Trevor-Roper, Hugh. (1914-2003) & Cameron, Norman. (1905-1953) & Stevens, R. H. (1893-1967) . Hitler's Table Talk. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1953.
8to. 746 pp. Hardcover, dust jacket not included. Series of Hitler's monologues transcribed during World War II from the years 1941-1944. His words were recorded at the request of Martin Bormann, a Nazi party official, presumably with the plan of publishing them once the war had ended. Spine detached from back joint, otherwise a good copy of this scarce volume.
Provenance: From the Estate of Phyllis Newman and Adolph Green, the playwright, performer and lyricist who in a six-decade collaboration with Betty Comden, was co-author of such hit Broadway musicals as "On the Town" and "Bells Are Ringing," and the screenplays for "Singin' in the Rain" and "The Band Wagon." Two years following their marriage, in 1962, actress and singer Phyllis Newman won her first Tony Award as best featured actress in a musical for "Subways Are for Sleeping," whose book and lyrics were written by Green and Comden.
Trevor-Roper, Hugh. (1914-2003) & Cameron, Norman. (1905-1953) & Stevens, R. H. (1893-1967) . Hitler's Table Talk. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 1953.
8to. 746 pp. Hardcover, dust jacket not included. Series of Hitler's monologues transcribed during World War II from the years 1941-1944. His words were recorded at the request of Martin Bormann, a Nazi party official, presumably with the plan of publishing them once the war had ended. Spine detached from back joint, otherwise a good copy of this scarce volume.
Provenance: From the Estate of Phyllis Newman and Adolph Green, the playwright, performer and lyricist who in a six-decade collaboration with Betty Comden, was co-author of such hit Broadway musicals as "On the Town" and "Bells Are Ringing," and the screenplays for "Singin' in the Rain" and "The Band Wagon." Two years following their marriage, in 1962, actress and singer Phyllis Newman won her first Tony Award as best featured actress in a musical for "Subways Are for Sleeping," whose book and lyrics were written by Green and Comden.