ACCIDENTAL AGENT
Written by John Goldsmith.
Stock no. 1829555
Published by Leo Cooper. 1st 1971. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A true and exciting story of SOE. After several unsuccessful attempts to offer his services to his country, Goldsmith found himself, quite by accident, in the sinister and romantic world of espionage. Orange cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 192 pages. ISBN: 0850520371. Foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn, lightly faded to spine, foxing to verso.

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GUY BURGESS: A PORTRAIT WITH BACKGROUND
Written by Tom Driberg.
Stock no. 1829548
Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1st 1956. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The story of the spy. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 123 pages. Remains of a label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, rubbed to spine and front panel, grubby to rear panel.

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THE ENTITY: FIVE CENTURIES OF SECRET VATICAN ESPIONAGE
Written by Eric Frattini.
Stock no. 1829028
Published by Jr Books. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Holy Alliance, later 'The Entity', a secret spy service, has been used by the Vatican for over five centuries to execute its will. Forty popes have relied on it to carry out their policies. This is the tale of this sacred secret service and its involvement in the killings of monarchs, poisonings of diplomats, financing of South American dictators, protection of war criminals, laundering of mafia money, manipulation of financial markets, provocation of bank failures, and financing arms sales to combatants even as their wars were condemned, all in the name of God. Black cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x and 431 pages including index. ISBN: 9781906217884. Base of spine lightly shelf-rubbed. Text block browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is scuffed.

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THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM IN THE WAR OF 1939 TO 1945
Written by J.C. Masterman; M.R.D. Foot.
Stock no. 1327077
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. German agents serving the Allied cause. Dark blue spine, gilt title. B/w pictorial front cover. B/w photos. Minimal rubbing to corners.

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THE ZIMMERMANN TELEGRAM
Written by Barbara W. Tuchman.
Stock no. 1826476
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Nearly fine condition.

The decoding of the fateful telegram and the story of a momentous incident. Brown cloth spine, pictorial boards. B/w photos. A very nice copy containedi n publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE PURPLE VALLEY
Written by Malcolm Saville.
Stock no. 1826327
Published by Heinemann. 1st 1964. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The second in a series of Secret Service novels. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. 215 pages. Boards clean and bright. Foxing to endpapers, prelims and text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is rubbed at corners, grubby to rear panel, and has surface paper loss to base of spine.

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AGENT MICHAEL TROTOBAS AND SOE IN NORTHERN FRANCE
Written by Stewart Kent; Nick Nicholas.
Stock no. 1826181
Published by Pen & Sword Military. 1st 2015. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

British SOE Agent Michael Trotobus was captured on his first mission and led a mass break-out from Mausac Internment Camp and eventually returned to England where he immediately volunteered to return and established a resistance group around Lille and the Pas de Calais for a year... Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781473851634. A few minor marks to front board and text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label at top of front panel.

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ASTON HOUSE STATION 12: SOE'S SECRET CENTRE
Written by Des Turner.
Stock no. 1825378
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The fascinating history of this little-known SOE station based on extensive interviews with the men and women who worked there during the war. This is the full story of one of Britain's vital but unsung top secret centres for sabotage operations during the Second World War. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 0750942770. SIGNED by the author to title page (no dedication). A nice, clean copy.

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THE DOUBLE-CROSS SYSTEM IN THE WAR OF 1939 TO 1945
Written by J.C. Masterman; M.R.D. Foot.
Stock no. 2135943
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Nearly fine condition.

Introduced by M.R.D. Foot. German agents serving the Allied cause. Dark blue spine, gilt title. B/w pictorial front cover. B/w photos. A few small marks to rear cover. Slip case is very good - some marks and scuffs.

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SPYNEST BRITISH AND GERMAN ESPIONAGE FROM NEUTRAL HOLLAND 1914-1918
Written by Edwin Ruis.
Stock no. 2125801
Published by The History Press. 1st thus 2016. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Red boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780750965064. A few grubby marks to outer page edges, else fine. Wrapper is edge-creased.

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WHITE EAGLES OVER SERBIA
Written by Lawrence Durrell.
Stock no. 1608631
Published by Faber & Faber. 1st 1957. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Tan cloth boards, white title to spine. An espionage novel. Spine and corners bumped. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is a little grubby and edge creased and chipped with a little loss.

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SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE
Written by Ronald Seth.
Stock no. 1108494
Published by Geoffrey Bles. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue covers with black title to spine. A Brian Grant Operation. Spy story. Spine is faded/mottled. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper is price-cut with a few closed tears and nicks to edges.

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