Dan (Ben) The Spy from Israel
£65
London, Valentine, Mitchell, 1969.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 30s.
This book chronicles the real-life story of Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy who infiltrated the highest ranks of the Syrian government in the 1960s. Operating under the alias Kamel Amin Thaabet, Cohen provided critical intelligence to Israel before his capture and execution in 1965. Cohen’s story has been the subject of various adaptations, including the Netflix miniseries The Spy.
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Ink name, small sticker and tape burns to front endpapers; cloth a little rubbed; jacket with a little minor rubbing and marking.
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