Press Gallery: Congress and the Washington Correspondents by Ritchie, Donald A - 1992

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992. 1992, Stated First Paperback edition, though printing line begins with '2'. NEAR FINE softcover. INSCRIBED by RITCHIE to AL VIEBRANZ, in blue ink on half-title page: "To Al Viebranz -a look at the 'other' gallery in Washington. with best wishes, Don Ritchie. 27 May 1994. " Book is near fine; pages clean and crisp, no other markings. Pictorial paper cover slightly edgeworn with small corner crease to top rear corner. Binding firm, no splits or cracks; no creasing to cover spine. Al Viebranz wore many hats: writer, historian, scientist, poet, business executive and book collector. He was founder of the Alfred C. Viebranz Endowment for Creative Writing at St. Lawrence University, and served as a submarine officer during WWII, became a Senior VP at GTE Corp and after retirement, was assistant to the director of the National Gallery of Art. An intriguing history of early congressional journalists such as Horace Greeley, Emily Briggs, Benjamin Perley Poore, Jane Grey Swisshelm, Horace White, James Blaine and others. Black & white illustrations. 6 x 9". ix + 293 pages. Signed by Author. Second Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine.