LEVINE, Isaac Don

Eyewitness to History: Memoirs and reflections of a foreign correspondent for half a century [Inscribed to Ralph de Toledano]

New York: Hawthorn Books, 1973. First Edition. First printing. Inscribed on half-title: "To Ralph [de Toledano] / a steadfast friend who witnessed some of the key events here recorded with fond memories and all good wishes / Don," signed, dated Feb. 1973. Red cloth hardcover; dustjacket; xii,305pp. Mild rubbing to board edges, dusted on upper edge of text block; Very Good or better. In the original dustwwrapper, unclipped (priced $10.00 on front flap), lightly shelfworn with a couple of tiny nicks at crown of spine panel; Very Good.

Excellent association copy of Levine's memoir, covering his years of experience as a foreign correspondent in the Soviet Union and Europe during the Cold War. Levine, born in Russia, was a staunch anticommunist; he was one of the western journalists who helped to expose Stalin's purges and took an active role in uncovering communist influences in the U.S. State Department during the 1950s Red Scare. Toledano (1916-2007), though a Socialist in his youth, became a leading right-wing commentator after WW2; he co-founded, with Levine, the conservative journal Plain Talk in 1946; later he moved onto the editorial staff of the National Review and became a key figure in Richard Nixon's political circle.

Price: $200.00

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