Spy Catcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer
by Wright Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0773721681
- ISBN 13
- 9780773721685
- Seller
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Vars, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, Ont.: Stoddart. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. 0773721681 . Very Good / Very Good Black hard boards with silver printing on spine. Some finger smudging on front and back cover (very minor). Book is very clean inside, tight copy, no markings. DJ is price clipped but in wonderful condition. This is a firsthand account of the bugging of embassies (riend and foe) as well as other aspects of electonic eavesdropping, codebreaking, and assassination. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 392 pages .
Synopsis
Spycatcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer (also Spycatcher), is a book written by Peter Wright, former MI5 secret service officer and Assistant Director, and co-author Paul Greengrass. It was published first in Australia. Its allegations proved scandalous on publication, but more so because the British Government attempted to ban it, ensuring its profit and notoriety.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bytown Bookery (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1132
- Title
- Spy Catcher: The Candid Autobiography of a Senior Intelligence Officer
- Author
- Wright Peter
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0773721681
- ISBN 13
- 9780773721685
- Publisher
- Stoddart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- 0773721681, Biography, Autobiography, Intelligence
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; SPY STORIES & ESPIONAGE; Autobiography & Memoirs;
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