Hardcover. Washinton, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1857. Octavo (9" x 6"); 279p. Blindstamped brown cloth with gilt stamped lettering and paper title strip to spine. Covers bumped at corners and chipped at spine ends, with rubbing along edges and a small note in white on front. Title card toned and... More about Alleged Corrupt Combinations of Members of Congress [House of Representatives Report No. 243

First Edition. Hardcover. Lanham: Nixon Library Books / Madison Books, 1992. First Edition. Signed by the author on half title and by Nixon's Director of the White House Office of Presidential Advance Ronald H. Walker as "Roadrunner" (his Secret Service nickname) on dedication page, both with brief inscriptions to journalist... More about China Calls: Paving the Way for Nixon's Historic Journey to China

First Trade Edition. Hardcover. New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1929. First Trade Edition. Octavo (8.75" x 6"); [viii], 246p. Printed dustjacket with original $3.99 price; book in green cloth with gilt lettering. Jacket separated cleanly down back spine fold, with a number of small chips and tears along edges and... More about The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge

First Edition. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1996. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author opposite full title with inscription to fellow writer, columnist, and former Nixon speechwriter William Safire with inscription: "To William Safire -- _The_ political story of post-war America. With great respect. Chris. May 1996."... More about Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America

First Edition. Great Neck, NY: G. Alan Chidsey, November 9, 1940. Octavo (9.5” x 6.25”); [60pp]. Dark gray leather with stamped lettering. Covers a bit toned with any gilt or foil to lettering rubbed away. Spine a bit cocked. A handful of the pasted-in columns have let go from the... More about Election Mood

First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Harper & Row, 1972. Stated First Edition. Signed by the author to fellow writer, columnist, and former presidential speechwriter William Safire with brief inscription: For Bill Safire - With admiration for the man and his words. David S. Broder, Washington D.C., December 15, 1975." Octavo;... More about The Party's Over: The Failure of Politics in America

First Edition. New York: Viking, 1997. First Edition with full numberline. Signed by the author to fellow writer, columnist, and former presidential speechwriter William Safire on author's stationary paperclipped onto front free endpaper. Octavo; 294pp. Printed dust jacket with original $24.95 price; book in blue paper-covered boards with black cloth... More about Whatever It Takes: The Real Struggle for Political Power in America

First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1973. First Edition. Signed by the author on half title with inscription to fellow presidential speechwriter William Safire: "For William Safire -- With the serious hope that he may herein find much common ground on which we both stand -- and... More about The Living Presidency: The Resources and Dilemmas of the American Presidential Office

First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Viking Press, 1987. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on George C. Marshall Foundation bookplate attached to front free endpaper. Original dustjacket with $29.95 price; book in beige paper-covered boards with dark tan cloth-covered spine with gilt lettering. Light edgewear and a few small smudges... More about George C. Marshall: Statesman 1945-1959

First Edition. Hardcover. New York: Vantage Press, 1981. Stated First Edition. SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper "To Ruth Verdin, good friend, long-time diplomatic colleague, excellent source of administrative support in San Salvador, and a real credit to the Foreign Service, with all best wishes of the author... More about El Salvador: Embassy Under Attack

First Edition. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1976. Stated First Edition. Signed by Wallace with brief inscription to writer, columnist, and former Nixon speechwriter William Safire on front free endpaper. Octavo; 183pp. Printed dust jacket with original $7.95 price; book in gray paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine and silver... More about Stand up for America

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. First Edition with full numberline. SIGNED by the author with inscription to Senator William Fulbright on full title with inscription "To Bill Fulbright -- With appreciation for his valuable contributions to education and diplomacy -- and warm regards, George McGhee. Octavo (9.25" x 6.25");... More about At the Creation of a New Germany: From Adenauer to Brandt, and Ambassador's Account

Third Printing. Hardcover. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982. Third Printing. SIGNED by the author with brief inscription on half title. Octavo (9.25" x 6.25"); 431p. Printed dustjacket with $16.95 price intact; book in black paper- and cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering. Jacket lightly edgeworn with a few nicks to... More about Crisis: The Last Year of the Carter Presidency