The Second Oldest Profession: Spies and Spying in the Twentieth Century

New York: Norton, 1987. First American edition. Octavo in red cloth in silver, unclipped jacket; illus.; 436 pp., 24 cm.; SIGNED by author on ffep; light to moderate edgewear to jacket that's protected in mylar; light foxing to edges of boards and some rubbing to open corners of boards; very light foxing to edges of leaves with some very small spots on very edges of pages; o/w cloth is clean and free of fraying; pages are clean and free of creases; binding is tight and square; a gently used copy. Very good copy in very good unclipped jacket. . Hardcover. ISBN: 0393023869

In English. Abstract: Examines the formation and growth of espionage activities in modern government, legendary spies, and their contributions to history.