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Shadows Dancing
Tony Matthews
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- Author
- Tony Matthews
- Publisher
- Robert Hale
- Year
- 1993
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardback
- Dust jacket
- Yes – Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN
- 0709052227
About this copy
This is the first edition of Tony Matthews' study of Japanese spy networks operating through neutral Spanish diplomatic missions in Britain, America and Australia during the Second World War, drawing on declassified American National Archives documents. The copyright page states 'First published in Great Britain 1993' with a full number line, consistent with a first printing. Hardcover in black cloth boards with red endpapers, in the original dust jacket (design by Alison Gadsby) with a printed price of £22.99, unclipped.
Condition
- Book
- Very Good – clean text block and boards, no inscriptions noted in the photographed pages.
- Dust jacket
- Very Good – bright jacket with minor rubbing to the extremities and faint scuffing near the lower front panel.
This is a pre-owned book, and minor age-related wear may be present beyond what is specifically mentioned. All readily visible defects have been described to the best of my ability. Please see photos, which form part of the description.
Collector's notes
- First edition, Robert Hale, 1993
- Explores a little-known aspect of WWII intelligence history: Japanese spy rings run through Spanish diplomatic channels
- Dust jacket designed by Alison Gadsby, priced £22.99, unclipped
- Author Tony Matthews is a Wales-born, Queensland-based journalist and non-fiction writer
This is a pre-owned book. Please look at every photograph: they show its true condition.