Beckwith Company

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. The translation was by his personal assistant Miss de Bogory and former Russian General G. J. Sosnowsky. 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. This publishing entity was a front created specifically in order to provide a publishing company willing and able to publish and distribute the Protocols. Support and/or financing for this publication came is believed to have come from the American Defense Society. • | 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.:The protocols of the wise men of Zion:translated from the Russian to the English language for the information of all true Americans:& to confound enemies of democracy & the republic:also to demonstrate the possible fulfillment of Biblical prophecy as to world domination by the Chosen people. • | 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