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  • HUMAN SMOKE: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization. by Baker, Nicholson.
    Baker, Nicholson.
    HUMAN SMOKE: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2008.) dj. Hardcover first edition - From the dust jacket - a "deeply moving indictment of the treasured myths that have romanticized much of the 1930s and '40s. Incorporating meticulous research and well-documented sources -- including newspaper and magazine articles, radio speeches, memoirs, and diaries -- the book juxtaposes hundreds of interrelated moments of decision, brutality, suffering, and mercy. Vivid glimpses of political leaders and their dissenters illuminate and examine the gradual, horrifying advance toward overt global war and Holocaust." Extensive notes, index. 566 pp. ISBN: 1416567844.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 50941
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  • BOTH HANDS BEFORE THE FIRE; Memoirs of and By Prynce Hopkins, M.A., Ph.D. by Hopkins, Prynce (Prince Charles Hopkins, 1885-1970)
    Hopkins, Prynce (Prince Charles Hopkins, 1885-1970)
    BOTH HANDS BEFORE THE FIRE; Memoirs of and By Prynce Hopkins, M.A., Ph.D.

    Edition: First edition.

    Printed at Thai Watana Panich, Bangkok: By the author, nd (ca 1962). SIGNED hardcover first edition - Autobiography of this 'millionaire socialist,' pacifist and author of numerous psychology books and periodicals, founder of several schools for boys using Montessori principles and more. He was jailed and fined for his strident anti-war views, pro-union activities, and investigated for his associations with such social reformers as Upton Sinclair and Emma Goldman, although he comments in this book that with the rise of Hitler and Mussolini's dictatorships he reluctantly renounced his previous pacifist views (p 141). Includes a 9 page list of the 'personalities in this history.' INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "with the compliments of" and dated May 19, 1962. 205 pp.

    Condition: Very good in green leatherette boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front cover (tear to sides of top of spine, newspaper photograph of Hopkins pasted on front endpaper, bookplate)

    Book ID: 88172
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  • [Stapledon, Olaf and Miller, Agnes] Crossley, Robert, editor.
    TALKING ACROSS THE WORLD: The Love Letters of Olaf Stapledon and Agnes Miller, 1913-1919.

    Edition: First printing.

    Hanover, NH: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - The love letters from Olaf Stapledon to his cousin and future wife, Agnes Miller, after the outbreak of World War I. Index.

    Condition: Very near fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 13192
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