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Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

softcover. Zustand: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 400 pp.

Zustand: Like New. Used - Like New. This is a reproduction of an out of print title. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.

Zustand: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Zustand: New. pp. 416.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 257 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 257 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. 98 Pp. Original Tan Card Covers Printed In Brown. Light Wear, 1/8" Loss At Top Of Spine, 1" Split At Lower Front Spine Edge. Contents Square And Immaculate. Slipcase In Quarter Calf Over Blue-Green Cloth. A Satire On Richard Le Gallienne's Quest Of The Golden Girl". Ownership Signature Of David K E Bruce Dated 1922 And With His Note That It Is A "1St Edition". David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce (1898 - 1977) Was An American Diplomat, Intelligence Officer And Politician. He Served As Ambassador To France, The Republic Of Germany, And The United Kingdom, The Only American To Be All Three, And Frequently Mentioned In News Media And Fashionable Magazines. He Studied For A Year And A Half At Princeton University. He Dropped Out To Serve In The United States Army During World War I. At Parental Insistence, He Then Attended The University Of Virginia School Of Law (1919-1920) And The University Of Maryland School Of Law (1920-1921) Without Taking A Degree Before Being Admitted To The Maryland Bar In November 1921. He Served In The Maryland House Of Delegates (1924-1926) And The Virginia House Of Delegates (1939-1942). During World War Ii, He Headed The Europe Branch Of The Office Of Strategic Services (Oss), A Precursor To The Central Intelligence Agency (Cia), Which Was Based In London And Coordinated Espionage Activities Behind Enemy Lines For The United States Armed Forces Branches. Other Oss Functions Included The Use Of Propaganda, Subversion, And Post-War Planning. He Observed The Invasion Of Normandy Landing There The Day After The Initial Invasion. After Leaving The Oss At The End Of World War Two, And Before Entering The Diplomatic Field, In 1948-1949 David Bruce Was With The Economic Cooperation Administration Which Administered The So-Called Marshall Plan. Bruce, As A Member Of The New President's Board Of Consultants On Foreign Intelligence Activities, Wrote A Secret Report On The Cia's Covert Operations For President Dwight D. Eisenhower In 1956 That Was Highly Critical Of Its Operation Under Allen Dulles's Leadership. He Served As The United States Ambassador To France From 1949 To 1952, United States Ambassador To West Germany From 1957 To 1959, And United States Ambassador To The United Kingdom From 1961 To 1969. He Was An American Envoy At The Paris Peace Talks Between The United States And North Vietnam In 1970 And 1971. Bruce Also Served As The First United States Emissary To The People's Republic Of China From 1973 To 1974. He Was The Ambassador To The North Atlantic Treaty Organization From Late 1974 To 1976. Bruce Served As The Honorary Chair On The Board Of Trustees Of The American School In London During His Diplomatic Career In The United Kingdom. On May 29, 1926, Bruce Married Ailsa Mellon, The Daughter Of The Banker, Secretary Of The Treasury And Diplomat Andrew W. Mellon.They Divorced On April 20, 1945. Their Only Daughter, Audrey, And Her Husband, Stephen Currier, Provided Crucial Funding To Us Civil Rights Organizations In The Early 1960'S. They Were Presumed Dead When A Plane In Which They Were Flying In The Caribbean Disappeared On January 17, 1967, After Requesting Permission To Fly Over Culebra, A U. S. Navy Installation. No Trace Of The Plane, Pilot, Or Passengers Was Ever Found. Bruce Purchased And Restored Staunton Hill, His Family's Former Estate (A Plantation) In Charlotte County, Virginia. Bruce Received The Presidential Medal Of Freedom, With Distinction, In 1976. The David K.E. Bruce Award Was Established In 2007 At The American School In London. Bruce Wrote A Book Of Biographical Essays On The American Presidents Originally Published As Seven Pillars Of The Republic (1936). He Later Expanded It As Revolution To Reconstruction (1939) And Again Revised It As Sixteen American Presidents (1962).

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El presente número incluye, por orden: El hombre cristiano en el mundo. / Comentarios. / Grecia. / Tres poemas. / Golfos. / Soci dou Felibrige. / En la muerte de Roy Campbell. / Memoria de Roy Campbell. / Nenias por el español Roy Campbell. Paginación seguida. Ilustrado con xilografias de la Colección Guasp, de Palma de Mallorca. Ejemplar intonso. Cubiertas editorial. Tirada de cincuenta ejemplares sobre papel de hilo verjurado Guarro, numerados y con el nombre del suscriptor impreso. Ejemplar núm. 37/50. 23x16 cm.

El presente número incluye, por orden: El hombre cristiano en el mundo. / Comentarios. / Grecia. / Tres poemas. / Golfos. / Soci dou Felibrige. / En la muerte de Roy Campbell. / Memoria de Roy Campbell. / Nenias por el español Roy Campbell. Paginación seguida. Ilustrado con xilografias de la Colección Guasp, de Palma de Mallorca. Ejemplar intonso. Cubiertas editorial. Tirada de cincuenta ejemplares sobre papel de hilo verjurado Guarro, numerados y con el nombre del suscriptor impreso. Ejemplar núm. 37/50. 23x16 cm.