code breakers story secret writing de kahn david (22 résultats)

hardcover. Etat : Good. First Edition. Stated first printing. Chipping, soiling and edgewear to jacket, housed in protective mylar cover. Clean pages and sound binding.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Spotless black cloth boards, gilt titles on spine. Cloth at bottom end has torn ( corresponding tear on jacket ) but neatly reapplied. Otherwise no shelf wear. Clean cut edges and text block which contains numerous newspaper cuttings. Binding solid. Price clipped jacket, light edge wear and spine tear, in a protective polythene sleeve.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.86.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. [One of the Best Books on Cryptology, which the US Government attempted to suppress] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Blind stamp. 4th printing. Kahn's groundbreaking work in crytology was met with significant resistance from the national security community and NSA. A committee of the United States Intelligence Board concluded that the book was "a possibly valuable support to foreign COMSEC authorities" and recommended "further low-key actions as possible, but short of legal action, to discourage Mr. Kahn or his prospective publishers". Macmillan handed over the Kahn's manuscript to the government for review without Kahn's permission in 1966. Kahn and Macmillan eventually agreed to remove some material from the manuscript, particularly concerning the relationship between the NSA and its counterpart in the United Kingdom, GCHQ.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Tenth printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding intact. Text is clear of markings. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 3.86.

Mass market paperback. Etat : Good. 12mo, 476 pages. Tenth printing. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book and cover with minor wear. Scratch on cover. Tanned pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.85.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.85.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.85.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. 4th PRINTING, 1968. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 3.86.

hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 4th printing. Jacket in Fair condition in mylar cover. Former library copy with stamps on flyleaf. No markings on text. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Vg in near fine jacket, in fresh mylar sleeve; one closed tear at top of jacket front, some discoloring to topstain, small red offset stain to top corner of ffep else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated first printing ; 1164 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Seventh printing. Very good in a very good (age toning) dust jacket. ; 1164 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Book club edition. Brief gift inscription on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 1164 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 3.86.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. gilt spine reads well, prior owner name and marks on fly pages, spine is cracked in back from opening yet book is tight, pages yellowed, minor shelf wear, no dj. Will require additional overseas or priority postage.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. First Edition. OWNER'S NAME ON FIRST FREE PAGE. 3.86.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. [One of the Best Books on Cryptology, which the US Government attempted to suppress] First edition, first printing. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Kahn's groundbreaking work in crytology was met with significant resistance from the national security community and NSA. A committee of the United States Intelligence Board concluded that the book was "a possibly valuable support to foreign COMSEC authorities" and recommended "further low-key actions as possible, but short of legal action, to discourage Mr. Kahn or his prospective publishers". Macmillan handed over the Kahn's manuscript to the government for review without Kahn's permission in 1966. Kahn and Macmillan eventually agreed to remove some material from the manuscript, particularly concerning the relationship between the NSA and its counterpart in the United Kingdom, GCHQ.

Hardcover. Etat : First printing. 1967 stated first printing hardback no marks and is in very good condition with dust coverAND AS ALWAYS SHIPPED IN 24 HOURS; and emailed to you a USPS tracking number on all orders; all books are sanitized and cleaned for your protection before mailing. PLEASE NOTE OVER SEAS BUYERS if the book extra large or heavy there will be additional postage due to the new US Postage rates.

rilegato. Etat : Ottimo (Fine). 0. In 8', tela ed. con tit. al dorso, sovrac., pp. XVI+1164 ill. in n. n.t.; strappetti e segni d'uso alla sovrac., piccolo restauro dall'interno con nastro carta, cop. e interni in ottimo stato, lieve sentore di cantina. Il libro pesa KG 2,100 , per ordini da paesi esteri si consiglia richiedere costi di spedizione. ***Books dated over 70 years old are not exportable, please do not order.***. Book.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good. [One of the Best Books on Cryptology, which the US Government attempted to suppress] Inscribed by author, David Kahn. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author.* Kahn's groundbreaking work in crytology was met with significant resistance from the national security community and NSA. A committee of the United States Intelligence Board concluded that the book was "a possibly valuable support to foreign COMSEC authorities" and recommended "further low-key actions as possible, but short of legal action, to discourage Mr. Kahn or his prospective publishers". Macmillan handed over the Kahn's manuscript to the government for review without Kahn's permission in 1966. Kahn and Macmillan eventually agreed to remove some material from the manuscript, particularly concerning the relationship between the NSA and its counterpart in the United Kingdom, GCHQ. Signed.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1966). Thick Royal 8vo. Orig. cloth. (xviii, 1164pp.). With title-vign., 24 full-page plates, numerous text-illusts., and maps. 1st edition. NOTE: The first comprehensive history of secret communication, from ancient times to the present.