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The Betrayers: The Rosenberg Case: A Reappraisal Of An American Crisis
by Root, Jonathan
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Secker & Warburg, London, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. index. Light purple coloured cloth covered boards with silver coloured titles to the back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. In 1953 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the so-called Atomic Bomb Spies, were executed in Sing Sing prison. The author brings together a reappraisal of the most sensational espionage stories, sifting through multitudes of records and other papers to ".... In perspective how a combination of dissolution with the American Dream, the grinding poverty of the immigrant families of the Lower East Side of New York, led to ordinary, two unsuccessful people to turn to the delusion of the Communist Dream, which in turn delivered them to the electric chair." -- from the front fold over panel blurb. A little softening of the back strip edges along with some fading. Rubbing to the lower book edges and to the top book corners. Light browning and quite heavy foxing to the text block edges with age toning of the pages and scattered foxing, predominantly at the extreme edges. Offset tanning and some foxing to the endpapers with previous owner's name to the top edge of the free front endpaper. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels with noticeable sunning also present. Some Browning and faint foxing to the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [12], 13 - 304 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; espionage; United States; 1940s; Law & Criminal Studies. Inventory No: 0122349. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0122349
- Title
- The Betrayers: The Rosenberg Case: A Reappraisal Of An American Crisis
- Author
- Root, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, atomic spies, trial, America, execution, appraisal Politics & Government; espionage; United States; 1940s; Law & Criminal Studies. Unbranded Root, Jonathan The Betrayers: The Rosenberg Case: A Reappraisal Of An
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- Espionage;
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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