Codebreakers Story Secret Writing by David Kahn (51 results)

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Signet, abridged. Interior clean, unmarked. Binding still strong. Exterior worn. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available! (Heavy books & sets may require extra shipping charges.).

Cloth. Condition: About Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 5th printing. Hard cover large 8vo in maroon cloth w/black cloth spine and gold titles. About Fine/No DJ. Cloth and spine rubbed, else Fine and unmarked. 1164 pp inc. Index; illustrated in photos, drawings, holograph facsimiles. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. former owner's name on front free end paper, otherwise a nice, clean, gently used copy, octavo, 1164 pages, stated first printing.

Hardcover. 1164pp. Very good plus condition with text clean and binding sound without a dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Previous owner's name sticker on ffep. Previous owner's nameplate stamping press on the title page. 4th printing. Slight discoloration to pages. Multiple small open/close tears along the DJ edges. Some rubbing wear to DJ covers. Minor wear along the edges of the book itself. Tips are slightly bent. No markings on text and/or images.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. dust jacket in myla, worn spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Hardback. Heavy wear and soiling to jacket. Light wear to boards. Text is unmarked. No owners' names/labels. Stated first printing. (Shelf: C5) Books are carefully sealed in waterproof mailers and then boxed to prevent damage during transit.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.85.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.85.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.85.

Hardcover w/DJ. Condition: Used-Very Good/Used-Good. Black & White Photos & Illus. (illustrator). First Edition. London, UK: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. Used-Very Good/Used-Good. (1967). First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. First Printing . Sm 4to., 1164 pp, DJ rubbed, frayed .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.85.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.85.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Condition: Very Good; Hardcover in dustjacket. Signed and Dated by Kahn on the title page. Signature only. 1164 pages. Condition is Very Good in a Good dustjacket. Book has clean covers and pages along with a tight, square binding. Jacket has some soiling and wear at spine ends and corners. Second printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Vg in near fine jacket, in fresh mylar sleeve; one closed tear at top of jacket front, some discoloring to topstain, small red offset stain to top corner of ffep else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; stated first printing ; 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: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Book club edition. Brief gift inscription on front free endpaper, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 1164 pages.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 4th printing. Jacket in Fair condition in mylar cover. Former library copy with stamps on flyleaf. No markings on text. Historic Oklahoma Bookstore on Route 66. Packages shipped daily, Mon-Fri.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 1st. The dust jacket has minor wear to the extremities.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 1st. The dust jacket has minor wear to the extremities.

Hard Cover/Boards. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good(-). Book contains 1164 with b&w illustrations, charts, etc. DJ has a few small 1/2" tears/chips along top edge. Gift inscription penned in front endpaper. DJ price clipped. The author tells of the secret activities of cryptanalysts and how they determined the outcome of battles and diplomatic coups. He recounts the crptology, portrays the outstanding personalities of the science and outlines the techniques - some electronic - used to break the most advanced machine ciphers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. xvi, 1164 p., 24 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dark blue 1/4 buckram, burgundy cloth, lettered in gilt and black. Stated 4th ptg. but with BOMC slug at bottom rear corner and unpriced DJ. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover, otherwise about as issued. Dust jacket slightly tanned, with 1/8" closed tear along bottom front edge, now in mylar. xvi,1164 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Third Printing. 1164 Pages Indexed. Maroon cloth with a blue cloth quarter spine with gold lettering. Top page edges are red. There are three stamps with the appearance of coded letters that may be part of the original print on the front endpaper. This tight square book is in incredibly good condition with interior text pages that are near flawless. Codebreaking is the most important form of secret intelligence in the world today (1968) and in this book the author relates its story fully and accurately. Mr. Kahn takes the reader behind the closed doors of history's "black chambers" and describes their workings. He tells how the secret activities of cryptanalysts have often determined the outcome of battles and diplomatic coups. He recounts the impact of the events that have molded modern cryptology, portrays the outstanding personalities of the science, and outlines the techniques - some electronic - used to break the most advanced machine ciphers. His story stretches from the proto-cryptography of Khnumhotep II to the speculations of scientists on how to solve messages from outer space. But the best part of the book consists of its stories about codes and ciphers. The first chapter is a vivid, suspenseful description of U.S. cryptanalytic operations in late 1941. In some respects, nothing has changed. The Japanese military strategy in the days leading up to Pearl Harbor - total radio silence on the part of Yamamoto's strike force - was brilliant enough. It is forever impossible to extract intelligence from silence. Kahn also gives the reader step-by-step accounts of the thought processes of brilliant cryptanalysts such as the Frenchman Georges Painvin as he single-handedly solves the diabolical German ADFGX system in the First World War. His efforts arguably shortened the war on the Western Front as by the same token the Russian Army lost the crucial Battle of Tannenberg in the East through poor communications security. Kahn's book is an indispensable account of the role cryptanalysis has played and still plays in world history. Contents in 26 Chapters: One Day of Magic, The First 3,000 Years, The Rise of the West, On the Origin of a Species, The Era of the Black Chambers, The Contribution of the Dilettantes, Crises of the Union, The Professor the Soldier and the Man on Devil's Island, Room 40, A War of Intercepts I, A War of Intercepts II, Two Americans, Secrecy for Sale, Duel in the Ether The Axis, Duel in the Ether Neutrals and Allies, Censors Scramblers and Spies, The Scrutable Orientals, PYCCKAR KPIITlTOJI1, N.S.A., The Anatomy of Cryptology, Heterogeneous Impulses, Rumrunners Businessmen and Makers of Non- secret Codes, Ciphers in the Past Tense, The Pathology of Cryptology, Ancestral Voices, and Messages from Outer Space. A large heavy book that may incur additional shipping charges to some locations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 1164 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on blue cloth spine. Binding lightly soiled. Previous owner's name stamp on rear paste-down. DJ moderately soiled w/ approx. 1/2" closed tear to top edge of spine. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents very nice.

Condition: Near Fine. NY 1967 first edition , first printing (stated) Macmillan. Thick sm4to hardcover . 1164pp., index. Near Fine in VG DJ, dj is browned with a fold line doen backstrip. Owner bookplate.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good +. Stated first printing. Unclipped ($14.95), mylar protected dust jacket. Clean text. Solid binding. Some wear to the spine ends (and some minor creasing), and along the bottom of the boards. The DJ has some creasing to the spine's head with a 1/2" closed tear and a small piece missing. The heel has minor creasing. The back/bottom edge has a 1 1/2" closed tear with some creasing. Some overall light soiling. The inside back flap has a corner crease, the top edge is curled inward with one 1/4" closed tear. +The backboard does have the Book Club dimple with the number 56046 underneath it.