Code Breakers by Kahn David (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardback book with dust jacket is sturdy, clean and complete. The jacket has a tape-repaired tear on the spine. The book is clean and neat with penciled price and a few tiny page folds.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. 3rd Printing. SHIPS DAILY WITH FREE TRACKING.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The book remains in very good condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. There may be some creasing, scratches, edge wear or marks/stains on the cover (see image). Wonderful item to add to a collection. See images- they are of the actual book being listed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. gilt spine reads well, prior owner name and marks on fly pages, spine is cracked in back from opening yet book is tight, pages yellowed, minor shelf wear, no dj. Will require additional overseas or priority postage.

hardcover. Condition: very good(-). very good(-). Black & white illustrations. Thick 8vo, 1181 pages, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. (chips to corners, splitting at folds). New York: Scribner, 1996. Very good(-).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Eighth printing. Very good in a very good (minor edge wear with a three inch closed edge tear on the front panel) dust jacket.; 1164 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Seventh printing. Very good in a very good (age toning) dust jacket. ; 1164 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First printing, good condition, shelf-wear, DJ: heavy wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn & Chipped Dust Jacket. The Secret history of Codes and Ciphers-and how they have clandestinely controlled the lives of men. Maroon cloth covers with black cloth spine. Gilt titles on spine. 1164 pp. Content clean, bright and sound with no underlinging or notes in text. This book is large and will require additional postage. 1.820kg - 25cm x 17cm x 6cm - Photos available on request. Photos/Diagrams-B&W (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1972 Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Good. Some slight wear with age, a little foxing to the first and last few pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. 2nd EDITION. 2nd Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Scribner, 1996. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. Great copy of this military history book detailing communication through the centuries.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. Bound in perfect grey cloth with black backstrip and bright silver titles and decoration to spine, this 1997 Revised Edition is VG in VG wrapper (unclipped). XV111/1181pp with Prefaces, A Few Words, 27 Chapters, Bibliography, Notes to Text, Notes to Illustrations, Numerous Photos and Tables plus Index. Massive tome in VG condition. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. OWNER'S NAME ON FIRST FREE PAGE.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (cryptography) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. …

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. Owner's name on pastedown. (cryptography, ciphers) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Gilt decorated hard cover. Reprint. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine (very light wear) dust jacket (in mylar). 1164 pps.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first printing of Kahn's massive work on cryptography. Corners lightly bumped. Price-intact jacket has edge wear and light creasing, primarily to the spine extremities - very good. Inscribed by Kahn on the front free endpaper: "To Op'Shaw - with my best regards to a fellow member of the A.C.A. Sincerely, David Kahn (Ishcabibel). At the convention center, Philadelphia 31 August 1968." A.C.A. is the acronym for the American Crytogram Association. Rare signed. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Thick 8vo., 1164 pp. Twenty-four [24] full-page plates. Numerous text-illustrations and maps. The first comprehensive history of secret communication, from ancient times to the present, a massive work on cryptography.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Likely ex-military library - likely lighter use with corresponding military stamp. Likely condition is Fair-Good if not stated. All other info as listed. NB note this is a placeholder description and my entire list is being regularly updated with photographs and information. Please enquire for further details for this copy.…

rilegato. Condition: Fine. 0. In 8', tela ed. con tit. al dorso, sovrac., pp. XVI+1164 ill. in n. n.t.; strappetti e segni d'uso alla sovrac., piccolo restauro dall'interno con nastro carta, cop. e interni in ottimo stato, lieve sentore di cantina. Il libro pesa KG 2,100 , per ordini da paesi esteri si consiglia richiedere costi di spedizione. ***Books dated over 70 years old are not exportable, please do not order.***. Book.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [One of the Best Books on Cryptology, which the US Government attempted to suppress] Inscribed by author, David Kahn. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author.* Kahn's groundbreaking work in crytology was met with significant resistance from the national security community and NSA. A committee of the United States Intelligence Board concluded that the book was "a possibly valuable support to foreign COMSEC authorities" and recommended "further low-key actions as possible, but short of legal action, to discourage Mr. Kahn or his prospective publishers". Macmillan handed over the Kahn's manuscript to the government for review without Kahn's permission in 1966. Kahn and Macmillan eventually agreed to remove some material from the manuscript, particularly concerning the relationship between the NSA and its counterpart in the United Kingdom, GCHQ. Signed.…

Edit. Sribner. 24x17. 1181pp, Holandesa tela con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Ilustraciones. Ex-Libris y firma de anterior poseedor. Muy buen estado. HIU1-297.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, (1966). Thick Royal 8vo. Orig. cloth. (xviii, 1164pp.). With title-vign., 24 full-page plates, numerous text-illusts., and maps. 1st edition. NOTE: The first comprehensive history of secret communication, from ancient times to the present.