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53 HOOVER, Herbert. The Challenge to Liberty. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1934 First edition, first printing, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper “To Mrs E. H. Woodward with the sincere regards of Herbert Hoover”, together with a typed letter signed from Hoover to Woodward, 5 October 1934, apologizing for missing his connection, and “sending a little book by this mail in which I hope you will be interested”. The recipient Amanda M. Woodward (1854–1946) lived in Newberg during Hoover’s schoolboy days. He wrote to her on 5 July 1899: “I remember very well indeed the many kindnesses at your hands in my small boy days at Newberg and indeed needed them” (accessible online at George Fox University Archives). In The Challenge to Liberty , Hoover argues that the increasing bureaucracy, regimentation, and centralization of power ongoing in America under Roosevelt (to whom he lost the 1932 election) was threatening American liberty. Hoover makes the case for liberty in the classical sense, opposes an increase in state power, and rejects the ascendant philosophies of socialism, fascism, and communism. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. With supplied dust jacket. Slight rubbing and minor discolouration to endpapers, very good in good jacket, extremities a little chipped with short closed tears, slight stain at foot of spine panel. £750 [158326] 54 HUBBARD, L. Ron. Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. New York: Hermitage House, 1950 First edition, first printing, of the founder of Scientology’s most famous book, outlining the principles which formed the basis of his Church, and remaining a canonical text in the religion. The self-help psychology which Hubbard here introduced proved both extremely popular and highly controversial.
Dianetics “became an instant bestseller, generating numerous articles, discussion groups, and conversations. The basic concept in Dianetics is that the mind has two very distinct parts. Hubbard called the conscious part the analytical mind. The second, termed the reactive mind, comes into play when the individual is ‘unconscious’ . . . Through ‘auditing’ – the application of Dianetics and Scientology processes and procedures – one can rid oneself of the reactive mind. As a result of the popularity of Dianetics , the Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation was established in May 1950 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, Honolulu, and Washington, D.C. Dianetics was opposed by the medical, psychological, and psychiatric professions, which all published articles discouraging its use. Despite these attempts, by late September 1950 over 750 Dianetics groups were established with over 250,000 individuals applying the techniques described” ( ANB ). Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, green printed endpapers, top edge yellow. With dust jacket. Extremities a little bumped, near-fine in very good jacket, slight chips and short closed tears at extremities, neatly taped on verso. £500 [157876] 55 JEFFERSON, Thomas. Autograph letter signed to François-Jean de Chastellux. Paris: 24 December 1784 From the Founding Father to the most prominent foreign traveller in Revolutionary America An outstanding letter from Jefferson to Chastellux, praising him for “The most flattering account of America that had ever been written”, offering to translate and publish the work, but advising him to improve his statements on American ladies. Jefferson was living in Paris at the time, succeeding Benjamin Franklin as minister to France, where his main task was the negotiation of trade agreements for the Congress of the Confederation. Chastellux (1734–1788) served as a major general in the French army under general Comte de Rochambeau, and
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