Search Results: Espionage and Intelligence (non-fiction) from Bruce Davidson Books

Dallas: Taylor Publishing, 2001. First Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. First printing. As new in an as new dustjacket except for a small blemish on the rear panel. (box 73)

Washington DC: Defense Intelligence College, 1985. Soft cover. Near Fine. Eighth edition. Softcover. Pages are a bit age toned, otherwise near fine. Pforzheimer was a key CIA official from the early days and perhaps the world's foremost authority on the literature of intelligence. (box 80)

NY: Doubleday, 2001. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First printing. Near fine in a near fine dustjacket. 721 pages with index and notes. The title says it all. Bamford probably knows more about the NSA (No Such Agency!) and its highly classified activities than 99% of its employees! (box 177)

NY: Harvester Wheatsheaf/St. Martin's Press, 1988. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First printing of this memoir/expose by a defector from the Bulgarian Secret Service. A bumped corner, else fine in a near fine dustjacket with minute edgewear. Not priceclipped and no Markings. Scarce book.

Washington DC: CIA, Central Intelligence Agency, Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1994. First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good. Oversize softcover. Very good condition, with creased front cover. Contents are fine. (box 91)

NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Later printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket.

NY: Public Affairs, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. First printing of this excellent memoir of an old CIA and diplomatic China hand. As new in an as new dustjacket.

NY: Doubleday, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Seventh printing. Fine in a very good dustjacket with a closed 1" tear, a couple of shorter closed tears, and a crease to the front panel. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 96(

Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1983. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing of this intriguing tale of a rogue ONI. Who knew? Fine in a fine dustjacket.

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons/ Time-Life, 1978. First Edition. . Hardcover. As New. First printing of the Time-Life edition. As new. Faux leather, all edges gilt, red ribbon bookmark. Issued without dustjacket. (box 97)

Washington DC: History Staff, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 1994. First Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine. This is an in-house, unclassified CIA publication. It's an oversized (8" x 11") softcover that provides brief resumes and portraits of the 16 CIA Directors and 17 Deputy Directors (plus OSS legendary Chief General Donovan). Near fine condition with light wear. Scarce. (box 161)

NY: Pocket Books, 1991. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Near fine in like dj. Col. Vitaly Yurchenko defected to the CIA in 1985, but a few months later he stuck his CIA minder with the dinner check when he walked out of a Washington restaurant and went back (undefected?) to the KGB.Classic spy vs. spy stuff, and Kessler does a fine job of sorting it all out.

NY: Random House, 1967. First Edition. 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing. Fine in a fine dustjacket. The information is dated, of course, but this was a groundbreaking book when it was published in 1967, and it provides comprehensive information on the intelligence services of the US, USSR, UK and other countries at that time. (box 27)

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Third printing. Fine in a near fine dustjacket with light edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. The skinny on the Mossad, Aman, and Shin Bet. The Israelis, suffice it to say, take their national security and intelligence operations most seriously. (box 139)

Briarcliff Manor: Stein and Day, 1986. First Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. First printing. As new in an as new dustjacket.

NY: David McKay, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good. Fourth printing. Very good in a very good dustjaket with light edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 110)

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989. First Edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. First printing. Fine in a near fine dustjacket with minute edgewear. Not priceclipped and no markings. Spy vs. spy. (box 25)

NY: Granta, 1988. First Edition. . Soft cover. Fine. Lead article is Anthony Cavendish Inside Intelligence. Other contributors include Bruce Chatwin, Philip Roth, Tobias Wolff, E.L. Doctorow, and others. Fine condition. (box 152)

NY: Random House , 2016. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. First printing. Briefly inscribed (For Susan and Bruce, All Good Things) and SIGNED by Furst on the title page. (box 19)

NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1991. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Stated first printing, but lack of price on flap indicates book club edition. Near fine in near fine dustjacket with minute edgewear. (box 23)