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[320pp, top edge blue]: xvi, 304; gilt black cloth, jacket (unpriced & unclipped); 206 x 148 x 35 mm. Second edition of the author's paradigmatic espionage 'novel' (previously 1928), the first to bear his seven-page Preface [Stott A37b note]. Reissued as a primer to war. A virtually new copy in bright jacket with the very lightest edge-wear. Remarkable thus, especially for a wartime book.

A collection of interconnected stories based on Maugham's experiences as a British spy during World War I. The stories delve into the subtleties and complexities of espionage and are considered some of the earliest works of fiction in the spy genre.