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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
Mad Magazine - Mad Collector's Edition; Spy VS Spy
by Meglin, Nick and Ficarra, John -- Editors
Madison Press, New York, 1996. Edition Unstated. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good. Illustrator: Antonio Prohias and Others. Ephemera The book is illustrated with cartoons starring the black and white Spies (with the occasional appearance of the gray lady spy), culled from the pages of Mad Magazine's cartoonist Antonio Prohias (with supplementary illustrations by other cartoonists). Front edge, to approximately 1 cm, has started to curl upwards. Rubbing of the book edges and panels. Original...
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SGD 11.65
Too Secret Too Long
by Pincher, Chapman
St. Martin's Press, New York, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Boards). Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. author's note, introduction by author, notes and sources, two appendices and index. Between pages 276 and 277 there are eight pages of black-and-white photographs. 1/4 silver gray coloured back strip with silver coloured titles. 3/4 blue coloured boards. Photographic dustwrapper with gilt and red coloured titles to the front panel and back strip....
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SGD 13.73
An Agent in Place The Wennerstrom Affair
by Thomas Whiteside
London: Heinemann. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. The book is tightly bound. Internally the book is generally clean, free of markings and foxing. The dust jacket is lightly worn to the extremities, unclipped. ; 150 pages .
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SGD 13.89
Chief Of Intelligence
by Colvin, Ian
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1951. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Good Dustjacket - now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. DJ is age-toned at edges with small chip to upper front and a faint cup stain to front face. 224 pages. Was Admiral Canaris, the head of Nazi Germany's military-intelligence agency, a British spy? Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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SGD 22.85
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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SGD 34.32
I Pledge Allegiance... The true story of the Walkers: An American Spy Family
by Blum, Howard
New York: Simon & Schuster. 1987. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good. DJ is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Remainder mark to bottom-edge. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 438 pages. The story of John Walker, Navy communications expert, who recruited his son, his brother, and his best friend into what has been called the most damaging spy ring in American history. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all...
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SGD 13.71
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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SGD 16.45
Battleground Berlin: CIA vs. KGB in the Cold War
by Murphy, David E.; Kondrashev, Sergei A.; Bailey, George
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, pp. xxv, 530 pages. An insiders' account of the espionage battle in Berlin between the CIA and the KGB from the end of World War II to the building of the Wall in 1961. These authors certainly know their stuff. David Murphy was chief of the CIA's Berlin station; Sergei Kondrashev was a lieutenant general in the KGB; and George Bailey was a director of Radio Liberty. CONDITION: Near Fine in...
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SGD 68.64
The Warning Isles
by Woodworth, Ruth Teare
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1957. Hardcover. Very Good -/Good +. The interior of the book is clean and fresh. The front free end paper has been neatly removed, but there is no other damage. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with light wear at edges and tips. The dust jacket iis price-clipped and is in Good + condition, with edgewear and one small chip missing from the top of the spine area. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover and looks a bit shabby, but still respectable. Synopsis:...
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SGD 34.32
Undercover The Men and Women of the Special Operations Executive
by Howarth, Patrick
London, England: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0710005733 . B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is an inked number on the front endpaper along with several light splotches of foxing. The dust jacket is clean and bright, but does have noticeable fading to the...
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SGD 27.46
Inside The Kgb
by Myagkov, Aleksei
New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0870003895 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners. The text pages are text pages are clean, but noticeably toned due to the acid content of the paper. The dust jacket has some edge wear, rubbing and nicking,...
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SGD 34.32
The Lights of Skaro
by Dodge, David
New York: Random House, Inc., 1954. First Edition, First Printing.
Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 208 x 140 mm), 248 pages, in quarter cloth over paper boards, titles to upper board and to spine (hard cover).
American journalists learn a secret about the head of the dreaded security police in a European people's democracy. They head for the border town of Skaro, with the bad guys on their heels. A Cold War thriller.
CONDITION: Very Good or better in a Very Good dust jacket. Some light toning to spine... Read more about this item
Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 208 x 140 mm), 248 pages, in quarter cloth over paper boards, titles to upper board and to spine (hard cover).
American journalists learn a secret about the head of the dreaded security police in a European people's democracy. They head for the border town of Skaro, with the bad guys on their heels. A Cold War thriller.
CONDITION: Very Good or better in a Very Good dust jacket. Some light toning to spine... Read more about this item
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SGD 68.64
Night of the Assassins: The Untold Story of Hitler's Plot to Kill FDR, Churchill, and Stalin
by Blum, Howard
Book and dust jacket are in near fine condition. The image provided is the actual book I'm offering for sale. No markings or damage to any pages. No sunning. No clips. Structure of the book (covers, binding, spine, hinges) is tight and free of damage. Page block is nice and square. Cut pages. Additional photos will be provided upon request to ensure the quality and integrity of your book purchase.
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SGD 26.76
8809014693
by Press , Sylvia
Bantam, 1966 "The Nightmare Novel". One of the most controversial books of the 1960s. This book was actively suppressed for the atrocities written about inside. Unmarked.. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.
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SGD 308.90
Pin-Stripe Saboteur: The Story of "Robin" British Agent and French Resistance Leader
by WIGHTON, CHARLES & PEIS, GÃœNTER
Odhams Press Ltd, London, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. forward by Captain Peter Churchill, D.S.O., author's note, preface by " Robin" and appendices. Facsimile document frontispiece, "confirmation of "Robin's" commission as Lieutenant -Colonel -- with his real name obliterated.". At the rear of book there is a section of facsimile documents. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip....
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SGD 36.60
The Long Deadly Summer (A Jack Quentin Thriller)
by Barnaby, Peter
London: Millington Books, 1977. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. The interior of the book is crisp and clean, showing no marks or wear. The blue cloth covers are fresh, with just a touch of wear at tips and corners. The gilt spine lettering is still bright. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and is also in excellent condition with one short (less than 1/4 inch) closed tear on the top of the front panel, but no other wear or damage. The jacket is now in a protective mylar cover....
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SGD 20.59
Mission to Tashkent
by Bailey, Lieutenant-Colonel F. M
The Folio Society, London, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Photographic Boards). Very Good Condition/Slipcased. Illustrator: Photographic. Introduction by Peter Hopkirk, author's introduction, to appendices, Epilogue: The Last Player in the Great Game and index. Purple coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with the occasional map and black and white contemporary photographs, including a black-and-white frontispiece showing the author as a Russian soldier. 1/4 burgundy...
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SGD 54.90
Stolen Documents: An Adventure Story for Boys (A Hollis & Carter Junior Thriller)
by Lucas, S. Beresford; illustrated By W. Dobell
London: Hollis and Carter, 1948. Second Impression . Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. The interior of the book is clean, with few signs of previous use. The paper has tanned slightly. The orange cloth covers are bright, with one small sunned spot on the bottom of the spine. The dust jacket is not in good condition. Overall, there is light edgewear and handling, and the bottom 2 inches of the spine is missing. The attached scan gives a better idea of condition. Synopsis: "Before the war, two English...
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SGD 37.75
THE CLIMATE OF TREASON Five who Spied for Russia
by Boyle, Andrew
London: Hutchinson. 1979. 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. Closed tear to upper spine edge of DJ & interior tape reinforcement to spine ends and corners. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 504 pages. Philby, Burgess, Maclean and the other privileged Cambridge University graduates who all betrayed their...
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SGD 13.71
The Conspirators
by Murray, James Graham
Award Books - Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation, New York, 1968. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Colour illustrated paperback binding with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. A series of short stories detailing attempts to either prevent World War II occurring, and failing that, to shorten it. Creasing to the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Browning of the text block edges and...
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SGD 9.98
The Israeli Secret Service
by Deacon, Richard
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. List of illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. Between pages 160 and 161 there are eight pages of black and white photography. Peach coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. A history of the formation of the Israeli Secret Service and of its activities. The book is showing age and where – please see photograph. Softening and rubbing of the back...
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SGD 18.30
Hidden Secrets
by Owen, David
London: New Burlington Books. 2004. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition - Card Wraps. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 224 pages. A complete history of espionage and the the technology used to support it. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint. Softcover.
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SGD 16.45
The Riddle of the Sands. A record of Secret Service Recently Achieved
by Childers, Erskine [Edited by]
London: Rupert Hart-Davis. 1955. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ has some very light wear to spine ends, is complete [NOT price-clipped] & is now protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A few spots of foxing to endpapers. DJ spine is a little age-toned. Mariners Library edition No 29. Illustrated with Black & White drawings and maps. First published in 1903. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for...
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SGD 68.56
The Aaronsohn Saga
by Katz, Shmuel
Gefen Publishing House, Jerusalem, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Gift note on the first page. No other annotations. Rubbing of the bottom of the front and rear boards, exposing card beneath. Internally clean, illustrated with a number of photographs & and map. A history and biography of the man who founded a Jewish spy organisation in the First World War, to help the British in the forthcoming battle for Palestine – NILI Size: 8vo - over...
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SGD 45.75
