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The Story of the FBI
by Editors of "Look" [Magazine]; J. Edgar Hoover - Introduction
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- Seller
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Rocky River, Ohio, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Dutton, 1947. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Octavo, 286pp., illustrated. A fresh, clean copy in the publisher's blue cloth, with the spine very gently cocked, but otherwise better than usually found, about fine, in a near fine dust jacket, with some short tears at the extremities, else fresh. A nice association copy, SIGNED and INSCRIBED by J. Edgar Hoover in the year of publication to one of his Assistant Directors, Alex Rosen: "To Alex Rosen, With the most cordial of good wishes from his friend J. Edgar Hoover 4.16.47." Rosen, a native of Akron, Ohio, rose through the ranks of the FBI, serving as Special Agent in several locations, ultimately becoming an Assistant Director to Hoover in 1942, a position he held until Hoover's death in 1972. Rosen's retirement was briefly written up in the New York Times. Though Dutton often stated first printings, we have never seen a stated first printing of this volume, and presume this copy to be a first, especially given the early inscription. Hoover could be generous with his autograph, but this book is uncommon signed, particularly in such fresh condition.
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- Bookseller
- Cleveland Book Company
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11575
- Title
- The Story of the FBI
- Author
- Editors of "Look" [Magazine]; J. Edgar Hoover - Introduction
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (?)
- Publisher
- Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Crime, Criminology, FBI, CIA
Terms of Sale
Cleveland Book Company
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About the Seller
Cleveland Book Company
Biblio member since 2017
Rocky River, Ohio
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As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. Are you moving, downsizing, or doing some spring cleaning? Did you inherit or otherwise come into some old books? Or, maybe you've collected modern novels from the last thirty or fifty years. No matter what kinds of books you have, we'd love to take a look at them! We travel throughout Ohio, western Pennsylvania and New York, southern Michigan, and eastern Indiana, and will travel farther in some cases to look at whole libraries or even just a few particularly interesting books. Give us a call at (216) 352-3940 and we can talk more about the kinds of books you have.
As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. Are you moving, downsizing, or doing some spring cleaning? Did you inherit or otherwise come into some old books? Or, maybe you've collected modern novels from the last thirty or fifty years. No matter what kinds of books you have, we'd love to take a look at them! We travel throughout Ohio, western Pennsylvania and New York, southern Michigan, and eastern Indiana, and will travel farther in some cases to look at whole libraries or even just a few particularly interesting books. Give us a call at (216) 352-3940 and we can talk more about the kinds of books you have.
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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