A dozen stories tracking the Cia's most adept -- and unusual -- spy
There are no more spies like Charlie Dark. An old-timer whose experience stretches back to the Second World War, his main distinction is that after decades playing the game he is still alive. He is overweight, clumsy, and afraid of guns -- a nonconformist in an agency built on toeing the line. Though his superiors hate him for his eccentricities, they privately admit that he may be the best spy they have.
Charlie travels the globe in these twelve stories, working in Berlin, Moscow, Africa, and Asia. He fights a female assassin in Dar es Salaam, and looks for a computer chip lost in the permanent snows of the Aleutian Islands. He adapts continuously, for each adventure is a new puzzle, and a new opportunity to die.
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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Checkpoint Charlie by Brian Garfield. Signed by author on limitation page at back of book. Signature only. Copy number 6 of a limited edition of 250 copies. Hardcover first edition, first printing published in 1987 by Mysterious Press. Jacket slightly worn at corners and both spine ends. Slipcase worn at the corners. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 005458
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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Near fine hardcover with near fine unclipped dust jacket. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Inscribed by author. Inscribed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1709227067124
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Cloth. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Frances O'Brien (illustrateur). First Edition. The Mysterious Press, New York, 1981. Hardcover. First edition. Limited edition with DJ and matching slipcase. This is #143 of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by the Garfield on the limitation page. Sequel to Garfied's award-wining HOPSCOTCH. Basically "as new," unread copy. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur 000373
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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Slipcased Limited Edition. Number 111 Of 250 Numbered Copies. Signed By The Author On The Limitation Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 044907
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