Description
The first edition, first printing of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer.
Thick octavo, xii, 1245pp, [3]. Beige cloth, title stamped in gilt over black printed label. Stated “First Printing” on copyright page. Top edge dyed red. Light dust along top edge of text block, internally fine. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $10.00 on front flap, black border on rear panel with a photograph of the author by Arnold Newman. Notable chipping along edges, short closed tears, both hinges folded inward.
A scarce example of the first printing of this groundbreaking book.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich was first published by Simon & Schuster in 1960, and it was a commercial success in both the United States and Great Britain. It won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1961.
