Pinto Col Oreste (16 results)

Paperback. first edition. reading copy, many creases as seen on tv paperback,

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A bit of browning to pages o/wfair condition old paperback.Catching spies in WW2. True stories on which 1960s TV series was based.

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Berkley G-67. Light creases to the spine. Old price sticker on the back cover.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st Printing. Solid with a light spine roll, a small chunk missing on the bottom right corner of the front cover, and a small amount of pencil writing on the bottom left corner of the back cover.

Paperback. Condition: Good. 2nd Printing. Solid with a spine roll, a small corner crease on the back cover, and the covers show light wear.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Pbk, some creasing, spine lined, spine hinges rubbed, scuffs to edges, bk leans, Fair, contents clean and tight, pges tanned, pp160. A sound reading copy. "Exciting stories about the battle between spy and counter-spy when the fate of nations trembled in the balance." (front of book).

First edition. Hardcover. Edges and prelims lightly spotted, ownership inscription on fly-leaf, o/w good in good dustjacket with small repair on rear panel, rubbing and wear at the edges. Illustrated in b/w.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ from the outside but has staining to the inside. Small gift message to endpaper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "The Spy And Counter-Spy Adventures Of Lt.-Col. Oreste Pinto". First edition and third printing. In near fine green cloth boards gilt titles to spine. The boards are very tight, straight and clean; spine ends and edges firm. Lightly tanned edges to free end papers. The text block is very firm and flat and with slightly tanned cut edges but the pages are unmarked. No dedications etc. Overall condition of boards and pages is very good. In good green dust jacket with image of a soldier with pistol to front and mainly yellow titles. The jacket is fairly clean, rather worn on edges. Price clipped. In removable protective sleeve.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Card covers in tidy condition, a little creased and rubbed in places, pages browned, 160pp Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Fair used condition, tape stuck onto spine edges, age tanning, tape repairs, wear & marks etc, a reading copy only.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. EX LIBRARY BOOOK WITH STAMPS, BAR CODES AND LABELS TO INSIDE COVER. DUSTWRAPPER RUBBED WITH BUMPING AND WEAR TO EDGES. STICKER TO SPINE AND CLEAR PROTECTIVE COVER. TANED AND MILD FOXING TO PAGE EDGES. PEN MARKS TO INSIDE BACK COVER. BINDING FIRM. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st. The boards are edge worn and shelf rubbed. a crease on the bottom of the front boards. minor tear on the front paste down. previous owner's inscription on the front end page. minor marks. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Mortelmans, Edward (illustrator). First Edition. Paperback Original. The spine has reading creasing and a small dent near the top with a little edge rubbing. The book is slightly warped but otherwise the covers have only light edge rubbing. Page edges browned with some spotting and whitish discolouration to the top edges. Pages browned around the edges but otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover illustration by Edward Mortelmans. First printing. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Condition: Very Good. 1952 First ed. No dust wrapper. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Book has been well cared for. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

2 vols., 8vo., First Edition, some faint offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; first volume in green library cloth, second volume in original red cloth, both very good, bright, clean, crisp copies in unclipped dustwrapper. A Dutch counter-intelligence officer, Oreste Pinto worked during WWII with both MI5 and Polite Buitendienst, as a result of which eight enemy agents, including the notorious 'Traitor of Arnhem' were caught. 'The greatest living expert on security' (Eisenhower). BOTH VOLUMES ARE SCARCE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CONDITION.