Brown cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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Please view our photographs: This is a 1970 hardcover reprint published by Howard Fertig. The original text was written by the famous American financier and political adviser Bernard M. Baruch and originally published in 1920 following his role as a member of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace after World War I. 

Book Summary & Value

• Historical Significance: The book provides a crucial, first-hand account of the inside negotiations at the Paris Peace Conference. Baruch details how the intense economic clauses and heavy war reparations of the Treaty of Versailles were drafted, serving as an important historical counterpoint to John Maynard Keynes’ The Economic Consequences of the Peace.
• Estimated Market Value: For a 1970 Howard Fertig reprint in Very Good condition, the market value typically ranges between £35 to £65 ($50 – $85 USD) depending on whether it still retains a dust jacket and the degree of any shelf wear. While the 1920 first editions command a premium for rare book collectors, this specific Fertig reprint is highly sought after by academic libraries and historians for its durable binding and quality printing.