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The Book Of Honor
by Ted Gup
In the entrance of the CIA headquarters looms a huge marble wall into which seventy-one stars are carved-each representing an agent who has died in the line of duty. Official CIA records only name thirty-five of them, however. Undeterred by claims that revealing the identities of these "nameless stars" might compromise national security, Ted Gup sorted through thousands of documents and interviewed over 400 CIA officers in his attempt to bring their long-hidden stories to light. The result of this...
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The Code Book
by Simon Singh
Simon Singh received his Ph.D. in physics from Cambridge University. A former BBC producer, he directed and co-produced an award-winning documentary film on Fermat's Last Theorem that aired on PBS's Nova series and formed the basis of his bestselling book, Fermat's Enigma. He lives in London.
Bodyguard Of Lies
by Anthony Cave Brown
"A Comet book."
First paperback ed. published 1977.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 894-904) and index.
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First paperback ed. published 1977.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 894-904) and index.
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Espionage Books & Ephemera
Agent Zigzag, A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
by Macintyre, Ben
New York: Harmony Books, 2007. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Two-tone boards. Pp. xiv, 366. Illustrated: (16) pp. of plates. Selected Bibliography. Index. Eddie Chapman was a minor criminal who fatefully fell into the hands of the Nazis. They trained him to return to Britain and spy for them. However, things did not work out quite as expected. This is a terrific story, beautifully written by Ben Macintyre.
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CA$52.80
A Spy has no Friends
by Seth, R
Andre Deutsch, 1952. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/Poor. This 1952 second impression is in good condition with a poor dust jacket. Signed with an inscription by the author on the title page. A good clean copy.
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CA$15.64
The Crown Jewels: The British Secrets at the Heart of the KGB Archives
by Nigel West and Oleg Tsarev
London: Harper Collins, 1998. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xiv, 356pp+ index. Pages tanned, else a very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.
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CA$34.74
BATTLEGROUND BERLIN CIA Vs. KGB in the Cold War
by Murphy, David E. & Mr. Sergei A. Kondrashev & Mr. George Bailey
Yale University Press. Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by David E. Murphy on half title page. Scattered notations in the margins. Autograph label on front of DJ. ; Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 556 pages; Signed by One Author .
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CA$20.84
The Tulips Are Red
by Rose, Leesha
South Brunswick/New York: A. S. Barnes & Thomas Yoseloff, 1978. Memoir of a Dutch Jewish young woman, just graduated from high school when the Nazis invaded her country, who finds work in various hospitals and becomes active in the Dutch Underground, resisting the invaders. Hardcover. Light wear to book, spine ends bumped; price-clipped jacket rubbed with light edgewear. Text clean; 275 pages, a few b/w photos.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Octavo.
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CA$34.74
The History of Espionage
by Volkman, Ernest
Victoria: Hinkler Books. 2007.. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Black & white illustrations. 224 pages. The clandestine world of surveillance, spying and intelligence, from ancient times to the post-9/11 world. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$16.33
I Lie For a Living: Greatest Spies of All Time
by Shugaar, Antony w/foreword by Peter Earnest w/illus. by Steven Guarnaccia
Washington: National Geographic, 2006. 189pp. illus. paperback: Fine. Short biographical sketches of over 60 notorious spies and famous spymasters ranging the gamut from Nathan Hale to Kim Philby.
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CA$13.83
Henry Wikoff. The American Chevalier
by Crow, Duncan
London: Macgibbon & Kee. 1963. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ rear panel a little age-toned and some mild sticker residue to front flap. Illustrated with Black and White plates. 236 pages. The biography of the mid 19th century writer, diplomat and spy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$16.33
The Second Oldest Profession, Spies and Spying in the Twentieth Century
by Knightley, Phillip
New York: W. W. Norton, 1987. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Pp. xii, 430. Illustrated: (16) pp. of plates. Source notes. Checklist. Index. This is an entertaining story. Modern spying began with the English novelist, William Le Queux, and his obsessions about an insidious German spy network in the years just before the First World War. The author remarks, "It is clear that he [Le Queux] rapidly ceases to distinguish fact from fantasy." Have...
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CA$36.13
The Secrets of the Service, A Story of Soviet Subversion of Western Intelligence
by Glees, Anthony
New York: Carroll & Graf, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Boards. Pp. xvi, 448. Illustrated: (8) pp. plates. Notes. Checklist. Index. A study of the Soviet penetration of British Intelligence which began in the 1930s and continued for decades.
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CA$27.79
Betrayal, The Story of Aldrich Ames, An American Spy
by [Ames, Aldrich]. Tim Weiner, David Johnston, Neil A. Lewis
New York: Random House, 1995. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards. Pp. viiii, 312. Illustrated: (16) pp. of plates. List of Sources. Index.
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CA$16.67
Invisible Power: The Elizabethan Secret Services 1570-1603
by Haynes, Alan
Phoenix Mill-Thrupp-Stroud-Gloucestershire: Sutton Publishing. Fine+. (1994). Trade paperback. 0750906766 . Appears to be brand new book. No ownership or other marks. Not a remainder.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .
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CA$34.74
Mask of Treachery
by Costello, John
New York, NY: William Morrow & Co. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0688044832 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket generally clean and bright, but has some beginning bumping, rubbing and toning to the edges of the...
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Liaison
by Wadler, Joyce
New York: Bantam Books. 1993. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 321 pages. The real story of the diplomat spy and the Chinese opera star whose affair inspired "M.Butterfly". Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . International edition. Trade Paperback.
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CA$12.70
The Kennan Diaries
by George F. Kennan; Frank Costigliola, Editor
New York: Norton, 2014. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket.. 8vo., 714 pp. Notes and Index. Diaries of George Kennan, much admired diplomat and author of the Cold War policy of containment of the Soviet Union. Inscribed and signed by the editor, Frank Costigliola on the front endpaper.
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CA$69.48
NO CLOAK NO DAGGER
by Benjamin Cowburn
The Adventurers Club, 1960. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Acceptable. Spine, binding and cover all fine; contents very clean and no inscription. Dustcover has wear and tear on top edge and repaired tears.
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CA$43.44
Hitler's Savage Canary, A History of the Danish Resistance in World War II
by Lampe, David
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2011. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine copy/fine. 8vo. Boards. Pp. xviii, 238. Illustrated: (8) pp. of plates. Index. Foreword by Birger Riis-Jorgensen. Also includes the 1957 Foreword by Air Chief Marshall Sir Basil Embrey. This book was originally published by Cassell & Company, London, in 1957.
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CA$30.57
The Atom Spies
by Pilat
W.W. Allen, 1952. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. This first edition is in good condition with a fair/poor dust jacket. Ex libris plate on the inside cover and tanning to the front end paper. Otherwise a good clean copy.
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CA$12.15
Code Name Christiane Clouet: A Woman in the French Resistance
by Chevrillon, Claire
College Station, TX: Texas A & M University Press. Fine. (1995). Trade paperback. 089096629X . Book is as new. Personal gift inscription on half-title page signed by translator and dated March, 1996. No other marks on book. Clean and undamaged. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages; Signed by Translator .
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CA$20.84
Top Secret
by Ingersoll, Ralph
London, Partridge Publications, Ltd. , 1946. First Edition: Original black boards, (hardback) , basically good and sound condition, title faded but readable to spine, map endpapers, previous owner's neatly written name and date to reverese side of front endpaper, 285 pages, a little staining to inside paste-down, black and white illustrations. Readable and interesting. .
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CA$20.85
Istanbul
by Carter, Nick
Award, 1965-10-01. Paperback. Good. Killmaster Adventure Series 10 Paperback - Price marker front cover - Binding square & tight, reading & corner creases, edge & corner wear, no marks, no stickers - 7 x 4.1 x .5 inches 3.2 oz
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CA$11.05
On The Front Line. Real life stories of spying, escaping and surviving war
by Hambrook, Michael
London: New Holland. 2012. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 378 pages. All of the people in this book survived to tell their story to Michael Hambrook; who has meticuously brought each one to life; accompanied by photographs and documents of the time. . 1st Edition....
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Inside the KGB
by Myagkov, Aleksei
Ballantine, 1981-10-12. Paperback. Good. 0 Paperback - Vertical crease front cover reinforced - Binding OK, reading & corner creases, edge & corner wear, no marks, no stickers - 7 x 4.1 x .5 inches 3.8 oz
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CA$9.66
Harry Dexter White A Study in Paradox
by David Rees
London: MacMillan. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Patriot or traitor? A probing examination of a strange and unresolved case – the espionage charges against one of wartime Washington's most powerful men, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and co-creator of the International Monetary Fund. The book is tightly bound, black boards slightly bumped. Internally the book is clean, free of markings and foxing. The dust jacket is worn to the extremities, with some...
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Boots and All
by Austin Laughlin
The author draws a blueprint of espionage and anti-espionage based on his years of experience as a professional spy catcher. From cloak and dagger days to infinitely subtle and malignant methods, detailed exploits of professional spies in World War 2 and the inside secret of the Cold War. 208 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good condition with some tanning. Dust jacket in good- condition with tears and chips to edges and some wear (see photo).
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CA$22.68
