Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1927
Seller: Montecito Rare Books, Goleta, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good; some rubbing/bumping/fraying to extremities; small stains/scuffs to cloth; spine titling faded; scuffs/stains to top edge of pages, but only as seen with the book closed; small chip to fore edge of endpapers on vol 2, with a bit of dried adhesive at that location on the flyleaf; bookseller pencil notes to rear endpapers; else Fine. Hinges sound, spines straight, pages clean and bright except as noted. No dust jackets; slipcase lacking. Second Printing. Each volume bears the bookplate of Hilton Proctor Goss on the pastedown and Odilion[?] Goss on the flyleaf. Hilton Proctor Goss (1903-?) was an author and researcher based in Santa Barbara, California, associated with the Technical Military Planning Operation at General Electric Co. in the late 1950s. His work included strategic studies on African resources and United States foreign aid policy. Book.