My Four Years in Germany / by James W. Gerard : illustrated with numerous photographic reproductions of scenes and documents

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. First Photoplay Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Foxing to prelims. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xiv pages, 1 leaf, 320 pages plates, facsimiles (1 folded) 22 cm. Contents; My first year in Germany -- Political and geographical -- Diplomatic work of first winter in Berlin -- Militarism in Germany and the Zabern affair -- Psychology and causes which prepared the nation for war -- At Kiel, just before the war -- The system -- The days before the war -- The Americans at the outbreak of hostilities -- Prisoners of war -- First days of the war : political and diplomatic -- Diplomatic negotiations -- Mainly commercial -- Work for the Germans -- War charities -- Hate -- Diplomatic negotiations (continued) -- Liberals and reasonable men -- The German people in war -- Last. Subject; World War, 1914-1918 Germany. Diplomatic relations. World War, 1914-1918 ; Personal narratives, American. Ambassadors United States ; Biography. Germany History 1789-1900. United States Foreign relations Germany. Germany Foreign relations United States.