Saving the Queen, by William F. Buckley Jr. Queen Elizabeth has just settled onto the throne of England, and the CIA is baffled at the breaks in security that are taking place. Worst of all, the leaks have been traced directly to the queen's chambers. Blackford Oakes is called upon to penetrate the Royal Circle, win the Queen's confidence, and plug the leak.
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Saving the Queen, by William F. Buckley Jr. Queen Elizabeth has just settled onto the throne of England, and the CIA is baffled at the breaks in security that are taking place. Worst of all, the leaks have been traced directly to the queen's chambers. Blackford Oakes is called upon to penetrate the Royal Circle, win the Queen's confidence, and plug the leak.
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Seller's Description:
Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 0385038003. Signed by author on title page. Hard cover published by Doubleday in 1976. Spine is cocked some. Corners are slightly bumped and have some wear. Ends of spine have some wear. Top edges of pages have slight foxing. Bottom edges have a small stain near corner. Verso of rear endpaper has a note from the prior owner about how the book was signed. Book is in good plus condition. Dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover, and has some tanning along spine. DJ is in good plus condition. 8vo, 248 pages, .9 lb.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 248 pages; Signed by Author.
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BOOK NEAR FINE. JACKET VERY GOOD. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on a 3x5 card. A VERY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY WITH A BRIGHT, ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW, GLOSSY BRODART. 1st printing. NOT PRICE CLIPPED. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. First Blackford Oates CIA novel by Buckley. Scarce, signed copy of author's first novel. Handsome, collectible copy!
The only reason this reviewer did not grant a full five stars to this work, is that, despite the usual fine Buckley writing, the witty and convincing dialogue, and the bright engaging charachters, is that I confess an uneasiness with the main 'event' of the book: the agent Blackford Oakes' affair with the Queen of England! Obviously, in an espionage-thriller genre such as any of the Blaxkford oakes novels, one needs to employ a certain amount of the suspension of belief, however, in this case it is just a bit too much of a stretch for the reader to manage (at least this reader!) However, don't let that deter you at having a go at this book, as the work is as fun as the rest of the Blackford novels, and a great read.