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The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Enigmatic Agency
by Melanson, Philip H. with Peter F. Stevens
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1567316867
- ISBN 13
- 9781567316865
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New Yoirk: Barnes and Noble, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A Barnes and Noble reprint edition. Hard cover in very good condition with dark gold colored boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Dust jacket very good with only ghost of shelf wear on outside. On verso, inside/back side of dust jacket, appears a small water stain that bled black color from spine onto the inside of jacket; does not go through to the front of jacket, ghostly shadow of this at bottom of both front and rear between board and free end paper. Not price clipped; no printed price. "" From the book, ""It is the least known, most misunderstood secret agency of the U.S. Few know the remarkable story of its origin in 1865 - and its original mission - to protect our money. . . it wasn't until 1951 . . .that Congress permanently authorized - and funded - the Secret Service to protect the President. . . Today, in America after 9/11, the complications have become more severe. And that's why this book is so important now.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000387
- Title
- The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Enigmatic Agency
- Author
- Melanson, Philip H. with Peter F. Stevens
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1567316867
- ISBN 13
- 9781567316865
- Publisher
- Barnes and Noble
- Place of Publication
- New Yoirk
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- United States Secret Service, United States - Secret Service - History
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; History of the United States;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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