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GOLDWATER; A Tribute to a Twentieth-Century Political Icon / Foreword by Senator John McCain
by Rentschler, Bill
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0809295563
- ISBN 13
- 9780809295562
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Contemporary Books, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. INSCRIBED by the Editor on the title page, small 8vo, golden-brown quarter cloth with bold gold lettering on spine over soft gold boards, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with brown-tinted photo of Barry Goldwater, illustrated with 16 pages of glossy B&W photos, brown endpapers, xxix, [xxx-xxxii] + 238 pages. Barry Morris Goldwater (1909 - 1998) was an American politician, businessman, and author who was a five-term Senator from Arizona (1953-1965, 1969-1987) and the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States in 1964. Despite his loss of the election, Goldwater is often credited with having sparked the resurgence of the American conservative political movement in the 1960s.<br/><br/>The enthusiastic Republican editor, William Henry Rentschler (1925 - 2009) was a widely-published columnist, writer, author, entrepreneur, politician and civic leader.<br/> <br/>SIGNED & INSCRIBED; EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION in all respects! Solid, clean, bright copy.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6678
- Title
- GOLDWATER; A Tribute to a Twentieth-Century Political Icon / Foreword by Senator John McCain
- Author
- Rentschler, Bill
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0809295563
- ISBN 13
- 9780809295562
- Publisher
- Contemporary Books
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- politics, biography, Arizona, Senate, GOP, Republican, politics, civil rights, integrity, statesman, Nixon, illustrated, photos,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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