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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Inscribed and signed on titlepage "For Kay Evans / a great inspiration / Keep on tracking! / Fondly / Bob" An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works—and how it doesn’t— Act of Congress focuses on two of the major players behind the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008: colorful, wisecracking congressman Barney Frank, and careful, insightful senator Christopher Dodd, both of whom met regularly with Robert G. Kaiser during the eighteen months they worked on the bill. In this compelling narrative, Kaiser shows how staffers play a critical role, drafting the legislation and often making the crucial deals. Kaiser’s rare insider access enabled him to illuminate the often-hidden intricacies of legislative enterprise and shows us the workings… Read More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Very Good-. 1950. Hardcover. Autograph; xiv, 575 pages; In blue ink at top of page "Arthur Schlesinger" then inscribed and Signed by the author on ffep in red ink: "For Kay Evans / with uncontained / affection / A.M.S. Jr." Green cloth binding mildly faded at spine; lacks rear free endpaper; last page of index fixed to rear pastedown. Book inscribed from one Washington historian to a Washington journalist and noted Georgetown hostess Katherine "Kay" Evans. Both were close friends of Robert F. Kennedy and frequenters of the 'Georgetown Set.' Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (1917 – 2007) was an American historian, social critic, and public intellectual. Much of Schlesinger's work explored the history of 20th-century American liberalism. In particular, his work focused on leaders such as Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. Schlesinger served as special assistant… Read More

New York: St. Martin's Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, (1), 988 pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding in very good dustjacket with a short ink mark on front panel, ripple at bottom edge. Manuscript note on dedication page: "Rowland Evans / from David McKean 1999 / (Thos. McKean - Shaping of an / American Republic - Safire). Includes endnotes & index. Absorbing story of the nation's leading opposition radical newspaper from 1790-1800. Founded and published by Benjamin Bache (Benjamin Franklin's grandson) and William Duane, the publication's avowed object was to keep America's Founding Fathers true to their original mission. To that end Bache and Duane embraced emerging Jeffersonian republicanism, attacked George Washington as an incompetent commander-in-chief ,and attacked John Adams as a monarchist. Both editors were arrested under the Sedition Acts. PROVENANCE: Rowland Evans was a provocative… Read More

Austin: University of Texas Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 396 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Inscribed and Signed on the ffep "For Kay and Rowly --/ and especially Kay - who / kept me going and helped / more than I can say. / Henry Catto / Nov 1998" Henry Edward Catto Jr. (1930 – 2011) was an American businessman and public servant. Catto held several positions within the United States government, including Ambassador to El Salvador from 1971 to 1973, the Chief of Protocol of the United States from 1974 to 1976, the Ambassador to the United Nations Office at Geneva from 1976 to 1977, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs from 1981 to 1983. In 1989, President G.H.W. Bush appointed him U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. In 1999, he was elected chairman of the Atlantic Council of the United States, and in 2007, its chairman emeritus. In the 1980s, Mr. Catto and his wife… Read More

New York: Harper & Row. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. x, (2), 243 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very good dustjacket. Shortly before Christmas 1966, after 18 months of intensive effort, Harrison Salisbury, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter of international standing, succeeded in getting into North Vietnam, a land that had previously barred American correspondents. His eyewitness, eye0opening account of how the Vietnamese war looks from the other side became in iitself front-page news. It was debated, commented on, condemned by some and acclaimed by others. In this book, distinguished by its prose and on-the-spot photographs, Mr. Salisbury enlarges on what he saw and heard behind the lines in North Vietnam. He puts the whole story into a wider perspective, dealing with the controversy that his dispatches aroused and weaving the raw material into an absorbing narrative of the agonizing conflict in Southeast Asia. .

Washington DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc.. Very Good. 1940. First Edition. Publishers wrappers. Washington DC: Very Good. 1940 & 2 issues 1939. First Edition. Broadcasting" -- the entire year 1940, two issues per month. Our file lacks the issue published May 15, 1940, but does include issues for November 15 and December 15, 1939. These issues are bound (using spring-steel clips at the gutter margins) with the first group of issues for 1940 (through February) . All have the front covers intact, but all but the issue for February 15, 1940 are lacking the rear covers. The issues for March through June are bound together using another clip, and the issues for July 1 through October 15, 1940, similarly bound using a third clip. The final four issues for the year 1940 are loose as issued in their original printed wrappers. Generally excellent condition, with a very few issues showing minor folds or short tears to the wrappers. "Broadcasting" magazine was founded in… Read More

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. x, 308 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Laid-in printed slip "With compliments ... / [SIGNED by Robert Shogun] / Ivan R. Dee, Publisher ..." Prize-winning reporter Robert Shogan draws on the lessons of nine presidential elections to show where the press goes wrong in the making of the president. The media, Mr. Shogan argues, now play the role of enablers. Without fully realizing it, they allow and abet the abuse of the political process by the candidates and their handlers. Shogan has got it right....Bad News is a wake-up call for journalists everywhere. Sam Donaldson, ABC News. If there is such a thing as a good book about 'bad news,' this is it. David S. Broder, Washington Post .

Westminster: Random House Inc. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. Autograph; xx, 359 pages; Secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket; some marginal marks by Rowland Evans. Inscribed and signed on the ffep "1/17/97 / To Rowland / My very long-standing / buddy. / Dick Morris" Dick Morris has written the ultimate inside story about the dramatic reelection of President Clinton, one that is certain to stir controversy about the way politics really works in America today. No one before has so vividly described what policy advisers, pollsters, and advertisers do behind the scenes in the Oval Office. And no one has so acutely identified the new political forces that are dominating America today. Dick Morris was, as Time magazine put it, the most influential private citizen in America. He was President Clinton's secret election strategist, invited to advise the demoralized president in the wake of the midterm debacle of 1994 that gave Newt Gingrich and… Read More

Chicago: Landfield-Kupfer Printing Co.. Good+. 1918. First Edition; First Printing. flexible boards. Flexible boards printed in black and red, Andy Gump depicted shaving with a straight razor; black cloth spine. No repairs or restorations. Minor wear and soiling to the covers, some wear to the edges of the first several leaves, a few fainly pencilled numerals on the blank inner paste-downs. Extreme oblong format: 14 cm. x 38 cm. [5.25" x 13.33"]. This is the first publication in book form of the remarkably popular newspaper cartoon strip -- "The Gumps." The cover states: "as appearing in the Chicago Tribune." The Gumps had beencreated by Sidney Smith in 1917, and eventually enjoyed a 42-year run in newspapers from February 12, 1917, until October 17, 1959. One element in the extraordinary success was that Smith's cartoon strip was the first to feature continuing story-lines, day after day. The pater familias of the Gump family was Andy Gump --… Read More

Tokyo: Yashima Hotel. Very Good. 1949. First Edition. Paperback. Volume 1, No. 1; 16 pages; Clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers. OCLC 847691405 This First Issue of a magazine designed for the English-speaking Occupying forces and attendant personnel and tourists was published December 15, 1949 under Managing Director Yo Tajiri Roberts working from from the Yashima Hotel, Room 605 24-320 / 24-0177. Printed by Hosokawa Printing Company, Ltd. Tokyo. Coverprice 25 cents or 120 yen. It was planned as a bi-monthly publication providing calendars of events (music, sports, festivals, etc.), Town Chatter (local gossip column), miscellaneous small news stories, In the Camera's Eye (some social event photographs), reviews of Books, Music, Records and illustrated advertisements for local and other businesses (retail and services). A well designed and nicely printed magazine with attractive layout, interesting content and professional artistic standards. Quite scarce. .

New York. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; x, (2), 228 pages; Inscribed and SIGNED by the AUTHOR on ffep -- "To Kay and Rowly / Evans, with / fondest love from / Susan Mary Alsop / May 15, 1984" Clean and secure in original black cloth binding in very nice dustjacket. Index, Bibliography. Frontispiece and 17 illustrations on coated stock, mostly portraits of some involved. Black cloth, spine letters gilt, two dancing figures blind-stamped on front cover. This sparkling narrative, interweaving high-level, inner-circle gossip with firm scholarship invites us to share in the goings-on-amorous and political-at the 1815 Congress of Vienna. Susan Mary Alsop and her second husband columnist Joseph Alsop were quite good friends with Rowly and Kay Evans, living just a few blocks from each other in Georgetown, Washington, DC. PROVENANCE: Rowland Evans was a provocative newspaper columnist, commentator and author who… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Autograph; 273 pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very nice dustjacket. Inscribed and Signed by the author on ffep "To Rowly - / Goof Luck! But not / too much. (in the poker / game, that is.) / David Brinkley / (Best to Kay)" A nice association copy between two very successful journalists. David Brinkley, icon of the American airwaves, has written his autobiography, a classic American story which overlaps with some of the great events and important personages of the era. From playing poker with Truman to riding the rails with Churchill to walking the beaches with D-Day veterans, readers are privy to some of Brinkley's most priceless remembrances. The highly-regarded American broadcast journalist (1920-2003) hosted NBC's "The Huntley-Brinkley Report" with Chet Huntley (1956-70) and ABC's "This Week with David Brinkley" (1981-98).… Read More

Very Good. 1987. Cards. 1 pages; Engraved Menu Card from the American Embassy in Bonn for a Dinner to Honor Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Evans (4.75" X 7") "American Eagle Emblem // Dinner / In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Evans // Goose Liver on Garden Salad // Roast Saddle of Veal / Champagne Mustard Sauce / Vegetable Noodles // Tirami Su // Hacienda Chardonnay 1984 / Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial // American Embassy, Bonn / September 10, 1987" Printed in gilt and black ink. Eagle Emblem and all bevelled edges gilt, text in black. Very Good condition. Richard R. Burt (born 1947) served as United States Ambassador to Germany (1985-89) and was a chief negotiator of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. Prior to his diplomatic career, Burt worked as director of an NGO and was a national security correspondent for The New York Times. He served as John McCain's top national security adviser during McCain's 2000 and 2008 Presidential campaigns. Burt claims… Read More

Very Good. 1983. Cards. 1 pages; Engraved Table Seating Card for Henry Kissinger's 60th Birthday Party at the Pierre in Original Envelope (5" x 3.5") Envelope bears the name "Mr. Rowland Evans" the card inside "You are seated at / Table 34" Evans has written a note at top of card "HAK 60th - 5/26/83 NYC Pierre" This card is from the famous party hosted by Harvard's Guido G. Goldman celebrating Dr. Kissinger's 60th birthday. Held in the Ballroom of the Pierre Hotel in New York City, it was an extravaganza, attended by former heads of state, Cabinet officers, big-name Europeans, the Georgetown elite, Harvard professors, politicians, tycoons and hot shots of one sort or another. A gala it was with a cake, singing, dancing, formal toasts and hugs for the brilliant if controversial former Secretary of State. President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford were there, along with the former West German Chancellor, Helmut Schmidt, and the widows… Read More

Chicago: Esquire, Inc.. Very Good+. 1937. First Edition. Soft cover. 250 pages; Chicago: Very Good+. 1937. First Edition; First Printing. 250 pages; Publisher's color pictorial wrappers, lettered in white against black panels, with contents list -- black on silver along the fore-edge of the front cover. Excellent condition with just light hints of rubbing at the spine ends. With one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories -- "The Honor of the Goon. " [One of several stories Fitzgerald sold to Arnold Gingrich for Esquire in 1937 at his usual rate for the magazine: $250]. Also with an article by Jim Tully about Charlie Chaplin, stories by Jesse Stuart, Waldo Frank and Morley Callaghan, two Hollywood portraits from photographs by Hurrell -- [Ann Dvorak and Else Argall] and a full page Petty drawing. Almost without exception, these pre-War issues of Esquire offer hours of diversion to the modern reader, not least from the ads. This issue offers many such diversions, including… Read More

Cleveland: World Publishing Co. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1960. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 155, (3) pages; Clean and secure in original binding in very good dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on ffep "To Rowland Evans /with best wishes / Gene McCarthy" A brilliant and challenging examination of major issues in American political and social life by a distinguished statesman. "Senator McCarthy outlines ways for greater participation of all citizens in government and for more harmonious relations between the legislative and executive branches of government. He describes clearly and persuasively the demands of twentieth-century democracy and indicates ways in which we can achieve more profound awareness of the dimensions of liberalism as outlined in our country's Constitution." PROVENANCE: Rowland Evans was a provocative newspaper columnist, commentator and author who antagonized liberal politicians and championed… Read More

New York: Random House. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1957. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; 246 pages; Signed by the author on half-title "Best Wishes, / Carl T. Rowan" On the ffep former owner's signature "Rowland Evans Jr from Katherine D. Winton Oct 1958" otherwise unmarked and secure in original red cloth binding in edgeworn dustjacket with small chip at head of spine and minor stain at bottom of spine (now in mylar cover). Toning to pp. 152-153 from laid-in news clipping of article on psychological study of integration. Rowan evaluates the progress of school integration since the decision in Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas case in 1954. PROVENANCE: Rowland Evans was a provocative newspaper columnist, commentator and author who antagonized liberal politicians and championed conservative causes. He left Yale and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 during World War II and was discharged in 1944 because of malaria.… Read More

Groton MA: Groton School. Very Good-. 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 342, (68) ads pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding of three-quarter maroon leather over boards; leather darkened and chipped at head of spine, endpapers toned at edges from binder's adhesive. Editor in Chief - Jonathan B. Bingham; literary editors -- Stewart J.O. Alsop, Frank Sweetser Jr., Theodore Woolsey Theodore Roosevelt III was an assistant business manager. This volume belonged to Kermit Roosevelt Jr., who made twelve literary contributions to these issues of the publication. Other literary contributors include Douglas Auchincloss, Owen Biddle, Stewart Alsop, John M. Graham, Munro L. Lyeth, William Sayer, John deK. Alsop, etc. Groton School is one of the most selective private college-preparatory boarding schools in the United States. Ranked as one of the top five boarding schools in the United States, Groton is affiliated with the Episcopalian tradition. George Biddle, a 1902… Read More

Groton MA: Groton School. Very Good+. 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 275, (36) ads pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding of three-quarter maroon leather over boards; endpapers toned. Editor in Chief - John deK. Alsop; literary editors -- Munro L. Lyeth and Owen Biddle; Cornelius V.S. Roosevelt was a business manager. This volume belonged to Kermit Roosevelt Jr., who made fourteen literary contributions to these issues of the publication. Other literary contributors include Benjamin Welles II, Louis Auchincloss, Francis Keppel, Samuel Hinckley, John M. Graham, John deK. Alsop, etc. Groton School is one of the most selective private college-preparatory boarding schools in the United States. Ranked as one of the top five boarding schools in the United States, Groton is affiliated with the Episcopalian tradition. George Biddle, a 1902 graduate, wrote, "Ninety-five percent of the boys came from what they considered the aristocracy of America. Their fathers… Read More

Groton MA: Groton School. Very Good+. 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. 255, () ads pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding of three-quarter maroon leather over boards; endpapers toned. Editor in Chief - John M. Graham; literary editors -- Kermit Roosevelt, Jr., Benjamin Welles II and James D. Danielson. This volume belonged to Kermit Roosevelt Jr., who in addition to being a literary editor for these issues made six literary contributions to the publication. Other literary contributors include Benjamin Welles II, Louis Auchincloss, Gordon Auchincloss, Peyton Biddle, Samuel Hinckley, John M. Graham, Richard Greenleaf, etc. Groton School is one of the most selective private college-preparatory boarding schools in the United States. Ranked as one of the top five boarding schools in the United States, Groton is affiliated with the Episcopalian tradition. George Biddle, a 1902 graduate, wrote, "Ninety-five percent of the boys came from what they considered the… Read More