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New York: Viking Press, 1943. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Stated First Edition (First Published November 1943) in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Illustrated with lithographs in two colors by the author. Clean orange cloth boards with golden cloth spine, black lettering on cover and spine. No fraying or fading; tiny bump to base of rear board. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. 216 pages with index. Book size approx. 8" x 11". Dust jacket is clean with large image of Lincoln on front and rear panel; has several short closed edge tears, chip at top left corner of front panel near spine edge, chipping at top spine edge; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1959. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1959. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition in original unclipped dust jacket. Very clean blue boards with gray cloth spine, dark blue lettering on spine. No fading, bumping and wear. Clean maroon endpapers, no names, writing or marks. Illustrated in black and white. 272 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped, shallow chipping at top and bottom spine edges, very slight sunning to spine. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover..

New York: Putnam, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Putnam, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Very clean unfaded black cloth boads with green metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 251 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, has one short closed edge tear to rear panel, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A chilling, ingenious brain-teaser by two masters of the psychological thriller. Nicholas Augustine was a rancher and a railroad enthusiast, a popular maverick whose meteoric rise to the Presidency dumbfounded every self-styled expert in Washington. They watched him run the country his own way for three years--but when Augustine blundered, they turned instantly against him. The media increased their vicious daily… Read More

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing in clean bright unchipped dust jacket. As new condition. Very clean cream boards with red lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers; no names, writing or bookplates. 341 pages. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. North America's most provocative (and conservative) satirist at his best..

Chicago: Henry Regnery, 1954. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition in original unclipped dust jacket. Blue cloth boards with unchipped gold lettering on spine. Clean, no bumping or wear; slightest hint of fading to top and bottom board edges. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Pages are clean (slight yellowing). 179 pages. Dust jacket is clean, has small edge chips, closed tear near top spine edge; photo and bio of author on rear panel. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. "Not since "Generation of Vipers" has there been such a devastating and readable criticism of American fuzzy thinking, American politics, and American mediocrity." - John P. Marquand..

New York: Paul S. Erikkson, 1967. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Paul S. Erikkson, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Very Good+. First Edition in original unclipped dust jacket. Very clean blue cloth boards with bright unchipped silver lettering on spine. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean blank endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photographs. 264 pages. Clean dust jacket is not price clipped (5.95 on front inside flap), has slight edge wear, no chips; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The story of one woman's part in the fight of American workers for the right to organize. This book is Rose Schneiderman's own story of the pioneering role she played in the American Labor Movement during its rough-and-tumble formative years. It is also an account of the magnificent contribution women have made to Labor progress--the battle… Read More

New York: Random House, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, Later Printing.. New York: Random House, 1994. First Edition, later printing. Fine/Fine. Fine later printing of the first edition, SIGNED by both Mary Matalin and James Carville. Very clean white boards with red metallic donkey and elephant on cover, black cloth spine with silver lettering. No bumping, fading or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers - no previous owner markings. Flat signed by Matalin and Carville on the title page. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 493 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Viking Press, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Viking Press, 2006. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Clean black boards with bright gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 462 pgs. with index. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no wear, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover..

New York : Harper, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Clean hardcover stated first edition (and first printing with complete number line) in unclipped dust jacket. clean brown paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 533 pages. Dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped, one very small spot (smaller than a pea). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Prothero takes the reader into the heart of America's culture wars, and the books, speeches, monuments and documents that unite, divide, and define America today..

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Press, 1993. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Free Press, 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing, with full number line. Very clean black boards with clean unfaded brown cloth spine, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean red endpapers with tasteful small bookplate on front fixed endpaper; no other marks. 333 pgs. with index. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean unfaded dustjacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new mylar cover. 8vo. Middle East..

New York: Free Press (MacMillan), 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Free Press (MacMillan), 1993. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very clean black boards with rust cloth spine, bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean red endpapers. No names, writing or bookplates. 333 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The untold story of an inbred, gifted, and powerful elite of families and friends who dominated America's relations with the Middle East for over a century. Known to Foreign Service colleagues as "the Arabists," these were the men and women who had spent much of their lives, usually with their families, living in the Arab world as diplomats, military attaches, intelligence agents, and educators. 8vo. Middle East..

New York: Harper & Row, 1966. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Edition.. New York: Harper & Row, 1966. Stated First Edition. Near FIne/Near Fine. Clean black cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright. No names, writing or bookplates. 288 pgs. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is not price clipped, unchipped and enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. 8vo. Political..

New York: The Penguin Press, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: The Penguin Press, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/near fine. Stated First Edition, with full number line on copyright page. Clean charcoal gray board with gold stamped author initials on cover, bright gold stamped lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean; no names, writing or marks. 308 pgs. Clean dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind fait has combined with the degradation of the public sphere to create an environment which is hostile to reason..

New York: Random House, 1988. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Stated First American Edition.. New York: Random House, 1988. Stated First American Edition. Very Good+/Very Good+. Stated First American Edition in unclipped dust jacket. Clean maroon cloth boards with metallic lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound, pages and edges are clean. Clean maroon endpapers - no names, writing or bookplates. 303 pages + "About the Author." Dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Twenty-four of the author's most stimulating, fearless, and provocative essays to appear since the publication of "The Second American Revolution", winner of the 1982 National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism. On subjects ranging from Henry James to Nancy Reagan, Oscar Wile to Oliver North, Hollywood to Mongolia, Vidal once again confirms his reputation as "America's finest… Read More

L. G. Stahl, 1902. Book. Very Good. Cloth Bds. Memorial Edition.. L. G. Stahl, 1902. Memorial Edition. Very Good/No Dustjacket. 464 pgs. VG Memorial Volume. Illustrated with engravings from original photographs. Green cloth cover with photo portrait of Talmage on cover. Light soiling to rear board (pencil marks). Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages are clean and bright. P/O name inside front cover.Biography..

New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, First Printing (with full number line on copyright page), SIGNED by author, in clean dust jacket. This book does have a bump to the front upper right portion of cover. Binding is tight, pages and edges are clean. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper: "Sept 12, 1986 - To: Bunny & Ronnie with Best Wishes, Wolf Blitzer." 259 pages. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, price clipped at corner of front inside flap; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

New York: Free Press, 1983. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing.. New York: Free Press, 1983. First Edition, Second Printing. Fine/Fine. Very clean maroon cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 317 pgs. with index. Illustrated with photographs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. The rural Chinese at home, at school and at work--the author uncovers the darker side of Chinese society. 8 vo. China..

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. First Edition, First Printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean yellow boards with blue spine, gold lettering on spine. No bumping or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean, with clean photo-illustrated endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black and white plates. 910 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition, Second Impression.. London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1955. First Edition, Second Impression. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Very slight fading to upper spine corner. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 100 pgs. Clean dustjacket is not price clipped, has slight wear at top and bottom spine edge, a few tiny closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A very attractive book and dustjacket..

New York: Penguin Press, 2014. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Very clean first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Black paper-covered boards with gold author initials on cover, black spine with gold lettering. No fading, no soiling; tiny closed tear at base of spine. 465 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Commonwealth Prize-winning author Rana dasgupta examines one of the great trends of our time: the expansion of the global elite. Thestory of Delhi is a parable for where we are all headed..