Description
Signed copy of Masters of Deceit by J. Edgar Hoover, inscribed to Don Lillis, president of the New York Jets.
Octavo, 374pp. Red cloth binding with gilt title on spine and front cover, facsimile signature in gilt over black. Stated “fourth printing, June 1958” on copyright page. Solid text block, touch of wear to cloth boards, light dust along top edge of text block. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $5.00 retail price on front flap, shelf wear, closed tear along hinge of spine, bright colors and illustrations.
Signed on the front free endpaper: “To Don Lillis, Best Wishes, J. Edgar Hoover / Xmas 1958.”
Donald C. Lillis (1901-1968) was an American stockbroker and president of the New York Jets.
