Description: Author: Lionel Shapiro Title: Torch for a Dark Journey Binding: hardcover, with jacket Size: octavo; about 6" x 9" Pagination: 246pp Published: Doubleday (Book Club Edition), 1950 Condition: Very good; some dinginess of jacket; some shelfwear at margins of jacket; spine cocked somewhat; interior clean and complete otherwise [OCR is approximate, as always] INSIDE the taut framework of an absorbing melodrama which could have happened yesterday, and probably did, TORCH FOR A DARK JOURNEY traps and dissects one of the most perplexing problems of our time. The story is essentially an American story, though its events crowd into three days at a French luxury resort A great Czech scientist has escaped across the frontier of his native country, and an American foreign correspondent-_Philip Channing- is dispatched to the rendezvous point to get the story. But has the famous Czech escaped? Has he really escaped? What appeared to be a routine assignment for the tough, taciturn newspaperman becomes in the course of a few fateful hours a poignant mystery and it brings a new piercing light into his life through the interplay of a set of unforgettable characters: There is Moussia, the handsome, auburn-haired woman whose fierce sense of devotion amazes and intrigues Channing- And Justin Clayfield, the stolid, straightforward Texan who runs up against a problem in human relations which troubles a corner of his practical mind- And Nicolai Endor, a Communist whose pursuit of Karlene is crafty and implacable And Aleksandrow, the shrewd Hun-garian, and his bewitching mistress, Giselle- And a cast of memorable people especially Albert Bonneval, who, watching life pass across his frontier post, knows that the ways of God are after all not very mysterious Take a close look at the auction images for details of contents and condition. If you have any questions at all please send a message through eBay before bidding. NOTE: There may be more images in this listing than eBay shows in the top "gallery". Be sure to scroll down to view the full set, if so. Be sure to check our eBay Store for thousands of other listings like this one. Orders will be sent out within three business days of receipt of payment. If youre in a hurry and would like expedited shipping (Priority or Express shipping), please let us know before paying so we can adjust your invoice. Books are sent Media Rate within the US, and other small items are sent Parcel by default. If you would like combined shipping, please (1) contact us to let us know, and then (2) wait to pay until youre finished shopping (but try to keep it within a 4 day period, please). Just leave the items in your eBay Cart and then request an updated invoice after youre done. If you pay for an item, we are obliged to ship it to you, and cannot combine it with subsequent purchases. If youre waiting for a separate auction item to finish, please contact us to let us know. _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))
Price: 6.95 USD
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Topic: Action, Adventure
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Signed: No
Author: Lionel Shapiro
Personalized: No
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Book Club Edition
Original/Facsimile: Original
Region: Europe
Place of Publication: Garden City
Year Printed: 1950
Modified Item: No
