Elements of Cryptanalysis: Training Pamphlet No. 3
Washington, D. C. Government Printing Office, 1923. Staple-bound paperback. Good with spine tape repairs. Pages clean and unmarked less date and owner stamps to title page. Item #1331
A SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY copy of a scarce War Department publication from the beginnings of America's signals intelligence. The publication was largely the early work of William F. Friedman, who let the Signals Intelligence Service, predecessor of the National Security Agency. Friedman was inducted into the Military Intelligence Hall of Fame and received medals under presidents Truman and Eisenhower. This particular copy belonged to Professor Donald D. Millikin (1887-1949) who taught Cryptography at New York University in the years leading up to WWII and features his signature on the cover. His lectures were published in 1992 as "Elementary Cryptography and Cryptanalysis."
War Department Training Pamphlets were typically issued unbound by the Government Printing Office to be placed into two ring binders at the unit level. This copy has a unique "T" punched style. It is bound with two heavy-duty staples. Cello tape was used as an early reinforcement on the inner hinges. The volume was wrapped in standard rust-colored government card stock. White cloth tape was used to reinforce the spine on the outside. Titles are hand written, presumably by Millikin, on the spine and the cover. The inside cover has the bookplate of the U. S. Army Military History Research Collection and states "presented by Col. V. J. Gregory." The cover has a faint stamp indicating that this volume, at one time, was part of the Library of Congress collection but was withdrawn as a duplicate copy. Wrapped in a modern custom jacket.
Price: $2,250.00