Russia and the West Under Lenin and Stalin.

KENNAN, George F.

$975.00

Item Number: 115459

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1961.

Early printing of this classic diplomatic history by one of the key architect of the United States’ Cold War programs. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to historian Arnold Krammer, “For Professor Arnold Krammer with all best wishes George Kennan Princeton, May 27, 1971.” The recipient, Arnold Krammer was a historian who specialized in German and United States history and a professor at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He was twice a Fulbright scholar in Germany in 1992-1993 and 2002-2003. He was the author of seven books, the most recent of which was War Crimes, Genocide, and the Law: Historical Perspective, published in 2009. He is a co-author of five other books and has penned scores of historical articles and book reviews in various learned journals, such as The Journal of Contemporary History, Slavic Review, The Russian Review, German Studies Review and Journal of Military History. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some rubbing to the extremities. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Norman Law. An exceptional association copy.

A history of Soviet-Western relations from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the end of World War II.