"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. "
— Oscar Wilde
The Human Factor.
London: The Bodley Head, 1978. [Espionage novel] First Edition, second state of title page with publisher's monogram in place of the Shakespeare head motif. Octavo (21 x 13cm), pp.339 [1]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge tinted, and the dust-jacket designed by Michael Harvey, priced at £4.50. Top edge sunned, otherwise a crisp, clean copy with only the slightest hint of fading to jacket spine. Near fine. Thriller concerning the Secret Intelligence Service in which a leak is detected and investigated; here author Graham Greene drew on his own experience in MI6 and explored the moral ambiguities raised by his old boss, legendary Soviet double agent Kim Philby. Item #60356
Price: £55.00
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