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The Man from Limehouse: Clement Richard Attlee
by Clemens, Cyril [Robert A. Taft]
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good
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About This Item
St. Louis: C.B. Nicholson Printing Company, 1946. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. First edition of The Man from Limehouse: Clement Richard Attlee, inscribed to Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio.. Octavo, 159pp. Red cloth, light wear to tips. Internally clean. Lacking the scarce dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: "To Robert A. Taft, Great American, with the author's high esteem and cordial good wishes. Cyril Clemens / Christmas, 1947." Senator Robert A. Taft (1889 - 1953) served as a United States Senator representing Ohio from 1939 until his death. Known for his conservative stance, Taft was part of the influential Taft political family and was the elder son of William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States. Taft sought the republican nomination for president in 1940, 1948 and 1952, eventually losing to General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14959
- Title
- The Man from Limehouse: Clement Richard Attlee
- Author
- Clemens, Cyril [Robert A. Taft]
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Man from Limehouse: Clement Richard Attlee, inscribed to Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- C.B. Nicholson Printing Company
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- first edition The Presidency Taft, signed book William H. Taft, limited edition William Taft, signed book President Taft, Ethics in Service Taft, Representative Government Taft, Popular Government Taft, Liberty Under Law Taft, Our Chief Magistrate an
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