THE CRYPTOGRAPHY

& CODE BREAKING

COLLECTION

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A truly unique and wonderful collection of over 80 rare, out-of-print books, manuals and documents compiled together for the first time on DVD DATA DISC covering all aspects of CODES, CIPHERS & CRYPTOGRAPHY.

Discover the history, principles, and practice of cipher-writing. Study the art and methods of deciphering and of writing in cipher. Explore the works of Alan Turing and the crucial methods he used during WW2 to break the secret German codes. Research various telegraphic codes that were in use over a hundred years ago, both secret and public. Dating as far back as the 1500s and 1600s, some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material. Overall, an absolute must for anyone with an interest in ciphers, code-breaking and cryptography. The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

This superb compilation of 87 vintage books on DVD data disc provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop or computer, or transfer to tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.

This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here!

The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

A cypher within a cypher - H. Seymour (1891)

A natural history of Nevis and the rest of the English Leeward Charibee Islands in America ... particularly an introduction to the art of decyphering - W. Smith (1745)

A new code of telegraphic signals for yachts and pleasure boats - R. B. Wynne (1828)

A telegraphic code for the use of the United States Public Health Service (1915)

A treatise on the art of decyphering, and of writing in cypher - P. Thicknesse (1772)

American Black Chamber - H. O. Yardley (1921)

AR 335-5 Signal Communication and Cryptographic Security - War Dept. Washington (1921)

Bentley's complete phrase code (nearly 1000 million combinations) with at least 2 letters difference between each half-code word) - E. L. Bentley (1909)

Bentley's second phrase code - E. L. Bentley (1915)

Bentley's special edition of complete phrase code - E. L. Bentley (1921)

Bi-literal cypher of Francis Bacon ; replies to criticisms - E. W. Gallup (1902)

China Inland Mission private telegraph code (1913)

Cipher and secret letter and telegraph code - C. S. Larrabee (1884)

Cipher code of words, phrases, names of organizations and titles of their officers, etc.  for use of organizations of railway employees in telegraphic correspondence - W. Sheahan (1882)

Ciphers for the little folks - D. Crain (1916)

Concerning the bi-literal cypher of Francis Bacon discovered in his works - E. W. Gallup (1910)

Cryptography - A. Langie (1922)

Cryptography  or, The history, principles, and practice of cipher-writing - F. E. Hulme (1898)

Cryptomenysis patefacta; or, The art of secret information disclosed without a key. Containing, plain and demonstrative rules, for decyphering all manner of secret writing - J. Falconer (1685)

Direct service guide book and telegraphic cipher - Dunn (1922)

Everybody's pocket code - simplicity, economy, secrecy in cabling and telegraphing - W. M. Saunders (1911)

Fundamental principles of the Baconian ciphers, and application to books of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries - G. Fabyan (1916)

General cipher code - Railway Express Agency, Inc. (1921)

International radio weather code for use on United States selected ships - United   States. Weather Bureau (1921)

Inter-state cipher - H. K. Pratt (1894)

Korean telegraphic code book (1922)

Liebèr's five letter American telegraphic code - B. F. Lieber (1915)

Low's pocket cable code (alphabetical), specially adapted for American travellers - E. H. Lowe (1894)

Manual for the solution of military ciphers - P. Hitt (1916)

Mathematical recreations and essays - W. Ball (1917)

McNeill's code - B. McNeil (1895)

McNeill's code (1908 Edition) - B. McNeil (1908)

Mercury, or, The secret and swift messenger - Shewing, how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance - J. Wilkins (1694)

Méthode pour enseigner et acquérir une connaissance pratique du chiffre bilitère à l'usage des écoles primaires - D. Crain (1918) (FRENCH TEXT)

Monograms & ciphers - A. A. Turbayne (1906)

Paper on Statistics of Repetitions - A. M. Turing (unknown date)

Polygraphie et vniuerselle escriture cabalistique - J. Trithemius (1561) (FRENCH TEXT)

Private telegraphic cipher code - Kerr, Gordon & Co. (1897)

Private telegraphic code - A. Chesebrough (1878)

Private telegraphic code - Williams, Brown & Co. (1891)

Revised and improved edition of the telegraphic cipher code especially adapted to the cotton trade - A. B. Shepperson (1878)

Shorthand, cryptography, etc. - R. Todd (1912)

Signal Operation Instructions - 84th Infantry Division (1923)

Standard telegraphic code - B. F. Lieber (1896)

Telegraph code, 1883 - Preston, Keane & Co. (1883)

Telegraphic Cipher Code - Gerrish System (1906)

Telegraphic cipher code, especially adapted to the cotton trade - A. B. Shepperson (1878)

Telegraphic code, to ensure secrecy in the transmission of telegrams - R. Slater (1888)

Telegraphic congressional reporter - J. Wills (1847)

Telegraphic manual, or signal book - J. M. Elford (1830)

Telegraphic mining code - C. A. Moreing (1888)

Terminal index for use with McNeill's code - B. McNeill (1899)

The ABC universal commercial electric telegraphic code (4th Edition) - W. Clauson-Thue (1881)

The ABC universal commercial electric telegraphic code (5th Edition) - W. Clauson-Thue (1901)

The Anglo-American telegraphic code to cheapen telegraphy and to furnish a complete cypher (1891)

The Applications of Probability to Cryptography - A. M. Turing (unknown date)

The Atlas Universal Traveller's & Tourist's Telegraphic Cipher Code - T. Hartfield (1912)

The bi-literal cypher of Sir Francis Bacon - E. W. Gallup (1901)

The bi-literal cypher of Sir Francis Bacon discovered in his works and deciphered - E. W. Gallup (1899)

The Colorado code (WW1) - United States Army (1918)

The cryptography of Dante - W. Arensberg (1921)

The cryptography of Shakespeare - W. C. Arensberg (1922)

The Heath telegraphic cipher - G. M. Heath (1900)

The mathematical and philosophical works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins, late lord bishop of Chester Vol. 1 - J. Wilkins (1802)

The mathematical and philosophical works of the Right Rev. John Wilkins, late lord bishop of Chester Vol. 2 - J. Wilkins (1802)

The mathematical and philosophical works of the Right Reverend John Wilkins - J. Wilkins (1708)

The modern economy telegraphic and cable Cipher code - E. Peycke (1908)

The new general and mining telegraph code - C. A. Moreing (1891)

The Prof's Book Turing's Treatise on the Enigma - A. M. Turing (unknown date)

The Science observer code Vols. 1-3 - S. C. Chandler (1888)

The scientific dial primer, containing universal code elements of universal language, new base for mathematics, etc. - A. Hallner (1912)

The standard cipher code of the American Railway Association for the use of all departments of the railway service - American Railway Association (1906)

The standard telegraphic cipher code for the cotton trade - A. B. Shepperson (1881)

The telegram code - G. Ager (1880)

The Traveler's Vade Mecum or, instantaneous letter writer by mail or telegraph - A. C. Baldwin (1853)

The United States telegraphic cipher - J. H. Wilson (1893)

TM 11-460 Division Field Code Training Edition No. 2 (DFCT2) 1942 - United States Army Signal Corps (1922)

Unicode. The Universal Telegraphic Phrase-book (6th Edition) (1889)

Universal trade code (1921)

Watts's telgraphic cypher (Revised Edition) - J. Watts (unknown date)

An absolute must for anyone with an interest in codes, ciphers, cryptography and deciphering – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

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