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SUMMERS**, ANTHONY: : Official and Confidential - The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover

LONDON.VICTOR GOLLANCZ/CASSELL,1993.

ISBN 0575042362.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG+. No owner inscrptn and no clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.These are generally believed to be export edns which are released before the trade editions distribution in the country oforigin.Bright,crisp,clean,subject's glossy colour portrait photographic front panel of dw/dj with capitalised,white-lettered author name with capitalised,red-lettering with black shadow outline and other part-capitalised white-lettered sub-title,slightly sunned capitalised, red lettering of part-title and publisher's name and part-capitalised white-lettered sub-title and capitalised,white-lettered author name with subject's thumbnail portrait colour photograph detail,rear panel with brown backgroundred lettered part title and white lettered bullet points of contents. Negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - some minimal, superficial scoring/indents to front panel of dw/dj,with a single tiny indent impression,no other penetrations to board beneath.Top edges light dust-flecking and ageing and minimal foxing,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no intentional dog-ear reading creases,but several examples of accidental,uniform corner tip creases.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/ backstrip and clean plain white endpapers with minimal off-setting from inner flaps of dw/dj to facing surfaces of both free endpapers.UK,8vo HB +dw/dj,1st edn,7-528pp [paginated] includes author's thanks,a prologue,34 chapters and an Epilogue,16pp b/w contemporary and biographical photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp64/65 and pp320.21 respectively,and to the rear,Author's Notes,Source Notes,List of Abbreviations used in Notes,Acknowledgements, photo credits,a 10pp Selected Bibliography and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and a dedication. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading for both book+dw/dj.Despite them,it really is still an acceptable example. Among other things this biography reveals that Hoover used his intimate knowledge of Kennedy's personal life to ensure Johnson became vice-president; suppressed key evidence in Kennedy's assassination; was a secret homosexual and transvestite and because of that blackmailed by the Mafia; was tormented by the notion that he had black blood and died on the eve of Watergate holding some of Nixon's darkest secrets. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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