The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing
by David Kahn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: MacMillan And Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First Edition (1967) ; First Printing stated. Very Good+ tp Near Fine in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows mild shelving wear to the lower extremities; a hint of age-toning to the deckle fore-edge; else flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing the mildest wear and a minor, unobtrusive cosmetic imperfection. Bright and clean. Very close to "As New". The DJ shows a couple of tiny closed tears at the top edge; very light wear overall to the extremities; a hint of toning to the white background field; the price ($14.95) is intact; mylar-protected. Attractive and intact, showing minor imperfections. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 8vo. (9.35 x 6.65 x 2.25 inches). Extensive Notes. Index. Language: English. Weight: 62 ounces. Illustrated with Charts, Graphs, Drawings, and Diagrams, and photographs in black & white. Black quarter-cloth on maroon cloth over boards with gilt titles and black designs at thebackstrip. Hardback with DJ. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xvi, 1164 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 58265
- Title
- The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing
- Author
- David Kahn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- MacMillan And Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Ciphers, Codes, Secret, Spies, Intelligence, Cryptology, Scramblers, Velocity, Harmonic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
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Oregon City, Oregon
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