Books by Ambler Eric:

ERIC AMBLER'S DOUBLE DECKER, World Publishing Company 1943, first edition thus, front end-paper excised, else a tight vg+ or better copy in a vg dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear. Collects CAUSE FOR ALARM & BACKGROUND TO DANGER. ... more information

BACKGROUND TO DANGER, Knopf, 1937, first American edition, folded, gathered and sewn sheets unbound. An advance copy (?) of the authors first book printed in the USA. A very good copy housed in custom tray-case. ... more information

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1937. First Edition. Advance Reading Copy, preceding the First American Edition. Very Good in publisher's standard card wrappers, stating "SPECIAL ADVANCE COPY: For private and confidential use only." Tipped on to the front wrapper, as issued, is the full-color illustration from the first edition jacket. Basis for the 1943 film directed by Raoul Walsh, written for the screen by W.R. Burnett, and starring George Raft, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and ... more information

Burbank: Warner Brothers, 1943. Original pressbook for the 1943 film, "Background to Danger", directed by Raoul Walsh, based on the 1937 novel "Uncommon Danger" by Eric Ambler. Written for the screen by W. R. Burnett, and starring Gerge Raft, Sydney Greenstreet, Brenda Marshall, and Peter Lorre. An American intelligence operative (George Raft) in neutral Turkey must prevent a Nazi agent (Sydney Greenstreet) from releasing forgeries of a Russian invasion plan. 19 pages, saddle stitched... more information