Some Neglected Aspects of War (Signed)

Mahan, A[lfred]. T[hayer]. (1840-1914)

Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1907

Text includes articles and an address by Capt. Mahan, plus two articles by other authors. The pieces by Mahan are: - The Moral Aspect of War - The Practical Aspect of War - The Hague Conference of 1907, and the Question of Immunity for Belligerent Merchant Shipping - War from a Christian Standpoint (an address in 1900 to the Church Congress in Providence, RI) The other two pieces included herein are: - The Power that Makes for Peace, by Henry S. Pritchett - The Capture of Private Property at Sea, by Julian S. Corbett This copy bears a lengthy inscription by Mahan, signed and dated by him May 14, 1909. He closely paraphrases himself from page 51, and writes "The great danger of the / indiscriminating advocacy of / arbitration is that it may lead / men to tamper with conscience, / soothing it with the belief that / War is so entirely wrong that / beside it no other tolerated / evil is wrong." Signed copies of Mahan's books are very scarce, and this is a nice example in one of his first editions. Ref. HATTENDORF A14a. Bound in dark blue publisher's cloth over boards with gilt titles to spine, top edge gilt, dark blue-black coated endpapers. A few shallow bumps to extremities, a few slight rubs, and a small rectangular numeric label at top fore corner of front pastedown. There is a faint splitting to front endpaper along hinge, but still sound. A beautiful, near fine copy overall. Cloth over boards. Octavo. xxii, [2], 193 pages [+1 page ad]. Seller Inventory # 1411

Bibliographic Details

Title: Some Neglected Aspects of War (Signed)
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company, Boston
Publication Date: 1907
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First edition.