Saxon Ashe — I Am Saxon Ashe

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of this mysterious spy thriller starring British Intelligence agent "Saxon Ashe", A.K.A. Bibobi the famous and world-renowned performing clown, this copy with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression. Very scarce work, particularly in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Written anonymously, telling the story of British Intelligence agent Saxon Ashe, who is also known as the world-renowned clown and performer "Bibobi". In this thrilling tale, Ashe uses the cover of Bibobi to visit a number of important capital cities, being entirely unassuming and unnoticeable without his costume, becoming the perfect figure to gather intelligence for the British government. Saxon Ashe appeared in two novels, the other being 'Saxon Ashe: Secret Agent', published the following year. Bound in the publisher's cloth, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities and the odd mark. Spots to the fore edge. Blue pencil mark to front endpaper. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear and the occasional chip. A little age toning to the wrap, with a few scattered spots to the front and a blue pencil mark of '48&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with just a few light spots to the first and last few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.