BAMFORD, James

A Pretext for War 9/11, Iraq, and the Abuse of America's Intelligence Agencies

New York: Doubleday, (2004). First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo. Pp. 420. Index. Bound in black cloth over brown paper-covered boards, gilt lettering stamped on spine. Edges and corners rubbed. In the dust jacket, price of $26.95 intact on front flap. Very Good / Near Fine. Item #10359

Two newspaper clippings of reviews of the book are laid in. Provenance of Jack Downing, "renowned spymaster" (per Washington Post obituary), and a refined sinophile who served as CIA Chief of Station in both Beijing and Moscow. Several pages laud Downing's CIA activities. Dust jacket is now housed in a removable, clear archival protector.

Price: $40.00