A Century of American Diplomacy: Being a Brief Review of the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1776-1876

Foster, John W.

Verlag: Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1901

Beschreibung

Octavo, brown cloth lettered in gilt; top edge gilt; slightly soiled. First edition, first printing. A multiple presentation copy: Originally owned by William Stuart Walcott, the head of the New York Mills, with his ownership signature; below which the author penned, "With the high regards of John W. Foster, Aug. 12-11." Additionally inscribed to Walcott's granddaughter Lois Walcott, who married the US diplomat Philip C. Jessup: "From John W. Foster's grandson to W. S. Walcott's granddaughter, John Foster Dulles, Aug. 12, 1951," on the front endpaper. A remarkable presentation copy, linking both grandfather and grandson Secretaries of State. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-16367641696

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A Century of American Diplomacy: Being a ...

Verlag: Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin

Erscheinungsdatum: 1901

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Signiert: Inscribed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition