Description
First edition of El Salvador by Ambassador Frank J. Devine, inscribed to member of the US Foreign Service. Octavo, ix, 209pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated “first edition” on copyright page. Slight lean to text block. In publishers near fine dust jacket, $10.00 on front flap, touch of shelf wear, bright colors. Inscribed to fellow member of the US Foreign Service, Ruth V. Verdin. “To Ruth Verdin, good friend, long-time diplomatic colleague, excellent source of administrative support in San Salvador, and a real credit to the Foreign Service, with all best wishes of the author, Frank J. Devine.”
Comments: Ambassador Frank J. Devine was a life-long Foreign Service operative, serving in posts around the world. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter nominated Devine to serve as the Ambassador to El Salvador.
