The Tao of Spycraft: Intelligence Theory and Practice in Traditional China Tapa dura - 1998

Basic Books, 9/10/1998 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Very Good. 2.0000 in x 9.4000 in x 6.0000 in. Small tear on bottom of DJ. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.

Westview Press Inc, 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1150grams, ISBN:9780813333038

Avalon Publishing. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Basic Books, 1998-09-10. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x2x9. 1998; red cloth covered boards with a black cloth spine and gold titles; glossy illustrated paper jacket; wear around edges; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior is clean and unmarked; 617 pages.

Westview Press, 1998. Hard cover. Good/Good. The jacket is rubbed and worn with both the top and bottom edges being slightly rubbed and bumped. The coverboards are in great condition with no other visible flaws apart from some light handling wear. The top edge of the text block is slightly foxed, not visible on page margins. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Pages are clean and unmarked.

Westview Press, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Thick Large Octavo. Remainder mark on bottom edge of text block..

Westview Press, 1998. Very Good. Sawyer, Ralph D.. The Tao of Spycraft: Intelligence Theory and Practice in Traditional China. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1998. 1st edition. xvi, 617pp. Indexed. 1/4 Cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed and both ends of spine lightly bumped. Faint pencil marks in margins of the beginning of book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Light rubbing to extremities.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Book cover like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
Jacket like new, very light shelf wear; protected in fresh mylar cover.
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In The Tao of Spycraft , for the first time anywhere Ralph Sawyer unfolds the long and venerable tradition of spycraft and intelligence work in traditional China, revealing a vast array of theoretical materials and astounding historical developments. Encompassing extensive translations of relevant portions of theoretical military manuals previously unknown in the West (such as the T'ai-pai Yin-ching, Hu-ling Ching, and Ping-fa Pai-yen ), the book spans centuries to trace the development and expansion of agent concepts, insertion and control methods, recruitment, and covert practices such as assassination, subversion, and sexual entrapment and exploitation, going on to explore… Leer más

Basic Books, 1998-09-10. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!