Search Results: Politics from Rare Binds

Austin, Texas, USA: Eakin Press, 1988. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine. Stated First Edition. Beautiful, big book. DJ has minor shelfwear to back cover that is barely visible; top edge has very slight bend to it.

Doubleday, 2007. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First Edition signed and inscribed by author to Texas State Senator, Ray Farabee, on title page. Condition: Fine. DJ Condition: Fine. A huge 702 pages, with photographs. The Pulitzer Prize Winning author, has written a marvelous and convincing history of the CIA across six decades. A combustible mix of deeply researched history, solid reporting, and revealing anecdotes.

Atheneum, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean unmarked hardcover with square binding; Rubbed at top of spine and a few placed on boards. Boards also show some spots and light shelf wear. Condition could be considered very good, but I'll err on the side caution. NO DJ. Stated First Edition with no printings indicated, 1st printing. x, 309 pages. - Phillips, a CIA officer who rose to director of the Western Hemisphere Division, gives a rendering of his experiences in 8 countries: sometimes humorous, sometimes harrowing, always fascinating and with profound implications. Candid about the CIA's failures (e.g. the Bay of Pigs), the book is avowedly pro-CIA.