The Soviet Secret Police [Inscribed by V.P. Artemiev]

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1957. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.5cm); red cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [xiv],[2],3-408pp. Inscribed on the front endpaper by V.P. Artemiev in the year of publication; in the preface, the editors single out Artemiev for serving as general consultant to this volume. Mild external wear, light foxing to upper edge of textblock, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, gently spine-sunned and lightly edgeworn, with some mild dust-soil to rear panel; Very Good+ or better. Historical introduction and essays on the Soviet Secret Police, an agency which had been veiled in (truncated) secrecy, with few reliable sources of information. 84695. (Inventory #: 84695)