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The Trail of a Tradition
by Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good/near fine
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1926. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/near fine. The first edition of Trail of a Tradition by Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, inscribed to New Deal operative and Washington power player, Emil Hurja.. Octavo, xxii, [2], 405pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. No additional printings noted. Light soiling to cloth, booksellers stamp on rear endpaper, bookplate on front endpaper. In the publisher's fine dust jacket. Inscribed on the front endpaper: "For Emil Hurja, An erstwhile friendly enemy who is now a friendly friend. With warmest regards and best wishes. Arthur H. Vandenberg. Washington. Dec. 13, 1938." Emil Hurja was the executive director of the Democratic National Committee from 1932-1937, before switching political parties. This inscription from Senator Vandenberg, dated 1938, coincides with his change of political affiliation. Hurja would run for congress in Michigan in 1948 but lost the election.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13709
- Title
- The Trail of a Tradition
- Author
- Vandenberg, Arthur Hendrick
- Illustrator
- The first edition of Trail of a Tradition by Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, inscribed to New Deal operative and Washington power
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- first edition Arthur Vandenberg, the greatest American Vandenberg, if Hamilton were here today, the trail of a tradition Vandenberg, Ron Chernow Hamilton, senator Vandenberg, conversation senator Vandenberg, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg: The Evolutio
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