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WALTER LIPPMANN AND THE AMERICAN CENTURY
by Ronald Steel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good-
- Seller
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Los Angeles , California, United States
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About This Item
[RONALD STEEL]. SIGNED & INSCRIBED. WALTER LIPPMANN AND THE AMERICAN CENTURY. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1980. First Edition. True First Edition stated. Book Condition: Near Fine / Very Good. With mild shelf wear, appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. In original red cloth and type in gilt on spine. Neat notes by previous owner on pages through out. Dust Jacket Condition: Good / Fair. Unclipped and fully intact, micro-chips to extremities, creases and a few closed tears through out clear taped by previous owner along spine and cover. In professional collector Brodart plastic protector sleeve. Extremely rare autograph and inscription from author Ronald Steel. Inscribed to Dr. Steve Novak; "For Steve Novak, from a fellow Lippmanniac. Ronald Steel." Autographed copies of the most definitive biography book ever written on multiple Pulitzer Prize Winner(s) political journalist, Walter Lippmann, by biographer Ronald Steel,are scarce, as of this writingthis is the only known first edition copy on the market signed and inscribed by the author. Lippmann wrote many political articles on numerous presidents of the 20th Century from the Roosevelt(s) to Kennedy and was also a supporter of the Fabian Society of the turn of the century which included intellectuals such as world famous authors H.G. Wells and George Bernard Shaw. Includes faculty stationary from Dr. Novak as provenance. Several pages of illustrated photo plates. Scarce signed and inscribed association copy, rare collectible. 669 pgs. 8vo.
Synopsis
Ronald Steel writes the biography of journalist Walter Lippmann (1889-1974), a man whose role was that of a Washington insider, an adviser to presidents, and an influencer of government policy. Steel uses conversations with Lippmann and exclusive access to his private papersto tell the tale of Lippmann's career from Harvard, to World War I, to his break with LBJ over Vietnam. Bancroft Prize (1981) , National Book Critics' Circle Award (1980)
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- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-340
- Title
- WALTER LIPPMANN AND THE AMERICAN CENTURY
- Author
- Ronald Steel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
- Size
- 8vo
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- First Edition
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- Fair
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- Jacket
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