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A lot of four books on espionage, signed by the authors. All are inscribed to former FBI and CIA Director William "Bill" Webster. William Webster was a judge on the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, before serving as both director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1978 - 1987) and the Central Intelligence Agency (1987 - 1991). He is the only individual to have held both positions. This lot includes books signed by famed espionage writers David Wise and Ronald Kessler, and one by KGB double-agent Oleg Gordievsky. THE CIA AT WAR: INSIDE THE SECRET CAMPAIGN AGAINST TERROR [Signed]; Kessler, Ronald; St. Martin's Griffin: New York, 2003. First Thus. Octavo, 378 pages. Paperback edition, in very good minus condition. Ink inscription on titlepage reads: "For Bill and Lynda Webster - with admiration and best wishes! / RK / Potomac / 7/2004". NIGHTMOVER: HOW ALDRICH AMES SOLD THE CIA TO THE KGB FOR $4.6 MILLION [Signed]; Wise, David; HarperCollins: New York, 1995. First Edition. Octavo, [10], 356 pages, [2]. Paperback edition, in very good minus condition. Ink inscription on titlepage reads: "To Bill, with high esteem and deep appreciation for his help. / Best Regards, / David Wise / December 20, 1996". KGB: THE INSIDE STORY OF ITS FOREIGN OPERATIONS FROM LENIN TO GORBACHEV [Signed by Gordievsky]; Andrew, Christopher; Gordievsky, Oleg; Hodder & Stoughton: London, 1990. First British Edition. Octavo, xxxii, 704 pages. Hardcover book, with dustjacket. Book and dustjacket both in very good minus condition. Ink inscription on dedication page reads: "For Judge Webster - with affection and respect, with thanks for your support. / Oleg Gordievsky, / 20/10/1990, London." WHY SPY? ESPIONAGE IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY [Signed]; Hitz, Frederick P.; Thomas Dunne Books: New York, 2008, First Edition. 12mo., [10], 212 pages. Hardcover book with dustjacket, both in very good minus condition. Ink inscription on titlepage reads: " To Bill Webster, / with respect / F. P. Hits / May, '08".