Henry Van Dyke — The Man Behind: Essays in Understanding
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York; London, 1929. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author. Green leather covers are well-rubbed on edges and wear on spine with small area of loss near upper end, gilt lettering and decoration, sound binding, green silk page marker, and clean pages. Signed inscription from author on front end-paper "To Agnes Rix Downes, my faithful secretary, Henry van Dyke,Sep 26, 1929, Avalon". Van Dyke was the US Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg between 1913 and 1916. Miss Rix seems to have been known to him during that period and afterwards. No dust-jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Inscribed by Author. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 05922091135. ISBN: 1905080093
