Love and Rutabaga: A Remembrance of the War Years
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. First Edition. First Printing. 22 cm, 214, illus. More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. First Edition. First Printing. 22 cm, 214, illus. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1969. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 798 pages. Illustrations. Notes. References. Index. DJ soiled, creased, & scuffed: small tears/chips, small pieces missing. Inscribed and signed by the author (Dean Acheson); small smear in the inscription. Dean Gooderham Acheson (April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. . Dean Acheson joined the Department of State in 1941 as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office at the end of the Truman years. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the Foreign policy of the Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was Truman's main foreign policy advisor 1945-1947, especially regarding the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. After 1949 Acheson came under partisan political attack from Republicans led by Senator Joseph McCarthy over Truman's policy toward the People's Republic of China. As a private citizen in 1968 he counseled President Lyndon B. Johnson to negotiate for peace with North Vietnam. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, President John F. Kennedy called upon Acheson for advice, bringing him into the executive committee (ExComm), a strategic advisory group. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1969. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. xvii, [1], 798 pages. Illustrations. Notes. References. Index. DJ is price clipped and has some wear, soiling, chips, and tears. Inscribed by the author to John T. Chadwell on the fep. Inscription reads To John T. Chadwell with best wishes Dean Acheson. This is believed to be the John T. Chadwell who was a Chicago lawyer who often represented major companies in antitrust suits. Mr. Chadwell received bachelors’ and law degrees from the University of Illinois. Dean Gooderham Acheson (April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer. . Dean Acheson joined the Department of State in 1941 as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and, with brief intermissions, was continuously involved until 1953, when he left office at the end of the Truman years. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the Foreign policy of the Truman administration from 1949 to 1953. He was Truman's main foreign policy advisor 1945-1947, especially regarding the Cold War. Acheson helped design the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. After 1949 Acheson came under partisan political attack from Republicans led by Senator Joseph McCarthy over Truman's policy toward the People's Republic of China. As a private citizen in 1968 he counseled President Lyndon B. Johnson to negotiate for peace with North Vietnam. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, President John F. Kennedy called upon Acheson for advice, bringing him into the executive committee (ExComm), a strategic advisory group. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1981. English Edition. Hardcover. xi, 393 p. Endpaper maps. Occasional footnotes. Illustrations. Notes. Index. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, c1981. First U.S.? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 393, Perhaps the definitive Soviet perspective of their experience in WWII. More
New York: R. M. McBride, 1944. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 286, DJ worn, soiled, and quite chipped, some discoloration to endpapers and text, boards somewhat soiled and worn at edges. More
New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1967. Second Printing. 522, maps, endpaper maps, bibliography, index, some soiling to fore-edge, DJ worn & soiled: small tears, small pieces missing. More
London: Hutchinson, 1990. First? Printing. 24 cm, 398, illus., footnotes, indexA memoir that covers the period from 1920 when the author of "Watership Down" and other bestsellers was born, to when he boarded a train for WWII service in the British Army. An account of a young man of breeding and education in the 20th century. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First American Edition. 24 cm, 396, illus., footnotes, index, front DJ flap price clipped. More
Place_Pub: New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1967. 206, illus., endpaper maps, appendix, bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and soiled: small edge tears/chips. More
New York: Viking, 1989. First Printing. 526, illus. (some color), map, notes, glossary, index, some soiling ins fr flylf, black marker line on fore-edge, wear to DJ edges. More
New York: Viking, 1989. First Printing. 526, illus. (some color), map, notes, glossary, index, usual library markings, DJ flap pasted inside boards. More
New York: Bantam Books, 1967. pocket paperbk, 239, wraps, illus., index, text has darkened, some staining to fore-edge, covers and spine soiled and some edge wear. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, [1969]. First Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 298, illus., endpaper maps, chapter notes, bibliography, index, DJ in plastic sleeve, DJ edges worn and small edge tears/chips. More
Boston, MA: Little, Brown, [1968]. First Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 336, illus., endpaper maps, usual library markings. More
Rolling Meadows, IL: Motorola University Press, 1994. First? Edition. First? Printing. 161, illus., front endpaper & title page torn out, front board weak where pages torn out, p. vi to p. 161 complete. More
Place_Pub: London: Oxford University Press, 1941. 32, wraps, covers somewhat worn and soiled. More
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1979. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 397, illus., chronology, index, minor staining at bottom of several pages at rear, DJ worn, soiled, torn, and chipped. More
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1979. First Edition. Second Printing. 22 cm, 397, illus., chronology, index, spine faded. More
Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1980. First Edition. Third Printing. 22 cm, 397, illus., chronology, index, slight wear/creasing to DJ edges. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1943. First Edition. First Printing. 22 cm, 315, illus., maps, index, wrapper taped to boards, DJ worn, soiled, and portion missing. More
Reno, NV: University of Nevada Press, c1991. First Printing. 24 cm, 391, acid-free paper, illus., map, some sticker residue on DJ. More
London: Paul Elek, 1974. First U.K. Edition. 970, maps, notes, bibliography, index, some soiling to edges and a few pages, DJ worn and soiled, some tears to DJ. More
Harrisburg, PA: Historical Times, Inc., c1980-1982. First/Second Printing. 28 cm, approx. 4000, 8-vol. set, profusely illus., maps, appendices, index, volumes 1-3 First Printing, volumes 4-8 Second Printing. More
Washington, DC: R. B. Luce, [1970]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 224, illus. More