The Economic Consequences of the Peace [First American Printing]

Published by Harcourt, Brace and Howe | Printed at the Quinn and Boden Company (Rahway, N.J.), New York, 1920

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pp. [1-2], 3-298. 8vo., measuring 5.5" x 8". Publisher's navy-blue cloth over boards with gilt rules and lettering to the spine, publisher's blind-stamped monogram to the centre of the front board. Very light wear to spine ends, tips, one very faint spot to the front board, neat period ink name to front free endpaper, and pastedown, text-block remains without blemish; very good+. A uncommonly well-preserved offering of the First American Printing of this enormously popular, and consequential work. A scathing, near prescient, critique of the Treaty of Versailles by the venerable British economist and philosopher, wherein, the author warned that the punitive reparations demanded by the Allied powers would ultimately cripple Germany and sow the seeds of future conflict. A popular success, it shaped public and political discourse, reinforcing the widespread belief that the treaty imposed a "Carthaginian peace" designed to crush the Central Powers, particularly Germany, and would coalesce American opinion against the treaty and the League of Nations; While in Britain, the perception of Germany’s unfair treatment would fuel support for the later appeasement policies of the British government towards Adolf Hitler, and Nazi Germany. The book would cement Keynes’ reputation as a leading economic thinker.…

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Title
The Economic Consequences of the Peace [First American Printing]
Author
Keynes, John Maynard (1883-1946)
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace and Howe | Printed at the Quinn and Boden Company (Rahway, N.J.), New York
Publication year
1920
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First American Edition.
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Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts

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We are a rare book firm specializing in a diverse range of works on paper. With nearly two decades of experience, we are pleased to offer a wide selection of over 25,000 scarce and unique titles, from the retrospective to the modern. Our specialisms include, but are not limited to, antiquarian and fine bindings, manuscripts, ephemera, Canadiana, culinaria, Indigenous studies, and socialist literature. We are also home to one of the nation’s largest private collections of Ukrainian émigré publications. Our Services & Expertise: We actively buy, sell and place rare and out-of-print books, as well as manuscripts, printed ephemera, and archival collections in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In addition, our practice is actively engaged in the thoughtful placement and stewardship of literary and institutional archives, and we provide USPAP compliant monetary appraisals for universities, museums, and private clients. Our Clients: We are proud to serve a diverse and distinguished clientele. Our clients have included Library and Archives Canada, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, McGill University, McMaster University, University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections, University of Alberta (Bruce Peel Special Collections), The British Library, and The Library of Congress, among others. Curated lists are issued periodically and may be viewed at www.blacksbooks.ca.…

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