Shadow Trade

Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Black boards quarterbound in black cloth. The spine is gilt-stamped. Octavo. 280pps. Stated First printing. There is a faint bit of dustspotting to the closed page-edges, otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. All tips are sharp. The text is immaculate: absolutely no reading wear and no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is very mildly rubbed at the extremities; the original price (14.95) is intact. SIGNED by the author -- without further inscription -- on the title-page. A very nice, collector's-quality copy of this critically-acclaimed author's scarce fourth book. "In June of 1977 the CIA dismissed 820 Clandestine Service officers in a single day -- this is the factual basis for 'Shadow Trade', one of the most sophisticated and detailed treatments of that covert community ever realized in American fiction. It is a novel about the reality of contemporary intelligence: computers, mail drops, anonymous fund transfers, honey traps, and, first and foremost, duplicity -- the ability to falsify endlessly, allowing operatives to move so far into the shadows that they disappear." Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist with your decision, photos can be emailed upon request.…