Sectional Stress And Party Strength; A Study of Roll-Call Voting Patterns in the United States House of Representatives, 1836-1860.
4to, cloth. Nashville: Vanderbilt UP, 1967. More
POLITICS
The Kremlin; Nerve-Centre of Russian History
New York: St. Martin's, 1963. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. torn, back cover of cloth lightly soiled. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1963). More
The Life of Jefferson Davis
Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. Frontis., xvii, 13-645pp., pagination complete as published. 8vo, original maroon cloth, spine ends lightly worn and repaired, spine faded, scattered light foxing, mostly to margins, modern embossed stamp from previous owner on front flyleaf. Cincinnati: Caxton Publishing House, 1868. First Edition Author was an editor of the Southern Literary Messenger which was published in Richmond, Virginia. Civil War Books II, p. 36, " A eulogistic attempt to vindicate the motives and conduct of the Southern..... More
Essays: Political, Historical, and Miscellaneous.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1850. 3 volumes. Thick 8vo, original blind-stamped brownish cloth, lettered in gilt; corners bumped, rubbed. Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1850. A very good set. More
Great Britain And The United States; A History of Anglo- American Relations, (1783-1952).
1024pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. chipped. New York, 1955. More
Remarks of Mr. Allen's Counsel upon the Petition of Silas Hathaway, for a New Trial, & c.
1822. 40pp. 8vo, later 3/4 roan, spine and edges of corners worn, some pages with foxing, mostly to margins, page margins uncut. N.p., (Montpelier?), 1822. First Edition Heman Allen, the plaintiff, was awarded $4500.00 in damages from the defendants, Silas Hathaway and Uziel Pierson. The case was heard before the Vermont Supreme Court. Silas Hathaway petitioned the legislature of Vermont to grant him a new trial after the Vermont Supreme Court denied his request. Heman Allen argued that if the..... More
The Tiger; The Rise and Fall of Tammany Hall.
Reading: Addison-Wesley, 1993. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w., a few pages with a few pencill marks in margins, otherwise very good. Reading: Addison-Wesley, (1993). More
Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam; The Use of the Atomic Bomb and the AMerican Confrontation with Soviet Power
London: Secker & Warburg, 1966. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, otherwise very good. London: Secker & Warburg, (1966). More
The Center: People and Power in Political Washington.
8vo, black cloth, d.w. N.Y., (1968). More
Thomas Ritchie; A Study of Politics
Richmond: Bell Book & Stationery, 1913. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page partially browned. Richmond: Bell Book & Stationery, 1913. Very good. More
Nixon. Volume Three: Ruin and Recovery, 1973-1900
Norwalk: Easton, 1991. Illustrated. 667pp. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped burgundy leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1991). First edition. A fine copy, signed by the author. More
Politics of Staffing the United Nations Secretariat
New York: Peter Lang, 1996. 603pp. 8vo, purple boards. New York: Peter Lang, (1996). Fine Inscribed to Shirley Hazzard from the publisher, Peter Lang. From the library of Shirley Hazzard. More
The American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events...Embracing political, civil, military, and social affairs; public documents; biography, statistics, commerce, finance illus., portraits.
New York: Appleton, 1868. 3 vols., thick short 4to, 3/4 contemporary brown morocco, marbled boards; (dampstain to t.p. and frontispiece of one volume; some foxing to 2 vols., boards have some wear). New York: Appleton, 1868, 1869. Very good (+). Volumes III, IV, and V encompassing the years 1863, 1864, 1865. "Encyclopedic yearbooks for each year of the war: excellent for congressional summaries, and still a most useful tool." Civil War Books II, p. 3. More
American Oratory, or, Selections from the Speeches of Eminent Americans.
Compiled by a Member of the Philadelphia Bar. viii, 531pp. 8vo, contemporary calf, leather label; (rubbed, otherwise very good). Philadelphia: Desilver, Thomas, 1836. First Collected Edition. Collection of speeches mostly delivered in the House of Representatives and the Senate on important bills by members of Congress. Four are by Patrick Henry on the adoption of the Constitution by Virginia. Other speeches are by Edward Livingston, John Randolph, Gouverneur Morris, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and others. Sabin 11173... More
Works of Fisher Ames; With a Selection From His Speeches and Correspondence. Volume II only
New York: Da Capo Press, 1969. Edited by Seth Ames. 442pp. 8vo, green cloth, corners lightly bumped, cloth lightly soiled. New York: Da Capo Press, 1969 Pages 3-91 contains the text of four speeches. The rest of the text are essays, most of which are political. From the library of Wendell Garrett with his ownership signature. More
This Awesome Challenge: The Hundred Days of Lyndon Johnson.
New York: Putnam, 1964. 283 pages, 8vo, blue cloth. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1964). A very good(+). More
The OAU and the UN: Relations between The Organization of African Unity and the United Nations
New York: Africana, 1976. xx + 331 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (wrapper spine lettering quite faded, ink inscription front free endpaper). New York and London: Africana Publishing Company, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. A UNITAR Regional Study, No. 2. More
Citizen Jane: The Turbulent Life of Jane Fonda.
b/w photo illus. 389pp. 8vo, cloth-backed bds., d.w.; (red ink writing on inner part of d.w.). New York, (1990). More
The Anderson Papers.
271pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y: Random House, 1973. More
Washington Expose.
486pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Washington: Public Affairs, (1967). vg. More
Brooks Adams; Constructive Conservative.
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1951. Frontispiece portrait. 250pp., 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w. soiled and slightly chipped. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, (1951). From the library of Wendell Garrett with his embossed stamp on the front flyleaf. More
The National Government of the United States
New York: Henry Holt, 1947. 593pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. rubbed and lightly soiled. New York: Henry Holt, (1947). More
Anecdotes of Junius. To Which is Prefixed the King's Reply.
52pp. small 8vo, disbound; (light foxing throughout). Dublin: P. Byrne, 1888. More
The British Revolution and the American Democracy.
An Interpretation of British Labour Programmes. Thick 12mo, blue cloth with paper spine label. N.Y.: Huebsch, 1919. More
The Steep Places; An Examination of Political Tendencies.
8vo, cloth. London: Hamish Hamilton, (1947). vg. More