Argentina : The Life Story of a Nation

368pp, numerous black and white photographic plates. Brown cloth-covered boards; blind embossed titles on front, gilt titles on spine. Sun faded spine (titles barely visible); lender's shelf number on label. Spine ends bumped, cloth torn. Black stained top edge. 'Map' endpapers. Coat of arms label on verso of front free endpaper. Two small lender's stamp on copyright page; one further stamp on verso of author's dedication page. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. No dust jacket. 8vo. Written in the 1940s by the American vice-consul in an attempt to introduce Argentina to American readers and to give a brief review of the country's fascinating history and to discuss some of the problems involved in their relationship with the Argentines.