The Spy Wore Silk.
New York: Putnam, 1991. 8vo, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. (spine sunned). New York: Putnam, (1991). First edition. Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
COLD WAR
Signed Program
Moscow: 1989. Signed program from an event about human rights to American writer and editor Leo Lerman (best known for his work at Conde Nast publications and as a major advocate for gay rights from the 1940's until his death in 2011), inscribed: "To Leo Lerman - with gratitude - an effect of my humble efforts - Svetlana - Moscow - September 1989". Excellent condition. Russian-born daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin who caused an international furor when she defected..... More
The Twilight Struggle; Tales of the Cold War.
433pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1987). More
Winds of History; The German Years of Lucius DuBignon Clay.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1983). vg. More
Truth is Our Weapon
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1953. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. chipped, torn, and lightly soiled, d.w. and front cover of cloth lightly dampstained. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1953. Author was a former Assistant Secretary of State. He examines American propaganda and information sent abroad during the Cold War. More
Berlin Bastion: The Epic of Post-War Berlin
Frankfurt: Fred Rudl, 1951. Many black-and-white illustrations. 264 pages, 12mo, red cloth, d.w. Frankfurt: Fred Rudl, (1951). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author. More
The Global Rivals
New York: Knopf, 1988. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Knopf, 1988. Fine The forty-year contest for supremacy between American and the Soviet Union. More
Pledging Allegiance; The Last Campaign of the Cold War.
8vo, cloth, d.w. (N.Y.): HarperCollins, (1990). vg Presentation copy. More
Dangerous Capabilities: Paul Nitze and the Cold War.
New York: Burlingame, 1990. Illustrated. viii + 571 pages, thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Edward Burlingame, (1990). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Signed Souvenir Typescript
Exceptional signed souvenir typescript "Mark W. Clark", 4to. 1 page, a passage from his book "Calculated Risk", written at the height of the Red Scare, in full: "There were things I knew from my own experience when the Alger Hiss case broke. The nagging fear was that perhaps communists had wormed their way so deeply into our government on both the working and planning levels that they were able to exercise an inordinate degree of power in shaping the course..... More
The Tashkent Crisis.
8vo, cloth, d.w. (d.w. slightly chipped). N.Y.: Dutton, 1971. First Edition. A novel set during the cold war. Presentation copy. More
Khrushchev Remembers.
Boston: Little Brown, 1970. Illustrated with b/w photos. 639 pages. Thick 8vo, black cloth, edgeworn d.w. Boston: Little Brown, (1970). A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) wrapper, edgeworn with rubbing to front cover, sunned spine. More
Strike In The West; The Complete Story of the Cuban Crisis.
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Holt, Rinehart, (1963). vg. More
Ending Europe's Wars; The Continuing Search for Peace and Security.
439pp. 8vo, bds., d.w. N.Y., 1994. More
The BrinkI Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
New York: Crowell, 1979. Some illustrations. 8vo, 1/2 orange cloth. New York: Crowell, (1979). Very good. More
Leaving Home; A Hollywood Blacklisted Writer's Year Abroad
Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, 2012. Illustrated (black and white). 275 pages. 8vo, black cloth, dust wrapper. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, (2012). A very good(+) copy. Full letter from the author to "Louise and Louis" on title page, signed Anne Edward Citron. More
When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold Ward
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2017. Illustrated. viii + 596 pages, thick 8vo, black boards, d.w. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2017). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The End of Victory Culture: Cold War America and the Disillusioning of a Generation
New York: Basic Books, 1995. 351 pages. 8vo, green cloth-backed boards, d.w. (back flap has a very small tear). New York: Basic Books, (1995). First edition. Top edge of text block is slightly spotted; one page dog-eared, else a near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Way Out There in the Blue: Reagan, Star Wars and the End of the Cold War
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. 592 pages, 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly worn. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2000). Exl private library copy with a few markings, still very good. Inscribed by the author. Biography of Ronald Reagan with an emphasis on the Strategic Defense Initiative. More
The Cold War And Its Origins; Volume 1: 1917-1950; Volume 2: 1950-1960; The Eloquent and Indelible Record of the Great Conflict of Our Time
Garden City: Doubleday, 1961. 2 volumes. 1158 pages. Thick 8vo, pale gray cloth, d.w. (some soiling and edgewear -- more prominent on volume 2). Garden City: Doubleday, (1961). Internally clean and tight, volume 2 stained on covers and tail. Overall, about very good usable set. More
Berlin
Presse- und Informationsamt Berlin. Map. Offset lithograph. 24" x 33". This rare map of Berlin following WWII during the time when it was split into East and West Berlin by the Berlin Wall. It depicts as far west as Potsdam and as far east as Koepenick. The Berlin Wall, depicted as a bricked-up barrier is the focus, emphasizing the division between the two halves. A numbered key on the left notes important sites, including the Brandenburg Gate, the Olympic Stadium..... More
High Noon in the Cold War: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. Illustrated in black and white. 206 pages, 8vo, black cloth-backed boards with a silver-stamped spine, dust wrapper. New York: Ballantine Books, (2004). First edition. Fine. Inscribed to Edith and Martin Segal on the half-title page: "For Edith & Marty, with gratitude and affection, Max 11/02/04." More
High Noon in the Cold War; Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
New York: Ballantine Books, 2004. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Ballantine Books, (2004). Fine. More
The Fifty Year War: Conflict and Strategy in the Cold War.
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2000. Illustrated in black and white. xvii, 597 pages. Thick 8vo, blue cloth with gold lettering, d.w. (lightly worn and rubbed). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, (2000). First printing. Near fine in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Khrushchev's Cold War; The Inside Story of an American Adversary
New York: Norton, 2006. Illus. 670pp. 8vo, two-toned boards, d.w. New York: Norton, (2006). Very good. More