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PINCHER, CHAPMAN: : TOO SECRET TOO LONG - The great betrayal of Britain's crucial secrets,and the cover-up

LONDON.SIDGWICK AND JACKSON LIMITED,1984.

ISBN 0283991518.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG. No owner inscrptn,and price-clip to dw/dj.Loose-fitting but bright,crisp,clean - with slight creasing to glossy,colour photographic front panel's body of dw/dj, with capitalised white-lettered title,white-lettered author name and strap line,slightly creased black background spine/backstrip with similarly lettered title/author and white illustrated publisher's colophon to foot of same,rear panel plain black and undecorated - no text.Some minimal shelf-wear bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - and both panels with inevitable,but minimal, superficial scoring/indents - but without any penetration to boards beneath.Top edges with light dust-soiling; faint,sporadic foxing,fore-edges with slight grubbing and minimal blemish; contents bright,tight,remarkably and exceptionally clean with no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - possibly unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright, crisp,clean,generally sharp-cornered - lower front corner with small bump and reciprocal creases and both head+foot of spine/backstrip gently pushed excepted - original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip and reasonably clean plain white endpapers.Front pastedown with amateurish small tear re-glued at its top edge near gutter's fold/crease.Described hard but honestly and fairly.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vi-viiipp+ 1-638pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,Author's note, Author Introduction,63 chapters,8pp contemporary b/w biographical photographs and b/w facsimile document in 1 block,between pp296/97,Notes and Sources,Appendices A+B,and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,title page with dedication to its reverse,and 2pp blanks at rear. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable,and even internally, the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age. It is only the exterior faults mainly,that prevents a slightly higher overall grading. Despite them, it really is still a more than acceptable copy for its cleanliness and brightness. A critical analysis of British counter-espionage over the past half century (then mid-1980s) reveals the high-level betrayal of Western security and the subsequent cover-up,detailing the role and failure of secret service, the implications of their operations,and the need for effective regulation of covert activities. Pincher's last book, 'Their Trade is Treachery',proved decisive in breaching the barriers of unnecessary official secrecy.This exciting sequel,provides a torrent of new disclosures to sweep away more of the cover-ups and officially sponsored legends that conceal the truth about the appalling extent to which the British secret services have been penetrated and manipulated by Soviet agents. Reveals how,in case after case,spies have been able to operate unhindered against the West because they were assisted by protective habds within those secret services.There can,for instance,no longer be any doubt that such a traitor inside the counter-spy organization,MI5,prevented for many years the detection of Soviet spies; Pincher has no hesitation in calling the 'Spy of the Century. Working with him,and protected by him,was a woman,Moscow-trained,of such dedication,courage and resource that she qualifies to be regarded as the most successful female spy of all time.After three years of intensive investigation,her full story is at last revealed. This first,full-scale analysis of Britain's sorry security record, exposes how blunders have been covered up by successive governments,anxious to conceal the incompetence of MI5.Further,it provides documentary proof that Parliament and the public have been misled by ministerial statements based on information supplied by MI5.It includes information hitherto unknown to the security authorities,and destined to lead to Parliamentary demands for action.Pincher was Peter Wright's conduit to the general public before Wright's retirement - see my book ID rja. Peter Wright's 'Spycatcher'. Much on Harold Wilson,whom Wright considers the only Soviet agent to have made it to Prime-Minister. Please contact seller,because of the weight 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,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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