Treasure trove of British spy novels to go up for auction
A portion of the private library of dedicated mystery fiction collector Otto Penzler, including first editions from Graham Greene, Eric Ambler and John Le Carré, to be sold at auction
From a $30,000 first edition of Casino Royale to an archive of correspondence from its author Ian Fleming, a vintage trove of British spy novels is being put up for auction by mystery fiction supremo Otto Penzler.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Thursday, 25 March, 2010
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