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Young Germany
1931002116New York: Robert M. McBride & Company 1931. Unique provenence to this volume. Presentation copy. Bound into book prior to title page is a presentation page: This copy is dedicated to Mr. Shelby G. Southland as a reward and contest prize for one of the fifty best 300-word essays on the subject: "Why I Want to Spend My Vacation in Germany" This contest was arranged by "The American Boy" magazine" German Tourist Information Office and Hamburg American Line. His Excellency von Prittwitz Ambassador of the German Reich at Washington was an honorary judge. 8vo size red clothbound hardcover with dust jacket; 195 toned pages with black and white illustrations by the author and black and white photographs throughout. Color endpapers illustrate popular tourist attractions. From back: "What is happening to the youth of a country which is being made over since the First World war The author spent last summer abroad finding out just what is going on in this fascinating country. She took to the road with the boys and girls on their wander trips lodged all night in the Jugendherbergen and spent a night in a Black Forest farmhouse eating cherries and milk on a bench by a great porcelain stove while the whole party sang folk songs to pay for their night's lodging." Illustrated jacket is covered in mylar has some chipping at top and bottom of spine and corners plus edgewear. We noted pencil underlining on pages 40 42 and 46 and fingermarks in the margins of pages 13 14 30 and 31. There may be a tone of national socialist propaganda or philosophy to this book in how the Germans are characterized. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. First. Cloth. Good/Good. Illus. by Peck Anne Merriman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Robert M. McBride & Company Hardcover
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