Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Eric Ambler. Passage of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: NF-/VG++++. Bright and attractive hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket has price crossed out and new price written underneath with very, very light edgewear. The book has a small crease to the head of the first few pages. First U. S. edition Stated on copyright page. Very nice copy
Seller: Blue Moon Books, Stevens Point, WI, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: While on a world cruise, an American businessman and his wife become involved in a "tangled tale of intrigue which leads them from Hong Kong to Manila to Singapore and, finally, to Indonesia in the company of black-market operators, opium smugglers, gun runners, and political terrorists." This copy has both dust jackets, the first featuring a painting by John O'Hara Cosgrave II, the second designed by Jean Carlu. Wear to bottom corners, fading to top edge colour, sunning to bottom corners, tanning, moderate general wear. Outer jacket w/some chipping/short tears to corners/spine ends, somewhat sun-darkened spine, 1" diagonal tear to top right corner of rear panel, a splash-soil to rear panel, small stain to bottom right corner of front panel. Inner jacket w/crinkling to spine ends, 3/8" uneven tear to top spine, 1" diagonal tear to top right corner of rear panel, moderate general wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller: Augustine Funnell Books, Fredericton, NB, Canada
AMBLER, Eric. Passage of Arms. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Bound in rust colored cloth, stamped in gold and red. In the original dust jacket that is priced clipped. A light bit of darkening to spine a bit of rubbing -- but overall, a great copy of this suspense novel by one of the masters of the genre. 243pp.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric, 1909-1998. PASSAGE OF ARMS. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$22.50 + shipping
Description: Octavo; First American edition; VG-/G; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, yellow with green and black print; DJ has small tears at spine ends and flap corners, price-clipped; Boards in brown cloth with gold and red print, very slight wear to corners and spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has blue-tinted top edge, clean and tight; 246 pages. 1331230. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 248 pp, stated First Edition. with both DJ's price-clipped. cinnamon cloth with fr "EA" & spine gilt with darker rust-brown design. Spine letters dimmed with age, slight wrinkling to top/tail spine cloth, with minor shelf-wear along bottom edge. but no signs of wear. Size: Octavo
Seller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
AMBLER, Eric.. Passage of Arms.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: 246 [2] pp. 8vo, original cloth in two (different) examples of the dust jacket. First American edition. Near fine in jackets with very slight use.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: (1959) salmon-red cloth boards, unclipped dj w/ gun & hands design on yellow & black vert blocks, no soil, no tears, overall exc cond; 246 pp. Size: 6"- 8.5"
Seller: Ragabooks, Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Issued with two different dust jackets, both are present. the inside jacket is especially fresh, the outside very good plus. Each jacket is missing a tiny chip near foot of spine.Top rear tip bumped, owner's emboss on first endpaper. A very pleasing copy.
Seller: Craig Hokenson Bookseller, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: Includes two Knopf dust jackets with different printings: top one is yellow with a shipyard scene, and the second is yellow and black with a graphic of hands exchanging money and a gray gun Very good with spine gently rolled and ends bumped Good with gently rubbed and bumped edges, top edge of front panel has a couple of short closed tears and a 1 1/2 inch creased tear, price clipped, and top jacket has faint soiling to rear panel
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Eric Ambler. Passage of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A Fine copy in coral colored cloth, in the two dustwrappers, both also Fine, and not price-clipped.
Seller: Smythe Books LLC, Hoschton, GA, U.S.A.
AMBLER, ERIC. Passage Of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In the original rust red cloth. This copy with the John O'Hara Cosgrave II cover art. Evidence of tape stains to the front free and rear free endpapers. Previous owner stamp to the front free endpaper. A very nice copy. Very Good / Near Fine.
Seller: First Place Books - ABAA, ILAB, Walkersville, MD, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$42.00 + shipping
Description: NF+ in NF+ dj; With the double dj. hardback
Seller: T. A. Borden Books, Olney, MD, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$46.80 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition stated. Clean, unmarked copy. Price clipped jacket is otherwise bright and fresh. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. The Passage of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition. 246 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Fine in very good unclipped red dust jacket painting by John O'Hara Cosgrove
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$72.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition stated. Clean, unmarked copy. Price intact jacket is bright and fresh. In mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
AMBLER, ERIC. Passage of arms. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$106.25 + shipping
Description: First American edition, 8vo., two different jackets, small address label on front paste-down endpaper, else fine.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First American Edition, 1st Printing. Hardcover. Two separate dust wrapper artwork; slight water staining to both dust wrappers- barely detectible.
Seller: Lyons Fine Books, Neenah, WI, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: First American edition. Advance copy in special dust jacket. 246, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The advance issue in white dust jacket printed in black on front panel only, "Here is your advance copy of Eric Ambler's New Book." Cloth. Very fine in very fine dust jacket First American edition. Advance copy in special dust jacket.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric.. Passage of Arms.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First American Edition. First Printing. A Fine copy in coral colored cloth, in the two dustwrappers, both also Fine, and not price-clipped. Very slight fading of blue topstain. 246pp. Q14522 Fine hardcover with two Fine dustwrappers
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo, [6], 246pp. Red cloth with red embellishment on spine, title in gilt on spine. Stated "first American edition" on copyright page with inspection slip stating "no. 47" laid-in. Solid text block, top edge dyed green, a fine example. Two publisher's dust jackets, both with $3.95 retail price listed on front flap, outermost jacket with slight sunning to spine, both near fine examples.
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
Ambler, Eric.. Passage of Arms.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$210.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Printing. A Fine copy in coral cloth, in two dustwrappers. Carlu jacket is rich and Fine, not price-clipped. The Cosgrove jacket is close to Fine with mild rubbing to points. 246pp. Thriller. Q10663
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$259.65 + shipping
Description: New York, Knopf, 1960. 8°. 4 Bl., 248 Seiten, 1 Bl. Goldgeprägtes OLeinen mit floraler Rückendekoration. Mit zwei (variierenden) Umschlägen für das gleiche Buch. Erste amerikanische Ausgabe. - Sehr schönes, wohlerhaltenes Objekt. - International intrigue - gun running, opium smuffling, political terrorism - swirl around an American businessman and his wife on a world cruise. - Fine cloth copy with the rare two (!) fine dust jackets versions without any nicks or tears. Sprache: Englisch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! Für ausführliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie günstigere Versandoptionen kontaktieren Sie mich bitte per Email! Please contact me always BEFORE you order! For detailled descriptions and photos as well as cheaper shipping options please send an email! ***
Seller: Antiquariat CoBrA, Oberrohrbach, Austria
Ambler, Eric. Passage of Arms. Knopf, New York, 1960.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Two dust jackets, slight toning to front free end paper and pastedown, slight toning to both dust jackets. Previous owner's signature and date on title page.
Seller: Lyons Fine Books, Neenah, WI, U.S.A.