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Red Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. First Edition. 374 Pp. Red Cloth, First Printing (1924). Inscribed "To Rudolph Forster, From His Friend -----(Illegible)------------- February 1925". Per Wikipedia, Maurice Francis Egan (1852 - 1924) Was An American Writer And Diplomat. He Was A Prolific Writer And Had A Long And Successful Career As A Catholic Journalist, Literary Critic, And Novelist. He Was A Professor Of English At Two Universities, And Served As United States Minister In Copenhagen. He Was An Editor Of The Landmark Ten Volume Irish Literature (1904). His Essay On "Irish Novels" Was Included In The Book.[2] He Was A Friend Of Us President Theodore Roosevelt, And Introduced Him To William Butler Yeats At A White House Lunch. Forster Was A Very Important Non-Political Staff Member At The White House. "Rudolph Forster Was Executive Clerk And Administrative Officer In Charge Of Executive Papers At The White House Until His Death In 1943. He Had Piled Up Nearly Fifty Years Of Service To Eight Presidents. His Job Was To Remind The President That A Bill, For Example, Must Be Acted Upon In A Certain Amount Of Time, Or That By Law He Must Fill A Vacancy Within A Definite Period. He Was Also Responsible For The 'Orderly Handling Of Documents' And Supervision Of The Large Clerical Staff. He Was The Most Important Permanent Official At The White House. " -Off The Record With F.D.R., Rutgers University Press, 1958. "Rudolph Is A Man Without Faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt (As Cited In That Book, P. 140). Frontispiece; Photographs (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. The Limited Editions Club January 1952 Binding: Hardcover signed by Ward in a very good slipcase $NRP.