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194984131Vienna: Verlag Fur Jugend Und Volk 1949. First Edition. Octavo. 21cm. Original blue cloth spine over buff boards titled in white and light blue to spine and front board. Dustjacket. 111pp. Toning and browning to boards minor edgewear; internally clean; in a strong complete illustrated yellow dustjacket with some sunning wear and soiling and a square closed tear to the lower rear panel. A very good copy of a book which doesn't carry wear terribly well. <br /> <br /> Williams' account of his investigations invited or otherwise into the mysteries of Haitian esoteric or faith based practices. Verlag Fur Jugend Und Volk unknown
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18953632Port-au-Prince 1895. Letter signed “F. Hyppoliteâ€. Single folio sheet ca. 27 × 21 cm. Written in ink on one side folded. Light toning small edge wear old folds. Letter signed “F. Hyppoliteâ€. Single folio sheet ca. 27 × 21 cm. Written in ink on one side folded. <p><br /> Signed letter from Haitian President Florvil Hyppolite to prominent members of the Haitian intellectual diaspora in Paris including future ministers and historian Horace Pauléus Sannon.<br /> <p><p><br /> In this official yet personal letter addressed to Th. Mathieu Joseph Justin Horace Pauléus Sannon Adéca Yn. Pierre and Furcy Châtelain in Paris President Florvil Hyppolite 1828–1896 acknowledges the receipt of a tableau sent the previous year by a group of Haitians living in Paris. The tableau transmitted via Brutus Saint-Victor a prominent figure in Port-au-Prince who himself later served as a cabinet minister contained photographs of the senders. Writing with formal courtesy Hyppolite expresses his gratitude for this thoughtful gesture and conveys his warm appreciation and esteem to his correspondents.<br /> <p><p><br /> The signatories include several figures who would later become prominent in Haiti’s political and intellectual life. Justin Joseph was a jurist and writer who went on to serve briefly as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1914 and authored significant works on Haitian law and foreign relations. Horace Pauléus Sannon 1870–1938 became one of Haiti’s most important historians and diplomats serving as foreign minister ambassador to France and author of landmark studies on the nation’s revolutionary past. Furcy Châtelain later held high office as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the 1910s. The other two men Th. Mathieu and Adéca Yn. Pierre were likely members of the Haitian expatriate community in Paris though their identities remain less certain.<br /> <p><p><br /> Hyppolite’s presidency lasted from 1889 until his sudden death in 1896. Rising to power after years of internal conflict and foreign interference he worked to stabilize the government modernize the army and strengthen Haiti’s position in international affairs. His rule is often remembered for its emphasis on infrastructure projects including railway and port development and for efforts to maintain a careful balance between Haiti’s internal factions and the increasing influence of foreign powers particularly the United States Germany and France. This letter written near the end of his presidency is a testament to his connections not only with domestic political circles but also with Haitians abroad reflecting the networks of support and exchange that linked the republic to its intellectual and diplomatic communities overseas.<br /> <p>. unknown
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1875373911Paris: L. Guerin et Cie 1875. Second edition. 42 engravings and maps. Folio. Bound in quarter contemporary red morocco and cloth. Good only plates with worm holes. Second edition. 42 engravings and maps. Folio. "Collection of views of the main locations of the French colony of Saint Domingue". Sabin 50578 L. Guerin et Cie unknown
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2013DADAX0833078607RAND Corporation 2013-02-22. paperback. New. 6.00x0.50x9.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. RAND Corporation paperback
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1949410632Lake Success NY: United Nations 1949. Colophon stating "August 1959 – 5000. Internally clean. 8vo. xvii 327 pages. Two folding maps in pocket at end pocket separated along edges black-and-white photographic reproductions throughout the text. Printed wrappers a few stains some toning and separation along front joint. Provenance: June Shagaloff Alexander 1928-2022 American civil rights activist signature "June Shagaloff" on half-title and "Shagaloff" on front wrapper. Association copy owned by June Shagaloff Alexander who – one year after the publication of this exhaustive study of Haiti made by the United Nations – joined the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund headed by Thurgood Marshall she was just finishing up her undergraduate degree at NYU; Shagaloff did not marry and take the name of Michael Alexander until 1970. This Report claimed that is "deserves attention as a new departure in United Nations activities. Undertaken at the request of the Haitian Government" it evolved out of various organizations' studies of the country's developmental problems. It was published with the support of the President Harry S. Truman and Haitian President Dusmarsais Estimé Trygve Lie introduction. United Nations unknown
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