Published by Paris, Thomas Nelson & Sons, (1915?)., 1915
Seller: Richard C. Ramer Old and Rare Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
8°, original blue printed wrappers. In fine condition. Paper shelf tag with black border on tipped on to front cover. 15 pp. *** First and Only Edition in Portuguese. One of several speeches in favor of the British during the First World War which were translated into Portuguese by Grey, Foreign Secretary for Great Britain from 1905 to 1916. Presumably these were attempts to influence Portuguese opinion.*** Not in Gonçalves Rodrigues, A tradução em Portugal; see 25772 and 25918 for other pamphlets in Portuguese by Grey in support of the British efforts in World War I. Porbase locates two copies: Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal and Biblioteca Central da Marinha. Jisc repeats University of Leeds, University of Manchester and University of St. Andrews. KVK (51 databases searched) locates only the records cited by Porbase (and should have located those from Jisc).