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New York: Crown Publishers, 2014. CD4 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by George Bush on "41: A PORTRAIT OF MY FATHER by George W. Bush" bookplate adhered on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling on the edges and corners, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, some light discoloration and shelf wear. George H.W. Bush was one of the significant American politicians of the twentieth century - and is one of the most beloved elder statesmen of the twenty-first. 41 is a stirring tribute to an inspiring father and great American. 8.5"x5.75", 294 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. George Herbert Walker Bush was an American politician who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, Bush also served in the U.S. House of… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, 2014. CU3 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by George Bush on the tip in page (page before the half-title page) in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some light rubbing on the spine, some light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some lightly bumped corners, small patch tear and small crack on the front top edge, some light discoloration and shelf wear. George H.W. Bush was one of the significant American politicians of the twentieth century - and is one of the most beloved elder statesmen of the twenty-first. 41 is a stirring tribute to an inspiring father and great American. 8.5"x5.75", 294 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. George Herbert Walker Bush was an American politician who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, Bush also served in the U.S. House of… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1952. J5 - Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.. 1952. Hardcover. DJ has 3" tear on the front lower right side, some wear and tear on the top and bottom, and some sides, some crease, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise fair. Book of the previous owner's name on the first page, library seal on the second page, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Here for the first time in modern publishing is the grand synthesis. Here at last is.... Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Crown Publishers, 2010. O2 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on 'Decision Points' bookplate adhered on front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has a few light stains on the page edges, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life. 9.5"x6.5", 497 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he had previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Born into the Bush family, his father, George H. W. Bush, served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Bush is the eldest son of… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers, 2010. L4 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by George W. Bush on special tip in page (page after the front free endpaper) in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. In this candid and gripping account, President George W. Bush describes the critical decisions that shaped his presidency and personal life. 9.5"x6.5", 497 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he had previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. Born into the Bush family, his father, George H. W. Bush, served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Bush… Read More

New York: Pantheon Books, 2008. BT2 - An uncorrected proof trade paperback in near fine condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. Our most revered presidents gets a unique and uniquely enegaging biography, fashioned from the answers to the most frequent - and most unusual and surprising - questions asked about Lincoln. 9.25"x6", 295 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

West Chester, Pennsylvania: Chester County Community Foundation, 2020. CW1 - A hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that si mylar protected. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. Included is the autobiography and first biography of Abraham Lincoln. 11.25"x8.75", 111 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. Lincoln was born into poverty in a log cabin and was raised on the frontier primarily in Indiana. He was self-educated and became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois. In 1849, he returned to his law practice but became vexed by the opening of additional lands to… Read More

New York: Random House, 2008. BT1 - An advance uncorrected proof paperback book in fine condition. 9"x6", 418 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Scribner, 1997. Q5 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Herbert S. Parmet to previous owner on the title page in very good condition that has has some bumped corners and dents, wrinkling on the spine edges, cover bounded to the inside pages upside down (publisher's defect) some scattered rubbing, scratches and scuffing on the cover, some scattered light smudges on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 9.5"x6.5", 576 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. George Herbert Walker Bush was an American politician who served as the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, Bush also served in the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and as Director of Central Intelligence. Until his son George W. Bush became the 43rd president in 2001, he was usually known as George Bush. Bush postponed his… Read More

New York: Times Books International, 2007. U2 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Book has remainder mark on the top, dust jacket and book have some light discoloration and shelf wear. The "accidental" president whose innate decency and steady hand restored the presidency after its greatest crisis. 8.5"x5.75", 199 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. When Gerald R. Ford entered the White House in August 1974, he inherited a presidency tarnished by the Watergate scandal, the economy was in a recession, the Vietnam War was drawing to a close, and he had taken office without having been elected. Most observers gave him little chance of success, especially after he pardoned Richard Nixon just a month into his presidency, an action that outraged many Americans, but which Ford thought was necessary to move the nation forward. Many people today think of… Read More

New York: Random House, 2004. C2 - A first edition first printing hardcover book SIGNED by author in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket and book have some some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Sally Bedell Smith has fashioned a vivid and nuanced portrait not only of two extraordinary individuals but of a new age that sprang to life around them. Shimmering with intelligence and rich detail, Grace and Power is history at its finest. 9.5"x6.5", 608 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Washington, DC, USA: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. CG1 - An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated tan and black wraps with very minor overall shelf wear with some very light overall rubbing of the covers. A book about the rise of political campaigns in 19th century America illustrated with a selection of the legacy of campaign artifacts. Heavily illustrated with color photographs and reproductions throughout. Presidential candidates, reference notes and illustration sources, indexed, 212p. . Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1932. W4 - A first edition hardcover book signed by the author in good condition that has some bumped corners and cover edgewear, significant foxing and stains, tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. A Modern Interpretation of a National Ideal. 8"x5.75", 256 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Atheneum, 1965. U1 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has edgewear. Front and back DJ covers lightly soiled. Lower end of DJ around spine area has dampstain. Spine and edges of DJ tanned. Open tear at lower spine end. Spine ends and corners of DJ chipped and worn. DJ has several small sealed tears. Spine ends and corners of boards rubbed. Page edges and endpapers tanned and lightly foxed. Previous owner's name written on free endpaper. Text is clean and bright. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

New York: Summit Books, 1984. J1 - DJ has wrinkling and crease on the top and bottom, some discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has some soiling on the top near the spine, crease on the top right corner of the first page, some discoloration, and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. They've been called "American Royalty, " the clan for whom public office is considered "The family business. " Here is the story of the entire family: Honey Fritz, Ambassador Joseph, President John Fitzgerald, Attorney General Robert Francis, and Senator Edward M. Hardcover.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Free Press, 2006. CS2 - A first edition ex-library hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some labels, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some crease, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.75", 1007 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015. AU6 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in as new condition in as new dust jacket that is mylar protected and has label on the front. In Lady Bird and Lyndon, Caroli restores Lady Bird to her rightful place in history. But she also tells a love story whose compromises and edifying moments many women will recognize. 9.5"x6.5", 463 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Formerly the 37th vice president of the United States from 1961 to 1963, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the United States Senate. Johnson is one of only four people who have served in all four federal elected positions.. Signed by Author.… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, 2008. CS2 - An advance uncorrected proof trade paperback book in near fine condition. The first book on the Lincoln marriage in more than fifty years, this fascinating work by a noted historical biographer needs new light on both the personal and political lives of one of American history's most important couples. 9"x6", 537 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Ella Hines Stratton, 1902. D5 - A hardcover book in good condition that has scattered rubbing, chipping, wear, and stains on the cover, bumped corners, peeling and chipping of the middle picture plate on the front, previous owner's name stamped on the front endpapers and next page, lightly loose hinge, lighty water soiled, moderate discoloration, and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Lives of Our Presidents containing an account of the childhood, early education, characteristics and achievements of all the presidents of the United States including anecdotes, incidents and personal traits which enabled them to attain the highest office in the gift of the people, together with a full account of their administrations by Ella Hines Stratton to which is added The History of Our Country from its discovery by Columbus down to the present time. Profusely Embellished with Phototype and Wood Engravings. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1980. BY0 - A hardcover book SIGNED by author on the front free endpaper in very good condition that has some bumped corners and cover edgewear, previous owner's bookplate adhered on the front fixed endpaper, some stains on the page edges, light wrinkling and crease on some inside pages, light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 9.5"x7", 645 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Formerly the 37th vice president of the United States from 1961 to 1963, he assumed the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. A Democrat from Texas, Johnson also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the United States Senate. Johnson is one of only four people who have served in all four federal elected positions.. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo… Read More