The Story of the Other Wise Men

New York, NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good+. 1903. Trade Edition. Hardcover. This is a small format hardback book (approx. 3" wide by 6" tall). The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some lightish rubbing and bumping. There is one small spot of discoloration to the bottom corner of the front cover. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. The tissue guard to the frontispiece is there, but is no longer tipped in. "Van Dyke chaired the committee that wrote the first Presbyterian printed liturgy, The Book of Common Worship of 1906. In 1908–09 Dr. Van Dyke was a lecturer at the University of Paris. By appointment of President Woodrow Wilson, a friend and former classmate of van Dyke, he became Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1913. Shortly after his appointment, World War I threw Europe into dismay. Americans all around Europe rushed to Holland as a place of refuge. Although inexperienced as an ambassador, van Dyke conducted himself with the skill of a trained diplomat, maintaining the rights of Americans in Europe and organizing work for their relief. He later related his experiences and perceptions in the book Pro Patria." (from WIkipedia) .