Description
The first edition, first printing of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, signed by William L. Shirer.
Thick octavo, xii, 1245pp, [3]. Publisher’s green-gray cloth, title stamped in gilt over black printed label. Stated “First Printing” on copyright page. Top edge dyed red. Solid text block, internally clean. Faint discoloration to rear panel cloth, no impact to endpapers or text block. 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, tape repairs to verso.
This copy is signed by the author on the half-title. An exceptionally rare signed first printing of Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Shirer.
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.
