Politics from Brass DolphinBooks

Athens: University Of Georgia, 1993. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. From the cover,"On the making and ratification of the U.S. Constitution". Handsome, newish, unmarked. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should… Read more about this item

NY: Quadrangle/ NY Times, 1973. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good+. An odd group of defects is present here. Hardcover is inscribed (For Ron- with best personal regards-Gary Hart) title page. Flaws include 1 tiny scratch 1st endsheet, tiny (hard to see) hole upper same page, and a small (1/2 fingernail size) chip out of the edge of the… Read more about this item

Kent: Solidarity, 1968. 5th or later Edition . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Roughish, oversize staple bound pamphlet, 70 pages, text complete, fully legible. One thinks this might be a Socialist Trotskyite recapitulation of the early Bolsheviki response to Trotsky's efforts to give Unionized Labor a place in the early Sovieitization of the Russian Empire, criticism included. I care… Read more about this item

NY: The Dial Press, 1972. 1st Printing, Stated . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Sub-title, "Our Vice-Presidents from Adams to Agnew." Not really signed by a subject as such, but rather signed by Tom Eagleton (briefly a VP nominee) to Senator Frank Church (often a contender for Pres. and VP) with a 6 line note (lamenting that he, TE,… Read more about this item

NY: Doubleday, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. There is an 8 line inscription to Sen. Church on the 1/2 title page. Bit of darkness (foxing?) at 1st and last gutters, perhaps from the glue used to rig the hinges? Black boards read well, unbumped, text is unmarked. Handsome hardcover, minimal wear. * We feel that… Read more about this item

East Brunswick, NJ: Cornwall, 1982. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Longish inscription commending Senator Church and his White House prospects in '84 is made by Fatemi (famed academic and diplomat of Iranian origin) on the books 1/2 title page. Book is straight and bright, unmarked. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described… Read more about this item

NY: Newsweek, 1980. 5th or later Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Warm, lengthy inscription to 'Frank' Senator Church by Shaffer, 1st endsheet. McBrides says 1st edition should have FPu, not present here, reluctant as I am to question McB, am still skeptical, suspect this one is first. A clean, unmarked hardcover. No notable flaws. *We feel that… Read more about this item

NY: Brazilier, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Straight, clean, unmarked harcover, slender. In all cases previously we have been able to guarantee the signatures origin as being that of the author. Not the case here, though we are fairly sure of the provenance. IE we received many signed books from this source and are sure of them. This on… Read more about this item

Westport CT: Greenwood, 1986. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Small book, first endsheet has personalized thank you inscription to a wife and her husband a political figure (B. and Frank are referenced) from the era whose last names are not given (Mr. and Mrs. Frank Church) signed by the Author. The book has heavy reference to… Read more about this item

Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1998. Trade Paperback Size. Very Good+/No Jacket. This listing is for 2 books re Adams, above details are for the trade paper copy of the Thompson, a solid, spine uncreased, unmarked copy, Not newish but quite decent. The other book is x-library and so marked, last endsheet neatly removed, hard cover, unmarked, jacket… Read more about this item

NY: New World-International, 1986. 5th or later Edition . Trade Paperback. Good+/No Jacket. This listing is for 2 trade paperbacks sold as a pair at the listed price with one-book priced shipping. Both used, unmarked, rather decent reading copies, some cover abrasion. Details above for the Struik, from the cover, "With text of the Manifesto, all prefaces by… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: Luce, 1981. Later Printing . Large Paper Bound. Near Fine/Good+. Book is newish and quite solid, unmarked, unbumped. Jacket has a lots of of scuff, no tears to speak of, in new mylar wrapper. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so… Read more about this item

New Bedford: Reynolds Dewalt, 1968. 1st Edition NAP . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. One of the stranger items in our inventory. . .A handsome hardcover presumably reprints from Roy's column writing for an upper east coast paper. One of the subjects of the writing is the self-proclaimed Chief Burning Wood (Austin Burton, sometime political candidate) and he,… Read more about this item

Tokyo: Japan American Cultural Society, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. The book's subtitle is, "An Homage to Senator Hubert H. Humphrey." The first endsheet has a laid in Ex-Libris plate gifting the book to Senator Frank Church from Kasai, and bearing mr. Kasai's signature and noting his age, 93 years old. Book is clean and… Read more about this item

Lugana: Ghilda Del Libro, 1946. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. This is a hardcover reading copy. The only date appearing is 1946 we therefore assume it (perhaps incorrectly) to be first edition. Text appears to be Italian many illustrations throughout. The book while essentially sound has a number of cosmetic issues all minor. Exterior grey cloth… Read more about this item

Wash. D.C.: USGPO, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Balance of title, "In the White House Washington D.C. 1908." An imperfect hardcover copy, with most attractive boards and mostly cosmetic issues. Some very minor paper edge chip, darkening. Unmarked, though the end sheets have some tiny flecking. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should… Read more about this item

University of Denver Press, 1951. 1st Edition No Additional Printings . Hardcover. Very Good-/Fair+. Much old charm here, first sheets have a mild shadowing perhaps an inpexpensive clipping was in here. Text is unmarked but not without bit of smudge fore edge. Boards unbumped, trace tip abrasion. Jacket price clipped, worn, soiled appearance, discolored, should look decent for… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good. Clean copy, owner inscription on half title page. Average wear to boards, text unmarked, binding sound. Jacket quite worn, short tears, traces back panel soiling. *We feel that books offered for internet sale should be described thoroughly and accurately. Books listed by Brass Dolphin are so described,… Read more about this item

NY: Metropolitan, 2003. 1st Edition, early Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Excellent hard cover, lightly used, no marking, no bumping, newish. Jacket has a bit of edgewear looks splendid in mylar wrapper. JUST RECD. and added to the above for sale at the listed price with one-book priced shipping, Trade Paperback of NCs " Year 501" in Very… Read more about this item

Chicago: Maximoff Memorial Publication Committee, 1952. Uncertain, Possibly First . Hardcover. Very Good+/Fair+. Date given is guess based on the book's look, no date is given in book excepting for Maxomoff's death in 1950 and dust jacket's date of 1952. No actual printing history is given and no additional printings are listed. Handsome, slender item, clean, wine colored… Read more about this item