The Wilson Plot: How the Spycatchers and Their American Allies Tried to Overthrow the British Government by Leigh, David - 1988

New York: Pantheon Books, 1988. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Type: Hardback First Printing of First US Edition. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. Full details of the M15 'plot' against the former Labor Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, are revealed here for the first time, following the House of Lords decision to lift the two-year ban on media discussion of Peter Wright's memoirs. Using hitherto unknown material from Peter Wright, author of "Spycatcher", and interviews with dozens of his sources, David Leigh has put together an unbelievable story of paranoia and treachery in the British and American intelligence agencies, revealing a wealth of dirty tricks played against democratic governments. Binding of black quarter gilt titles, black paper-wrapped boards, gilt titled. Lower edge lightly rubbed with light wear to lower corners; former owner name on paste-down; otherwise in Fine Condition. Clean, tight, solid, square. Black jacket is lightly shelf-rubbed, not price-clipped. 271pages with references and index. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Pantheon Books, New York, 1988.