"When John F. Kennedy was inaugurated on January 20, 1961, a heavy snow blanketed Washington, D. C. As a result, a number of copies of the Official Inauguration Book were left unsold. These books have been augmented by three special pictorial sections -- one on the inaugural ceremonies (including the memorable inaugural address); another on the death and state funeral of President Kennedy; and a third on the first 30 days in office of President Lyndon B. Johnson." This is Copy No. 351D of the Memorial Edition of the John F. Kennedy Inaugural Book, signed by E. H. Foley, General Chai... View More...
Articles by Famous Americans in Letters to the Editor: J. E. OLIVER: Education and the cost of living; H. CARVILL LEWIS: The genesis of the diamond; WILLIAM NORTH RICE: The eccentricity theory of the glacial period; H. W. WILEY: Unexplained noises; and EDWARD S. HOLDEN: How astronomers may work. Other articles:"The mounting of Mungo"( African elephant) with 4 illustrations; " A few words about pavements"(Fifth Ave, New York) with 4 illustrations; and "Washington's signature" with 8 different "examples". ex.mus.numbers on front cover. mildly soiled. watermark at ... View More...
Vol. XXIX, New Series Vol. VII. Six issues of The Century Magazine published into one bound copy. Features the first three chapters of Mark Twain's "An Adventure of Huckleberry Finn" before it was published; "The Battle of Shiloh" by U. S. Grant; "Phases of Legislation, State" by Theodore Roosevelt; "The Bostonians" by Henry James; "Winter Neighbors" by John Burroughs. 960 pp. Cloth/leather covers show signs of wear with front joint broken at top, rubbing to edges and corners bumped, with boards slightly exposed. Gold gilt lettering on spine. Marb... View More...
Author of The Declaration of American Independence, Of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia. Issued Specially By the Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial Commission to Commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson. 35 pp. Softcover with portrait of Jefferson on the cover. Covers are VG+. Filled with photographs. 3 smudge marks on title page? otherwise the interior is tight, clean and VG+. View More...
Road from Zanesville, Ohio, to St. Louis, Missouri. 20th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Executive Doc. No. 113. February 7, 1829.--Referred to the Committee on Roads and Canals. 12 pp. Foldout table of expenses for the road. Uncut edge on table. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains on spine. Creasing to spine edge. Browning and light foxing to document. Front lower corner is torn and missing. Last page has uncut edge and creased top corner, with extra paper exposed at top. Document in VG- condition. View More...
564 pp. with index. Reading copy. Covers show significant signs of wear and tear. Covers broken from spine, but still attached. Interior tight, clean and very good. View More...
One Heartbeat Away is the intimate story of what Senator Bayh did to help protect the nation after the Kennedy assassination. As President Lyndon Johnson points out in his Foreword, the author had the nerve, the confidence, the drive and the perseverance to attempt what many senior legislators thought impossible. This book is not only the story of Senator Bayh's successful efforts, but a day-by-day account of how our democracy works. Front free endpaper has names of the Officers of the United States Senate; the verso lists the Members of the 89th Congress, and it folds open to a drawing of The... View More...
"In this slim book, Thomas Jefferson speaks for himself, in words that have retained their force, eloquence, and relevance to the present day." Illustrated by Rachael A. Peden. 63 pp. Decorative paper covers. DJ is Good to Good+ with wear to edges and corners, edges are darkening, spine and joints are discolored, spine ends are worn and chipped. Cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed, spine ends and corners are worn with tears. Front hinge broken. Interior pages are clean. Book in VG condition. View More...
Authorized Translation by Dora Scott. "The Mexican revolution has a threefold aspect at present: that of a great social drama; of a wealthy international problem, and of a terrible socialistic experience for a people, whose starved, infuriated and overwrought element obtained a complete victory over the representative element in August, 1914." 395 pp. Black cloth cover with gilt title lettering on front and faded on spine. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed to boards, edges rubbed and word, wear and scuffing to cover faces, back cover has soiling spots and tears to cloth, joints and s... View More...
Bicentennial of the Birthday of George Washington. April 21, 1924. 39 pp. Government document. Paper covers with staple binding. Front cover is wrinkled and creased, small pencil marks along edge, top corner bumped and creased throughout. Pages are tanned along edges, back cover is also slightly wrinkled. Interior is clean, no marks. Document in Good+ to VG- condition. View More...
"This pamphlet has already been reviewed, and that not in the kindliest spirit. Its authorship is universally attributed to a prominent member of the Philadelphia Bar-who was charged with an important foreign mission, under the late administration, and who has ever since been supposed to enjoy the especial confidence of its Chief....It is no part of that duty to attempt any vindication, in this essay, of President Lincoln or Mr. Seward. They need none..." A humorous attack on William B. Reed's "A Review of Mr. Seward's Diplomacy." Kimber defends Seward and says that "Mr.Lin... View More...
The Viking Library. Vol.I. No. 1. On Dedication Page: "With an apology to the shade of ABRAHAM LINCOLN for the transgression of descanting upon his INDIANA IDYLL, this dissertation is dedicated to the bright analyst of his character, HON. MURAT HALSTEAD, by the humble Author. Frontis illustration of Sig Coccia's celebrated Staute: Abraham Lincoln as a youth. Seven Chapters dealing with an "Analysis of Abraham Lincoln's character" with Synosis by Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of each chapter. Chapters include: Idyllic Life; Playmates; Love-sick; Knight-errantry; Elopement and Ani... View More...
"...a brilliant and awesome examination of the policies and practices of the Republican candidate Richard M. Nixon during the 1968 campaign for the Presidency." 268 pages with index. Blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. DJ in Good condition with creases, chipping and small tears to corners and edges and spine tips, browning to interior. Cover corners and edges are rubbed, spine tips are bent. Uncut page edges. Interior is tight and clean. Book in VG+ condition. View More...
51st Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives Ex. Doc. No. 328. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 16, 1890. 52 pp. Disbound government document. Paper is brown from age. Silverfish holes along spine edge and top corner, but does not interfere with text. Small tear on the back page edge. Famous Americans include James G. Blaine, Department of State. Overall document in Good condition. View More...
Abridged in One Volume. 36th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. February 27, 1869.--Resolved, That there be printed, for the use of the House, twenty-five thousand copies of the Message of the President of the United States, with the Reports proper of the Heads of Departments and Chiefs of Bureaus connected therewith, omitting the statistical matters and details accompanying said reports. Resolved further, That there be printed in addition, for the use of the House, five thousand extra copies of the said message and accompanying documents. From President James Buchan... View More...
32d Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Ex. Doc. No. 2. December 2, 1851. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and fifteen thousand extra copies, with the accompanying documents, ordered to be printed. From President Millard Fillmore and accompanying documents. Brown cloth covers with blindstamp of E Pluribus Unum stamp and filigree, gilt lettering and U.S. House of Representatives stamp on spine. 469 pp. Cover corners are rubbed to boards and bumped, edges rubbed with areas of exposed boards, spine tips are bent and frayed. Rub... View More...
51st Congress,1st Session, Senate. Ex.Doc.No.224. Message from the President (Benjamin Harrison) document. States: "The act of Congress approved May 24, 1888, authorized the President to invite the several other governments of America to join the United States in a conference " for the purpose of discussing and recommending for adoption some plan of arbitration for the settlement of disagreements and disputes that may hereafter arise between them...." Total of 6 pp. Pages 2-6 with 2 columns per page, one in English and the other in Spanish. Blue paper covers. ex-mus. numbers at top... View More...
Doc. No. 8., 24th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson, President states "I transmit herewith to Congress copies of my correspondence with Mrs. Madison...on the decease of her venerated husband. The occasion seems to be appropriate to present a letter from her on the subject of the publication of a work of great political interest and ability..." Includes text of two letters from D.P. Madison to the President of the United States. One letter states "the will of my late husband, James Madison, contains the following provision: Considering the peculiarity an... View More...
461 pp. Black cloth covers with embossed signature of Jackson's on front and faded gilt lettering on spine. Missing DJ. Cover corners are bumped and rubbed, edges rubbed, scuffing to cover faces, spine discolored, spine ends are bent and starting to fray. Pages edges dirty. Maps on endpapers. Gift inscription by author "With pleasure for William Maloney, Marquis James, May 10 '33". Front hinge broken. Interior tight and clean. Book in Good+ to VG- condition. View More...
Written by the Special Prosecutor regarding Watergate. He only had THE RIGHT AND THE POWER to bring the White House to justice. In this book, the author explains and documents, for the first time, the details of the behind-the-scenes struggles for the White House tape recordings, the release of which culminated in a historic Supreme Court decision and the resignation of President Richard Nixon. 305 pp. Dust jacket mylar protected. Appendices, Index.305 pp. ex-library markings, withdrawal slip and paper label on DJ spine. Except for library markings, the book is VG+. View More...
