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New York: Scribners, 1936. First Edition. Adams, a Pulitzer Prize winning historian and coiner of the term "American Dream", depicts the story of Jeffersonian ideas -- and their conflict with those of Hamilton -- over the centuries of American history right up to the New Deal era. An important perspective on one of America's founding theorists during a time of unprecedented government activity in the lives of its constituents. A very sharp and tight, square-cornered copy save for the imprint of the dust wrapper design on the spine; still, easily fine. Dust wrapper remains attractive, toned internally (slightly visible from the outside) with two or three very small chips at dust wrapper folds, mininimal rubbing and one barely perceptible crease.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1951. First UK Edition of this biography of Harry S. Truman written by Roosevelt's Press Secretary and member of Truman's '48 campaign. A nice copy with slight foxing to page edges and front & rear pastedowns and endpapers. Some overall dustiness to dust wrapper along with some toning to spine. Overall, a near fine is very near fine dust wrapper.