GOOD LIFE UNIVERSAL: Essence of All Religions and Other Faiths, Inspiration of World Government [Signed presentation copy]

Eugenia Winston Weller and Charles Frederick Weller [Association copy: Albert Rhys Williams]

Published by World Fellowship, Inc., Conway, NH, 1951

About this Item

Dark red cloth hardcover with gilt stamping to cover (bright) and spine (bit dulled), minor wear to extremities, very clean and tightly bound. The text is clean and unmarked. No dust jacket if issued. Warmly inscribed (and long) by Mr. Weller to Albert Rhys Williams on the front flyleaf. A scarce books with rare inscription by Charles Frederick Well and gifted to a friend and notable writer and labor activist. Charles Frederick Weller was born on August 19, 1870, in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in 1894. One of his first positions was as director of the Chicago Bureau of Charities. Weller and his wife Eugenia were leaders in the recreation movement in Washington, DC, establishing the first playground there. They also established a variety of organized charities, including the Englewood and West Side districts of the Chicago Bureau of Charities. In addition, Weller was director of the National Council of Boy Scouts and in 1941, founded the World Fellowship Center with his wife in Albany, NH. In 1952, he handed over the reigns of the Center to Willard and Ola Uphaus. He died on May 18, 1957. [Dartmouth College]Albert Rhys Williams (September 28, 1883 February 27, 1962), commonly known by his middle name, pronounced "Reece," was an American journalist, labor organizer, and publicist. He is most famous for writing memoirs in favor of the 1917 October Revolution in Russia: he had been both a witness and a participant. [Partial, Wikipedia.Experienced full-time bookseller since 1994 (selling online since 1998). Images may be added by request. Questions welcome.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GOOD LIFE UNIVERSAL: Essence of All Religions and Other Faiths, Inspiration of World Government [Signed presentation copy]
• Publisher: World Fellowship, Inc., Conway, NH
• Publication Date: 1951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Assumed First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)