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Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1954. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. First edition of McCarthy and His Enemies by William F. Buckley, Jr., his second book.. Octavo, xv, [4], 413pp. Brown cloth, title printed on spine. No additional printings on copyright page. In publisher's near fine dust jacket, retail price on front flap, light sunning to spine, some wear along bottom edge, a nice copy.

Chicago: Henry Regnery Co., 1954. 8vo. xv, [3], 413, [1] pp. Tan cloth, black lettering on spine (minor shelfwear, rubbing, minor bumping to couple corners), w/ d.j. cover design by Ed Bedno (chipping, tears, w/ o spine, chipping to fore-edges), VG/Fair, w/ taped-in signature of Joe McCarthy tipped-in on ffep., obituary article offprints from the National Review after McCarthy’s death in 1957 laid-in. First edition, w/ signed ruled paper slip taped-in, of this decidedly skewed and supporting conservative critique of the infamous senator best remembered for his demagogic attacks, and reckless pursuit of supposed communist infiltration of American Institutions. Buckley and his fellow conservatives criticized McCarthy of being disorderly, reckless, and impulsive thereby resulting in his downfall, and yet, supports his basic beliefs. McCarthy signatures are rather uncommon.