Search Results: Politics from Callaghan Books South

Alfred Knopf, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Near Good. (2d ptg.) Black cloth, thick, 486 pages plus 14-page index, book creased and rubbed at bottom front tip, gilt bright on spine, light ripple and stain at bottom back left. DJ colorful, creased with very slight wear at bottom front tip, light wear at top front tip, tiny thin tear with light crease at top front edge, spine faded, very slight rubbing to spine top and bottom near edges, light wrinkles at top and bottom back left with pinkish stain at bottom left. Near Good DJ/Good book.

Henry Schuman, 1953. Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. Slightly smaller book, green cloth, silver fine on spine, 212 pages. Chapters include: Bigness and World Order, The Pre-Emption of Power, The Projection of America, Men Against Men. DJ yellow and black, small photo of Gelber at top back right with biographical note. DJ has nick near bottom of front bookfold edge, black portion slightly rubbed, light crease near bottom front edge right, tiny brown stain at spine bottom right edge, very tiny tear at spine top left and right edge, micronick at bottom back edge. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Appleton, WI, U.S.A.: Western Islands, 1984. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. Topics include the French Revolution, Manifest Destiny, Robber Barons, Ford, Fascism, Hoover, Hitler-Stalin Pact, Korea, New World Order and more. Dark blue cloth, gilt lettering bright on spine, 361 lightly browned pages, slight flare to covers. DJ has dark blue borders, colorful front, quotations on back from Washington, Wilson, Lindbergh and more. DJ has light wear to bottom front tip and spine bottom left edge, two tiny scratches near top back bookfold edge. Very Good DJ/Near Very Good book.

New York: The Nutshell Publishing Co., 1902. Cloth. Good. Heavy, squarish book, dark brown textured cloth with large very fine silver illustration of Capital Building on front, silver lettering fine on spine, 346 profusely illustrated pages with everyone who is anyone in Washington, D.C. at that time. Pink inside front cover and early end pages. Light wear to tips, very tiny thin surface tear near top of long front edge, several very tiny spots on front, most at bottom front right, very slight surface wear to spine bottom edge. Good+.

Penguin Press, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, gray covers, gilt lettering bright on spine, 308 pages. DJ glossy white, raised black title and author's name, red bar design front and spine, praise on back. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Dutton, 2013. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. (1st edition) Large book, pale yellow spine, cream boards, shiny purple spine, remainder mark at pages' bottom edge, 323 pages. DJ heavy paper, cream background with cute color caricatures of Faux News gang, red spine. DJ has light wear at spine bottom edge, creases at bottom back next to spine. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Urban Research Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. The evolution of the African American in politics in Chicago, 1837 to 1985. Ex-library copy, large, thick, heavy book, DJ beneath library plastic with color-illustration of well-known Chicago politicians and a voting box, a chart identifying faces inside DJ back flap, 679 pages. Many photos throughout. Very Good, considering it is ex-library.

Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: J P Tarcher, 2004. Soft cover. Fine. Larger softcover, glossy wrappers, black and orange with color-illustration on front wrapper, very small color photo of authors at bottom back left, 264 pages. Micronick at spine top left edge. Near Very Fine.

University of Georgia Press, 1982. Hardcover. Fair. Ex-library copy, DJ beneath library plastic, 188 pages, foxing to exterior page edges, less so to inside covers and adjacent end papers. On first front end paper in blue ink: "To Marcia Mahon, with love and appreciation. Lorraine Nelson Spritzer. December, 1982." Large, heavy book, blue cloth, very bright silver lettering on spine. Tipped-in small sheet on first front end paper donating book in memory. DJ blue background, photo of a woman posing outside Capitol Building. Fair, considering it is ex-library.

Nextbook/Schocken, 2011. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Good. (1st edition, 1st printing) Larger book, black covers, silver lettering very bright on spine, 224 pages including a glossy photo section, creased at top corners of pages 59, 109, 111, 149. DJ heavy paper, a photo of David Ben-Gurion on front, blue background at bottom front with white lettering for title and author, photo of author on back, blue and gray borders. DJ has light wear to tips and light surface wear to back bookfold edge, light wrinkles at bottom back. Good DJ/Fine book.

Apollo Editions, 1969. Trade Paperback. Fair. (3d ptg.) Trade paperback, black front wrapper with list of contributors, biography on back wrapper, 436 lightly browned pages plus brief biographical note, wrappers rubbed and slight wear to tips and edges, green and blue ink numbers on first front end paper. Fair--reading copy.

Faulkner Books, 1987. 4th . Soft cover. Near Fine. (4th) Very large, thick, heavy softcover, glossy black wrappers with flaps, white and red lettering, praise for Cross's books on back wrapper, 935 pages. Very light wear at top front edge, very slight wear to spine top edge. Near Fine.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dutton/Plume, 1992. Soft cover. Good. Trade paperback, 154 lightly browned pages. Very slight wear to top front edge and long spine right edge, tiny tear at spine bottom right edge, light wear at bottom back tip. Near Very Good.

Simon and Schuster, 1996. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Ex-library copy, stamped "Hudson Library" on title page and elsewhere, spine slightly askew--consider the subject, no library card ever. Very Good DJ/Fine book.

Simon & Schuster, 2017. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Fine. Large, sturdy book, black covers, very bright gilt lettering on spine, a b/w photo of young Kennedy family inside front cover and adjacent end paper, of family on lawn inside back cover and adjacent end paper, 396 pages with a brief biographical note, some photos throughout. DJ heavy paper with photo of Robert Kennedy shaking hands in crowd of mostly African Americans on front, white spine, a color photo of children saluting the funeral train on back. DJ and book, both Very Fine.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Back Bay Books, 1997. Trade Paperback. As New. (1st paperback, 5th ptg.) Trade paperback, glossy and colorfully designed wrappers with blue, green and peach background, illustrations from art and photographs on front, tiny photo of author at back left 363 pages. Mint.

Houghton Mifflin, 1958. Soft cover. Good. Larger softcover, color-illustrated wrappers, 281 pages. Ink name at top of title page and final end paper. Photo section. Small brown stain at bottom back, lightly soiled. Good.

William Collins of London, 1941. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 12 Colour Plates, 17 b/w illustrations. DJ has tears at spine edges and tips. Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Picador, 2007. 2d . Soft cover. Good. Large, sturdy softcover, glossy wrappers with a photo showing inside a stadium on front, gold spine, white center back with thin border, 356 pages. Light ripple to some pages, creased at top back edge. Near Very Good.

G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Large, thick, heavy book, dark blue cloth with very bright author's name at bottom front right, gilt lettering bright on spine, dark red inside covers and adjacent end papers, 736 pages. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar, colorful political portrait of Bryan flanked by flags, bells and ribbon on front, praise on back for Koenig books from Christian Science Monitor, New York Times Book Review, American Political Science Review and others. DJ has light surface wear to front tips, very tiny surface tear at bottom front left. Near Fine DJ/Very Fine book.