Memoirs of a Spy; Adventures along the Eastern Fronts

Snowden, Nicholas (Miklós Soltész)

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1933

About this Item

8vo. [6], vii-xviii, [2], 1-330, [2] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; light brown topstain. Price of $2.75 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a black and white photograph frontispiece. Inscribed in the year of publication by the author: "To Mr. Mark J. Lacey, with the author's best wishes - Nicholas Snowden New York City, December 9, 1933." Snowden served as a spy for the Austrian empire during the First World War, and worked mostly in Russia and then in Hungary after the Russian revolution. His novel recounts his stint as a POW in Russia, his torture at the hands of the Hungarian authorities, and his escape to Italy. A blindstamp from a private owner on the title page, toning on the pastedowns; jacket with moderate edge wear and a crease on the rear flap.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memoirs of a Spy; Adventures along the Eastern Fronts
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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