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The Second Oldest Profession: Spies and Spying in the Twentieth Century
by Knightley, Phillip
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good copy in very good unclipped jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0393023869
- ISBN 13
- 9780393023862
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Norton, 1987. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in very good unclipped jacket.. Octavo in red cloth in silver, unclipped jacket; illus.; 436 pp., 24 cm.; SIGNED by author on ffep; light to moderate edgewear to jacket that's protected in mylar; light foxing to edges of boards and some rubbing to open corners of boards; very light foxing to edges of leaves with some very small spots on very edges of pages; o/w cloth is clean and free of fraying; pages are clean and free of creases; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy. In English. Abstract: Examines the formation and growth of espionage activities in modern government, legendary spies, and their contributions to history.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86463
- Title
- The Second Oldest Profession: Spies and Spying in the Twentieth Century
- Author
- Knightley, Phillip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good copy in very good unclipped jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393023869
- ISBN 13
- 9780393023862
- Publisher
- Norton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- Espionage, History, 20th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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