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 -   Life Magazine, April 26, 1968 THE FRENCH SPY SCANDAL
USA, Time. 1968. Stapled, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 100 pages. Features: The former chief of French Intelligence in the U.S. reveals the fantastic story of Soviet espionage that penetrated De Gaulle's official family - 'Martel', the key Russian agent, repercussions that caught Kim Philby, J.F.K.'s secret letter to De Gaulle; German students storm the cities in the name of Red Rudi (Dutschke); End of the 'Wahine' in Wellington Harbor; The Emergence of James Earl Ray alias Eric Starvo Galt; Refugees on a bridge to nowhere - Vietnam; Gardiners Island - its haunted legacy - America's offshore fiefdom with piracy in its past; Super Shots from Big T - golfer Tom Weiskopf; Under the gaze of the charmer - Warren Beatty, footloose at the top; "Fog that foils an old disease - TB" - Dr. Sol R. Rosenthal; and more. Colour Ford Torino ad inside front cover; Nice 2-page colour ad for four Chevrolet models - Chevy II, Chevrolet, Camaro, Chevelle; nice 2-page GM colour car ad. Moderate wear. Address label on front cover else unmarked. A quality copy. Good.
CAD 69.95 [Appr.: EURO 44.25 US$ 66.17 | £UK 40 | JP¥ 5840] Book number: 339a4495
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BAMFORD, JAMES  The Puzzle Palace : A Report on America's Most Secret Agency
New York, NY, U.S.A. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated. 1983. (ISBN: 0140067485) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 655 pages including notes and index. "Until now, no one has published a comprehensive and detailed report on the agency.. Mr. Bamford has emerged with everything except the combination to the director's safe." - New York Times Book Review. Some yellowing. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Good working copy. Good.
CAD 29.95 [Appr.: EURO 19 US$ 28.33 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 2501] Book number: 64304576
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BLEDOWSKA, CELINA; BLOCH, JONATHAN  KGB CIA - Intelligence and Counter-intelligence Operations
New York, Exeter/Patrick Hawkey Publishing Limited. 1987. (ISBN: 0671089293) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 192 pages including index. Goes beyond mere journalistic reportage to discover just how intelligence work is conducted. Provides a clear and authoritative account of the activities of these two organizations. Includes over 300 photographs. Small erasure to front endpaper. Near Fine/Very Good+.
CAD 29.95 [Appr.: EURO 19 US$ 28.33 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 2501] Book number: 64307546
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 - BROOK-SHEPHERD, GORDON  Iron Maze: The Western Secret Services and the Bolsheviks
United Kingdom, Pan Books Ltd. 1998, First Printing. (ISBN: 033036877x) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 402 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "A coup of literary detection." - Independent on Sunday. "The fascinating and, until now, untold story of the struggle of the Allied services to topple the Bolshevik regime during Lenin's first years of power.. A remarkable history of espionage." - from back cover. Tight and square. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Good+.
CAD 75.22 [Appr.: EURO 47.5 US$ 71.16 | £UK 43 | JP¥ 6280] Book number: 649a8158
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BROWN, LORNE; BROWN, CAROLINE  An Unauthorized History of the RCMP
Canada, James Lewis & Samuel. 1973. (ISBN: 0888620365) Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 193 pages. Reference notes. The first book that separates fact from myth on the RCMP in its 100-year history. Highlights those aspects of the RCMP's history that the official books have neglected. Minimal markings. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Partialy yellowed. Decent working copy. Fair.
CAD 29.95 [Appr.: EURO 19 US$ 28.33 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 2501] Book number: 64304563
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 - BRYDEN, JOHN  Best-Kept Secret : Canadian Secret Intelligence in the Second World War
Canada, Lester Publishing. 1993, First Printing. (ISBN: 1895555299) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 390 pages including index, black and white photographic plates and extensive notes. "A book of many secrets, disclosed here for the first time.. based almost entirely on original documents (many of which were obtained from Canada's Communications Security Establishment {CSE}).. Because the wartime intelligence services of Canada, Britain and the United States cooperated closely, the Canadian documents provide a much fuller picture of what was happening in the other two countries. Thus this Canadian story is an American and British one as well.. I have used the names of individuals in this book in the hope that this may help it serve as a kind of 'Michelin Guide' for American and British writers dealing with incomplete secret-intelligence documents in their own countries." - from Introduction. Book clean, bright and unmarked with faint wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Very nice copy of this extensive and significant study. Fine/Very Good.
CAD 141.07 [Appr.: EURO 89.25 US$ 133.45 | £UK 80.25 | JP¥ 11778] Book number: 64304169
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CASEY, WILLIAM  The Secret War Against Hitler
New York, NY, U.S.A. Berkley Publishing Group. 1989. (ISBN: 0425116158) Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 295 pages. Index. Illustrations. The unparalleled story of an inspired group who changed the course of history. And the story of William Casey's extraordinary commitment to freedom.. "Brisk, informative reading." - Chicago Sun-Times. Above-average, but not excessive wear. Ink stamp to bottom edge else unmarked. Decent reference copy. Fair.
CAD 29.95 [Appr.: EURO 19 US$ 28.33 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 2501] Book number: 64304566
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 - CLARRIDGE, DUANE R.; DIEHL, DIGBY  A Spy for All Seasons: My Life in the CIA
USA, Scribner. 1997, First Printing. (ISBN: 0684800683) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, 427 pages. Index. "In wars cold and hot, overt and covert - from Kathmandu to Kuwait, from Baghdad to Managua, the CIA was there - and so was Duane Clarridge. Move over Indiana Jones, step aside Mr. Bond - this is the REAL story of a real spy." - Ollie North. Usual library markings. Average wear. Lean to spine. Clean and sound reading copy. Fair/Fair.
CAD 65.81 [Appr.: EURO 41.75 US$ 62.26 | £UK 37.5 | JP¥ 5495] Book number: 649a7908
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 - CLAUSEN, BARRY (SIGNED); WITH POMEROY, DANARAE  Walking on the Edge: How Infiltrated Earth First!
Olympia, Washington, Washington Contract Loggers Association. 1994, First Edition. (ISBN: 0936783125) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 306 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. "He risked everything to expose the truth about eco-terrorism and drugs.. He went undercover to infiltrate Earth First!.. He found violence, corruption and bureaucratic bungling.. And he lived to tell the tale and ask questions." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Very Good. Signed.
CAD 69.95 [Appr.: EURO 44.25 US$ 66.17 | £UK 40 | JP¥ 5840] Book number: 649c6956
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 - DASH, SAMUEL; SCHWARTZ, RICHARD F.; KNOWLTON, ROBERT E.  The Eavesdroppers
New York, Da Capo Press. 1971, Reprint. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, 484 pages. Footnotes. Index. An unabridged republication of the 1959 first edition. Chapters include: The Roots; Permissive Jurisdictions; Prohibition Jurisdictions; Wiretapping in England; The Tools (with three-page bibliography); The Law. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A sound working copy. Fair.
CAD 59.95 [Appr.: EURO 38 US$ 56.71 | £UK 34.25 | JP¥ 5005] Book number: 649a4900
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DEACON, RICHARD; WEST, NIGEL  Spy! - Six Stories of Modern Espionage
UK, BBC Books. 1980. (ISBN: 0563177292) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 190 pages including index and black and white illustrations. In its combination of scrupulous accuracy and readability this work is a fascinating analysis of intelligence agents and the secret organisations for which they risked their lives. Subjects include: Richard Sorge; Bogdan Stashinsky; Cynthia alias Amy Elizabeth Thorpe; The Venlo Incident; Double Cross - Camp 020; John Vassall. Book clean, and unmarked with light wear. Bit of sticker residue upon dust jacket which is lightly worn. Very nice copy. Fine/Very Good.
CAD 29.95 [Appr.: EURO 19 US$ 28.33 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 2501] Book number: 64303607
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 - DZIAK, JOHN J.  Chekisty : A History of the KGB
USA, Lexington. 1988, First Printing. (ISBN: 066910258x) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 234 pages. Notes. Bibliography. Index. An in-depth look at the Soviet secret police. "Shows how essential deceit and strong-arm tactics are to the maintenance of the communist system." - Wall Street Journal. Dust jacket now preserved in an archival-grade Brodart cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Lightest wear. Beautiful copy. Fine/Fine.
CAD 51.32 [Appr.: EURO 32.5 US$ 48.55 | £UK 29.25 | JP¥ 4285] Book number: 64304560
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FISHER, JOHN  Burgess and Maclean - a New Look at the Foreign Office Spies
London, Robert Hale Limited. 1977. (ISBN: 0709164793) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 256 pages including index and black and white illustrations. Reveals for the first time how Maclean, then the golden boy of the Foreign Office, married an American girl, Melinda Marling, on the afternoon of the day the British Embassy left Paris during the fall of France, and how the couple escaped aboard a ship that ran out of food before it reached Britain. Includes many other similar disclosures. Describes some of the daringly simple methods of espionage used by Burgess, and tells for the first time of the embarrassing contents of the trunk Burgess left behind. Author has more than 25 years' experience as Diplomatic Correspondent for Lord Thomson's newspaper group. Book is crisp, clean and unmarked in red cloth boards. Dust jacket shows moderate edgewear with several small tears. Fine/Very Good.
CAD 54.95 [Appr.: EURO 34.75 US$ 51.98 | £UK 31.25 | JP¥ 4588] Book number: 64308701
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 - FROST, MIKE  Spyworld : Inside the Canadian and American Intelligence Establishments
Canada, Doubleday Publishing. 1994. (ISBN: 0385254946) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 271 pages. Index. Glossary. Black and white photographic plates. "Mike Frost, a communications officer at CSE for 19 years, has decided that in the post-"Cold War" era it is time for the Canadian public to be told what its government has been doing and for a public debate to ensue.. As he tells the story of his career, he paints a remarkable picture of the Security Establishments of Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.. Frost and his boss were at the centre of the 'embassy-collection' scheme which was code-named 'Project Pilgrim'". - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Very nice copy. Fine/Fine.
CAD 129.95 [Appr.: EURO 82 US$ 122.93 | £UK 74 | JP¥ 10850] Book number: 643a5618
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FURST, ALAN  The Polish Officer : A Novel
New York, NY, U.S.A. Random House, Incorporated. 1995, Second Printing. (ISBN: 067941312x) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 325 pages. A gripping, panoramic espionage novel set in the shadowy, clandestine arena of World War II spycraft. Written with a keen awareness of the nuances of national character, individual psychology, and the weight of history. Very light wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Three inch crease to back flap of dust jacket. Excellent copy. Fine/Fine.
CAD 286.75 [Appr.: EURO 181 US$ 271.27 | £UK 163.25 | JP¥ 23942] Book number: 64302160
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 - GOUZENKO, IGOR  The Iron Curtain SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR
New York, E.P. Dutton. 1948, Third Printing. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 280 pages. Inscribed upon front free endpaper to Roman Fast and signed by Igor Gouzenko in June of 1949. Gouzenko was the Soviet embassy cipher clerk whose defection in 1945 marked the beginning of the Cold War. His revelations resulted in major investigations and dozens of arrests. Above-average wear to red boards. Binding intact. Unmarked. What appears to be a clipping from the dust jacket of a Second Printing copy is neatly affixed at half-title page. Said clipping provides major contemporary media reviews of this work. A treasure for your Espionage or Cold War collection. Fair/No Jacket. Signed.
CAD 1284.19 [Appr.: EURO 810.5 US$ 1214.84 | £UK 730.25 | JP¥ 107222] Book number: 643a7714
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 - GRANATSTEIN, J.L.; STAFFORD, DAVID  Spy Wars: Espionage and Canada from Gouzenko to Glasnost
Canada, Key Porter Books. 1990, First Printing. (ISBN: 155013258x) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 276 pages. Index. "Traces Canada's role as a partner in a US-UK security network during the Second World War and shows how our intelligence community is, in fact, a branch plant." - from dust jacket. Contents clean and unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear to book. Above-average wear to dust jacket. Fair+/Fair.
CAD 34.95 [Appr.: EURO 22.25 US$ 33.06 | £UK 20 | JP¥ 2918] Book number: 649a7937
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GRANT, R. G.  MI5 MI6 Britain's Security and Secret Intelligence Services
London, Bison Books. 1989, First Edition, First Printing. (ISBN: 0861245423) Hard Cover with dust jacket, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Shrouded in secrecy, MIf and MI6 have been responsible for the security and secret intelligence of Great Britain. How has this been done? What have been their successes and failures? This book answers these questions and provides a remarkably objective and lucid account of these two famous organizations. Rare amongst books on this subject, this work is profusely illustrated with 250 photographs of the leading personalities, key events and special equipment of the world of spies and espionage. Small tear to dust jacket at top of spine. Very Good+/Very Good+.
CAD 29.95 [Appr.: EURO 19 US$ 28.33 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 2501] Book number: 64307556
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HEAPS, LEO  Thirty Years with the KGB - The Double Life of Hugh Hambleton
U.K. Methuen. 1983. (ISBN: 0413553000) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 158 pages. In this compelling and fascinating account Leo Heaps reconstructs the double life of the quiet Canadian professor of economics. He follows his career from the early days of his recruitment by the KGB through his ten years working for NATO - when he photographed thousands of highly confidential documents; he shows his subsequent contribution to the Soviet spy network during his travels in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America while working as an economist for the Canadian government and Laval University, Quebec; and he examines the eventual unravelling of the tangled web. Author first knew Hambleton and his family during their schooldays together in Ottawa. Prior owner's name and date upon front endpaper else unmarked. Very light wear to book. Mild lean to spine. Contents partially yellowed. Light wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Very Good+/Very Good+.
CAD 34.36 [Appr.: EURO 21.75 US$ 32.5 | £UK 19.75 | JP¥ 2869] Book number: 64301205
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 - HODGSON, LYNN PHILIP; LONGFIELD, ALAN PAUL  Camp X: The Final Battle SIGNED BY AUTHOR
Canada, Blake Books. 2001. (ISBN: 0968706231) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 328 pages. "What if.. Great Britain had lost the Battle of Britain?" - from back cover. Initialed by Lynn-Philip Hodgson inside front cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Good+. Signed.
CAD 89.95 [Appr.: EURO 57 US$ 85.09 | £UK 51.25 | JP¥ 7510] Book number: 649a0357
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 - HOLLEMAN, EDITH; LOVE, ANDREW; ET AL  Inside the Shadow Government
USA, Christic. 1988, First Printing. Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 237 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white illustrations. Contains the Declaration of Plaintiff's Counsel filed by the Christic Institute, U.S. District Court, Miami, Florida, March 31, 1988. "Represents a year of relentless research into the activities of members of the United States' invisible government that have gone far beyond the laws of God, governments, and society. If there remains any justice, indictments and civil judgements will follow." - John Stockwell, Former CIA Task Force Chief in Angola. "Has the potential of enlightening the American public - more than anything I've seen since the Pentagon Papers and the Church Committee investigation - on the hidden arms and instruments of our covert foreign policy over the last two generations." - Daniel Ellsberg. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound working copy. Good.
CAD 149.82 [Appr.: EURO 94.75 US$ 141.73 | £UK 85.25 | JP¥ 12509] Book number: 643a5045
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LAWSON, DON  The KGB - The True Story of Russia's Spy Network!(The Spyshelf Series #2)
New York, NY, U.S.A. Wanderer/Simon & Schuster. 1984. (ISBN: 0671467743) Soft Cover, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 191 pages including bibliography and index. Intended for younger readers. "All the details, all the amazing history of one of the world's most intricate, efficient, and dangerous spy organizations are here." - from back cover. Name inside front cover else unmarked. Average wear. Good working copy. Good/No Jacket.
CAD 29.95 [Appr.: EURO 19 US$ 28.33 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 2501] Book number: 64302488
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LINEBARGER, PAUL M.A.  Psychological Warfare - First Edition
Washington, D.C. Infantry Journal Press. 1948, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library, 259 pages including index and 70 black and white illustrations and photographs. "This book is based on my five years of work, both as civilian expert and as Army officer, in American psychological warfare facilities - at every level from the Joint and Combined Chiefs of Staff planning phase down to the preparing of spot leaflets for the American forces in China. Consequently, I have.. sought to incorporate those concepts and doctrines which found readiest acceptance among the men actually doing the job." - from Acknowledgements. Author served as an Army psychological warfare officer in Chunking during World War II. In 1951 he served as the CIA's Far East Division's chief consultant. He also served the Defense Department in the same capacity, giving advice on U.S. psychwar operations in Korea, and he was professor of Asian politics at the School for Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins University. Source - Portrait of a Cold Warrior by Joseph B. Smith. Chapters include: Historic Examples of Psychological Warfare; The Function of Psychological Warfare; The Limitations of Psychological Warfare; Psychological Warfare in World War I; Psychological Warfare in World War II; Propaganda Analysis; Propaganda Intelligence; Estimate of the Situation; Organization for Psychological Warfare; Plans and PLanning; Operations for Civilians; Operations against Troops; Psychological Readiness and Disarmament. Usual library markings. Average wear. Some soiling to back board. Three inch narrow vertical opening to cloth partway down back edge of spine. Binding intact. Good/No Jacket.
CAD 1095.00 [Appr.: EURO 691 US$ 1035.87 | £UK 622.75 | JP¥ 91426] Book number: 64301616
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LUNAN, GORDON  The Making of a Spy : A Political Odyssey Signed By Author
Canada, Robert Davies Publishing. 1995. (ISBN: 1895854474) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 295 pages including index and lists of sources. Author's signature upon half-title page. "Fifty years after a defecting Ottawa Soviet embassy cipher clerk (Igor Gouzenko) brought the RCMP a shirtful of incriminating documents about an espionage ring operating in Canada, this book provides us with the first insider's account of the incidents which many feel triggered the Cold War." - from back cover. Author was a Captain in the Canadian Armed Forces and speechwriter for Paul Martin Sr. His story differs in many respects from the officially sanctioned version. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Fine/No Jacket. Signed.
CAD 172.03 [Appr.: EURO 108.75 US$ 162.74 | £UK 98 | JP¥ 14363] Book number: 64302382
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 - MACDONALD, BILL  The True Intrepid : Sir William Stephenson and the Unknown Agents
Canada, Timberholme Books. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 1894254015) Hard Cover with dust jacket, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 429 pages. "The true story of Winnipeg born William Stephenson (known as Intrepid), his career, and the secret World War II espionage organization, British Security Co-ordination, which he established in the heart of New York City." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Fine/Fine.
CAD 49.95 [Appr.: EURO 31.75 US$ 47.25 | £UK 28.5 | JP¥ 4171] Book number: 643a5501
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