Spying : the secret history of history / written by Denis Collins
First Edition Hardcover New York : Black Dog and Leventhal, 2004
Book Publishing Details
| Author: | International Spy Museum. Collins, Denis |
| Full title: | Spying : the secret history of history / written by Denis Collins |
| Publisher: | New York : Black Dog and Leventhal, 2004 |
| Edition: | First Edition |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 1579123953 |
| EAN: | 9781579123956 |
| Pages: | 166 |
| Book ID: | 155700 |
Comments & Item Features
First Edition. Category: LIB. Language: English. ISBN: 1579123953. EAN: 9781579123956.
Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 166 pages; Physical desc. : 166 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Espionage --History --Spies --Biography. Summary: Everyone, at some time in his or her life, fantasizes about being a spy--James Bond, Mata Hari, George Smiley, Maxwell Smart. At the new International Spy Museum in Washington, D. C. , more than a million visitors have stepped into the secret history of history--and have learned what it is really like to live undercover. This distinctive and fascinating book at once distills and expands upon that experience, with inside information on how spies do their jobs, interviews with operatives, and hundreds of photographs and descriptions of tools of the trade. Biographies of legendary spies and how they completed their special operations are included, along with timelines showing the developments of bugs, surveillance tools, weapons, and disguises. Letters, maps, examples of disguises, dead drops, and rare photos make spies and their operations from 2000 BC to the present live and breathe on every page.
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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 166 pages; Physical desc. : 166 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subject: Espionage --History --Spies --Biography. Summary: Everyone, at some time in his or her life, fantasizes about being a spy--James Bond, Mata Hari, George Smiley, Maxwell Smart. At the new International Spy Museum in Washington, D. C. , more than a million visitors have stepped into the secret history of history--and have learned what it is really like to live undercover. This distinctive and fascinating book at once distills and expands upon that experience, with inside information on how spies do their jobs, interviews with operatives, and hundreds of photographs and descriptions of tools of the trade. Biographies of legendary spies and how they completed their special operations are included, along with timelines showing the developments of bugs, surveillance tools, weapons, and disguises. Letters, maps, examples of disguises, dead drops, and rare photos make spies and their operations from 2000 BC to the present live and breathe on every page.
Check out our eBay shop! With over 250,000 hand-picked First edition, Antiquarian and out-of-print titles in an exhaustive range of subjects, there is sure to be something to catch the eye of the bibliophile, the avid researcher or the casual reader. With FREE (standard) WORLDWIDE SHIPPING as well, value is guaranteed!
Size of Item & Shipped Weight
Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos.
Keywords and Associated Terms
BZDB318 LIB; Unbranded ISBN: 1579123953 EAN: 9781579123956 International Spy Museum. Collins, Denis Spying : the secret history of history / written by Denis Collins