STIMSON, Henry Lewis (1867-1950). The Far Eastern Crisis, New York, 1936, large 8vo, half tone frontispiece portrait and plates, original buckram. Second edition. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author to Anthony Eden.

STIMSON, Henry Lewis (1867-1950).  The Far Eastern Crisis. Recollections and Observations. New York: Published for the Council on Foreign Relations by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1936. Large 8vo (238 x 160mm). Half title, half tone portrait frontispiece, titled printed in orange and black, plates. Original dark green buckram, spine lettered in gilt (gilt faded, without the dust-jacket). Provenance: Anthony Eden, 1st Earl of Avon (modern armorial bookplate loosely-inserted). Second edition. IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY, the front free endpaper inscribed, "My dear Mr Eden, This is a poor return for the charming and most helpful address that I listened to last evening, but at least it is the effort of one who labored hard when in office, for the Anglo-American understanding which are you doing now so much to promote. With best wishes for a Merry Xmas, Cordially yours, Henry L. Stimson, Dec. 16, 1938. The Right Honorable Anthony Eden M.C", with a bookmark loosely inserted inscribed, "pp.87-109 cover the incident which we discussed last evening. H.L.S[imson]." The part of the book referred to in the bookmark's inscription is headed "China Appeals to the League Assembly for Judgment." The author, in a long and distinguished career in American politics, served as Secretary of War from 1911 to 1913 under President Taft, Secretary of State from 1929 to 1933 under President Hoover and Secretary of War from 1940 to 1945 under both Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, overseeing military events during World War II.