Author: (Doris, Michail). MacVeagh, Lincoln and Margaret.
Title: Greek Journey by Lincoln and Margaret Macveagh. Illustrated by Michel Doris. Together with: 2 Copies of Elliniko Taxidi, the Translation Into Greek of "Greek Journey". All Three from the Library of the Authors. (3 Books).
Description: New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1937. 1937. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1937. 1937. Very good. - Octavo, 7-7/8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in blue cloth titled in white on the front cover and on the spine, with a map of the journey on the front and rear endpapers. The covers are lightly bumped & slightly soiled and the spine darkened. viii [2] & 270 pages, illustrated with a color frontispiece and profuse black & white drawings by the Greek artist Michail Doris. Very good. First edition. TOGETHER WITH: 2 copies of ELLINIKO TAXIDI, a translation of the book into Greek by Athena Vlachou and Lina Vlachou in collaboration with Harry Mavrikidis. The books, printed at the press of Christos Gertroudis with zinc engravings by Evangelos Chalkiopoulos, are identical except for the bindings and the paper. One copy is bound in dark blue cloth titled in white on the front cover and on the spine. It has a vignette of Greek columns on the front cover and the spine is sunned (faded). It is printed on ordinary paper and is inscribed to the MacVeaghs by the translator Lina Vlachou. The second copy is bound in cream buckram titled in dark blue on the front cover and on the spine. It also has a vignette of Greek columns on the front cover. It is printed on thicker paper and is 1-3/4 inches thick as opposed to the first copy which is 1 inch thick. It is inscribed to the MacVeaghs by the translator Athena Vlachou. There is some minor staining & foxing to the covers of this volume and staining to the presentation page. Both volumes have 281 pages and have the same color frontispiece and black & white drawings as the American edition. Both of the Greek editions have, in addition, a photographic portrait of the authors in traditional Greek dress. The artist Michail Doris (1896-1987) was born Michail Papageorgiou in Dorida Greece. He studied art in Paris and returned to Athens in 1930. His work was influenced by Vlaminck and Dufy. All three volumes are from the library of the authors Lincoln MacVeagh and his wife Margaret with their "Arcades Ambo" bookplate on the verso of the endpapers. Lincoln MacVeagh (1890-1972), a Renaissance man, graduated from Harvard magna cum laude in 1913. He went on to study languages at the Sorbonne and became fluent in German, French, Spanish, Latin, Greek and Classical Greek. After World War I he became a director of the Henry Holt and Company publishing firm where he became friendly with the poet Robert Frost. In 1923 he left the firm and founded the Dial Press. His name appears on the imprint of many of their publications. In 1933 President Roosevelt appointed him Minister to Greece. He followed presentation of his credentials with a speech in Classical Greek. While in Greece he conducted excavations beneath the Acropolis and made archeological contributions to the National Museum in Athens. He left Greece in 1941 when the German army over ran the country. From there he was appointed the first US Minister to Iceland where he negotiated agreements for the construction of the Keflavik airfield. In late 1942 he became Minister to the Union of South Africa and coordinated American wartime agencies there. In 1943 he was sent to Cairo as Ambassador so that he could assist the governments in exile of Greece and Yugoslavia. He returned to Athens as Ambassador in 1944. MacVeagh gave secret testimony before Congress concerning the Balkans in 1947, testimony that was an important factor in the formation of the Truman Doctrine. In 1948 as Ambassador to Portugal MacVeagh was influential in admitting her into NATO. In 1952 President Truman named him Ambassador to Spain. President Truman wrote to him on March 9, 1948: "On the occasion of your appointment as Ambassador to Portugal, I would like to make some personal expression of appreciation for the high services you have already rendered your country. During the past fifteen critical years you have served with distinction as Chief of the United states Missions to Iceland, the Union of South Africa, Yugoslavia and Greece. In this last post especially - as Minister from 1933 to 1941 and as Ambassador since 1943 - your scholarly statesmanship and diplomatic judgment have been of the utmost value. Very good .
Keywords: TRAVEL; GREEK JOURNEY; ELLINIKO TAXIDI; LINCOLN MACVEAGH; MARGARET MACVEAGH; LINA VLACHOU; ATHENA VLACHOU; MICHAEL DORIS; MICHAIL DORIS; MICHAIL PAPAGEORGIOU; ARTIST; ILLUSTRATED; GREEK LANGUAGE; GREECE; EVANGELOS CHALKIOPOULOS; HARRY MAVRIKIDIS; CHRISTOS
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Title: Greek Journey by Lincoln and Margaret Macveagh. Illustrated by Michel Doris. Together with: 2 Copies of Elliniko Taxidi, the Translation Into Greek of "Greek Journey". All Three from the Library of the Authors. (3 Books).
Description: New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1937. 1937. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1937. 1937. Very good. - Octavo, 7-7/8 inches high by 6 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in blue cloth titled in white on the front cover and on the spine, with a map of the journey on the front and rear endpapers. The covers are lightly bumped & slightly soiled and the spine darkened. viii [2] & 270 pages, illustrated with a color frontispiece and profuse black & white drawings by the Greek artist Michail Doris. Very good. First edition. TOGETHER WITH: 2 copies of ELLINIKO TAXIDI, a translation of the book into Greek by Athena Vlachou and Lina Vlachou in collaboration with Harry Mavrikidis. The books, printed at the press of Christos Gertroudis with zinc engravings by Evangelos Chalkiopoulos, are identical except for the bindings and the paper. One copy is bound in dark blue cloth titled in white on the front cover and on the spine. It has a vignette of Greek columns on the front cover and the spine is sunned (faded). It is printed on ordinary paper and is inscribed to the MacVeaghs by the translator Lina Vlachou. The second copy is bound in cream buckram titled in dark blue on the front cover and on the spine. It also has a vignette of Greek columns on the front cover. It is printed on thicker paper and is 1-3/4 inches thick as opposed to the first copy which is 1 inch thick. It is inscribed to the MacVeaghs by the translator Athena Vlachou. There is some minor staining & foxing to the covers of this volume and staining to the presentation page. Both volumes have 281 pages and have the same color frontispiece and black & white drawings as the American edition. Both of the Greek editions have, in addition, a photographic portrait of the authors in traditional Greek dress. The artist Michail Doris (1896-1987) was born Michail Papageorgiou in Dorida Greece. He studied art in Paris and returned to Athens in 1930. His work was influenced by Vlaminck and Dufy. All three volumes are from the library of the authors Lincoln MacVeagh and his wife Margaret with their "Arcades Ambo" bookplate on the verso of the endpapers. Lincoln MacVeagh (1890-1972), a Renaissance man, graduated from Harvard magna cum laude in 1913. He went on to study languages at the Sorbonne and became fluent in German, French, Spanish, Latin, Greek and Classical Greek. After World War I he became a director of the Henry Holt and Company publishing firm where he became friendly with the poet Robert Frost. In 1923 he left the firm and founded the Dial Press. His name appears on the imprint of many of their publications. In 1933 President Roosevelt appointed him Minister to Greece. He followed presentation of his credentials with a speech in Classical Greek. While in Greece he conducted excavations beneath the Acropolis and made archeological contributions to the National Museum in Athens. He left Greece in 1941 when the German army over ran the country. From there he was appointed the first US Minister to Iceland where he negotiated agreements for the construction of the Keflavik airfield. In late 1942 he became Minister to the Union of South Africa and coordinated American wartime agencies there. In 1943 he was sent to Cairo as Ambassador so that he could assist the governments in exile of Greece and Yugoslavia. He returned to Athens as Ambassador in 1944. MacVeagh gave secret testimony before Congress concerning the Balkans in 1947, testimony that was an important factor in the formation of the Truman Doctrine. In 1948 as Ambassador to Portugal MacVeagh was influential in admitting her into NATO. In 1952 President Truman named him Ambassador to Spain. President Truman wrote to him on March 9, 1948: "On the occasion of your appointment as Ambassador to Portugal, I would like to make some personal expression of appreciation for the high services you have already rendered your country. During the past fifteen critical years you have served with distinction as Chief of the United states Missions to Iceland, the Union of South Africa, Yugoslavia and Greece. In this last post especially - as Minister from 1933 to 1941 and as Ambassador since 1943 - your scholarly statesmanship and diplomatic judgment have been of the utmost value. Very good .
Keywords: TRAVEL; GREEK JOURNEY; ELLINIKO TAXIDI; LINCOLN MACVEAGH; MARGARET MACVEAGH; LINA VLACHOU; ATHENA VLACHOU; MICHAEL DORIS; MICHAIL DORIS; MICHAIL PAPAGEORGIOU; ARTIST; ILLUSTRATED; GREEK LANGUAGE; GREECE; EVANGELOS CHALKIOPOULOS; HARRY MAVRIKIDIS; CHRISTOS
Price: US$ 650.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 99018
- Book number: 99018
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