Description
First edition of The Craft of Intelligence, inscribed by CIA Director Allen Dulles, to a reported CIA agent in the Russia section.
Octavo, viii, 277pp, [1]. Gray cloth over black cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. Stated “First Edition” on copyright page. Ownership stamp on the front free endpaper from the recipient of this copy, newspaper clippings previously laid in. Solid text block, clean throughout. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $4.95 retail price on front flap, a fine example.
Signed by Allen Dulles on the dedication page: “To Ray DePuy, with the author’s sincere regards, Allen W. Dulles / May 11, 1965.”
Allen Dulles (1893-1969) was the Director of the CIA under President Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. He served on the Warren Commission from 1963-1964. His brother, John Foster Dulles, served as Secretary of State under President Eisenhower.
