Man Three Faces True Story by Meissner Hans Otto (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 1955. Description: Black and white DJ with blue portrait over dark blue cloth. Black and white frontis with 14 other photographs. Language: English. Book Condition> Very Good: Lightly tanned pages and dusted text block edges. DJ Condition> Fair: Heavy wear and creasing to upper and lower edges. 3cm tear to upper front corner. 2cm tear to upper rear corner. 1.5cm tear to upper rear spine edge. Heavy chipping to other edges and corners. Price clipped. Book Resume: Richard Sorge (October 4, 1895 November 7, 1944) was a German journalist and Soviet military intelligence officer, active before and during World War II, working undercover as a German journalist in both Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan His codename was "Ramsay" (Russian: ????? ?) A number of famous personalities considered him one of the most accomplished spies Sorge is most famous for his service in Japan in 1940 and 1941, when he provided information about Adolf Hitler's plan to attack the Soviet Union In mid-September 1941, he informed the Soviets that Japan would not attack the Soviet Union in the near future Various writers have speculated that this information allowed Stalin to transfer 18 divisions, 1,700 tanks, and over 1,500 aircraft from Siberia and the Far East to the Western Front against the western Axis Powers during the Battle for Moscow However, Soviet code-breakers had broken the Japanese diplomatic codes, and Moscow already knew from signals intelligence that there would be no Japanese attack on the Soviet Union in 1941. PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required.

Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 243 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Account of a Soviet Agent's exploits during WWII. Moderate rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket. Slight cocking to spine. Bumping to spine. Fading and edgewear to spine. Previous owner's inscription to front flyleaf. Light fading to prelim pages. Rough-cut fore edge. Scarce. Record # 4450084.

American first edition, first printing (per presence of Rinehart colophon upon copyright page). x, 243 pages. Hardcover: H 21.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed, strong color fading to spine panel with lettering muted, shallow chipping to spine ends and 6.5cm tear at heel, flap fold ends nicked with closed tear at rear flap heel, white rear panel soiled with creasing at bottom quarter, top corner of front flap is price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. White cloth spine with slight fraying at bumped ends, black boards. Toning to top edge and deckle fore-edge. Past owner's five-line ink note dated for September 1959 regarding his impression of the book. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A very good copy in a good+ dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, Third Printing. Published by Rinehart & Company, 1956. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with shelfwear.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.