The Life of John Birch (1954) - INSCRIBED by Robert H. W. Welch, Jr
by Welch, Robert H. W., Jr
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About This Item
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1954. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Near Fine in VG dw. 8vo, [x]+118pp (plus plates), blue cloth with spine stamped in silver, printed dustwrapper. INSCRIBED by the author (founder of the John Birch Society) in early 1955 on the front free endpaper. Endpaper also has the ownership stamp of Myers G. Lowman, executive secretary of the anti-Communist Methodist group Circuit Riders, Incorporated. No other markings. A clean copy with typical toning of the acidic text stock used; jacket has publisher's clipping of corner and price stamp and a bit of toning and wear (including a small closed tear, but nice overall).
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- Bookseller
- Philip Smith, Bookseller (US)
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- 3608
- Title
- The Life of John Birch (1954) - INSCRIBED by Robert H. W. Welch, Jr
- Author
- Welch, Robert H. W., Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- Chicago: Henry Regnery Company
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Robert H. W. Welch Jr. The Life of John Birch 1954 Chicago Henry Regnery Company Inscribed Signed Myers G. Lowman Circuit Riders White Supremacy Racism John Birch Society Fifties Postwar Right Wing Anti-Communist Communism Reactionary Censorship Conservat
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