For Sale First Edition

Stated First American Edition - Price inside dustcover: $19.95 - Red & gray boards - 321 pages - Illustrated with photos - Gelb presents a fairly complete history and description of the wall, from its geographical parameters to its geopolitical significance, from its philosophical and functional architects to its detractors and apologists. The book is at its breathless best in recounting the stringing of the first strands of barbed wire in August 1961, and in describing the innovative attempts of East Germans to escape . Gelb was a correspondent for the Mutual Broadcasting Network in Berlin during the wall's construction.

Very Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Good Hardcover First Edition

C O N D I T I O N : Fine - In Very Good DJ. Front of DJ seems a little faded. Price clipped N O T E S: Hardback. DJ. 1st Ed. C O N T E N T S : The author recounts the adventures and deeds of the great spies of history, and presents a vivid picture of what espionage has meant, politically and strategically over the ages. Illustrated with mono plates. ||| || |