First edition, stated, of American journalist and historian William Shirer’s chronicle of life in Nazi Germany as foreign correspondent for American news agencies including CBS, based on his daily journal entries, radio reports, and personal observations. One of the earliest detailed eyewitness accounts of the rise of the Nazi regime written for an American audience. Berlin Diary became a bestseller and helped shape American understanding of the situation in Germany prior to U.S. entry into WWII. Shirer’s first published book, it in turn formed the basis for his landmark historical study The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, published in 1960 and winner of a National Book Award for non-fiction. 8vo (6.5” x 8.5”), hardcover with printed dust jacket, 605 pages plus forward and index. Collegially inscribed on FFE “To Tom Stix/fellow sufferer in the radio business—with best regards. Bill Shirer.” Tom Stix was a partner in a talent agency (Stix and Gude, founded in 1942) centered around broadcast journalists including Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Howard K. Smith, and John Cameron Swayze. While there is no evidence that Stix ever represented Shirer, the two men would have been well-known to each other, especially as Stix represented Murrow and Shirer’s career was jump-started as the first of “Murrow’s Boys”. A nice association copy of what is regarded as a crucial—if edited—piece of 20th century journalism. Spine shaken; slight bowing to boards. Light rubbing and chipping to dj. Faint damp staining to front cover, with bumping to bottom edge. Creasing down the length of spine. Minor foxing to rear cover.
First edition, stated, of American journalist and historian William Shirer’s chronicle of life in Nazi Germany as foreign correspondent for American news agencies including CBS, based on his daily journal entries, radio reports, and personal observations. One of the earliest detailed eyewitness accounts of the rise of the Nazi regime written for an American audience. Berlin Diary became a bestseller and helped shape American understanding of the situation in Germany prior to U.S. entry into WWII. Shirer’s first published book, it in turn formed the basis for his landmark historical study The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, published in 1960 and winner of a National Book Award for non-fiction. 8vo (6.5” x 8.5”), hardcover with printed dust jacket, 605 pages plus forward and index. Collegially inscribed on FFE “To Tom Stix/fellow sufferer in the radio business—with best regards. Bill Shirer.” Tom Stix was a partner in a talent agency (Stix and Gude, founded in 1942) centered around broadcast journalists including Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Howard K. Smith, and John Cameron Swayze. While there is no evidence that Stix ever represented Shirer, the two men would have been well-known to each other, especially as Stix represented Murrow and Shirer’s career was jump-started as the first of “Murrow’s Boys”. A nice association copy of what is regarded as a crucial—if edited—piece of 20th century journalism. Spine shaken; slight bowing to boards. Light rubbing and chipping to dj. Faint damp staining to front cover, with bumping to bottom edge. Creasing down the length of spine. Minor foxing to rear cover.
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