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From Capitol to Kremlin
by Guthridge, Mrs. Jules [Anna Sterling] (1849-1922)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine. Bound in burgundy cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board, top edge gilt. Contemporaneous prior own
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1910. First Edition. Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. 206 pages. Near fine. Bound in burgundy cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board, top edge gilt. Contemporaneous prior owner name neatly penned to front free endpaper. Light rubs to extremities with a few shallow bumps. Hinges sound. Clean and bright overall.. Frontispiece portrait. In the spring of 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt sent a Commission abroad in an attempt to interest the prominent nations of Europe in putting China's finances on the gold standard. Anna Sterling Guthridge travelled with the Commission as the wife of its First Secretary. <br /> <br /> Mexico sent its own Commission, headed by Enrique C. Creel, and together this Joint Commission visited London, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. Guthridge records with enthusiasm the scenes and anecdotes of this tour early U. S. diplomatic tour. Scarce.<br /> <br /> Ref. KRICK p. 68-69.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1424
- Title
- From Capitol to Kremlin
- Author
- Guthridge, Mrs. Jules [Anna Sterling] (1849-1922)
- Illustrator
- Frontispiece portrait
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth over boards. Duodecimo. 206 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine. Bound in burgundy cloth over boards with gilt-stamped spine and upper board, top edge gilt. Contemporaneous prior own
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Neale Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and Washington
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- Theodore Roosevelt, china, gold standard, women, journals, diaries, diplomacy, travel, moscow, london, berlin, stockholm, st. petersburg, russia, enrique c. creel
- Bookseller catalogs
- History & Politics; Americana;
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Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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