In the Court of Public Opinion
by Hiss, Alger
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Poor Condition
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
John Calder, London, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Poor Condition. Illustrator: Photographic and Facsimile. X, 424, XIV pages, last page blank, includes eight pages of black-and-white photographs and facsimiles of documents. Alger Hiss, State Department official accused of spying, "tells in detail the story of his appearances before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in August 1948", finally convicted of perjury, Hiss served prison time but is now generally believed to have been totally innocent and a victim of the House Un-American Activities Committee. Aside from a slight dustiness of the top edge the book itself is in good order, the dust jacket is missing the bottom 1.5 inches of the back strip section, and is chipped at the head of the back strip, and each of the fold over corners Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Facsimile. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; Politics; America; Inventory No: 0215312. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0215312
- Title
- In the Court of Public Opinion
- Author
- Hiss, Alger
- Illustrator
- Photographic and Facsimile
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Poor Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Calder
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- BZDB2 McCarthyism, politics, America, un-American Activities Politics & Government; Politics; America; Photographic and Facsimile Unbranded Hiss, Alger In the Court of Public Opinion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Politics;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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