{"product_id":"1945-united-nations-charter-presentation-copy-san-francisco-conference-original-commemorative-edition","title":"1945 United Nations Charter | Presentation Copy | San Francisco Conference | Original Commemorative Edition","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1npglkj\" data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"428\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe Charter of the United Nations\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1le9xkb\" data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"543\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"543\"\u003eWith Addresses Selected from the Proceedings of the United Nations Conference, San Francisco, April–June 1945\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003ePublished in the same year as the signing of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"627\"\u003eCharter of the United Nations\u003c\/strong\u003e, this handsome commemorative edition stands as one of the earliest published records of the creation of the modern international order. Issued shortly after the historic \u003cstrong data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"857\"\u003eUnited Nations Conference on International Organization\u003c\/strong\u003e held in San Francisco between April and June 1945, the volume preserves both the complete text of the Charter and a remarkable collection of speeches delivered by the statesmen who helped shape the post-war world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1073\" data-end=\"1698\"\u003eBound in the publisher's original brown cloth, the volume is decorated in gilt with the early \u003cstrong data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1192\"\u003eUnited Nations emblem\u003c\/strong\u003e on the upper cover and titled in gilt on a black morocco-style spine label. In addition to the Charter itself, the work includes selected addresses by many of the principal architects of the United Nations, including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1410\" data-end=\"1439\"\u003ePresident Harry S. Truman\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1441\" data-end=\"1469\"\u003eEdward R. Stettinius Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1471\" data-end=\"1488\"\u003eV. M. Molotov\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1505\"\u003eJan Masaryk\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1527\"\u003eCarlos P. Romulo\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eJan Smuts\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1560\"\u003eAnthony Eden\u003c\/strong\u003e, and other delegates whose deliberations laid the foundations of the international system that continues to shape global diplomacy today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1700\" data-end=\"1784\"\u003eThis copy is distinguished by an attractive contemporary presentation label reading:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1897\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1897\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1788\" data-end=\"1897\"\u003e\"Presented to Karl M. Krapp in Appreciation of Services Rendered to the Pennsylvania War Fund During 1945.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"2111\"\u003eThe presentation provides an appealing piece of wartime provenance, linking the volume to the civilian mobilization that accompanied the final year of the Second World War and the emergence of the United Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"3162\" data-end=\"3174\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eCondition\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3176\" data-end=\"3636\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-start=\"3178\" data-end=\"3196\"\u003eNear Fine copy\u003c\/strong\u003e in the original publisher's brown cloth, decorated in gilt with the early United Nations emblem on the upper cover and titled in gilt on a black morocco-style spine label. The binding remains firm and attractive, with only light signs of careful handling consistent with age. Internally clean and well preserved. The contemporary presentation label remains bright and securely affixed, adding an appealing element of historical provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"lxxw8f\" data-start=\"3643\" data-end=\"3669\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eBibliographical Details\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3671\" data-end=\"3828\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3671\" data-end=\"3681\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"3682\" data-end=\"3828\"\u003eThe Charter of the United Nations: With Addresses Selected from the Proceedings of the United Nations Conference, San Francisco, April–June 1945\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3830\" data-end=\"3865\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3830\" data-end=\"3844\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Haddon Craftsmen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3867\" data-end=\"3915\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3867\" data-end=\"3892\"\u003ePlace of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scranton, Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3917\" data-end=\"3931\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3917\" data-end=\"3926\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1945\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3933\" data-end=\"3973\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3933\" data-end=\"3945\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Commemorative First Edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3975\" data-end=\"4106\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3975\" data-end=\"3987\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original publisher's brown cloth, gilt decoration with early United Nations emblem and black morocco-style spine label\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4108\" data-end=\"4221\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4108\" data-end=\"4123\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Contemporary presentation label to Karl M. 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