Argo: How The CIA And Hollywood Pulled Off The Most Audacious Rescue in History.

MENDEZ, Antonio J. and Matt Baglio.

Item Number: 141064

New York: Viking, 2012.

First edition, early printing of the gripping true story of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dual Identity.

"This true spy story has it all: guile, audacity, and bravery in a struggle with a fanatic and lethal enemy, a crucial role played by a loyal ally, and a marvelous conspiracy with Hollywood" (R. James Woolsey, former director of the CIA). Adapted into the 2012 American historical drama thriller film directed, produced by and starring Ben Affleck which won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 19th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Best Film, Best Editing and Best Director at the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards for Best Screenplay, and 37th Hochi Film Award for Best International Picture.