[Item #4963] Inside Europe (New and Revised Edition). John Gunther.
Inside Europe (New and Revised Edition)
Inside Europe (New and Revised Edition)
Inside Europe (New and Revised Edition)

Inside Europe (New and Revised Edition)

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers, 1938. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. "The appearance of this book has marked a new departure in publishing history. For the first time, a publisher and an author have collaborated to keep a book on current events as completely up-to-date as the events themselves. When Inside Europe first appeared, Edward VIII had just mounted the throne, the Spanish revolution was unheard of, the Front Populaire was still struggling for power in France, the re-armament of the Rhine existed only in the minds of Germany's war lords. Yet today your copy of Inside Europe covers fully the development of every one of these situations. As the European front changes, Gunther writes a new interpretation, the publishers reset and reprint- and Inside Europe remains the one complete up-to-the-minute book on the subject." (from back cover) The famous contemporary account of Europe & its leaders on the eve of World War II by John Gunther (1901-1970), the great & prolific American journalist & author. Among the many works in Gunther's "Inside..." series that were acclaimed in their time & which have of late received increased critical respect & study, particularly Inside U.S.A. (1947). Gunther is perhaps most known for Death Be Not Proud (1949), about the tragic early death of his son Johnny (which we have all read during middle or high school). First published in 1936, this "New and Revised Edition" of 1938 catches up to the many important developments that occurred on the fast-moving European scene in the two years since it first appeared. With fascinating, detailed portraits of Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Joseph Stalin & many less infamous but critical figures in Europe as it sped toward Germany's setting off the worst conflagration the world has yet seen. Hardcover in dust jacket (with small clips at flap-corners as issued), first edition thus as explained above, presumed first & only printing shortly preceded & followed by other editions. A very important Gunther collectible with deep insight into history as it was being made, & which has stood the test of hindsight. Book in near-fine condition with moderate rubbing, browning & occasional spotting to front, back covers & spine (with colored front cover map illustration & spine letters, colored graphics only slightly dulled & quite intact); moderate rubbing, browning & spotting to edges & corners of same; moderate browning, rubbing & spotting to edges of text block esp. upper edge. Interior fine with mild browning & occasional spotting to blank paste-downs & endpapers; very light browning mostly to blank margins of page leaves; very small creases, some with very short closed tears, at upper corners of a few page leaves. Unrestored dust jacket relatively fair-to-good with moderate rubbing, browning & light scratching to front, back covers, spine & flaps; mild wear & some tiny bumps, creases at edges & corners of same; crude tape repairs over closed tears at/near upper edge of front cover; several areas of small chips with slight loss of paper esp. at upper spine-edge & corners, flap-corners. An extra handling fee will be added for shipping due to the weight of this item. Near Fine / Fair-Good. [Item #4963]

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