Description
First edition of The Craft of Intelligence, signed by CIA Director, Allen Dulles.
Octavo, viii, 277pp, [1]. Gray cloth over black cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page. Faint dust along top edge of text block, otherwise a clean copy, free of any marks. Closed tear to page 271-274, no impact to text. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $4.95 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, sunning to the spine, two closed tears with tape repairs to verso, a very good example.
Signed by Allen Dulles on the front free endpaper.
Allen Dulles (1893-1969) was the Director of the CIA under President Eisenhower from 1953-1961. He served on the Warren Commission in 1963-1964. His brother, John Foster Dulles, served as Secretary of State under President Eisenhower.
