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NY: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, (1961). tan cloth. VG+. 8vo. black & white photos.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961T. hardcover. Good. 1.3780 in x 8.5039 in x 6.7717 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

US: Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 1961. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Olive green cloth over boards with gilt particulars to spine and author's debossed signtaure in gilt to front board. Page 27 is dog-earred and previous owners dated signature to first free endpaper; otherwise, pages and photographs are clean and unmarked. Text block is lightly sunned particularly to top edge with light shelf wear and small dampstain to top edge. Boards have sunning to top edge, fore edge of front board, and along spine edge at rear board; corners and ends of spine bumped. Binding is tight, spine is slightly cocked. Dust jacket is clean and bright with scuffing to rear cover and light creasing, closed tears and rubbing to corners, edges and ends of spine. Dust jacket is covered in a protective mylar jacket.

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo, 342pp., illustrated. A very good copy in the publisher's tan cloth, lacking the dust jacket. Spine faded, and a touch of foxing to the edges. This copy SIGNED and warmly INSCRIBED by Romulo on the front free endpaper in the year of publication to Pittsburgh philanthropist and U. S. Army General Richard K Mellon: "To General RIchard K. Mellon with the best wishes and high personal regard and esteem of the author, Carlos P. Romulo Sept. 5, 1961 Washington (8), D. C." Romulo was a major figure in both the US and Philippine militaries, serving as an aide to Douglas MacArthur during World War II. He later served as an Ambassador from the Philippines to the United States, as well as in other diplomatic roles. Mellon, who served in both world wars, was a scion of the prominent Mellon family of Pittsburgh, and was a major figure in the postwar urban renewal efforts in that city. Uncommon with such a lengthy inscription… Read More