Advise and Consent
by Drury, Allen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/None
- Seller
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Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Hardcover. Fine/None. Hardcover. Signed limited edition. Signed in blue with protected tissue guard. Full tan leather boards with gilt lettering on spine and gilt edges, satin end pages with silk place ribbon. Tight unread copy. No dust jacket as issued. Illustrated by Walt Spitzmiller. Notes from the Editors pamphlet included.
Synopsis
Advise and Consent is a 1959 political novel written by Allen Drury which explores the reactions of those in and around the United States Senate to the controversial nomination of Robert Leffingwell, a former Communist Party member, to be United States Secretary of State. The novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1960, and was followed by A Shade of Difference in 1962 and four subsequent sequels.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lyons Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4233
- Title
- Advise and Consent
- Author
- Drury, Allen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, PA
- Date Published
- 1977
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