Democracy And Leadership

Boston / New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 349 Pp. Red Cloth, Gilt Lettering On Spine, Stamped In Blind On Front Cover. First Printing, 1924 Date On Title Page. First Printing. Exceptionally Scarce. [The Following Text Has Been Copied Into The Listing By Another Seller]. No Worldcat Listing Of Any Institutional Holding Of Any 1924 Printing; The Only Explanation For This Relative Obscurity Is That It Is A Scholarly Work On The Essence Of The Democratic Evolution From The Impunity Of The Clan, Warlord, Imperial, Financial, And Now Institutional Authority, Written Without Political Prejudice, Of No Benefit To Any Special Interest Or Party Or Person. Babbitt Was A Prominent Harvard Professor, A Great Intelligence, Who Wrote On Many Subjects, But This Is His Only Book On Government. The Book Focuses On The Central Problem Of Modern Times, The Selection Of Leaders For The Democratic Process Of Government Law Creation And Law Administration, And May Well Be The First Impartial, Thoughtful, And Original Work Exploring Those Issues. This Copy With Ownership Signature Of Robert Kenneth Straus, Dated 1928; Straus, The Son Of Macy's President And United States Ambassador To France Jesse Isidor Straus (Himself The Son Of Prominent Ny Merchant Isidor Struas, Who Died On The Titanic), Worked On Fdr's National Recovery Administration, Later Was On The New York City Council, And Was Active For Many Decades In Many Public And Private Organizations, Including The Institute Of General Semantics. In The Text Are A Few Pencil Underlinings By An Intelligent Reader But Accompanied By A Few Marginal Words Whicfh Do Not Appear To Be In Straus's Hand.