MEMOIRES D'UN AGENT SECRET DE LA FRANCE LIBRE JUIN 1940 - JUIN 1942

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First impression of the true first edition. Signed and inscribed by the author in dark blue fountain pen ink on the recto of the front free endpaper: 'au Capitaine Philip Scorer eu hommage n par: ? a celte Angleterre o pri nous ? rus Taut? Liue amis coleur? Rémy.' Black and white illustration including frontispiece of Remy. ***In the original French language. Black and white photographic illustrations including: 'Hotel Cayre boulevard Raspail occupe la Gestapo' facing page 304 and frontispiece portrait of Rémy. ***Very good in buff-coloured black and white printed thin card wrappers, with grey illustrated and purple bordered spine and front and rear wrappers. 3.5 cm tear and 3 cm tear to tail of spine. Tiny chip to outer edge of rear wrapper. Spine browned. Edges of wrapper slightly rubbed. All edges of text-block untrimmed (rough-cut) as called for. Please note that several top page edges uncut, (can be carefully opened). Black and white illustrations. Spine tight. 252mm x 166mm. xxxiii pages prelims plus 548 text pages including glossary and detailed index to rear. *** Rémy (1904 ? 1984) was known during the French Resistance under the name Colonel Rémy. He is one of the most famous secret agents of occupied France during the Second World War, and was known under various pseudonyms such as Raymond, Jean-Luc, Morin, Watteau, Roulier, Beauce and Rémy. ***First impression of the true first edition signed and inscribed by the author. Scarce. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. N° de ref. del artículo 3381x

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