise a Tight, sound, unmarked copy.

Condition: Good. 2013. First Edition Thus. 579 pages. No dust jacket. Brown and cream cloth covered boards with gilt. Cloth end-papers. No slipcase included. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: FINE. First US printing. A memoir by the son of the bookseller at 84 Charing Cross Road. In 1942, at 22 years old, Leo Marks left his father's famous London bookshop and went off to fight the war. He became head of communications at the Special Operations Executive (SOE), where he revolutionized the codemaking techniques of the Allies and trained some of the most famous agents dropped into occupied Europe, including "the White Rabbit" and Violette Szabo. Although this book displays Marks's keen sense of the absurd and his wry wit, it is even more a book which celebrates individual courage and endeavor, as it never loses sight of the human cost and horror of war. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 614 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

1st edn 3rd printing. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (poor - casing cocked and pages rather tanned at edges), dustwrapper (tears at head of spine - in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 613, illus with b&w plates (previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper; no inscriptions).

Theatre programme, 12pp. w. ads etc. Very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. 614pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Spine ends bumped, else fine in fine dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Thus. First printing. An unread book. Spine slightly sun faded. Slipcase shows slight handling.

Pictorial Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. 4th Imp. 614pp. Illus. Covers sl. bruised. Size: 8vo.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Reprint Edition. This is a Beautiful Folio Society Hardback in Near Fine condition with a Near Fine Brown Slip Case. Reprint Edition. c2013. Introduced by Simon Mawer. This book has a Very Attractive Brown Cloth cover with Gilt Lettering on the Spine. It looks very, very lightly read. The cover is Very Clean and Very bright. It has very nice edges and spine ends. There is just a very minor top spine end gap. The corners and edges are all Very nice. Very Solid & square book. No names or plates.The slip case is very bright and in Wonderful condition with just a very mild 4" scratch and no cracks. Heavy Book! 579 pages. All books are securely packaged and Promptly Mailed. #23162-425.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Folio Society hardcover in near mint condition, appears unread. No slip case. Ships from Berlin Bookshop bxn48.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. With the '1' in a full number line. A groundbreaking work on codebreaking in World War II by a noted cryptographer. Pristine, clean and unmarked.

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 614pp. b/w plates. Pages a little yellowed. Very good copy. 1st ed. The Special Operations Executive was created in July 1940 with a mandate from Churchill to 'Set Europe Ablaze'. Leo Marks joined SOE in 1942 as a cryptographic genius who printed codes on silk scarves.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. General wear to the book, cover, edges and corners, sunned spine. Top, Tail and Fore edge tanned, light marks. First few pages a little rippled, Page 23 slightly creased at top corner, otherwise Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any further issues, clean and tidy copy in tight binding, A Good personal copy. Unclipped dust wrapper will be fitted with removable archive acetate film. **1105g** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed. AANBE18690.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Apart from being a little tanned on the outer edges, this is perfect. 331.

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A paperback original. Near fine in pictorial printed wrappers. (Couple of small abraided areas at base of rear cover where a sticker was removed) Screenplay for the Michael Powell directed film. Includes an interview with the director.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. No Dust Jacket (cryptography, Great Britain, Special Operations Executive, history, biography).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. DJ in archival cover. with a full number line starting with 1.