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Masters of Deceit; The Story of Communism in America and How to Fight It
by Hoover, J. Edgar
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1958. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine. First edition, first printing of Masters of Deceit by F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover.. Octavo, 374pp. Red cloth binding with gilt title on spine and front cover, facsimile signature in gilt over black. Solid text block. A fine example. J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) was the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the author of several books during his lifetime. His first book was Persons in Hiding published in 1938, a fictionalized account of FBI investigations. It was followed by Masters of Deceit: The Story of Communism in America and How to Fight It published in 1958, focusing on the perceived threat of communism within the United States, and later A Study of Communism, published in 1962. His books were instrumental in shaping public perception of the FBI and its role in combating perceived threats to American democracy.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15544
- Title
- Masters of Deceit; The Story of Communism in America and How to Fight It
- Author
- Hoover, J. Edgar
- Illustrator
- First edition, first printing of Masters of Deceit by F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Keywords
- Masters of Deceit, first edition J. Edgar Hoover, signed book J Edgar Hoover, first edition Masters of Deceit, The Story of Communism in American and how we fight it, Persons in hiding, A Study of Communism
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