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The Beckwith Company was a publishing entity in 1920, based in New York City. It is remembered for publishing a second edition of the forged Protocols of the Elders of Zion, more specifically a second translation from the Russian language into the English language.[1]
The Beckwith edition of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion[]
The meaning of the lead title is the expression, "Praemonitus praemunitus," a Latin saying which means "forewarned is forearmed." The anonymous editor of this edition was Harris A. Houghton.[1] The translation was by his personal assistant Miss de Bogory and former Russian General .[1]
The pseudonym under which this imprint was published, "Peter Beckwith," is believed to be Harris A. Houghton, suggesting further that "The Beckwith Company" was merely a front for Houghton to get his new translation of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion published.[1] This publishing entity was a front created specifically in order to provide a publishing company willing and able to publish and distribute the Protocols.[1] Support and/or financing for this publication came is believed to have come from the American Defense Society.[1]
| LC Control No.: | 21001311 |
| Type of Material: | Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) |
| Uniform Title: | "Protocols of the wise men of Zion." [from old catalog] |
| Main Title: | Præmonitus præmunitus.
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| Published/Created: | New York, The Beckwith company, 1920. |
| Related Names: | Nilus, Serg-Y-Eief. [from old catalog] |
| Description: | 2 p.l., iii-vii 165 p. front., 4 facsim. 21 cm. |
| Subjects: | Jews. Communism. |
| LC Classification: | DS145 .P5 1920a |
Other books published by Beckwith[]
There are fewer than half a dozen imprints associated with the "Beckwith" label in libraries.[citation needed] One title is particularly interesting, and for several reasons. It is the following:
| LC Control No.: | 25009159 |
| Type of Material: | Book (Print, Microform, Electronic, etc.) |
| Personal Name: | Webster, Nesta Helen. |
| Main Title: | Boche and bolshevik, |
| Published/Created: | New York city, The Beckwith company, 1923. |
| Related Names: | Kerlen, Kurt. [from old catalog] Peter Beckwith|Beckwith, Peter, pseud. [from old catalog] |
| Description: | 4 p. l., 82 p. 19 cm. |
| Subjects: | Communism--Russia. [from old catalog] Propaganda, German. [from old catalog] |
| LC Classification: | DK265 .W34 |
The author, Nesta H. Webster is a recognized[by whom?] antisemite, and she herself was involved in the promotion of the Protocols of Zion.[citation needed]
There is another known work by this entity, namely, Sales Letters for Salesmen.[citation needed] But publisher is located in Dowagiac, Mich.[citation needed] The publisher is styled "The Beckwith Company" and the copyright year is given as 1922. The author is given as Edward G. Weir.[citation needed]
See also[]
- American Defense Society
- Boris Brasol
- Cause of World Unrest
- Harris A. Houghton
- Natalie de Bogory
- Nesta H. Webster
- Protocols of the Elders of Zion
- Protocols of the Elders of Zion (versions)
- Praemonitus Praemunitus
- Serge Nilus
- Singerman list
- Warrant for Genocide
References[]
- The American Career of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion"
- American Jewish History
- Vol. 71 (1981), pp. 48-78
- Antisemitic propaganda: an annotated bibliography and research guide
- Foreword by Colin Holmes
- (New York: Garland, 1982)
- Edward G. Weir
- Sales letters for salesmen
- (Dowagiac, Mich.: The Beckwith Company, 1922)
External links[]
- Protocols of the Elders of Zion
- Book publishing companies based in New York (state)