New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1989. 237 pages. 8vo, light blue boards with a dark blue spine, dust wrapper. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, (1989). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. Drawing upon numerous interviews with United States senators who previously served in the House of Representatives as well as journalists, lobbyists, and staff members, Ross K Baker paints an engaging portrait of the two houses of Congress which remain distinct, but often..... More

Norwich: The Henry Bill Publishing Company, 1884. Frontispieces in both volumes + fold-out map to rear of volume one. Two volumes. Thick, tall 8vo, brown cloth, gilt lettering, marbled edges. Norwich: The Henry Bill Publishing Company, 1884. First edition. Speckled soiling and foxing to contents, evidence of mild insect damage to a few leaves. Mild wear to edges of covers, ownership stamps to second blanks. A very good pair. More

New York: Thomas Dunne, 2008. x, 256 pages. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. New York: Thomas Dunne, 2008. Pages toned, else fine in a near fine dust wrapper. Inscribed by Senator Chafee on the title page. More

Washington: Way and Gideon, 1823. 2 volumes. Thick 8vo, contemporary calf, leather labels, partial browning to endpapers, front flyleaves, and last blank pages of both volumes, some pages with very light foxing in volume I, some light browning to pages of volume II. Washington: Way and Gideon, 1823. A tight, bright set. Both spines are worn, covers on both volumes scuffed and lightly worn, corners bumped on both volumes. This set covers the period from September 5, 1774 to July..... More

Washington: United States Senate, 1989. A few Illus. 4to, original blue boards, ex-lib. (Washington): United States Senate, 1989. More

8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, (1996). vg. More

Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995. Illustrated (b/w). 136 pages. 4to, paper wrappers. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995. A very good(+) copy. More

New York: Film Culture, 1970. Photo illustrations. 84 pages, 4to, black printed wrappers; light edge-wear. (New York: Film Culture, Fall & Winter, 1970). A very good copy of this ephemeral publication. The Blacklist issue, exploring the Congressional Commitee of Un-American Activities and the supposed Communist infiltration of Hollywood. More

tall 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: New York UP, 1961. More

Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, 1997. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Armonk: M. E. Sharpe, (1997). Very good Inscribed by the author. More

Washington, D.C. 1837. Museum-quality offering of Vice President Richard M. Johnson's personal autograph ledger book -- 87 leaves consisting of over 290 signatures, assembled during his tenure in office, 1837 - 1841, and containing most of the signatures of the 27th Congress, five United States Presidents, the complete Van Buren Cabinet, six Supreme Court Justices, and virtually every major national political figure of the era. More importantly, this book is a virtual roll call of the very Senators who elected..... More

New York: Basic Books, 1983. 273 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Basic Books, (1983). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, slightly bumped at spine, scuff to rear panel. More

8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York, (1986). More