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  • SEEKING TO SERVE. by Goethe, C. M. (Charles Matthias, 1875-1966)
    Goethe, C. M. (Charles Matthias, 1875-1966)
    SEEKING TO SERVE.

    Edition: First edition.

    Sacramento, CA: The Keystone Press, 1949. Hardcover first edition - Autobiography of this Sacramento developer and philanthropist, C. M. Goethe, who was known for both his love of the outdoors (he was one of the founders of the "Save the Redwoods Foundation) and for his interest in eugenics at its most racist and radical - in his 1936 address to the Eugenics Reseach Association, he praised Nazi Germany's "honest yearnings for a better population." This is written in short anecdotes, varying from his parent's lives to their arrival in California to his business ventures, his travels and more. Here are a few sample paragraphs which followed each other: "Tennis Club, Country club" (how he became President of the tennis…

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    Sacramento, CA: The Keystone Press, 1949. Hardcover first edition - Autobiography of this Sacramento developer and philanthropist, C. M. Goethe, who was known for both his love of the outdoors (he was one of the founders of the "Save the Redwoods Foundation) and for his interest in eugenics at its most racist and radical - in his 1936 address to the Eugenics Reseach Association, he praised Nazi Germany's "honest yearnings for a better population." This is written in short anecdotes, varying from his parent's lives to their arrival in California to his business ventures, his travels and more. Here are a few sample paragraphs which followed each other: "Tennis Club, Country club" (how he became President of the tennis club after it collapsed with unpaid debt) followed by "Marriage" (December 1903) and then by "Tithe", "Waldensian" and "Arizona." A brief commentary on the Everglades National Park is followed by an eulogy for Dr. Jan Mjoen, a Norwegian eugenicist. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Index. xii, 212 pp.

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    Condition: Very good in tan cloth with dark brown stamping on the front cover and spine (previous owner's name on front endpaper)

    Book ID: 86497
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  • ADVENTURES IN SCENERY. A Popular Reader of California Geology. by Willard, Daniel E.
    Willard, Daniel E.
    ADVENTURES IN SCENERY. A Popular Reader of California Geology.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Lancaster, PA: The Jaques Cattell Press, 1942 (1944.) dj. Hardcover - Illustrated with many photographs and charts throughout. The final section is a guide for tourists called 'geology from a motor car.' Glossary, bibliography, index. 438 pages. Printed on high quality glossy paper.

    Condition: Near fine in light green cloth with a poor dustjacket (many chips, separated into 2 pieces along the spine fold).

    Book ID: 25385
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  • MYSTERY OF THE ABSENT NEIGHBORS. by Wood, Ruth C.
    Wood, Ruth C.
    MYSTERY OF THE ABSENT NEIGHBORS.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    Katonah, NY: Young Reader's Press, (1968). First edition - Twelve year old Nancy and her eleven year old brother Kevin are spending the summer in the Idaho mountains at the sheep camp of their aunt and uncle, and they become interested in a nearby mystery house which appears to have been abandoned in a hurry, yet remains well cared for. Illustrated with drawings by Ursula Koering. 191 pp plus final drawing.

    Condition: Near fine in illustrated wrappers (name on title page)

    Book ID: 84360
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