The White House and its Thirty-four Families
by Jensen, Amy La Follette
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Mcgraw Hill. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1965. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Cloth boards show light edge wear, DJ has 1" X 1 1/2" piece missing from top of spine area, general edge wear. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 309 pages; A history of the White House, home of the American presidents from its first occupant, John Adams in 1800, up to and including Lyndon B. Johnson and family in 1963. The early chapters review many of the preliminary designs for the building. Generously illustrated with many photographs and drawings. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17287
- Title
- The White House and its Thirty-four Families
- Author
- Jensen, Amy La Follette
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Mcgraw Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- President, Government, first family, first lady, Kennedy, lyndon johnson, America
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Kennedy;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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