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New York: The Press of the Readers Cub, 1942. 210 by 140 mm (8¼ by 5½ inches). Original cloth boards; xxx, 236 pp. A later edition. Inscribed by Frank to his American publisher Felix Guggenheim in German with Christmas greetings 1942. With illustrations by Adolf von Menzel and a foreword by Sinclair Lewis. Very good.

Bruno Frank (1887–1945) was a German author, poet and screenwriter. In this book Frank portrays Frederick the Great both with greatness and vulgarity, much to the dismay of many Germans.

Provenance: Collection of Felix Guggenheim (1904–1976).

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