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Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948. Hardcover. Good. 1948. First Edition Thus. 324 pages. No dust jacket. Grey cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Marking to front board.

J. M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited, 1948. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

J.M. Dent & Sons (CANADA) Ltd., 1948. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: J.M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited, 1948. Hardcover in good condition, with unclipped dust jacket in acceptable condition. Jacket is marked, worn and sunned. Edges are creased and nicked, including small tears and chips. Board spine ends are bumped and sunned. Page block is tanned and blemished. Previous owner's dedication penned to FEP. Boards are clean, binding is sound and pages are clear. LW. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. Used.

London, U.K.: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1948. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Introduction by the editor. " Why did Igor Gouzenko brave the dangers and disclose to the world the ramifications of Soviet espionage in our midst?" (introduction) 323 pp. plus Postscript. Pale gray cloth covered boards have red text on faded-to-tan spine. Bookseller's Inventory # 230886.

London: J.M. Dent and Sons (Canada) Limited, 1948. 2nd Impression . Very Good Plus/Very Good. 5.75 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21 cm). Dust jacket: Slight edge wear. Light foxing to rear cover. Unclipped. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good Plus. Book: Second impression, issued the month after the first printing. Grey buckram binding. A little, very light foxing to covers. Light browning to page edges, internally in excellent condition throughout. Gouzenko defected to Canada immediately after the end of WWII. His actions are considered one of the key triggering events of the Cold War and awakened the West to the magnitude of Soviet espionage. A scarce title, and in excellent condition. . Overall book condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 5.75 x 8.25 inches (14 x 21 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: ix, 324

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Good in Good dust jacket. 1949. First British Edition. Hardcover. Third printing of the 1948 first edition. The dramatic autobiography of the man whose work led to the exposure of the atom bomb plot in Canada. "Igor Gouzenko (1919-1982) was a cypher clerk in the Soviet Union's Canadian embassy, and a lieutenant of the GRU. He defected in 1945 with 109 documents describing the USSR's espionage activities in the West. He exposed Soviet intelligence's efforts to steal nuclear secrets as well as the technique of planting sleeper agents. The 'Gouzenko Affair' is often credited as a triggering event of the Cold War." - Wikipedia. "Of all those who have emerged from behind the Iron Curtain with frightening messages for the Western World, Igor Gouzenko is the most impressive witness. Readers of this book will be in a position now to comprehend the reasons for the stiffening attitude of the Western Powers towards tthe Soviet… Leer más