The Experts
Secaucus, NJ: L. Stuart, [1975]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 450, index, black mark on bottom edge. Inscribed by the author (in both English and Spanish). More
Secaucus, NJ: L. Stuart, [1975]. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 450, index, black mark on bottom edge. Inscribed by the author (in both English and Spanish). More
Fort Worth, TX: Texas Christian Univ. Press, c1992. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 346, illus. More
New York: Putnam, c1981. Second Printing. 23 cm, 237, illus. Inscribed by the author (in two inks). More
New York: Coward, McCann, & Geoghegan, 1976. First? Edition. First? Printing. 352, illus., index, slightly cocked Told partly in her own remarkably frank words, this book is at the same time biography and oral history, and a frank and revealing portrait of a woman and her times, with both public and private sides on view. Dorothy Schiff knew everybody who was anybody. Born to an "Our Crowd" family, married four times, politically active and connected, she devoted herself to the New York Post. The news leak that Dorothy Schiff had for the first time openly confessed her relationship with President Franklin Roosevelt caused a recent nationwide sensation. But FDR was only one of the many great and powerful world figures with whom Dolly Schiff has had intimate connections. More
New York: Free Press, c1987. Book Club Edition. 25 cm, 624, illus. More
New York: The Free Press, 1987. First Printing. 624, illus., notes, bibliography, index, usual library markings, rough spots ins bds where DJ has been pasted, ink name ins fr bd waviness to text (no pages stuck). In this biography of J. Edgar Hoover, the author assesses the devastating personal impact of Hoover's two great intelligence failures: Pearl Harbor and John F. Kennedy's assassination. More
New York: The Free Press, 1987. First Printing. Hardcover. x, [2], 624, [4] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Slight soiling to fore-edge, rear DJ slightly soiled, some wear to DJ edges. Richard Gid Powers is a well-known author of historical and biographical studies: a New York Times front-page reviewed biography of J. Edgar Hoover, a history of the FBI, a history of the FBI in popular culture, and a history of American anticommunism. He is frequently featured in news commentary and documentaries on the FBI. His last book was a religious thriller The Mystery of the Trinity, a hunt for the murders of Bishop (now Saint) Oscar Romero in El Salvador, with chases through Mt. Athos (Greece), Paris, El Salvador, Miami, and in and under St. Patrick’s Cathedral. His next book is a thriller set in the world of art, Strangers in My Mind (where J. Edgar Hoover also makes an appearance). He taught at the City University Of New York, College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center from 1971-2018, as a Professor of History and American Studies and director of Freshman CORE Program. His book Secrecy and Power was a Main Selection of the History Book Club and a Book-of-the-Month Club Dividend Selection. More
Washington, DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1966. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. iv, 777, [3] pages. Paper clip marks to several pages. Maps. Graphs. Tables. Footnotes. Ink notation on title page indicates this was Ned Sloan's copy. Sloan Elvin ("Ned" Sloan( was a DC Statehood Activist, and an Attorney in Washington, DC. Cover has some wear, creases and soiling. Previous owner's name in pencil in several places. Lyndon B. Johnson by Executive Order 11234 established this Commission to study the causes of crime and delinquency in Washington, DC, and measures for their prevention; the organization and adequacy of law enforcement and the administration of justice; the correction and rehabilitation of offenders, particularly first offenders; the adequacy and effectiveness of the criminal laws; and the mutual relationships between police authorities and the citizens of Washington. More
Place_Pub: Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1969. 21 cm, 202, footnotes, index, DJ worn and torn, erasure residue on front endpaper. More
Place_Pub: Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1969. First Printing. 21 cm, 202, footnotes, index, DJ torn: some edge wear/chips. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Free Press, c1996. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 cm, 298 pages. References, bibliography, index. Signed by the author. More
New York: Free Press, c1996. First Printing. 24 cm, 298, references, bibliography, index, slight wear to DJ edges, sticker residue on rear DJ. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Random House, 1967. Revised Edition. 526, map, footnotes, chronology, bibliography, index, DJ taped inside boards, DJ soiled and small tears repaired with tape. More
New York: Random House, 1965. Fourth Printing. 415, map, footnotes, chronology, bibliography, index, some wear to boards and spine. More
Charleston, SC: Wyrick & Company, c1995. First? Edition. First? Printing. 23 cm, 212, illus. Inscribed by the author, who is the daughter of L. Mendel Rivers. More
New York: Knopf, c1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 22 cm, 205 pages. Typed note, on Reasoner's personal stationery, autographed Harry, laid in (with envelope with his address). More
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1981. First Printing. 24 cm, 277. More
New York: Crown, c1986. First Edition. First Printing. 22 cm, 218, slight soiling and wear to DJ. More
New York: Hippocrene Books, [c1988]. Second Printing. 24 cm, 338, illus., some wear and soiling to DJ, several small tears to DJ. More
New York: Hippocrene Books, [c1988]. Second Printing. 24 cm, 338, illus., index. More
New York: Macmillan, c1986. First Printing. 22 cm, 272, slight soiling and sticker residue to DJ, small scuff to bottom corner of board. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1989. First Edition. First Printing. 691, illus., appendix, notes, bibliography and sources, index, price sticker on front DJ, some wear to DJ edges. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1989. First Edition. First Printing. 691, illus., appendix, notes, bibliography and sources, index, some wear and creasing to DJ edges. Inscribed by the author. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1989. First Edition. First Printing. 691, illus., appendix, notes, bibliography and sources, index, some wear to boards and spine. More
Lanham, MD: Madison Books, c1995. 24 cm, 424, v.2 only, notes, bibliography, index, pencil erasure on front endpaper and half-title. More