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The Limits of Foreign Policy: A searching reappraisal of the facts of life which govern our relations with the rest of the world, by a former member of the Policy Planning Staff of the State Department
by Marshall, Charles Burton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/good
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt And Company, 1954. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Good +/good. 128 pgs. Written during the Cold War Era, pointing out the shortcomings and problems of American's foreign policy. Black cloth binding with gold titles on front cover and spine, Great Seal in gold and red imprinted on front cover. One or two small spots on front cover near spine, corners and spine ends slightly bumped, interior pages bright, marginalia and some underlining. Dark gray dust jacket with white titles showing some edge wear with chips and creases in edges, slight scrubbing of back cover, one inch chip in back cover near outer corner, not price clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01578
- Title
- The Limits of Foreign Policy
- Author
- Marshall, Charles Burton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, as stated
- Publisher
- Henry Holt And Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- history, government, politics, foreign affairs,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
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