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A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico by Edith O'Shaughnessy (Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessy)
by O'Shaughnessy, Edith
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1916. Hardcover. Good. Letters from the American Embassy at Mexico City, covering the dramatic period between October 8th, 1913, and the breaking off of diplomatic relations on April 23rd, 1914, together with an account of the occupation of Vera Cruz." [12], 355, [1] p.: tissue-guarded frontispiece, 11 leaves of plates; 21 cm. Black cloth with gilt-stamped spine and front-cover titles and illustration. No dust jacket. Top page edges gilt. The author's letters were written to her mother. "In spite of necessary omissions they may throw some light on the difficulties of the Mexican situation, which we have made our own, and which every American wishes to see solved in a way that will testify to the persistence of those qualities that made us great." [from the Foreword] The author, Edith O'Shaughnessy (1876-1939), was a journalist, screenwriters, and biographer. Her husband, Nelson O'Shaughnessy (1876-1932), was the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at the American embassy in Mexico City. In Good Condition: corners rubbed; loss at head of spine; lacking much of gilt from cover; cover is lightly soiled; back hinge weak; pages are clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006253
- Title
- A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico by Edith O'Shaughnessy (Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessy)
- Author
- O'Shaughnessy, Edith
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1916
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History; Women Writers;
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
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