The Deadlock of Democracy: Four-Party Politics in America
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, [1963]. 24 cm, 388, bookplate, some staining and wear to DJ, underlining on several pages. More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, [1963]. 24 cm, 388, bookplate, some staining and wear to DJ, underlining on several pages. More
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. xi, [3], 388, [2] pages. Sources. Index. DJ worn, torn, soiled and chipped. Inscription on half-title signed by the author (Jim Burns). James MacGregor Burns (August 3, 1918 in Melrose, MA – July 15, 2014 in Williamstown, MA) was an American historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. He was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. In 1971 Burns received the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in History and Biography for his work Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom. Burns shifted the focus of leadership studies from the traits and actions of great men to the interaction of leaders and their constituencies as collaborators working toward mutual benefit. He was best known for his contributions to the transactional, transformational, aspirational, and visionary schools of leadership theory. More
New York: Grove Press, 2001. First Paperback Edition [Stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. ix, [1], 678 pages. Illustrations. Notes. Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. James MacGregor Burns (August 3, 1918 – July 15, 2014) was an American historian and political scientist, presidential biographer, and authority on leadership studies. He was the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Government Emeritus at Williams College and Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. In 1971 Burns received the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in History and Biography for his work on America's 32nd president, Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom. Burns shifted the focus of leadership studies from the traits and actions of great men to the interaction of leaders and their constituencies as collaborators working toward mutual benefit. He was best known for his contributions to the transactional, transformational, aspirational, and visionary schools of leadership theory. More
Nashville, TN: Tennessee Book Company, 1959. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. xv, [1], 182, [2] p. 24 cm. Illustrations. Maps. Notes and References. Bibliographic Essay. Name Index. Topical Index. More
New York: Reynal & Company, 1963. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [6], 346 pages. Name in ink inside front cover. Bookseller stamp inside front cover. Discoloration on fep. DJ worn and torn. Illustrations. T.R.--A Chronology. Selected Bibliography. Index. Noel Fairchild Busch was an author and Life magazine correspondent who reported extensively on World War II and its aftermath. During the war, he reported for Life from such countries as Argentina, South Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Britain, Yugoslavia and Japan. A report on the United States occupation of Japan under Gen. Douglas MacArthur, for Life's issue of Dec. 2, 1946, led to one of his many books -''Fallen Sun,'' published in 1948. His other books about Japan were ''Two Minutes to Noon,'' an account of the 1923 Tokyo-Yokohama earthquake and fire, and ''A Concise History of Japan.'' Mr. Busch began his association with the Time-Life publications in 1927 when he left Princeton University in his junior year to join Time magazine as an associate editor at the invitation of his cousin, Briton Hadden, who with Henry R. Luce had founded Time in 1923. Mr. Busch left Life in 1952 to become the representative of the Asia Foundation in Tokyo and Bangkok, Thailand, and was special assistant to the foundation's president in 1958 and 1959. He became a staff writer for Reader's Digest in 1959 and retired in 1976. Among his books were ''My Unconsidered Judgment,'' his reminiscences about his roaming Life assignments; ''What Manner of Man,'' a biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt; ''Briton Hadden: His Life and Time,'' a biography, and ''T.R., The Story of Theodore Roosevelt and His influence on Our Times.''. More
Boston, MA: Twayne Publishers, 1980. Revised Edition. 175, illus., chronology, notes and references, bibliography, index, usual library markings. More
New York: American Heritage Press, 1971. Presumed First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 5.625 inches by 8.75 inches. 127, [1] pages. Color frontispiece. Illustrations (some in color). Map. Chronology of events. Index of main people, places and events. Author's suggestions for further reading. This is one of the Library of the 20th Century series. A. E. Campbell is professor emeritus, University of Birmingham and a leading British scholar of early twentieth-century American history. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as the 25th vice president under President William McKinley from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900. Assuming the presidency after McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies. More
Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Highway Dept. 1961. Quarto, 40, wraps, illus. (some in color), maps, some wear and soiling to covers, some page darkening & discoloration at edges. More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1959. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. 96 pages. DJ has wear, tears, soiling and chips. Carl Lamson Carmer (October 16, 1893 - September 11, 1976) was an American author of nonfiction books, memoirs, and novels, many of which focused on Americana such as myths, folklore, and tales. His most famous book, Stars Fell on Alabama, was an autobiographical story of the time he spent living in Alabama. He was considered one of America's most popular writers during the 1940s and 1950s. He became an assistant editor at Vanity Fair. In his later years, Carmer would work as a folklore consultant for Walt Disney Productions and produce a folklore radio series called "Your Neck o' the Woods." He also produced four albums of regional songs. In all, Carmer wrote 37 books. More
New York: Abrams, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [8], 104 pages. Illustrations. Presidents on Their Predessorts. Presidents in Mint Condition. About the Authors. Statement from front of DJ: Defining Portraits, Deeds, and Misdeeds of 43 Notable Americans--and What Each One Really Thought About His Predecessor. Foreword by Todd S. Purdum. Essays by Judy Bachrach, David Friend, David Kamp, Todd S. Purdum, and Jim Windolf. One-page biography of each President, illustrated with a full-page profile sketch by Mark Summers. An appendix contains the frank assessment by each President about the man who immediately preceded him as commander-in-chief. Edward Graydon Carter, CM (born 14 July 1949) is a Canadian journalist who served as the editor of Vanity Fair from 1992 until 2017. He also co-founded, with Kurt Andersen and Tom Phillips, the satirical monthly magazine Spy in 1986. Accolades during his tenure at Vanity Fair include 14 National Magazine Awards and being named to the Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame. More
New York: Abrams, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [8], 104 pages. Illustrations. Small stains on inside covers and end papers. Inscribed by Todd Purdom on title page. Statement from front of DJ: Defining Portraits, Deeds, and Misdeeds of 43 Notable Americans--and What Each One Really Thought About His Predecessor. Foreword by Todd S. Purdum. Essays by Judy Bachrach, David Friend, David Kamp, Todd S. Purdum, and Jim Windolf. One-page biography of each President, illustrated with a full-page profile sketch by Mark Summers. An appendix contains the frank assessment by each President about the man who immediately preceded him as president. Edward Graydon Carter, CM (born 14 July 1949) is a Canadian journalist who served as the editor of Vanity Fair from 1992 until 2017. He also co-founded, with Kurt Andersen and Tom Phillips, the satirical monthly magazine Spy in 1986. Accolades during his tenure at Vanity Fair include 14 National Magazine Awards and being named to the Magazine Editors' Hall of Fame. More
New York: Center/Study of the Presid. 2006. 25 cm, 214, wraps, tables, references, footnotes. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. x, 323, [3] pages illus., notes, bibliographical note, index. Pencil erasure residue noted at a couple of places. Minor page discoloration noted. In 1912, four formidable personalities clashed in their quest for the Presidency--Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, and Eugene Debs. In the course of this election, the Republican Party split, and Woodrow was elected by less than a majority of the popular vote. More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1973. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 433, footnotes, bibliography, index, pencil erasure on front endpaper, some wear and soiling to DJ, some edge soiling. More
Boston, MA: Chapple Publishing Co., 1920. Hardcover. 128 pages. Illus. Name of previous owner present. Discoloration inside boards & flyleaves, boards worn and soiled. More
Boston, MA: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. Second Impression stated. Hardcover. xx, 232, [6] pages. Frontis illustration. Chronology. A Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lady Delamere. Index. Dedicated to Doctor Wallace Buttrick. Text slightly darkened, some wear to edges. Gift card on fep. Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood (6 November 1864 – 3 February 1945) was an English author, academic, Liberal politician and philanthropist. He was educated at Winchester and Balliol College, Oxford, graduating in 1887 with a First in literae humaniores, and would become a Philosophy lecturer at Balliol. He was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1898. Benson was involved in Liberal politics and represented Woodstock in the House of Commons from 1892 to 1895. He served as Mayor of Lichfield between 1909 and 1911. In 1911 Benson was raised to the peerage as Baron Charnwood, of Castle Donington in the County of Leicester. Lord Charnwood was the author of many works, including two biographies, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. More
New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation [A Division of W. W. Norton & Company], 2019. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xv, [3], 283, [3] pages. Frontis illustration. Dramatis Personae. DJ has some wear and soiling. Jerome Charyn (born May 13, 1937) is an American author. With nearly 50 published works over a 50-year span, Charyn has a long-standing reputation as an inventive and prolific chronicler of real and imagined American life, writing in multiple genres. Michael Chabon calls him "one of the most important writers in American literature." New York Newsday hailed Charyn as "a contemporary American Balzac," and the Los Angeles Times described him as "absolutely unique among American writers." Charyn's books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Chinese and 11 other languages. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. The format is approximately 5.75 inches by 9.25 inches. xii, 292 pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed by the Author on the title page. Inscription reads For Teresa! Lynne Cheney. Lynne Ann Cheney (née Vincent; born August 14, 1941) is an American author, scholar, and former talk show host. She is married to the 46th vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney, and served as the second lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. She is the oldest living former Second Lady, following the death of Barbara Bush in 2018. Lynne Ann Vincent was born on August 14, 1941, in Casper, Wyoming. A descendant of Mormon pioneers, and with roots in Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, and Wales, she was raised Presbyterian and became Methodist upon her marriage to Dick Cheney. Cheney received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature with highest honors from Colorado College. She continued her education with a Master of Arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, and a Ph.D. in 19th-century British literature from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her dissertation was entitled "Matthew Arnold's Possible Perfection: A Study of the Kantian Strain in Arnold's Poetry". Cheney served as the sixth chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1986 to 1993. In 1995, she founded the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a think tank devoted to reforming higher education. Freedom From 1995 to 1998, Cheney served as the co-host of the Sunday edition of CNN's Crossfire, replacing Tony Snow. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. Presumed first printing [Clear "I" on verso several lines under the Library of Congress catalogue information]. Trade paperback. viii, [2], 214 pages. Editor's Preface. A Note on the Sources. Index. This is one of The Library of American Biography series edited by Oscar Handlin. Cover has wear, soiling, and creases. The author was a long-time member of the faculty of Denison University. More
St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society, 1971. First? Edition. First? Printing. 24 cm, 242, illus., references, index, DJ worn, soiled, and small edge tears and chips. More
Chicago, Il: Time Inc., 1976. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Magazine. 80 pages plus covers. One page of text and one color portrait for each President. Cover has an ink notation and some moisture and scuffing damage and staining at the bottom. Decreasing bottom rippling to Abraham Lincoln section. Some ink underlining noted. Theodore Roosevelt in on the cover of this Bicentennial tribute. The writers were A. T. Baker, Rodney Campbell, Gilbert Cant, Tyler Mathisen, and John Verdon. Champ Clark, bearer of a famous 19th and early 20th Century political name, was a reporter, Kansas Missouri Star, 1947-1951; writer, Time magazine, 1951-1974; senior editor, Time magazine, 1960-1974; Chicago bureau chief, Time magazine, 1969-1972; senior correspondent, 1972-1974; teacher journalism, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. More
Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1930. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. xxv, 235, [3] pages. Footnotes. Pencil marks noted. Part of margin on pages xiii/xiv missing but text complete. Cover, had been taped to the spine but is currently separated but present. Cover worn, has notations on it. Consider an as is copy. Main work is worn but intact. J. Reuben Clark was the Undersecretary of State. Joshua Reuben Clark Jr. (September 1, 1871 – October 6, 1961) was an American attorney, civil servant, and a prominent leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Born in Grantsville, Utah Territory, Clark was a prominent attorney in the Department of State, and Undersecretary of State for U.S. President Calvin Coolidge. In 1930, Clark was appointed United States Ambassador to Mexico. Clark received a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah, where he was valedictorian and student-body president. Clark received a law degree from Columbia University, where he also became a member of Phi Delta Phi, a prominent international legal fraternity in which he remained active throughout his life. Clark later became an associate professor at George Washington University. In 1928, as Undersecretary of State to Secretary of State Frank Kellogg in the Coolidge administration, Clark wrote the "Clark Memorandum on the Monroe Doctrine", which repudiated the idea that the United States could arbitrarily use military force in Latin America. The Memorandum was a treatise exploring every nuance of the US's philosophy of hemispherical guardianship. It was published as an official State Department document and partially reprinted in textbooks for years. More
New York: Praeger, 1985. Presumed first paperback printing. Trade paperback. x, 175, [1] pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. The author is a noted journalist. He joined the United Press International Bureau in 1967. Since then he has worked for a number of newspapers and is currently with the Orlando Sentinel. His articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, The Nation, and Washington Monthly. He has won the George Polk Award and the Gerald Loeb Award for Journalism. More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1923. 90, some weakness to rear board, some wear to spine edges and board corners. More
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1950. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Volume II ONLY. vii, [1], 608 pages. Frontis. Illustrations. Footnotes. Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Some pages have paperclip impressions. Minor edge soiling. Walter McKenzie Clark (August 19, 1846 – May 20, 1924) was a North Carolina politician and attorney who served as an associate justice (1889–1903) and chief justice (1903–1924) of the North Carolina Supreme Court. In April 1885, Governor Alfred M. Scales appointed Clark a judge of the superior court, and in 1889, Gov. Daniel G. Fowle elevated him to the state Supreme Court. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1890, and in 1894, was re-elected with the support of not only his own Democratic Party, but also that of the Republicans and Populists. Clark was elected chief justice in 1902 and re-elected several times. In 1912, he unsuccessfully ran for the United States Senate as a liberal reformer against fellow Democrat Furnifold Simmons. Clark died in office in 1924. More