Autumn 2020 Catalogue

36 American Heroes & Leaders Autumn 2020 “The Whole Destiny Of My Country Is Imperiled” 35. HOOVER, Herbert. 40 Key Questions About Our Foreign Police Answered by Herbert Hoover. Scarsdale, New York, 1952. Octavo, original green cloth, dust jacket. $2200. Click for more info First edition of Hoover’s 1952 collection of speeches and correspondence on the “Great Debate” and the perils of communism, signed by President Hoover, in scarce dust jacket. This timely volume assembles printings of major speeches and select correspondence by Hoover on the threat of world communism. Containing first revised edition of “A Call to American Reason”: an unrevised version was included in Hoover’s Addresses upon the American Road , 1940-41 (1941). Book fine; light toning to spine with slight chipping to spine ends and rear panel affecting several letters of extremely good dust jacket. “With The Appreciation Of Herbert Hoover” 34. HOOVER, Herbert and GIBSON, Hugh. The Problems of Lasting Peace. Garden City, 1942. Octavo, original blue cloth, dust jacket. $2200. Click for more info First edition of President Hoover and co-author Gibson’s critically praised analysis of a world in crisis, published in the midst of World War II, inscribed by both Hoover and Gibson in the year of publication to one of the founders of Armed Services Editions: “To Malcolm Johnson, With the appreciation of Herbert Hoover,” continued in the hand of Gibson, “& Hugh Gibson, June 19, 1942.” This thoughtful and timely work of statesmanship was written in the midst of WWII by former President Hoover and diplomat Hugh Gibson. The recipient, Malcolm Johnson, was a top editor and publishing executive with Doubleday, Doran and D. Van Nostrand. He served on the executive committee of the Council on Books in Wartime and was one of the key founders of Armed Services Editions, which produced millions of free books for America’s soldiers. Light edge-wear, closed tear to front panel and spine end of price-clipped dust jacket. An extremely good inscribed copy.