Government And Politics from Old Bookshelf

Garden City, New Y Ork: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1966. 391pp. Inscribed and SIGNED by author on half-title page. Black cloth, tan spine backing. Faint spotting to spine, small abrasion to rear endpaper, text is clean and binding is tight, and book is overall sound.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo -… Read more

Albany, NY: Chas. E. Houghtaling, 1885. 128pp. Maroon leatherette stiff wraps, gilt lettering. Light wear to cover, occasional light foxing to interior, and book is in very good condition. A very comprehensive listing of United States officials and their salaries, from the President and Cabinet members, to mid-level and lower ranking positions including inspectors, collectors, clerks,… Read more

Garden City,NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1968. 321pp. Blue cloth. Book is clean and unworn. Clipped dust jacket is edgechipped and darkened along spine and folds. INSCRIBED to Elmo Roper and SIGNED "Bill Fulbright July 1970" on half-title page. Elmo Roper was a well-known pollster, and an early innovator in thew polling industry.. Signed by Subject.… Read more

Brooklyn, NY: Water Committee of the City of Brooklyn, 1854. 145 pp, 27 plates. Cloth rear board, front board and front free endpaper missing, spine retaped, title page is half deteriorated (facsimile replacement attached), dampstaining to first few pages of text, contents mildly age-toned, all plates are sound. This document includers the historic detailed proposal for the… Read more

New York: The Free Press, 1969. xxi, 218pp. Black cloth, pink and gilt lettering to spine. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author on front free endpaper. Near fine book, very good dust jacket is lightly worn and lightly scuffed. . Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read more

Washington, DC: The United States Daily Publishing Corporation, 1929. Unpaginated 45pp. Salmon colored boards and salmon endpapers. Book is clean, unworn and unblemished. SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Lafayette, Louisiana: The University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1970. 216pp. Grey cloth, blue trim and gilt lettering, inscribed and SIGNED by author. Book is clean and unmarked. The author inscribed the book,dated June 27, 1971, on the front free endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket is lightly edgeworn.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo -… Read more

New Haven: Maltby, Goldsmith and Co.and Samuel Wadsworth, 1818. 567, 548pp. Three quarter green morocco with marbled boards and endpapers, 5 raised bands, gilt lettering and gilt scrolling to spine, top edges gilt, silk ribbon bookmarks, engraved frontispiece to Volume I, former owner's bookplate on front pastedowns. Both volumes are in sound condition, minor scattered foxing, contents mildly… Read more

Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1915. 334pp. Printed wraps. Couverture souple. Bon état. Light wear and age-toning to cover contents, binding is sound. . Soft Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hartford, CT: The Hartford Publishing Company, 1882. 608pp. Marroon cloth, gilt spine lettering and gilt decoration, engraved frontispiece with tissue-guard, 48 full page illustrations. Corners very lightly rubbed, interior is age-toned, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Nice copy.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hartford: Brown & Gross, 1863. 192pp. Brown embossed cloth, gilt lettering. Corners rubbed, spine ends chipped, ex-library (Wesleyan University) with usual markings, former owner's name on front free endpaper, contents age-toned and lightly foxed, binding is strong. . Hard Cover. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.

New York: Arno Press, 1977. 372pp. Blue cloth. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by Editor on front free endpaper. Book is clean and sound. Dust jacket is mildly age-toned.. Signed By Editor. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1945. 174pp. Blue cloth, blue spine lettering. Faint spotting to front board, slight tape remnant on rear pastedown, contents toned and clean. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper. Unclipped dust jacket is soiled, chipped and missing several pieces.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. 8vo - over… Read more

New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1944. 77pp. Stapled stiff wraps. Light edgewear, contents mildly toned but clean. A series of essays on World War II dealing with many of the issues current today. Includes a message by Rex Stout.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: J.F.C. Rivington, F. Power and Co. And J. Johnson et al., 1791. Unpaginated. Leather spine, leather label, 6 folding maps present. Boards not present, spine worn and chipped, label mostly readable, text block is tight, text and maps are mildly age-toned and very occasionally lightly foxed. Dampstaining to endpapers. Despite the foregoing deficiencies, the text… Read more

Camden, New Jersey: The Haddon Craftsmen, 1936. 180opp. Half bound morocco, gilt spine letteirng, linen boards. Edges and spine worn, text is clean and unmarked., mildly age-toned. Signed by author on frontispiece.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston and New Y Ork: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1925. 468pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Corners lightly rubbed, endpapers lightly age-toned, contents clean and sound. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AUTHOR on front free endpaper.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Committee on Rules of the General Court, 1949. 71pp, 12 plates. Tan boards, black cloth spine, gilt shield decoration. Book is clean and sound, very faint soiling, contents are clean and most pages still unopened. Commemorates the return of the Historic Paul Revere Liberty Bowl in 1949. . Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over… Read more

Portland, Me.: Chisholm Bros., 1895. Green cloth, gold and black decoration. No date, circa 1895. Accordion fold format, 30 panels of Washingt views in sepia tone. Edgewear and scuffing to cover, 1/2 inch abrasion to corner of front cover, illustrations are all in sound condition, some chipping to rear endpaper gutter. Over 100 views of Washington,… Read more

New York: Republican of the City of New York, 1908. 132pp. Light soil and spotting to covers, small tear to head of spine, contents are toned and clean and unmarked.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.