POLITICAL, PRESIDENTIAL

W. W. Norton, 1976. 383 pages, Index, 16 pages Black & White Photographs + Black & White Cartoon Drawings. Book is in Very Good condition except for some discoloring near top and bottom edges, pages clean, D/J is Good (1/2" closed tear top left front, light chip bottom spine, a light damp stain inside top edges). Burns writes a candid, analytical, and deeply human history of a fascinating political leader. Includes the personal and political drama of Edward Kennedy's life.. ISBN: 039307501X. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" Tall. U. S. Senators, U. S. Political Figures, Edward M. Kennedy, Biography. more information

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1994. 575 pp, Index, Appendix A - D, 48 pp Bl & Wh Photographs. Book is in Very Good- condition, D/J is Very Good. In her memoir, Barbara Bush gives readers a very private look at a life lived in the public eye for more than 25 years. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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William Morrow, 1990. Very nice full cloth navy binding and very clean copy. Has slight bowing to back cover. Dust Jacket is price clipped, mild wear at top and bottom edges. 141 pages, Many Color Photographs of Millie, the White House dog, during the first Bush administration. Also, photos of political figures and celebrities. A heartwarming story of one dog's life as presidential best friend.. Original Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall.

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E. P. Dutton - Later Printing, 1959. 96 pp, illustrated with Bl & Wh Drawings by Sam Savitt. Re: Fascinating stories of the favorite pets of 10 Presidents and their families, such as Martha Washington's Horse and FDR's Scotty dog "Fala". From Washington to Eisenhower. Book is in Good to Good- condition (very slightly canted, small mild damp stain upper right front, spine ends bumped and creased, previous owner library stamp ffep), D/J is Poor. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. Illus. by Sam Savitt. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 2001. 155 pages. Illustrated with Black and White Drawings by the daughter of former U. S. President Jimmy Carter, Amy Carter. Comes with a Christmas Card that was signed by Rosalynn: Rosalynn & Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, remembers the simplicity of the Christmas Days of his Plains, Georgia boyhood.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Amy Carter. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Word Books, 1976. 192 pages, illustrated with many Black & White Photographs of Jimmy Carter on the campaign trail. Book is in Good condition, no dust jacket. Explores the fascinating "Jimmy Country" and Carter family background, the relentless "Country Jimmy" drive for the Presidency, and concludes with ruminations on the man Jimmy Carter, his complexity, and his potential for presidential greatness.. ISBN: 0876808208. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. U.S. Presidents, Political Campaigns, Biography. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1995. 191 pp, Index. Book is Near Fine, D/J is Very Good+. Author delivers a vivid rebuke to radical Republicans, stressing that Americans need to help each other; and in doing so, almost always help themselves.. ISBN: 0684815176. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. New York Governors, Politics, Government, Economic Policy, Social Policy, Republican Party, Liberalism. more information

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WM. MORROW, 1987. 617 pages, Index, Bibliography, Appendices, 16 pp. Black & White Photographs. Both Book and D/J are in Very Good- condition. The first in-depth and most penetrating book portraying the pre- government years of Ronald Reagan, including his childhood, his college life, his radio broadcasting career, his Hollywood career, his marriages and then his rise to power at the age of 55.. ISBN: 0688060501. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. U. S. Presidents, Biography, History, Politics, Ronald Reagan, Actors. more information

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DOUBLEDAY, 1964. Hardback with Dust Jacket, 271 pages, Index. Both Book and D/J are in Good condition. Amitai Etzioni, associate professor of sociology of the Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University, outlines a strategy for a search for a foreign policy that will be appropriate to the thermo-nuclear age. His argument is that there is a way to advance freedom and social justice and to preserve peace without the use of nuclear weapons or war.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1984. 399 pp., Index, 12 pp. Black & White Photographs. Book is in Very Good+ condition, D/J is Good. Author presents new information about the Army-McCarthy hearings; and that is that crucial documents were impounded by the Executive Branch of the government to preserve their secrecy and to place them beyond the reach of a subpoena by the McCarthy committee.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Twentieth Century Press, 1891. 300 pages + Press Notices in back of book. Frontispiece of Morris. Soiling to cover, spine darkened. Heavy tattering around edges. Some pages have chipping at edges, not affecting text. Clean text. A book in The Social Science Library about the life and writings of the English Revolutionary Socialist William Morris.. Second . Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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The Roycroft Shops , 1940. Book is in Good- to Fair condition (all over scuffing, heavy wear and some tattering at spine ends and corners, previous owner name and address on ffep, pages clean), no dust jacket. Brown smooth leather binding, 144 pages, ribbon marker . Frontispiece, 6 Bl & Wh Plates. Biography of a poor, barefoot boy who worked his way up from the bottom and became Governor of New Hampshire in the late 1930's.. Full-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. American Government, State Governors, New Hampshire, Biography. more information

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Pocket Books, 1995. 454 pages, Bibliography, 16 pages Bl & Wh Photographs. Re: Biography about the remarkable life of the matriarch of the Kennedy family, Rose Fitzgerald. Book is in Near Fine condition (covers crackle lightly when closing, mild dent bottom spine), D/J is Very Good+. ISBN: 0671890263. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Biography, Matriarchs, Kennedy Family. more information

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Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1961. 90 pages, Illustrations by Douglas Gorsline. Book has a spot of chafing on back cover, small creases at 3 corners, pages clean. Dust Jacket has tears and pieces missing, soiling. Included is a Book of the Month Club bookmark, inside of which is a Report by Basil Davenport. A novel based on fact about Abraham Lincoln's formative years and his awakening to early powers. Chronicles the years of Lincoln's self-discovery in the frontier village of New Salem, Illinois. . Book of The Month Club. Hardcover. Good/Poor. Illus. by Douglas Gorsline. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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DOUBLEDAY, 1967. Dust Jacket is price clipped. 232 pages. Book is in Very Good- condition, D/J is Good- to Fair. Robert F. Kennedy presents a collection of essays that grew out of his work, his travel and his speeches in the Senate. The essays address Riots, Racial Conflicts, Vietnam, U. S. Policy with China and Nuclear Control.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. U. S. Senators, Attorney Generals, History, Essays, Riots, Racial Conflicts, Vietnam, Nuclear Control FAMOUS POLI. more information

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HARCOURT BRACE, 1993. 200 pp. Book is in Good condition, D/J is Very Good+. Mr. King's account of how he and other talk-show hosts helped revolutionize the presidential election process.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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SUMMIT BOOKS, 1987. 286 pages. Both Book and D/J are in Very Good+ condition (remainder mark to bottom page edges). The author is a journalist who writes a comic, wry and perceptive critique of political life and figures in Washington, D.C. during the Reagan Administration.. ISBN: 0671640925. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. United States, Government, Politics, Ronald Reagan, Humor. more information

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KIPLINGER BOOKS, 1993. 271 pages, Index, Fully illustrated with Black & White Photographs, Political Cartoons and Drawings. Book is in Very Good+ condition, D/J is Very Good. This book presents a compilation of hundreds of excerpted forecasts from 70 years of "The Kiplinger Washington Letter". These bold and informed forecasts were made months and even years ahead of the final outcome.. ISBN: 0938721313. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. Economics, Economic Forecasting, Economic Policy, Economic Conditions. more information

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CROWN PUB., 1996. 127 pages, Biographical Index. Both Book and D/J are in Very Good- condition. A satirical stew of such varying topical material as tabloid journalism, gun control, the O. J. Simpson trial, and of United States History from the voyage of Christopher Columbus through the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt.. ISBN: 0517704102. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Satire, Wit, Politicians, Journalism, O. J. Simpson, Christopher Columbus, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington, Constitution. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1990. 384 pages, Index, 24 pages Black & White Photographs. Filled with personal and political revelations of Nixon's long political career. Book is in Very Good+ condition (nice clean copy), D/J is Very Good except for a light chip back top edge. Richard Nixon's frankest, most outspoken book to date -- including the inside story of his resignation from the Presidency and its aftermath.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1992. 322 pages, Index. Nixon challenges us to set our sights higher than securing peace and stability to achieve "A Peace with Justice". Includes the Pacific Triangle, the Muslim World, the Sout her Hemisphere + more. Book is in Near Fine condition (mild creasing at spine ends, very clean copy), D/J is Very Good+ (very mild shelfwear on back, tiny bit of creasing at spine ends). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: The Colonial Press, 1899. This listing is for two separate volumes in "The World's Great Classics" Series. They are in Fair condition. Spines and gutters have rubbing and edgewear. Corners have tattering. Volume I has light damp staining near edges of first 40 pages, otherwise pages clean. Sturdy copy. Volume II has a piece missing at top spine, back cover and spine are completely loosened from text block, but present. Inner front hinge split and second two blank pages are completely loosened. Damp damage on pages, text still readable. Volume I has a frontispiece of Edmund Burke and 4 Plates, Volume II has a frontispiece of William Ewart Gladstone and 3 Plates. Contain speeches pertaining to politics, war, peace, liberty, philosophy, etc. Volume I presents the speeches of such famous men as John Bunyan, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Chesterfield, Edmund Burke + more. Volume II presents William Pitt, Lord Churchill, Henry Drummond, Lord Lytton + more.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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The Colonial Press, 1900. This listing is for 2 separate physical volumes (Volume I and Volume II). Illustrated with Photogravures, Etchings and Color Plates. Both books are in Fair condition (leather on spines and tips flaking, pages clean, sturdy copies). Volume II has pieces missing at top and bottom spine and 2 tears on spine. Volume I has 498 pages, Frontispiece of Patrick Henry. Includes speeches of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, Tecumseh, Patrick Henry + more. Volume II has 452 pages, Frontispiece of Daniel Webster. Includes speeches of Abraham Lincoln, Grover Cleveland, Daniel Webster, William McKinley + more.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New Republic Books, 1977. Book is in Good condition (spine a little pushed, light spotting on cover and to page edges, inside pages clean), Dust Jacket is Good (light soiling soiling around edged, light chip bottom spine, a few small chips around eges) 482 pages, Index, illustrated with Cartoons by Ranan Lurie. The author, a White House Reporter, records all the tumultuous events of Gerald Ford's presidential tenure.. ISBN: 0915220261. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Ranan Lurie. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. American Presidency, Gerald Ford, U. S. Government, Journalism. more information

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LITTLE BROWN, 1982. 210 pages, Index. Book is in Very Good- condition, D/J is Good-. Here are 140 witty, salty, angry, and controversial letters that President Harry S. Truman wrote but then never mailed, and which revea l what Truman REALLY had to say about such subjects as war, the atomic bomb, running the country, human greed, the media, the Democratic party, other political figures, and so forth. Monte Poem explores what prompted each letter and the possible reasons for its going unmailed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH, 1988. 397 pp., Index. Previous owner's name. Book is in Very Good- condition, D/J is Very Good. This book provides an insider's account of the way in which Ronald Reagan conducted his presidency: his work habits, his way of thinking, his decision-making, and the other people who influenced him.. ISBN: 0151639663. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Ronald Reagan Administration, Presidential Analysis, Iran-Contra. more information

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Broadway Books, 1996. 386 pages, Index, Appendix, 16 pages Black & White Photographs. Book is Very Good+, D/J is Very Good+. Ed Rollins, a political consultant, gives us the inside story of how Washington really works. A candid, no-holds-barred, and entertaining account of his thirty-year career in American politics.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers - 1991 - First Printing, 1989. Glossy color illustrated boards, every page illustrated with Bl & Wh Photographs by Margaret Miller. Summary: A Photo Essay depicts the non-profit organization of volunteers that renovate or build houses for needy families, as w ith former President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter's participation as volunteers, they build 20 houses in Atlanta in just 5 days. Book is in Very Good condition except for some light staining down back gutter, D/J is Very Good. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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WORD BOOKS, 1984. 203 pages, 8 pp. Color Photographs. Book is in Good condition, D/J is Very Good-. Bob Slosser's searching description of Reagan's presidential personality and his analysis of the president's faith will be welcome information to everyone who genuinely cares about our nation, under God.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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HARPER & ROW, 1967. 84 pages, Index - Includes Army Photo of Author laid-in saying that the book is to be published on Feb. 6. Book is in Very Good+ condition, D/J is Good. A study based upon a series of lectures delivered by General Taylor in 1966 at Lehigh University in which he discusses the problems of multipolar power, the "War of Liberation" in Vietnam, Lessons from the Vietnamese experience, and suggests proposals to cope with multipolarity.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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RANDOM HOUSE, 1971. 369 pp., Index, Selected Bibliography, Appendix. Book is in Very Good condition, D/J is Fair to Poor. This book studies the patronage system in city and state politics, in the judiciary, in Congress, and in the office of the President. A unique guide to how American politics really works and why we have the kind of government that we do.. ISBN: 0394460367. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. U. S. Political System, Political Favors, Patronage System. more information

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The Free Press, 1990. 429 pp, Index. Book is Near Fine, D/J is Very Good+. The first part of this book chronicles and celebrates the success of the American idea abroad after the long confrontation of the Cold War, and the second part considers how America's ideals of responsible self-government and civility are faring at home.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Simon & Schuster, 1999. 592 pages, Index, 24 pages Bl & Wh Photographs. Book is in Near Fine condition, Dust Jacket is Very Good+. An unsettling narrative of the modern beleaguered presidency and the impact that the Watergate scandal had on the office of the presidency.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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