The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House
New York: Viking, 1998. Second Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 586 pages. Illus., notes, bibliography, index. Signed by the author. More
New York: Viking, 1998. Second Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 586 pages. Illus., notes, bibliography, index. Signed by the author. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1987. First Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 393 pages. Bibliography, index. Signed by the author. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1987. Second Printing. 25 cm, 393, bibliography, index, front DJ flap price clipped. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 512 pages. Bibliography, index, DJ somewhat worn and quite soiled. Signed by the author. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, c1980. First Printing. 24 cm, 512 pages. Bibliography, index,. DJ somewhat soiled/creased, ink name on 2nd fr flylf. Signed by the author. More
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1984. First Edition. First Printing. 176, illus., index, front DJ flap creased, some soiling to DJ. Inscribed by the author (Bruce). More
New York: Macmillan, 1975. Third Printing. 24 cm, 343, illus., index, front DJ flap creased, DJ somewhat soiled: small edge tears/chips. More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1975. First Edition. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm, v, [3], 343, [1] pages. Illus., index. Signed by Traphes Bryand and Inscribed by the co-author (Leighton). DJ has some wear, soiling, chip, and edge wear. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Inscribed to Emma Trenchi. This may by the same Emma Trenchi, 83, of Falls Church, Virginia, who's death in 2005 was noted in the Bulletin of the 1818 Society. Ms. Trenchi retired from the World Bank in 1985. Ms. Leighton wrote more than 30 books and countless articles on subjects such as the White House chef during the Eisenhower years, Jacqueline Kennedy's dressmaker and personal secretary, the man who ran the Senate restaurant, the man who worked as the House of Representatives doorkeeper for 42 years (William "Fishbait" Miller) and the dogs who have occupied the White House. More
New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2000. First edition. First printing indicated. Trade paperback. 93, [3] p. Illustrations (some in color). Photo Credits. More
New York: New Press, 1999. First Printing. Hardcover. 515 pages, glossary, who's who, sources, index, light pencil erasure on front endpaper. More
New York: Scribner, 1999. First Printing. Hardcover. 640 pages. Glossary of Names. Illustrations. Footnotes. Timeline. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Front DJ flap price clipped. Ink notation inside front free end paper. George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician and statesman who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Prior to assuming the presidency, Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He had previously been a congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. During his career in public service, he was known simply as George Bush, but after his son George W. Bush became the 43rd president in 2001, he was referred to as "George H. W. Bush" or "Bush 41". This collection of letters, diary entries, and memos provide insights into Bush's service during World War II, the oil business, his two terms in Congress, his ambassadorship to the United Nations, his service in China, his tenure with the C. I. A., and the vice presidency, the presidency, and the post-presidency. More
New York: Scribner [A Lisa Drew Book], 1999. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 640 pages. Glossary of Names. Illustrations. Footnotes. Timeline. Index. Inscribed by the author on the fep. Inscription reads "Fred All the Best George Bush". Laid in is a one page letter from the Bush-Quayle '92 Primary Committee, Inc. encouraging the recipient to vote on March 3. Plate signed by George Bush. Also laid in is a half page item (which has been folded) from The White House Office of the Press Secretary for Immediate Release August 3, 1990 which states in a highlighted part "What Iraq has done violates every norm of international law." [On August 2, 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait]. George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician and statesman who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Prior to assuming the presidency, Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He had previously been a congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. During his career in public service, he was known simply as George Bush, but after his son George W. Bush became the 43rd president in 2001, he was referred to as "George H. W. Bush" or "Bush 41". This collection of letters, diary entries, and memos provide insights into Bush's service during World War II, the oil business, his two terms in Congress, his ambassadorship to the United Nations, his service in China, his tenure with the C. I. A., and the vice presidency, the presidency, and the post-presidency. More
New York: Scribner [A Lisa Drew Book], 1999. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 640 pages. Glossary of Names. Illustrations. Footnotes. Timeline. Index. Signed by George Bush on a George Bush bookplate affixed to fep. Plate signed by George Bush on the title page. One of the most private presidents since "Silent Cal" Coolidge shares his life in correspondence, diary entries, memos, and other writings, from his letter home as an eighteen-year-old Navy pilot during World War II to one written to his children on the eve of Desert Storm. All the Best: My Life in Letters and Other Writings is a 1999 compilation of his writings by former U.S. President George H. W. Bush. The book is a collection of letters, diary entries, and memos, in the structure of an autobiography. George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician and statesman who served as the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Prior to assuming the presidency, Bush served as the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He had previously been a congressman, ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence. During his career in public service, he was known simply as George Bush, but after his son George W. Bush became the 43rd president in 2001, he was referred to as "George H. W. Bush" or "Bush 41". This collection of letters, diary entries, and memos provide insights into Bush's service during World War II, the oil business, his two terms in Congress, his ambassadorship to the United Nations, his service in China, his tenure with the C. I. A., and the vice presidency, the presidency, and the post-presidency. More
New York: Scribner, A Lisa Drew Book, 1999. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. 640 pages. DJ is price clipped. Photo of the Reagan and Bush couples together laid in. Includes Glossary of Names, Preface, Timeline, Acknowledgments, and Index. Chapters cover Love and War; "Texas, Our Texas"; Potomac Fever; International Waters; The Eye of the Storm; China; Protecting Secrets; "Fire in the Belly"; A Heartbeat Away; The Rough-and-Tumble; The Long Home Stretch; "Mr. President"; On the Front Line; Peaks and Valleys; The Worst of Times; and Looking Forward. Also includes printed signature of the author on the half title page, as well as preface. Derived from a Kirkus review: The former president presents his story in the form of annotated letters, journal entries, a few speeches, and assorted documents. Bush emerges as a decent, thoughtful man. The letters are chronological—beginning with a section called “Love and War,” ending with “Looking Forward”—and chronicle in surprising detail Bush’s life from his 1942 enlistment in the navy to the present. In the letters (and in accompanying notes) are fascinating comments and events. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1975. First Edition. First Printing. Hardcover. 22 cm, 338 pages. Index, minor wear and soiling to DJ. Signed by the author. More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1975. First Edition. First Printing. 22 cm, 338, index, errata slip laid in, DJ somewhat soiled and creased: small edge tears/chips. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Weybright and Talley, [1975]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 375, pencil erasure on front endpaper, some wear and soiling to boards, some edge soiling. More
New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1980. First Printing [stated]. Hardcover. 24 cm, [8], 246, [2] pages. Chapter Notes and Sources. Index. Some wear and tears to DJ edges. Inscribed by Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill on fep. Paul Clancy was a former Washington correspondent and reporter for the Washington Star and the author of a biography of Senator Sam Ervin. Shirley Elder was formerly with the Washington Star and then worked for Media General Newspapers. More
New York: Macmillan, c1980. First Printing. 24 cm, 246, some wear and tears to DJ edges, stamp on front endpaper. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1975. 299, wraps, appendices, chronology, covers and spine discolored & stained, some wrinkling to front cover, ink name ins fr flyleaf. More
New York: Manor Books, Inc., 1975. 299, wraps, appendices, chronology, covers and spine discolored, pages have darkened, lower corner front cover bent. More
New York: Random House, c1996. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 231, acid-free paper. More
New York: Random House, c1996. First Edition. First Printing. 24 cm, 231, acid-free paper, index. More