The FBI In Our Open Society

Bookseller

The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

14383

Title

The FBI In Our Open Society

Author

[Hoover, J. Edgar] Overstreet, Harry and Bonaro

Illustrator

Inscribed by Director the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, the first edition of The FBI In Our Open Society by Harry and Bonaro Overstreet.

Format/Binding

Cloth

Book Condition

Used - Near fine

Jacket Condition

very good

Quantity Available

1

Edition

First Edition, First Printing

Publisher

W.W. Norton & Company, Inc

Place of Publication

New York

Date Published

1969

Keywords

Masters of Deceit, first edition J. Edgar Hoover, signed book J Edgar Hoover, first edition Masters of Deceit, The Story of Communism in American and how we fight it, Persons in hiding, A Study of Communism

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