Alp Legends

Whitworth, I. M.; Johannes Jegerlehner

Verlag: Manchester: Sherratt & Hughes, 1926

Beschreibung

8vo., dark blue cloth lettered in blind; pictorial dust jacket, with minor edge-wear. Fourth and finest edition, with revised text, and first-time illustrations by Rudolf Munger. A presentation copy, inscribed by the translator: "Lois Jessup, with love from I. M. Whitworth, December 1951," on the front endpaper. ---- The recipient, Lois Walcott Kellogg Jessup (1898-1986), worked tirelessly for the American Friends Service Committee, the U.S. Children's Bureau (preparing reports on children in Europe during Second World War, and the United Nations, advocating for women's rights around the world. She married Philip C. Jessup, a judge on the International Court of Justice and veteran U. S. diplomat, credited with playing a major role in ending the Soviet blockade of West Berlin. A fine presentation with a distinguished provenance. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-16485903103

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Alp Legends

Verlag: Manchester: Sherratt & Hughes

Erscheinungsdatum: 1926

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)