THE GENIUS OF IMPEACHMENT; The Founders' cure for royalism
NY: New Press, (2006). First Printing. 8vo, pp. xxiii, 230. Appendices, index. With several illustrations. Paper wraps. Cover somewhat scuffed, o/w a VG tight copy. More
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SIX CRISES
NY: Doubleday, 1962. First Edition. Large 8vo, pp. 460. A very good tight copy in little worn, but unclipped, dj. Inscribed by the author: "To Patti C. Vickery with appreciation for her support in 1960 - from Dick Nixon" A presentation copy from the only US President to resign his office. More
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL:; An essay on Daniel Boorstin and Louis Hartz
Ann Arbor MI: Radical Education Project, (1962?). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 9. Paper wraps. A nice copy. A critique of the books, The genius of American politcs, and The liberal tradition in America, both of which emphasized consensus in American politcs. More
THE NEW DEALERS.
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1934. Literary Guild edition. 8vo, pp. 414. VG, spine slightly faded. OP. A book about the men behind the New Deal; by one who was in favor of it, but who wrote candidly enough that he didn't want his own name on the title page. More
LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE ADDRESSERS ON THE LATE PROCLAMATION.
London: for HD Symonds and Rickman, 1792. An Early Edition. 8vo, pp. 50. Removed from a bound volume, 2 inch in diameter stain to the upper right corner throughout, o/w a good copy. Gimble 28. (p. 74). Howes P-28. Interesting that a number of issues are mentioned on 40 pages... More
STANDING AT ARMAGEDDON; The United States 1877-1919
NY: Norton, (1987). First edition, first printing. 8vo, pp. xliv, 402. Index. Illustrated. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Edges slilghtly soiled, o/w a VG tight copy in chipped, scuffed, and little soiled dj. More
THE BEST DEMOCRACY MONEY CAN BUY; An investigative reporter exposes the truth about globalization, corporate cons, and high-finance fraudsters
NY: Plume, (2003). Tenth printing. 8vo, pp. 370. Author's short presesntation and signature on title. With some illustrations. Paper wraps. Edges somewhat darkened, cover slightly soiled and litle creased or chipped at front corners, o/w a VG tight copy. More
GAZETTE NATIONALE; ou Le Moniteur Universel. nos. 182-365. Jeudi, 1st Juillet 1790 - Second Annee de la Liberation to Vendredi 31 December 1790 ...
Paris: 1790. folio, 182, 2 page issues of this revolutionary daily. Bound in scuffed leather backed boards, paper some torn. Some minor staining and foxing but a very good copy. Martin & Walter 506. Born at Lisle, at the age of 28 Panckoucke moved to Paris where he became connected... More
WOMEN AND THE UNSTABLE STATE IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA
College Station TX: Texas A&M University, (2000). First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, 164. Notes. Red cloth. A nice copy in slightly bumped dj. Six essays on women's exclusion from political rights during the period. More
WHY QUIT OUR OWN.
NY: Van Nostrand, 1936. First Edition. Parts originally published by The Saturday Evening Post, under the title "In and Out." 8vo, pp. A nice copy. OP. A discussion of farm and factory programs in the US during the early 1930s. The authors present their own design for national prosperity. More
PATRICIAN IN POLITICS; Daniel Dewey Barnard of New York
Port Washington NY: Kennikat, 1974. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xv, 206. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated. Blue cloth. Ex library with stamps and pocket, remains of some printed matter that had been glued to flyleaf. A VG tight copy in scuffed and chipped dj. Biography of a traditionalist and conservative, caught... More
THE ROOSEVELT I KNEW.
NY: Viking, 1946. First edition. 8vo, pp. 408. A very good copy in chipped & worn dj. Front hinge loose, covers little faded. With a full page inscription by Perkins to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and NY Times, Philip L. Geyelin: "To Philip... More
NIXONLAND; The rise of a president and the fracturing of America
NY: Scribner, (2008). Fourth printing. 8vo, pp. xiii, 881. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. Top edge of cover slightly bumped, o/w a nice copy in little chipped dj. More
RED JENNY; A life with Karl Marx
NY: St. Martin's, (1986). First U.S. edition, first printing. 8vo, pp. xv, 182. Notes, index. Paper over boards. Illustrated with photographs. Top edges lightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in little chipped and scuffed dj. A biography of Jeny von Westphalen, who gave up an aristocratic life to marry Marx. More
IMPERIAL WASHINGTON; The story of American Public Life from 1870 to 1920.
Chicago: Charles H Kerr, [1922]. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 441. Bound in blue cloth stamped in black. A very good tight copy. Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848 & October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and... More
YOUNG SIDNEY HOOK; Marxist and pragmatist
Ithaca NY: Cornell, (1997). First printing. 8vo, pp. xii, 257. Sources, index. With several illustrations. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Top edges slilghtly spotted, o/w a nice copy in slightly scuffed dj. A political biography. More
ARROGANT CAPITAL; Washington, Wall Street, and the frustration of American politics
Boston: Little, Brown, (1994). First printing. 8vo, pp. xviii, 231. Notes, index. Paper over boards. A nice copy in little scuffed dj. More
INVISIBLE HANDS; The making of the conservative movement from the New Deal to Reagan
NY: Norton, (2009). First printing. 8vo, pp. xii, 356. Notes, sources, index. Illustrated with several photographs. Small spot in paper on p. vi, o/w as new in dj. The role of big and small business in American politics. More
THE GRAND COOLIE DAM
Boston MA: New England Free Press, (1969). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 14. Paper wraps. Paper yellowed, owner's name on front, top of page 2 trimmed too close (but easily decipherable). VG. This article originally appeared in the November, 1969 issue of Leviathan. More
SOUTHERN POPULISM
Boston: New England Free Press. 4to, one large shet, folded. pp.3. Paper yellowed, very slightly chipped, o/w VG. More
MARCH ON MAY DAY; Smash racism in the U.S. and South Africa. Fight for Socialist revolution
Brooklyn NY: Progressive Labor Party, (1977). First Edition. 12mo, pp. 30. Paper wraps. Paper browned, but a VG tight copy. A booklet explaining the ideas of the PLP and calling people to join marches on May Day in 1977. More
RELUCTANT FEMINISTS; In German Social Democracy, 1885-1917
Princeton NJ: Princeton University, (1979). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xiii, 310. Appendix, notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated wtih several photographs Black cloth. Top edge slightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in scuffed dj. Socialism and feminism: a dificult alliance. Should men and women join in the struggle against capitalism, or must... More
THE BEGINNING OF THE END; France, May 1968 What happened Why it happened
London: Panther, (1968). First Edition. Small 8vo, pp. 174. Paper wraps. Cover scuffed and soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. An account of the student uprising in France in 1968, and an analysis and predictions that seem a little strange at this point. More
MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Boston: Phillips, Sampson, 1859. 8vo, pp. x, 429. Frontis portrait. Brown cloth. Some foxing at ends, cover little worn at edges, o/w a VG tight copy. More
DRAMA AND COMMITMENT; Politics in American Theatre of the Thirties.
Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 1964. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 322. Index. A nice copy in little chipped and scuffed dj. The Group Theatre; Federal theatre; Theatre Union; Lawson, Behrman, Rice, Anderson. More