The American Black Chamber

Indianapolis.: Bobbs Merrill., 1931. First edition. Likely 1st. No print line.. Hard cover. Good. No dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. Foxing to front end papers. Lower page block: single small insect condo, empty, not penetrating secret code info. Age-toning; lesser quality acidic text paper.. 1 375 p. Black cloth over boards; red titles. 22 cm. Deckled outside… Read more about this item

1931. The Bobbs-Merrill Company. 375pp. 1st Ed. Black boards with gold lettering on spine. Deckled edges. Red top stain. Spine faded. Price, in pencil, on half-title page. Looks like a bookplate was once on the front paste down. It has been removed, but remnants remain. FEP looks as if it has been removed. (See pictures). Scarce title. Book is in good… Read more about this item

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1931. Reprint . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, light bumping to spine ends, some fading to spine, light scuffing and spotting to boards else still a bright and solid copy. A case could be made for VG, but… Read more about this item

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good. (1931). First Edition. Hardcover. 375 pages; Contents clean and unmarked, secure in original black cloth binding with red lettering; mild fading at spine. Herbert Osborn Yardley (1889 – 1958) was an American cryptologist. He founded and led the cryptographic organization the Black Chamber. Under Yardley, the cryptanalysts of The American… Read more about this item

Random House Publishing Group, 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Naval Institute Press, 2013-01-15. First Edition. paperback. Used: Good.

Aegean Park Pr. A beautiful clean crisp uncracked softcover copy in very good condition, former owners name stamped on textblock and light crease to upper corner of cover, ,interior pages unmarked. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1989.

Blue Ribbon Books. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (World War 2, Secret Service, Cryptography) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as… Read more about this item

Naval Institute Press, 2013-01-15. First Edition. paperback. Used:Good.

NY: Bobbs-Merrill. Very Good+. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Yardley on the fep. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 375 pages; Signed by Author .

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. First Edition. fair to good. 375, illus., boards somewhat scuffed, spine worn and small pieces missing at top edge, slight darkening to text. The author was the founder and head of the Cipher Bureau, in which cryptanalysts broke Japanese diplomatic codes. Stated "First Edition" of this significant book.

Bobbs-Merrill. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (United States, Secret Service, Military Intelligence) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs,… Read more about this item

UsedVeryGood. Vintage 1981 Ballantine paperback, 29867, copy is tight and unmarked with very little wear.

Annapolis: Bluejacket Books, 2004. 1st ed. thus. As New. octavo. stiff wrappers 375pp., frontis., b/w plates, text ills., During the 1930s Herbert Yardley headed the first peacetime cryptanalytic organisation in the US

Binghamton, New York: Medieval & Renaissance Texts and Studies, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Large 8vo. xxiv + 592 pp, more than 30 papers by contributors to the 3rd International milton Symposium Vallambrosa & Florence, June, 1988. List of illustrations, Index. papers with b&w illustrations, footnotes, citations, references. 6.2" x 9.25" red-orange cloth boards, gilt fr cover… Read more about this item

Amereon Ltd, 1999-01-01. hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Brand new sealed factory shrink wrapped condition.

Laguna Hills, CA: Aegean Park Press. Reproduction . Paper Back. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall/Folio. 375pp.; SC gray w/blk.; slight rub w/sml.tape,bttm.spine; clean,tight pgs. Reprint of 1931 publication. "It is my aim to unfold in a simple dispassionate way the intimate details of a secret organization that I fostered for the American Government;… Read more about this item

Bobbs Merrill, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good.

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1931. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Fair. 375, [9] pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. Boards weak and restrengthened with glue. Cover has some wear and soiling. Slightly cocked. Pencil name inside front cover. Heavily annotated from an article by David Kahn using notes from William Friedman., Herbert Osborn Yardley (April 13, 1889 - August… Read more about this item

Naval Institute Press, 2013-01-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!