Fire in the Minds of Men: Origins of the Revolutionary Faith
New York: Basic Books, Inc, 1980.
First edition, first printing. Association copy signed by James H. Billington on the half-title page, inscribed "For Neil + Susan Sheehan with warmest good wishes, James Billington, July 21, 1981, The Wilson Center." viii, 677pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth, title in red to the spine. A little rubbing to spine lettering, else Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket lightly worn. A look at totalitarian and revolutionary movements written by a Washington DC insider and inscribed to a journalist arguably as important as Woodward and Bernstein. Neil Sheehan was the New York Times journalist who received what became known as the "Pentagon Papers" from US military analyst Daniel Ellsburg. Sheehan and his wife, Susan, were both Pulitzer Prize winning authors, he for A Bright and Shining Lie, she for Is There No Place on Earth for Me? James H. Billington served as the 13th Librarian of Congress for 28 years, and was director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Price: $1,500