1920 German atlas

Description

Diercke Schulatlas für höhere lehranstalten, grosze ausgabe [Diercke School Atlas for Higher Education Institutions, large edition]. Published by Georg Westermann in Braunschweig, Berlin, Hamburg, 1920. 156 pages. Measures 8.5 x 14.5 inches. Some staining to Contents pages (see photos). In German. Signature of Edith Oedelshoff (1910–2002) in pencil on flyleaf (see photo). Edith Marguerite Oedelshoff was married for almost 60 years to Bishop’s University professor of Modern Languages (1938–77) Eric Herbert Yarrill (1914–2005), a lieutenant with the Royal Canadian Navy who served in naval intelligence during the Second World War, while Edith worked with spymaster Sir William Stevenson (code name “Intrepid”), one of the inspirations for Ian Fleming’s character James Bond. Asking $30. Pickup on Charles Street in downtown Kingston.