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The Peaceful Transfer of Power -- an Oral History of America's  Presidential Transitions

The Peaceful Transfer of Power -- an Oral History of America's Presidential Transitions

by Marchick, David ; Alexander Tippett ; A. J. Wilson ; Ken Burns

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2022
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9780813947761
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Charlottesville: University Of Virginia. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. xiii, (3), 276 pages; Charlottesville: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2022. First Edition. Xiii, (3) , 276 pages; Like New - clean and secure in original binding in dustjacket. The Peaceful Transfer of Power.... Challenges our understanding of presidential transitions… Read more about this item
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Weapons of Mass Delusion when the Republican Party Lost its Mind

by Draper, Robert

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y First Edition
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2022
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Hardcover
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9780593300145
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New York: Penguin Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2022. y First Edition. Hardcover. xvi, 384 pages; New York: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2022. First Edition. Xvi, 384 pages; About new in similar dustjacket. Unread. The disturbing eyewitness account of how a new breed of Republicans -- led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz,… Read more about this item
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A Defence of Liberty Against Tyrants, a Translation of the Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos with an Historical Introduction by Harold J. Laski

by Brutus, Stephen Junius ; Harold J. Laski ; [Paul M. Birdsall]

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First Edition Thus
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1924
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London: G. Bell & Sons. Very Good. 1924. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. (x), 229 pages; London: G. Bell & Sons. Very Good. 1924. First Edition Thus. (x) , 229 pages; Contents clean and secure in original cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine. Original owner's name in pencil on ffep -- Paul Birdsall. A modern edition of… Read more about this item
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The Secret Diary of Harold L. Ickes: The First Thousand Days 1933-1936  with Two typed notes SIGNED by Harold Ickes
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The Secret Diary of Harold L. Ickes: The First Thousand Days 1933-1936 with Two typed notes SIGNED by Harold Ickes

by Ickes, Harold L. ; [Charles Sumner Pike]

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1954
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New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; xi, (1), 738 pages; This volume covers the first President Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. Ickes (nickname "Honest Harold") was Roosevelt's trusted Secretary of the Interior (1933-46) and an ardent reformer, who also headed the Public Works Administration (1933-39).… Read more about this item
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Purchases of Real Estate for the District of Columbia  Mr. Baker, of New  York, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, submitted the  following REPORT

Purchases of Real Estate for the District of Columbia Mr. Baker, of New York, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, submitted the following REPORT

by Baker, Charles S. ; J. Logan Chipman; W.H.F. Lee; J.H. Rowell; W. P. Taulbee; et al.

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First Edition
Published
1889
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Removed Document
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Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1889. First Edition. Removed Document. U.S. House of Representatives, 50th Congress, Second Session, no. 4106; 139 pages; Stitched at spine, disbound. Clean and secure. Report on the investigation into the methods and practices of agents charged with acquisition of real properties on behalf of the District of Columbia and… Read more about this item
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A RIPPLE OF HOPE -  Robert F. Kennedy, 1966 [Framed Broadside; Signed by  Ethel Kennedy]
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A RIPPLE OF HOPE - Robert F. Kennedy, 1966 [Framed Broadside; Signed by Ethel Kennedy]

by Kennedy, Robert F. ; Senior ; [signed by Ethel Kennedy]

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First American Edition
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1973
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Broadside
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n.p.: n.p.. Very Good+. 1973. First American Edition. Broadside. Autograph; This broadside measuring 11"w X 14"h printed on quality linen paper with embossed borders is inscribed at the bottom margin in ink -- "For Kay and Rowly [Evans] ..... Christmas 1973 ..... With love from Ethel [Kennedy]" It presents… Read more about this item
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Winston S. Churchill -- Volume I: Youth 1874-1900
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Winston S. Churchill -- Volume I: Youth 1874-1900

by Churchill, Randolph S. ; [Signed] ; [also Signed by Robert F. Kennedy Sr. and his wife Ethel]

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1966
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; xxxviii, (2) 612 pages; Dustjacket is chipped and edgworn, missing a couple chunks at spine (now in mylar cover). SIGNED by the author on the halftitle. Inscribed and signed on ffep -- "For Rowly and Kay / With… Read more about this item
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Decisions for a Decade - Policies and Programs for the 1970s
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Decisions for a Decade - Policies and Programs for the 1970s

by Kennedy, Edward M. ; Senator ; [SIGNED]

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1968
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Garden City: Doubleday and Co.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; 222 pages; Inscribed and Signed on halftitle -- "To Rowly and Kay / who are wonderful / friends of all the Kennedys / Ted Kennedy / December 1968" ; otherwise contents clean and secure in original binding in… Read more about this item
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An Honorable Profession - A Tribute to Robert F. Kennedy [LIMITED FIRST  EDITION]
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An Honorable Profession - A Tribute to Robert F. Kennedy [LIMITED FIRST EDITION]

by Salinger, Pierre ; et al. ; SIGNED by Edward M. Kennedy ; SIGNED by Ethel Kennedy

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1968
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New York: Doubleday & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1968. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; 182 pages; Bound in full black leather, gilt lettering on the spine; housed in a black leather slipcase with gilt lettering; a couple small nicks at the spine. Illustrated. A limited edition of 1,000 copies of… Read more about this item
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To Seek a Newer World
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To Seek a Newer World

by Kennedy, Robert F. ; Sr. [SIGNED]

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1967
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Near Fine. 1967. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; Bound in navy blue full leather, blue cloth endpapers, gilt lettering at spine, with gilt compartment lines. Stated First Edition. Robert Kennedy Sr. had a small number of copies specially bound in leather as gifts for close friends and family. This copy… Read more about this item
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THE ELECTORAL VOTES OF 1876 -- Who Should Count Them, What Should Be  Counted, and The Remedy for a Wrong Count

THE ELECTORAL VOTES OF 1876 -- Who Should Count Them, What Should Be Counted, and The Remedy for a Wrong Count

by Field, David Dudley

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Published
1877
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Original Printed Wrappers
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New York: D. Appleton and Company. Very Good-. 1877. First Edition. Original Printed Wrappers. 22, (2) pages; Short quarter inch closed tear at margin of outer edge, faint tide mark affecting lower inner corner at bottom edge. OCLC 560364071 SUBJECT: The country faced a major electoral challenge with the disputed Hayes-Tilden presidential election of… Read more about this item
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ROBERT F. KENNEDY Memorial Cards w/black borders

ROBERT F. KENNEDY Memorial Cards w/black borders

by Kennedy, Ethel ; Robert F. Kennedy

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1968
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Robert F. Kennedy Family. Very Good. 1968. Ephemera. Two Memorial Cards with black borders printed for memorializing the death of Robert F. Kennedy on June 6, 1968 and distributed to those attending the funeral ceremony and friends and family. These cards are mounted on ecru card stock. The first card reads "ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEDY /… Read more about this item
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The Essence of a Totalitarian State [of the Soviet Type]

The Essence of a Totalitarian State [of the Soviet Type]

by Gsovski, Vladimir ; [SIGNED]

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First Edition
Published
1955
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The Hague: International Commission of Jurist. Very Good. 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Autograph; 62 pages; Delivered 13 June 1955, International Congress of Jurists, Athens, Greece. Inscribed and signed by the author to Dr. W. Lawrence Keith "as a token of appreciation of encouragement of my studies." OCLC: 10428776 Clean and tight in… Read more about this item
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CAPTURED - The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy

CAPTURED - The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy

by Whitehouse, Sheldon ; [SIGNED]

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2017
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Hardcover
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9781620972076
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New York: The New Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Autograph; xxii, (2), 257, (5) pages; Clean and secure in original red binding in fresh bright dustjacket. Signed by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on titlepage. In Captured, U.S. Senator and former federal prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse offers an eye-opening… Read more about this item
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CONSTITUTIONAL CHOICES
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CONSTITUTIONAL CHOICES

by Tribe, Laurence H

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1985
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Hardcover
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9780674165380
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1985. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. xiv, (2), 474 pages; Complete and secure in original red cloth binding in edgeworn dustjacket with some shallow creases. Former owner's name on ffep and some scattered pencil marks at margin. From the DJ flap: Constitutional Choices illuminates the… Read more about this item
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Workers Opposition in Russia Describing the Conflict between the Communist  Workers and the Russian Soviet Government

Workers Opposition in Russia Describing the Conflict between the Communist Workers and the Russian Soviet Government

by Kollontay, Alexandra ; [A. Kollontai ]

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First English Edition
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[1921]
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London: Dreadnought Publishers. Very Good. [1921]. First English Edition. Pictorial wrappers. 63, (5) ads pages; Contents clean and secure in original pictorial wrappers. OCLC 220108365 Author identified as "First Commissary for Social Welfare in the Soviet Government, October 1917". Publication date reported as either 1921 or 1923; not printed in the publication. … Read more about this item
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JOE BIDEN - A Presidency for All Americans The 59th Presidential  Inauguration Official Commemorative Edition

JOE BIDEN - A Presidency for All Americans The 59th Presidential Inauguration Official Commemorative Edition

by Kennerly, David Hume ; Peter Souza ; Jon Meacham (Introduction)

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First Edition
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2023
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Hardcover
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9781954081482
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Goff Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 2023. First Edition. Hardcover. 192 pages; Clean and fresh book and dustjacket with original shrinkwrap (opened). Wonderfully illustrated with colour photographs, this large format book memorializes the events of the 59th Presidential Inauguration of President Joe Biden in 2021. Every event from his inaugural address to… Read more about this item
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CONGO, 1960-1968 -- Foreign Relations of the United States 1964-1968 Volume XXIII

by Howland, Nina D. ; David C. Humphrey ; Harriet D. Schwar

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First Edition
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2013
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Hardcover
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9780160820021
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Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. Fine. 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. Foreign Relations of the United States 1964-1968; xxx, (2), 887 pages; Clean and secure in original red cloth binding with gilt lettering at spine. Unread, virtually as new. The Congo Crisis and its Aftermath, 1964-1968 The volume consists of two sections. The first part of… Read more about this item
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In Putin's Footsteps : Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia's  Eleven Time Zones

In Putin's Footsteps : Searching for the Soul of an Empire Across Russia's Eleven Time Zones

by Khrushcheva, Nina ; Jeffrey Tayler

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2019
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Hardcover
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9781250163233
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New York: St. Martin's Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2019. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 320 pages; Clean and secure in original red cloth binding. Near Fine in Near Finr dustjacket. In Putin’s Footsteps is Nina Khrushcheva and Jeffrey Tayler’s unique combination of travelogue, current affairs, and history, showing how Russia’s dimensions have… Read more about this item
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The Clash of Values - Islamic Fundamentalism Versus Liberal Nationalism

The Clash of Values - Islamic Fundamentalism Versus Liberal Nationalism

by Moaddel, Mansoor

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2020
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New York: Columbia University Press. Near Fine. 2020. Paperback. xi, (3), 322 pages; Clean and secure in origial glassy wrappers, appears unread. Much of the Middle East and North Africa still appears to be in a transitional period set in motion by the 2011 Arab uprisings, and the political trajectory of the region remains difficult… Read more about this item
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