Lot #76: Rare 1928 First Edition Latvian Scouting Book: "Panākumu Tekās" by Robert Baden-Powell

Title: Panākumu Tekās: Grāmata par dzīvi jaunatnei sarakstījis R. Beden-Pauls (Rovering to Success: A Book of Life-Sport for Young Men by Robert Baden-Powell) Author: Robert Baden-Powell (Translated into Latvian by Edgars Danenbergs and Voldemārs Kletnieks) Publisher: Latvijas Skautu Centrālās Organizācijas Izdevums (Publication of the Central Organization of Latvian Scouts) Printer: II Rīgas eroda skolas tip. (2nd Riga Trade School Press) Publication Year: 1928 (First Latvian Edition) Language: Latvian Format: Softcover / Paperback with original illustrations by the author. Synopsis & Historical Importance This is an incredibly scarce 1928 first Latvian translation of Robert Baden-Powell's seminal scouting masterpiece, "Rovering to Success". Originally published in English in 1922, this book was designed to guide young men through the "reefs" of life—including gambling, drinking, sex/health, and irreligion—symbolized by the author's iconic nautical metaphors and illustrations. This specific edition features a prestigious printed introduction by General Kārlis Goppers, the legendary founder and President of the Latvian Scout Organization (LSCO), alongside a comprehensive foreword by the translators explaining the cultural adaptation of the text for the young interwar Latvian republic. • The Original Pre-War Edition: This 1928 volume is the original foundation book for Latvian Scouting. Because the 1946 edition (printed in Germany's post-WWII DP camps) was modeled directly on this text, owning this 1928 Riga imprint means owning the definitive original artifact from the peak era of independent Latvia. • The Author & Illustrative Content: Written by Robert Baden-Powell, the global founder of Scouting. The interior includes his unique hand-drawn diagrams, including the famous map charting the treacherous route to "Happiness" across life's dangerous rocks. • High Scarcity Due to Geopolitics: During the Soviet occupation of Latvia starting in 1940, Scouting was strictly banned, the LSCO was forced underground, and scouting literature was systematically rounded up and destroyed. Very few copies of this 1928 printing managed to survive the war and the subsequent occupations intact. Pickup category timeslot {A}