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McKenna (Marthe) Double Spy.
£195
A Story of Modern Secret Service
London, Jarrolds, 1938.
First edition. 8vo. Original oatmeal cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
Attractive first edition of this autobiographical work by the genuine female spy Marthe Mathilde McKenna née Cnockaert, awarded British, French and Belgian honours for gallantry for her espionage work, and subject of the 1933 film I was a Spy.
In stock
Book VG+, in slightly rubbed but overall VG+ jacket.
Jacket artwork by Alex Jardine.
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