Welles, Sumner

THE TIME FOR DECISION [SIGNED]

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1944. Octavo, x, 431 pages, [9]; VG-/VG-; Dustjacket has light plus wear to head of spine and fore-edges, light wear overall, and minor age-toning to back cover and white lettering; DJ is in protective mylar cover; Price unclipped; Boards have light bumping to corners and head/tail of spine, and light wear to top edges; Textblock has light age-toning to deckled edges; Ink inscription to ffep: "For / The Honorable Theodore R. McKeldin / Mayor of Baltimore / with my high regard / Sumner Welles / July 29, 1944."; Bookplate of (later) Governor of Maryland Theodore R. McKeldin on front pastedown.

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Shelved Dupont Bookstore

Price: $1,000

NOTES

Sumner Welles served as Under Secretary of State from 1937 until 1943, and acted as the main architect of FDR's international policies during that time (which led to a seriously contentious relationship with Secretary of State, Caleb Hull). He was the key thinker behind the United States' "Good Neighbor Policy" in Latin America, and was highly influential in both laying the foundation of the United Nations and building support for the creation of the state of Israel. shelved case 5