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Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda
by Wallace, Robert (signed); & H. Keith Melton; with Henry R. Schlesinger
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0525949801
- ISBN 13
- 9780525949800
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Dutton, 2008. Signed by Robert Wallace directly on the title page (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Wallace is the former director of the CIA's Office of Technical Services. Appears unread. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NOT price clipped ($29.95). Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Well illustrated in the text and with 32 pages of photos on glossy stock. Bound in the original boards (red with black spine), stamped in bright metallic crimson. From the dust jacket: "What is an invisible photo used for? What does it take to build a quiet helicopter? How does one embed a listening device in a cat? If these sound like challenges for Q, James Bond's fictional gadget-master, think again. They're all real-life devices created by the CIA's Office of Technical Service, or OTS -- an ultrasecretive department that combines the marvels of state-of-the-art technology with the time-proven traditions of classic espionage. In this the first book ever written about OTS, its former director Robert Wallace has teamed up with an internationally renowned intelligence historian Keith Melton to take readers into a world deep beneath the surface of our democracy. SPYCRAFT tells gripping life-and-death stories about this little-known group of spytechs, much of it never before revealed. Against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions -- including the Cold War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the current War on Terror -- the authors show how the CIA continues to carry out its missions deploying agents equipped with amazingly inventive tools… ". Signed by Robert Wallace. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxv, 549pp.+ 32 pages on glossy stock. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda
- Author
- Wallace, Robert (signed); & H. Keith Melton; with Henry R. Schlesinger
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0525949801
- ISBN 13
- 9780525949800
- Publisher
- Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo. xxv, 549pp.+ 32 pages on glossy stock
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