signed first edition 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 659 pages
1941 · NY
by DAVIES, Joseph E.
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1941. First Edition, seventh printing. Signed by Davies on the front endpaper. Davies was appointed the second U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union in 1936 by President Roosevelt and one of his jobs was to assess the USSR's military power and its role in world War II. This title was a worldwide bestseller and was the basis for the 1943 Warner Brothers movie starring Walter Huston and Ann Harding. 8vo., black cloth in dust jacket; 659 pages. Illustrated. Very Good (very minor wear covers, contents clean & tight); nice (minor wear & small nick; price-clipped) to the supplied 12th printing d/j.
(Inventory #: 56130)