Bumped spine ends and corners, tiny smudge on front free endpaper; no remainder mark. Price clipped dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn. A nice copy.; The author's memories of working in the SOE are interspersed with anecdotes (many humorous) of his father's secondhand bookstore, Marks & Co. , 84 Charing Cross Road, London. Leo Marks was the head of communications at the Special Operations Executive, created by Winston Churchill in July 1940 with the mandate to "set Europe ablaze". This book "chronicle's Marks's obsessive quest to improve the security of agents' codes and how this ... View More...
Faint spine and cover creases. Previous owners ink stamp and signature on half title page. White covers and interior pages age yellowed but clean and not brittle.; After 20 years of corresponding with the bookselling firm Marks and Co. In London, the author visits England for the first time. A delightful, highly recommended sequel to '84 Charing Cross Road'. Sadly, there is no longer a bookshop at 84 Charing Cross Road although there is a plaque commemorating the shop and the book. The location is now a restaurant.; Image is actual copy on offer. View More...
