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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. - Boards lightly marked with a small patch of sticker residue to lower - Book ow/ solid, clean and bright w/ minor shelf wear only - viii/75 pages.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. * PUBLISHER : CAMPAIGN FOR EARTH FEDERATION * YEAR : 1973 * ISBN : N/A * No OF PAGES : 144 * CONDITION : USED - GOOD * OTHER: THE COVER IS RUBBED AND LIGHTLY CREASED WITH BUMPING ALONG THE EDGES AND CORNERS. THE SPINE IS RUBBED AND CREASED WITH BUMPING AT BOTH ENDS. THE BINDING IS FIRM. TO THE TOP OF THE INSIDE FRONT COVER IS A SMALL STICKER WITH A NAME AND ADDRESS. THERE IS A SLIGHT WATER STAIN TO THE FOR-EDGE. THE PAGES ARE LIGHTLY TANNED, HOWEVER PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 361 Pp. Original Card Covers, Re-Backed In Gray Cloth, Original Covers Worn And Damp-Stained, Contents Clean, And No Marks. Multiple Articles By Many Authors, As There Were Not That Many Liberal And Deep-Thinking And Thought-Provoking Writers Of The Early Twentieth Century. Still, Dedicated By The Editors To Dorothy Whitney Straight, Patroness; According To Wikipedia, Dorothy Payne Elmhirst (Née Whitney, Previously Straight; 1887 - 1968) Was An American-Born Social Activist, Philanthropist, Publisher And A Member Of The Prominent Whitney Family. Whitney Was Born In Washington, D.C., The Daughter Of Flora (Née Payne) And William Collins Whitney, The United States Secretary Of The Navy During The First Cleveland Administration From 1885 Through 1889. Flora Was The Daughter Of Senator Henry B. Payne Of Ohio] And Sister Of Colonel Oliver Hazard Payne, Later Treasurer Of The Standard Oil Company. She Attended The Chapin School. At Age 17, She Came Into A Major Inheritance, Approximately $15,000,000 (The Modern Equivalent Underestimates The Wealth Vs. Her Contemporaries). One Of The Wealthiest Women In America In The Early 20Th Century, Dorothy Whitney Straight Was A Philanthropist And Social Activist Who Supported Women's Trade Unions And Educational And Charitable Organizations Such As The Junior League Of New York. She Became The First President Of The Association Of Junior Leagues International In 1921. Together With Her Husband, She Founded The Weekly Magazine The New Republic And The New School For Social Research In New York City. Records Of Dorothy Payne Whitney In New York City Reveal The Extent Of Her Philanthropic Work. She Was A Benefactor Of The Arts, Feminist, And Pacifist Causes, As Well As Social And Labour Reform. She Lent Financial Support To Progressive Alternative Education Plus Scholarly Research. In 1937, She Created The William C. Whitney Foundation In Her Father's Name.