Mrs Jules Guthridge, Anna Sterling / From Capitol to Kremlin 1st Edition 1910

Description: Woman's Scarce Account of a 1903 Government Tour of EuropeFrom Capitol to Kremlin Author: Guthridge, Mrs. Jules [Anna Sterling] (1849-1922) Title: From Capitol to Kremlin Publication: New York and Washington: The Neale Publishing Company, 1910 Edition: First Edition Description: Frontispiece portrait. 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. 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. 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.Ref. KRICK p. 68-69. Seller ID: 1424 Subject: Americana, History & Politics Back Creek Books We buy and sell quality used and antiquarian books along with maps, prints and ephemera. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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