Rebel Senator: Strom Thurmond of South Carolina by Alberta Lachicotte - 1966

NY: Devin-Adair, 1966. 1st printing of 1st US edition. Near fine hard cover book/ closed tear & rubbed otherwise very good dust jacket.

New York: Devin-Adair Company, 1966. Book. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth binding. There is a store stamp on the front end paper. The pages are lightly tanned, but clean. The dust jacket has soiling, a large closed tear on the top spine end area and some light fading on the spine area. Illustrated. 255 pages. .

New York:: The Devin-Adair Company,. 1966. Hardcover. First edition signed by Thurmond, inscribed to previous owner. Covers clean, with very minor shelfwear; pages tight, clean, unmarked. Lacks DJ. ; .

New York, New York: Devin-Adair Company, 1966. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. NF/VG+/1st ed. A really nice copy of this mid 60's biography, which certainly had politicial overtones. Clean and bright, tightly bound, no marking or soiling. 256 pages, a few b&w photos, Thurmond always enjoyed the shock element; this time it was his very young wife moving into the Governor's mansion. And back then people were Shocked(in the Conservative South anyway). Dust Jacket has a little wear at the top of the spine and one small closed tear on the front. Excellent bright color to the jacket, which is covered with a removable mylar sleeve.

New York: The Devin-Adair Company. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Near Fine first printing of the first edition, slightly rubbed boards, in Very Good+, little edge-worn dust-jacket, light sunning to the spine, signed and dated 10 Dec 66 by author Alberta Lachicotte, also signed by US Senator Strom Thurmond. Small tape repair to verso of spine to close a small, triangular tear; Lachicotte's intimate portrait of Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902 - June 26, 2003) , "an uncommon man, and an exciting record of political history in the making" . Thurmond eventually was South Carolina Senator for 48 years, ran for president in 1948; 8vo; [x], 255, [3] pages; Signed by All Authors .

New York: Devin-Adair, 1966. 1st. Very Good/Very Good. A wonderful association copy. LAVISHLY INSCRIBED BY STROM THURMOND TO THE BOOK'S PUBLISHER DEVIN GARRITY on the front free endpaper. "Best wishes to a great publisher, a great patriot and a great American, my good friend Devin Garrity, publisher of this book. Strom Thurmond". A nice copy to boot of the 1966 1st edition. VG+ to Near Fine in a price-intact, VG- dustjacket. The dustjacket is entirely intact but has noticeable scuffing to the front panel and light soiling along the back panel. Octavo, 255 pgs. Also includes publisher's original order form for this title and 1966 "Re-elect Strom Thurmond" pocket calendar. A wonderful piece of Southern history.