The Spearless Leader; Senator Borah and the Progressive Movement in the 1920's.
8vo, cloth, d.w. Urbana: Univ. of Illinois Press, (1972). More
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Connally. The Adventures of Big Bad John.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Morrow, 1974. vg. More
An Argument in the Great Case concerning Election of Members to Parliament: Between Sir Samuel Bernardiston, Bart. Plaintiff; and Sir William Soames, Sheriff of Suffolk, Defendant;; in the Court of Kings-Bench, in an Action upon the Case; And afterwards by Error; Sued in the Exchequer-Chamber.
1689. 20 pages (pp. 31-51) extracted from a larger volume. Short 4to, modern wrappers. London: Tim. Goodwin, 1689. Light browning and minor marginalia, still a very good copy. Author was a judge on the Court of Common-Pleas and Speaker of the House of Lords. Bernardiston had been elected by his county to serve in Parliament. Soames prevented him from taking office. Atkyns ruled in favor of Bernardiston. More
Attwood's Pictures: An Artist's History of the Last Ten years of the Nineteenth Century
New York: Life, 1900. Collection of black-and-white cartoons by Francis Gilbert Attwood. 4to, decorative blue cloth; book is slightly bowed and the covers worn, front hinge beginning. New York: Life Publishing Company, 1900. A very good copy. More
Thomas Paine
New York: Atheneum, 1988. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Atheneum, (1988). Very good. More
Explication Universelle
Paris: Chez l'Auteur, 1826. 2 volumes. 392; 416 pages Thick 8vo, original pink printed wrappers. Paris: Ches l'Auteur, 1826. Some foxing throughout, but still a very good solid copy. More
The Limits of Power; The End of American Exceptionalism
New York: Metropolitan Books, 2008. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Metropolitan Books, (2008). More
For Better Relations With Our Latin American Neighbors; A Journey to South America.
small 4to, cloth; (ex-lib). Washington: Carnegie Endowment for Int. Peace, 1915. More
A Guide to the Guildhall of the City of London. Together with a short Account of Its Historic Associations and the
London: Simpkin Marshall Hamilton Kent, 1898. Municipal Work Carried on therein. Illus. 8vo, red cloth, covers slightly warped, corners bumped, spine sunned, partial browning to endpapers, front flyleaf, and last blank page. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1898. More
The Effete Conspiracy: and Other Crimes by the Press.
158pp. 8vo, two toned cloth, d.w. New York: Harper & Row, (1972) First editon. Very good. More
John Williams Walker; A Study in the Political, Social and Cultural Life of the Old Southwest.
8vo, cloth, d.w. University: Univ. of Alabama Press, (1964). More
The United Nations; A Concise Political Guide. Third Edition
Lanham: Barnes & Noble Books, 1995. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. very lightly soiled. (Lanham): Barnes & Noble Books, (1995). Very good. More
The Johnson Eclipse: A President's Vice Presidency
New York: Macmillan, 1966. Illustrated. 280 pages, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. New York: the Macmillan Company, (1966). First printing. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
A General View of the Origin and Nature of the Constitution and Government of the United States, deduced from
Clark: Lawbook Exchange, 2004. Political History and Condition of the Colonies and States, from 1774 until 1788. 8vo, green cloth. (Clark): Lawbook Exchange, (2004). Fine Facsimile of the Philadelphia, 1837 edition. More
Diplomacy for a Crowded World; An American Foreign Policy.
Boston: Little Brown, 1976. 8vo, black cloth, cloth lightly soiled. Boston: Little Brown, (1976). More
The Discipline Of Power; Essentials of a Modern World Structure.
Boston: Little Brown, 1968. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. lightly rubbed. Boston: Little Brown, (1968). Very good. More
The Memorialists petition both houses of Congress to end mail delivery on the Sabbath.
Baltimore. Broadside. 10 1/2 inches x 12 1/2 inches. Baltimore, Maryland, circa 1829, issued at the height of the national debate on whether mail delivery should take place on Sunday. "...The evils resulting from this violation of the Sabbath have increased from year to year until they have reached an extent alarming both to the friends of morality and of a free government. Your Memorialists have witnessed this increasing immorality with deep regret. Your Memorialists deem it unnecessary to urge..... More
The Struggle for Democracy.
Boston: Little Brown, 1988. Profusely illustrated, some in color. 298 pages. Short 4to, boards, d.w. Boston: Little, Brown, 1988. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Truth of Power; Intellectual Affairs in the Clinton White House
New York: Norton, 2001. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w., corners of boards bumped. New York: Norton, (2001). Presentation copy. More
Confusion on the Potomac; The Alarming Chaos and Feuds of Washington.
8vo, cloth, chipped d.w. N.Y.: Funk, (1941). More
The Politics of Southwestern Water
El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1984. a few maps. 50pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled. El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1984. More
Reflections on Government
London: Oxford University Press, 1953. 424 pages, 8vo, blue cloth; some red pen marks in margins of first 30 pages, one page with underlining. London: Oxford University Press, (1953). A very good copy. More
Essays on Government.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1956. vii + 304pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, price clipped. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, (1956). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Gladstone and Radicalism: The Reconstructionism of Liberal Policy in Britain, 1885-1894.
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1975. viii + 308pp., cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, previous owner's name in ink on front free endpaper. New York: Barnes & Noble, (1975). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Willkie; The Events He was part of-the Ideas He fought for.
Illustrated. 405pp. 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Simon & schuster, 1952. Very good. More