Description
Washington, D.C.: Quadrangle Books for the Peace Corps, September 1967.
Edition: First Edition.
Description: Octavo. Original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Good. Binding sound and square. Covers clean with light shelf wear consistent with age. Interior clean and unmarked. The first leaf is loosening at the binding but remains present. Contemporary gift inscription on the half-title reads, "Peace, Love and memories, Karen."
PROVENANCE: From the personal library of anthropologist, educator, and former Peace Corps volunteer Thomas Doane Perry III (1942–2025). This copy remained was preserved in Perry's personal library and acquired from his estate...It bears a contemporary inscription from Karen, who later became his wife, adding a personal dimension to its history.
Significance: Published during the formative years of the Peace Corps, The Peace Corps Reader captures the organization's early philosophy of international service and cross-cultural understanding. Particularly appropriate to Perry's lifelong interests in anthropology and African studies, this copy reflects the enduring connection between his Peace Corps experience in Uganda and his subsequent academic career. An appealing provenance copy for collectors of Peace Corps history, African studies, anthropology, and twentieth-century international service.