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J. Edgar Hoover signed ''Masters of Deceit: The Story of Communism in America and How to Fight It'', published by Henry Holt and Co.: New York: 1958. Book from a later printing is inscribed upon the front free endpaper by the famed FBI Director, ''To William H. Carpenter / Best Wishes / J. Edgar Hoover / 11.9.60'' in blue ink. Runs 374pp. Bound in red cloth boards with black print and gilt lettering. Measures 5.75'' x 8.5''. Black smudge to front board, pencil notation to signed page and wear to exterior corners and edges, else near fine.