Welcome to Dark Star Books, home of Spooky
PORTRAIT OF A SPY
a novel by
E. Temple Thurston
A. L. Burt Company
1929
315 pages
"A notorious dancer (Mata Hari) barters love and
life for the secrets of war." Hardcover, 7.75
by 5 inches, bound in green cloth with red and black
ink, including a pair of lips on the front panel.
Original jacket, featuring art by Mac Harshberger,
is now protected in mylar wrap. In 1929, Thurston
tried to stage an adaptation of this novel, but
it was banned by Lord Chamberlain.
Condition: Good condition in G+ jacket. Spine mottled,
some rubbed spots to top edge. Two pages darkened, one
leaf coming loose from binding,
light toning elsewise. Jacket with chipping to top edge,
one small tear, rubbing. See photos.
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Dark Star Books & Comics
237 Xenia Ave.
Yellow Springs, OH 45387