Memoirs of Count Bernstorff [1936]

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Memoirs of Count Bernstorff. Translated from the German by Eric Sutton. Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff (1862-1939) was a German ambassador, politician, and all-around prime mover and shaker in the early 20th century. His father, Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff (1809-1873), was one of the most powerful politicians in the Prussian Kingdom and paved his son's career path, despite a longstanding feud with Otto von Bismarck. Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff's first diplomatic assignment was Constantinople, where he served as military attaché. From 1892 to 1894, he served at the German embassy in Belgrade. He also was assigned to St. Petersburg (1895–1897), and has some interesting things to say about the Russian Royal Family in his memoirs. Overall, Memoirs of Count Bernstorff offers a unique historical perspective on the early 20th century diplomatic world and the events that shaped it.

NY: Random House, 1936. 1st American edition. Black cloth hardcover. Frontis photo of Bernstorff and 5 more photos. Index, appendix. 383 pages. Missing dustjacket. Some soil to edges, gutters tanned, text clean, no ownership marks. Overall a nice copy.