Smith, Anthony Wayne (d. 1992). American labor lawyer and leading environmentalist and conservationist.

Typed Letter to Educator Harold Rugg of Teachers College, Columbia University, Signed by Labor Lawyer and Leading Environmentalist Anthony Wayne Smith, Future President of the National Parks and Conservation Association.

Washington, DC: 13 January, 1949. 1949. - Typed letter filling one side of an approximately 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide sheet of his personalized letterhead with a couple of lines on a follow-up sheet. Signed "Tony". The top edge of each sheet is creased & each has a tiny chip, a paper-clip mark & pinholes where a staple has been removed in the top left corner. Folded 3 times for mailing. Very good. Smith sends friendly regrets that as he only comes to New York at weekends for events such as CIO conventions he will not be in New York in the near future and cannot accept an invitation to take part in one of Harold Rugg's lunchtime forums at Teachers College. Smith's letterhead has a New York address but he had actually been living in Washington since 1937. Much of the letter concerns the travails of the National Conservation Foundation [NCF], and the impossibility of cooperation between communists and fellow travelers and trade unionists and democratic progressives. He notes that the NCF has now reorganized itself and he has decided to rejoin it. Anthony Wayne Smith [d. 1992] had worked as a labor lawyer in New York and took a variety of labor-related jobs when he moved to Washington. He was attorney for the AFL-CIO Political Action Committee from 1956 to 1958 when he became president and counsel of the National Parks and Conservation Association. The Army Corps of Engineers nicknamed him "Mad Anthony Wayne Smith" for the sharpness of his attacks on their construction plans for the Potomac Basin. He also orchestrated campaigns that led to the establishment of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts, Fire Island National Seashore in New York and Point Reyes National Seashore in California, among others. He was outspoken in his warnings against overdevelopment and overuse of National Parks. One of the best-known educators during the Progressive era of education, Harold Rugg [1886-1960] was a professor of education at Teachers College of Columbia University. A civil engineer, he had become interested in how students learn and pursued a doctorate in education. He was responsible for producing the very first series of school textbooks from 1929 until the 1940s. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ENVIRONMENTALISM; ECOLOGY; CONSERVATION; EDUCATION; LABOR LAWYER; ENVIRONMENTALIST; CONSERVATIONIST; PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL PARKS AND CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION; TYPED LETTER TO EDUCATOR HAROLD RUGG SIGNED BY ANTHONY WAYNE SMITH; TLS; T.L.S.

Leighton, Sir Baldwyn, 8th Baronet (1836-1897). English Conservative Party politician whos served as a member of the House of Commons.

Autograph Letter Signed by the English Politician Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet Addressed to the British Barrister and Historian Edward Pears.

Grosvenor Square, November 30 [19th Century]. Grosvenor Square, November 30 [19th Century]. Good. - Over 50 words penned on 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide "52, Park Street, Grosvenor Square" stationery framed by black mourning borders. Sir Balwyn Leighton writes to the historian Edward Pears that he is sending him a corrected "proof copy" of his pamphlet "Poor Law, out-relief", requesting several copies when printed. He also inquires as to whether his other paper will also be printed. Signed "Baldwyn Leighton". Folded for mailing, the top edge is darkened with a small hole to the top right corner. The letter was likely once mounted into an album as evidenced by glue stains and paper remnants along the top edge of the verso. Good. The English Conservative Party politician Sir Baldwyn Leighton, 8th Baronet (1836-1897) was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He served in the South Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry. He was J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Shropshire. Leighton was later elected as a Member of Parliament for South Shropshire. Classifying himself as a liberal Conservative party member, he published several pamphlets on "poor law" and "Labour" as well as the "Letters of the Late Edward Denison, MP". The British barrister Sir Edwin Pears (1835-1919) was a historian and author who, for a period of 40 years, lived in Constantinople. He settled there in 1873, practicing in the consular courts and served as president of the European bar in what is now Istanbul. Pears traveled throughout Turkey and its dominions and studied its history and culture. As a correspondent for The Daily News in 1876, he described Ottoman atrocities and Bulgaria's April Uprising. His book "Turkey and its People" was published in 1911. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; POLITICS; SIR BALDWYN LEIGHTON, 8TH BARONET; EDWARD PEARS; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; SIGNATURE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; ON POOR LAW, OUT-RELIEF; HISTORIAN; BARRISTER; CONSTANTINOPLE; ISTANBUL.

Lenglet, E[tienne]. G[ery]. (1757-1834)

Introduction a L'Histoire, Ou Recherches Sur Les Dernieres Revolutions Du Globe, Et Sur Les Plus Anciens Peuples Connus. Par M.E. G. Lenglet, Ex-L

Paris: Verdiere, libraire, 1812. 1812. Paris: Verdiere, libraire, 1812. 1812. Good. - Octavo, gray wraps. The book is nearly disbound; the binding is loose & the front wrap is lacking. x, 341 & [3] pp. Page 207 is skipped in numbering with no loss of text. Illustrated with 2 folding tables, 1 of them a genealogical table, & 1 B&W plate. A good copy, well worth binding.

First edition.

Very scarce. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ASTRONOMY; HISTORY; ANTHROPOLOGY; ANCIENT MAN; PREHISTORIC; FRENCH; ETIENNE GERY LENGLET; ILLUSTRATIONS; TABLES; GENEALOGICAL TABLE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Lenman, Bruce P.; Consulting Editor. Anderson, Trevor; Managing Editor

Chambers Dictionary of World History

(Edinburgh, UK): Chambers, (2001). (2001). (Edinburgh, UK): Chambers, (2001). (2001). Fine. - Thick octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The covers are lightly bumped with a small dent to the front edge of the rear cover. There is creasing to the top section of the dust jacket front panel. x, 948 & [2] pages. Illustrated in black & white with maps & genealogical tables. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper. Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; REFERENCE; CHAMBERS DICTIONARY OF WORLD HISTORY; MAPS; GENEALOGICAL TABLES.

Lesberg, Sandy

Assassination in Our Time

(London/New York: Peebles Press International, 1976). 1976). (London/New York: Peebles Press International, 1976). 1976). Good. - Small quarto [12 inches high by 9 inches wide], cloth, in a price- clipped dust wrapper. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed. The dust jacket is rubbed & chipped with a piece out of the top corner of the rear panel. A tear to the dust jacket spine has been repaired internally with scotch tape. 255 pages. There is light staining to the front edge of the first text page & the page edges are slightly darkened. Profuse black-and- white photographic illustrations. Good.

A textual and pictorial record of twenty assassinations of 20th century figures whose deaths changed the course of history. Most of the photographs, many of which had never appeared in book form, are selected from the archives of United Press International. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: PHOTOGRAPHY; HISTORY; POLITICS; ASSASSINATION IN OUR TIME; SANDY LESBEG.

(Pierpont Morgan Library)

The Animal Kingdom: Illustrated Catalogue of an Exhibition of Manuscript Illuminations, Book Illustrations, Drawings, Cylinder Seals, and Bindings

NY: The Pierpont Morgan Library, [1940]. [1940]. NY: The Pierpont Morgan Library, [1940]. [1940]. Very good. - Octavo, pictorial wraps. Very lightly soiled with a short tear. 70 pp. Illustrated with B&W plates. Very good.

Printed at the Plantin Press. Very good .

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Katalog: Natural History

Sonstige Stichworte: NATURAL HISTORY; ANIMALS; ILLUMINATIONS; ILLUSTRATIONS; DRAWINGS; CYLINDER SEALS; BINDINGS; EXHIBITION; CATALOGUE; REFERENCE; PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY; PLATES; PLANTIN PRESS. (Natural History). THE ANIMAL KINGDOM: Illustrated Catalogue of an Exhibition of

Limon, Geoffroi de.

Vita E Martirio Di Luigi XVI. Re Di Francia E Di Navarra Immolato LI 21. Gennajo 1793. Coll'Aggiunta Di Un Esame Sui Decreto Di Regicidio Scritti in Francese Da Mr. De Limon E Per la Prima Volta Tradotti in Italiano Da L.M. P.

Milano: Nella stamperia di Giuseppe Galeazzi, 1793. 1793. - sc Octavo, 7-1/2 inches high by 5-1/8 inches wide. Disbound, lacking the covers, though the texblock is stitched and complete. 112 pages, illustrated with a full-page frontispiece portrait of King Louis XVI. The frontispiece is detached with a couple of tiny chips to the front edge. A complete bright and internally near fine copy which would be well worth rebinding. One of several editions published throughout Europe within 3 months of de Limon's discourse in Vienna. Geoffroi de Limon was an ardent defender of the monarchy who called for the reinstatement of that institution in France after the French Revolution. King Louis XVI was deposed by the French Revolution in 1789. Seeking to establish a Republic, the Jacobins feared that the antagonistic actions of Prussia and Austria might result in the re-establishment of the monarchy. To forestall such a possibility, the King was tried and executed by guillotine in 1793. Fair .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRENCH; REVOLUTION; ROYALTY; MONARCHY; BIOGRAPHICAL; LIFE OF LOUIS XVI; KING OF FRANCE; DEPOSED; GUILLOTINED; FRENCH; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; 18TH CENTURY; PORTRAIT; ILLUSTRATION; PLATE; GEOFFROI DE LIMON; ITALIAN; MILAN; VITA E MARTIRIO DI LUIGI XVI

Lindsay, Robert O.; and Neu, John; compilers.

French Political Pamphlets 1547-1648: A Catalog of Major Collections in American Libraries.

Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. 1969. - Octavo, tan cloth titled in brown. A trifle soiled. 510 pp. Very good.

First edition. Very good .

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Katalog: History

Sonstige Stichworte: BOOKS-ON-BOOKS; REFERENCE; CATALOGUE; HISTORY; FRENCH; FRANCE; POLITICS; PAMPHLETS; POLITICAL PAMPHLETS; ROBERT O. LINDSAY; JOHN NEU; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION. (History). (French History). FRENCH POLITICAL PAMPHLETS 1547-1648: A Catalog of Major Collect

Lockhart, J. G

Here Are Mysteries

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers, (1927). (1927). New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers, (1927). (1927). Good. - Octavo, cloth, in the remnants of a dust wrapper. The spine is faded & the covers are bumped with tiny tears to the cloth. The panels of the dust jacket are detached, darkened & heavily chipped with pieces out & soiling to the front panel. The flaps are partially detached & what is left of the jacket spine is laid in. Half-title, title, [1] leaf, 250 & [1] pages. 8 black-and-white plates, including a frontispiece. Good, in the remnants of the dust wrapper.

First edition.

Accounts of such historical mysteries as the disappearance of Austrian Archduke John Orth, the identity of the foundling of Nuremberg and the fate of the "Maine". Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; MYSTERIES; HERE ARE MYSTERIES; J. G. LOCKHART; JOHN ORTH; FOUNDLING OF NUREMBERG; THE MAINE; LORD KITCHENER; TEMPLE PRISON; DAUPHIN OF FRANCE; EMPEROR ALEXANDER I; MONTROSE; JAMES GRAHAM; MARQUIS OF MONTROSE; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; FIRST EDITION;

Lockhart, John Gibson.

The History of Napoleon Buonaparte. By J.G. Lockhart, Esq. With Copperplate Engravings. (2 Volumes).

New York: Published by J. & J. Harper, 1830. 1830. - 16mo, 6-1/4 inches high by 4 inches wide. Original buff cloth titled in black on the front covers and spine and with advertisement for "Harper's Family Library" books on the rear covers. The spines are darkened and the covers are rubbed & stained with wear to the corners. 288 pages; and 330 pages, with the publisher's catalog bound at the front of the first volume and included in the pagination. The set is illustrated with 5 copperplate portraits. A piece is out from the top corner of the front endpaper of the first volume. There is some scattered foxing throughout. Good. First American edition. Volumes IV & V of "Harper's Family Library" series. Good .

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Katalog: History

Sonstige Stichworte: HISTORY; FRENCH; NAPOLEONIC; THE HISTORY OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; JOHN GIBSON LOCKHART; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; 1ST U.S. EDITION; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS; PLATES; PORTRAITS; COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS; HARPER'S FAMILY L

Luckow, Ulrik; and Fisker, Jorgen; editors.

Arsukfjorden: Ivigtut Gronnedal Arsuk.

(Umanak): Nordiske Landes Bogforlag, (1977). (1977). - Small quarto [9-1/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in teal pictorial wrappers. The binding is lightly bumped & rubbed. 151 pages. Numerous black-and-white illustrations, including maps. Very good.

First edition.

An account of the history, geology, natural history, fisheries and way of life of Arsukfjorden in southwest Greenland.

The text is in Danish. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL & HISTORY; GREENLAND; ARSUKFJORDEN: IVIGTUT GRONNEDAL ARSUK; JORGEN FISKER, EDITOR; ULRIK LUCKOW, EDITOR; MAPS; ILLUSTRATIONS; GEOLOGY; NATURAL HISTORY; FISHERIES; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

(Luthy, Werner). Petersen, Hjalmar

Groenland

Zurich [Switzerland]: Editions Silva, (1967). (1967). Zurich [Switzerland]: Editions Silva, (1967). (1967). Very good. - Quarto [11-5/8 inches high by 8-3/8 inches wide], cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly bumped with the top edges of the covers slightly faded. The extremities of the dust jacket are a bit darkened, the head of its spine is creased and the top & bottom of its front fold are chipped. 131 pages. Illustrated with numerous tipped-in color plates from photographs by Werner Luthy. Very good.

A book about the people, culture, history and geography of Greenland. The text is in French. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL & HISTORY; GEOGRAPHY; ANTHROPOLOGY; GREENLAND; GROENLAND; ESKIMOS; HJALMAR PETERSEN; PHOTOGRAPHER; WERNER LUTHY; TIPPED-IN PLATES.

Lynge, Hans; Lund, Lars Moller; and Westermann, Hans; editors.

Godthab--Nuk 1728-1978 I Tekst Og Billeder.

Nuk [Greenland]: Nuk kommune, 1978. 1978. - Small quarto [9-3/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial color wrappers. The top corner of the rear wrap is bumped. 175 pages. Illustrated with several color plates and with profuse black-and-white illustrations. The top corners of a few rear pages are lightly bumped. Very good.

First edition, limited to 2,500 copies.

Published for the Nuk kommune by the Kommission hos Det Gronlandske forlag. Godthab is the capital and the largest city of Greenland. Nuk contains almost a quarter of Greenland's population and is the seat of government for the Sermersooq municipality. Nuk is the Kalaallisut word for "cape". It is so named because of its position at the end of the Nuup Kangerlua fjord on the eastern shore of the Labrador Sea.

The text is in Danish. Very good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL; HISTORY; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; CULTURE; GREENLAND; GODTHAB--NUK 1728-1978 I TEKST OG BILLEDER; UVDLORIANGUAK KRISTIANSEN; HANS LYNGE; LARS MOLLER LUND; HANS WESTERMANN; NUK KOMMUNE; PLATES; CAPITAL OF GREENLAND; SERMERSOOQ MUNICIPALITY; ILLUSTRAT

(MacVeagh, Lincoln). Tarsouli, Athina.

Iles Blanches. [Signed and Further Inscribed by the Author/Artist to the American Minister to Greece, Lincoln Macveagh].

Athenes: Imprimerie Rythmos, 1939. 1939. Athenes: Imprimerie Rythmos, 1939. 1939. Very good. ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE AMERICAN MINISTER TO GREECE LINCOLN MACVEAGH - Quarto, 8-1/2 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in tan buckram hand-painted with the image of a Skyros windmill in brown, blue & white, titled in white on the front cover and signed by Athina Tarsouli. The spine is slightly darkened. The original wrappers are bound in and feature a lithographic front cover with a variation of the Skyros windmill in blue & white. 133 pages with profuse textual illustrations in black and white & 3 tipped-in color plates. The text block is cracked opposite the title page and there is some occasional soiling and darkening to the top edges of a few pages. Very good. First edition. Inscribed by Athina Tarsouli on the title page: "A Monsieur et a Madame Mak Vey [sic] les grands amis de la Grece et auteurs inspires du beau livre 'Elliniko taxidi' / Hommage respectueux de l'auteur Decembre 1940." In addition to the personal inscription all copies of the book were signed by Tarsouli on the verso of the half-title. The reference she makes to the book by the MacVeaghs is to the Greek edition of "Greek Journey", an illustrated children's book by the couple published by Dodd, Mead & Company in 1937. The islands included in the description are Tinos, Myconos, Paros, Antiparos, Naxos, Santorin, and Skyros. Athina Tarsouli (1887-1975) was born in Athens. She studied painting in France and as an artist was represented in several group exhibitions in Athens, Alexandria and Cyprus. She was in addition to being a painter she was also a folklorist with a special interest in Greek folklore. She was a member of the literary section of "Parnassos" and the Lyceum of Greek Women. From the library of Lincoln MacVeagh and his wife Margaret with their "Arcades Ambo" bookplate on the front paste down. 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 .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL; HISTORY; EXPLORATION; ATHINA TARSOULI; ILES BLANCHES; ILLUSTRATED BOOK; TRAVEL; GREECE; LINCOLN MACVEAGH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; COLOR PLATES; CYCLADES; FRENCH; SIGNED BOOK; PRESENTATION COPY; HAND PAINTED BIN

(MacVeagh, Lincoln). Tarsouli, Athina.

Iles Blanches. [Signed by the Author/Artist and from the Library of the American Minister to Greece, Lincoln Macveagh].

Athenes: Imprimerie Rythmos, 1939. 1939. Athenes: Imprimerie Rythmos, 1939. 1939. Very good. ASSOCIATION COPY FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN MINISTER TO GREECE LINCOLN MACVEAGH - Quarto, 8-1/2 inches high by 6-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in tan buckram hand-painted with the image of a Skyros Greek Orthodox church in brown & white by Athina Tarsouli and titled in white on the front cover. The spine is slightly darkened. The original wrappers are bound in and feature a lithographic front cover with an illustration of the Skyros windmill in blue & white. 133 pages with profuse textual illustrations in black and white & 3 tipped-in color plates. The text block is starting to crack opposite the title page. There is some minor chipping to the bottom edges of the front endpaper and pastedown. Very good. First edition, signed by the author artist Athina Tarsouli. The islands included in the description are Tinos, Myconos, Paros, Antiparos, Naxos, Santorin, and Skyros. Athina Tarsouli (1887-1975) was born in Athens. She studied painting in France and as an artist was represented in several group exhibitions in Athens, Alexandria and Cyprus. She was in addition to being a painter she was also a folklorist with a special interest in Greek folklore. She was a member of the literary section of "Parnassos" and the Lyceum of Greek Women. From the library of Lincoln MacVeagh and his wife Margaret with their "Arcades Ambo" bookplate on the front paste down. 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 .

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Sonstige Stichworte: TRAVEL; HISTORY; EXPLORATION; ATHINA TARSOULI; ILES BLANCHES; ILLUSTRATED BOOK; GREECE; LINCOLN MACVEAGH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; COLOR PLATES; CYCLADES; FRENCH; SIGNED BOOK;HAND PAINTED BINDING; TINOS; MYCONOS;PAROS;