Item #2315263 The Zinoviev Letter: A Political Intrigue. Lewis Chester, Stephen Fay, Hugo Young.

The Zinoviev Letter: A Political Intrigue

Philadelphia and New York: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #2315263

First edition. Small tear along bottom edge of front jacket panel.

xix, 218 pp. "How the letter was forged by a group of reckless Russian emigres in Berlin. How it was planted in the European intelligence network. How it was received and mistakenly authenticated by the Foreign Office in London. How a former secret agent, singlehanded, forced Whitehall to publish it. How the secret service and its "master spy" worked to ensure the letter's maximum impact. How the Conservative Party paid 5,000 pounds to support the greatest electoral windfall in its history."--jacket

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