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A PRESIDENT'S COUNTRY: A GUIDE TO THE HILL COUNTRY OF TEXAS
by [JOHNSON, Lyndon B.] MAGUIRE, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Corners with gold-plated protectors added. Rubbing of leather at the head of the spine. Very Good or better and quite scarce in
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Austin: The Alcalde Press, (1964). First Edition. Hardcover. Corners with gold-plated protectors added. Rubbing of leather at the head of the spine. Very Good or better and quite scarce in this presentation binding. One of a very small but unknown number of copies bound in full red leather with a gilt decoration of a saddle on the front cover and gilt lettering on the spine. Illustrated with drawings by Mac Tatchell and photographs; 80 pages. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the President on the title page: "To Dorothy Nichols/with love--/Lyndon B. Johnson." Dorothy Nichols was a personal secretary and assistant to Johnson from the time he was a freshman congressman until the end of his presidency. She was the first female assistant Johnson hired. They were so close that Johnson gave her away at her wedding and included her in his will. Books genuinely signed by LBJ are quite scarce, and most of those are copies of THE VANTAGE POINT, usually signed on a bookplate and sometimes on a tipped-in page as issued by The First Edition Circle. Association copies, such as this, are extremely difficult to come by. We have not seen another association copy of this leatherbound title except for this very copy which we sold back in 2001 and acquired again a few years ago.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015329
- Title
- A PRESIDENT'S COUNTRY: A GUIDE TO THE HILL COUNTRY OF TEXAS
- Author
- [JOHNSON, Lyndon B.] MAGUIRE, Jack
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Corners with gold-plated protectors added. Rubbing of leather at the head of the spine. Very Good or better and quite scarce in
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Alcalde Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin
- Date Published
- (1964)
- Keywords
- Signed, Modern Firsts, Autographs, Texas, LBJ, Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Inscribed; Association Copy; Presidents;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- First Edition
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Association Copy
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