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OFF CAMERA: Private Thoughts Made Public.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at the events of the year 1999 by this respected television newsmen, and also a look back at his own life. As the long time anchor of "Nightline" he won 32 Emmy's and numerous other awards. 320 pp. ISBN: 0-375-410775.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 34629More details Price: $12.50 -
RENEGADE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE: Congresswoman Barbara Lee Speaks for Me.
Edition: First thus- a trade paperback. 2008 Democratic Convention Preview Edition.
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, (2008.). SIGNED first edition - An account of her "life and political career from her early upbringing in El Paso, Texas, through her years in Oakland, California, with the Black Panther Party, to her service in the U.S. Congress." INSCRIBED on the title page and dated in 10/4/08 - in the year of publication Photographs, index. 222 pp. ISBN: 0-7425-66102.
Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.
Book ID: 76382More details Price: $25.00 -
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: an Address Before the Midday Luncheon Club, Leland Hotel, Springfield, Illinois.
Edition: First printing.
Cleveland: Privately printed for Stephen Wallis Tener, 1924. First edition - Includes the former British Prime Minister's remarks at Lincoln's tomb and the text of his speech on October 18, 1923. Number 254 of 300 copies. 13 pp, sewn in stiff outer wrapper.
Condition: Good overall. Outer wrapper is sunned, has some edgewear and has become detached from contents.
Book ID: 59264More details Price: $20.00 -
POLITICS IN AFRICA: The Former British Territories
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Norton, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - Originally published in the UK under the title 'Politics in Ex-British Africa.' A title in the Comparative Modern Governments series. Suggestions for further reading, index. Map. xx, 236 pp. ISBN: 0-393055167.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (prev owner's name stamped on title page)
Book ID: 85971More details Price: $20.00 -
POLITICS IN AFRICA: The Former British Territories
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Norton, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - Originally published in the UK under the title 'Politics in Ex-British Africa.' A title in the Comparative Modern Governments series. Suggestions for further reading, index. Map. xx, 236 pp. ISBN: 0-393055167.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 31406More details Price: $21.50 -
JOHNSON, GRANT AND THE POLITICS OF RECONSTRUCTION.
Edition: First edition.
New York & London: Columbia University Press, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - "A stimulating new analysis and reassessment of the last two years of Andrew Johnson's presidency. . . and a reinterpretation of the role of Ulysses Grant." Notes, bibliography, index.vii, 209 pp. ISBN: 0-231035071.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 68226More details Price: $25.00 -
A CAPITOL CRIME.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1977.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this Washington, D.C. based journalist (who had reported on the Watergate and Nixon impeachment hearings among other topics) A reporter investigates the murder of another reporter and finds that a lot of very powerful people are involved. Long and thoughtful praise from Ross Macdonald on the back cover in which he calls this "a novel so intriguing one hates to see it end." Review copy with photograph of author laid in. 214 pp. ISBN: 0-670-20336X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 41206More details Price: $18.00 -
A CAPITOL CRIME.
Edition: First printing.
New York: The Viking Press, (1977.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this Washington, D.C. based journalist (who had reported on the Watergate and Nixon impeachment hearings among other topics) A reporter investigates the murder of another reporter and finds that a lot of very powerful people are involved. Long and thoughtful praise from Ross Macdonald on the back cover in which he calls this "a novel so intriguing one hates to see it end." 214 pp. ISBN: 0-670-20336X.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 42478More details Price: $14.00 -
THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1982) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A definitive biography of Harvey Milk, who even before his election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, was known as the 'mayor of Castro Street." His "personal life, public career, and tragic assassination mirrored the dramatic and unprecedented emergence of the gay community in America during the 1970s. His is a story of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassination in City Hall and massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope." Boldly and warmly INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in 1990. Illustrated with photographs. Notes on sources, index. xvii, 388 pp.". ISBN: 0-312523300.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (corners bumped, short tear to dj, some handling wear, but a tight, straight and sturdy copy) Uncommon signed. Original price of $14.95 on dj flap.
Book ID: 85645More details Price: $150.00 -
THE MAYOR OF CASTRO STREET: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk.
Edition: First printing.
New York: St Martin's, (1982) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A definitive biography of Harvey Milk, who even before his election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, was known as the 'mayor of Castro Street." His "personal life, public career, and tragic assassination mirrored the dramatic and unprecedented emergence of the gay community in America during the 1970s. His is a story of personal tragedies and political intrigues, assassination in City Hall and massive riots in the streets, the miscarriage of justice and the consolidation of gay power and gay hope." Boldly and warmly INSCRIBED("keep the dream alive")on the title page and dated in 1982,the year of publication. Illustrated with photographs. Notes on sources, index. xvii, 388 pp.". ISBN: 0-312523300.
Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (slight spine slant and some handling wear, overall lisght edgewear to dj, minor sunning) A sturdy copy, uncommon signed. Original price of $14.95 on dj flap.
Book ID: 88397More details Price: $120.00 -
SINGING INTO THE PIANO.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's third novel - When Santiago Diaz, a former soccer star and candidate for president of Mexico, observes an overt act of sexual display as he is speaking from the stage, he becomes intrigued and "draws the couple into his world of Mexican politics, economics, and danger. Invited to visit Diaz and his wife at their home in Mexico, Andrew and Edith find themselves first seduced by the glamour of a political campaign and then increasingly endangered by a skein of conspiracy, violence, and death." INSCRIBED on the half title page to the noted Oklahoma book collector, Larry Owens and dated in the year of publication. 357 pp. ISBN: 0-679416927.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 85118More details Price: $40.00 -
HERE COMES TROUBLE: Stories from My Life.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Grand Central, (2011.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Not exactly your usual autobiography, this contains 24 far-ranging and stranger than fiction vignettes mostly from his early life but up through his controversial Oscar acceptance speech. Funny and thought-provoking. Illustrated with photographs. 427 pp. . ISBN: 9780446532242.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 52123More details Price: $18.00 -
BEHIND THE SMILE: A Story of Carol Moseley Braun's Historic Senate Campaign.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
Chicago: Agate Midway, (2015). First edition - "In 1992, Carol Moseley Braun became the first, and to this day only, African-American woman elected to the US Senate. [This] is the riveting campaign-trail memoir of a journalist coming to grips with the shortcomings of an ascendant politician a charismatic trailblazer whose personal relationship with a key staffer led to her undoing." xi, 345 pp.
Condition: Fine in glossy white wrappers.
Book ID: 67066More details Price: $20.00 -
BREAK THROUGH: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2007.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A follow-up to the authors original, controversial essay, The Death of Environmentalism, published in 2004; an interesting and eloquent manifesto for political change which argues that human creativity needs to be unleashed to cope with the challenges of global warming, not constrained. Extensive notes, bibliography, index. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-618658254.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 40073More details Price: $20.00 -
BREAK THROUGH: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility.
Edition: First printing.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (2007.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A follow-up to the authors original, controversial essay, The Death of Environmentalism, published in 2004; an interesting and eloquent manifesto for political change which argues that human creativity needs to be unleashed to cope with the challenges of global warming, not constrained. SIGNED on the title page by both authors. Extensive notes, bibliography, index. 341 pp. ISBN: 0-618658254.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 39044More details Price: $45.00 -
FIRE IN MY SOUL.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster (Atria Books), 2003. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - This authorized biography tells the remarkable story of controversial US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, an impassioned civil rights crusader and a hard-driving legislator. Foreword by Coretta Scott King. Illustrated with photographs, extensive notes, index. 370 pp. ISBN: 0-7434-07873.
Condition: SIGNED by Lester on the title page. Fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 27470More details Price: $35.00 -
FIRE IN MY SOUL.
Edition: 2nd printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster (Atria Books), 2003. dj. SIGNED hardcover - This authorized biography tells the remarkable story of controversial US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, an impassioned civil rights crusader and a hard-driving legislator. Foreword by Coretta Scott King. Illustrated with photographs, extensive notes, index. 370 pp. ISBN: 0-7434-07873.
Condition: SIGNED by Lester on the title page. Fine in a fine dustjacket.
Book ID: 27471More details Price: $28.00 -
AIRWAVES: A Collection of Radio Editorials from the Golden Apple.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Fordham University Press, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of more than thirty years of editorials and commentary from OShaughnessy, which encompass a wide spectrum of Westchester life, from politics (the first section is on 20 years of coverage of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller) to just plain citizens. SIGNED on the front endpaper. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Index. xxvi, 391 pp. ISBN: 0-823219046.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (appears unread.)
Book ID: 88793More details Price: $30.00 -
WHO'S AFRAID OF A LARGE BLACK MAN?
Edition: First printing.
New York: Penguin, (2005.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Former NBA star talks frankly and openly about race and racism and how it affected their lives, with interviewees ranging from students to KKK members, addressing such issues as interracial relationships, affirmative action, and racial stereotypes. Among those interviewed were Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton, author Marita Golden, Tiger Woods, Samuel L. Jackson and many more. 236 pp. ISBN: 1-59420-042-4.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 43501More details Price: $25.00 -
FREE SPIRIT IN A TROUBLED WORLD.
Edition: First printing.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 32202More details Price: $35.00 -
MURPHY MENUS.
Edition: First printing, a slim booklet.
n.p. Three Bear Publishing Co., 1970. First edition - A small book of recipes from women all over California designed to increase support for Senator George Murphy (1902-1992) in his 1970 re-election campaign. When Murphy was elected to the Senate in 1964, he was the first notable actor to be elected to statewide office in California (paving the way for Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger) and he is the only senator to be represented by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Illustrated with small drawings throughout, printed in blue ink, 46 pages in stiff illustrated stapled wrappers.
Condition: Fine condition (as new).
Book ID: 77538More details Price: $11.50 -
COLIN POWELL AND THE AMERICAN DREAM.
Edition: Paperback original - first printing.
Beverly Hill, CA: Dove Books, (1995.). First edition - Book written when it seemed like General Colin Powell might actually become the first black president of the US, and an attempt to understand this 'reluctant hero.'. Introduction by Roy Innis, conclusion by Jeanne V. Bell. Timeline, bibliography. 226 pp. ISBN: 0-787109363.
Condition: Very good condition.
Book ID: 38119More details Price: $9.50 -
AFTER SUCH KNOWLEDGE, WHAT FORGIVENESS? My Encounters With Kurdistan.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A firsthand report on Kurdistan by an American war journalist. The account deals with the diplomacy and politics - and betrayals - of the Middle East as the Kurds attempt to achieve autonomy. Randal, with information from Kurdish leaders and diplomats, provides the historical and political background to the internecine wars, the mass migrations and the lifestyle of the nomadic Kurds, the world's largest ethnic group without a state of their own, who are deprived of their oil in one country, their national dress banned in another and their language forbidden in a third country. Notes, bibliography, index. 356 pp. ISBN: 0-374-102007.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 57537More details Price: $20.00 -
THE BLACK WOMAN.
Edition: Trade paperback.
Beverly HIlls, CA & London: Sage Publications, (1985, c.1980.). A thought-provoking collection of essays about Black women, past and present, by Black women. Among the contributors are Gloria Wade-Gayle, Christina Harrington, Willie Mae Hemmons and the editor. References at the end of each article. A Sage Focus Edition. 316 pp. ISBN: 0-8039-13125.
Condition: Fair condition (highlighting, some wear to covers, but still tight and sturdy)
Book ID: 84209More details Price: $16.50 -
A DEBONAIR SCOUNDREL: An Episode in the Moral History of San Francisco.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1962) dj. Hardcover first edition - "The Flamboyant Story of Abe Ruef and San Francisco's Infamous Era of Graft. In the year 1906, San Francisco was rocked by two calamitous earthquakes. Nature herself was responsible for one; a man named Ruef was responsible for the other" He gained notoriety as the corrupt political boss behind the administration of Mayor Eugene Schmitz of San Francisco during the period before and after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Among those who eventually brought him down was the sugar millionaire Rudolph Spreckels, the prosecutor and ex-cowboy Frank Heney and newspaper editor Fremont Older. Illustrated with photographs. bibliography. 422 pp.
Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (tape repaired tear on back cover of dj, other minor edgewear.)
Book ID: 86901More details Price: $20.00 -
SUNFLOWER
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: Richard Marek Publishers. (1979.). First edition - A CIA agent is given an order to kidnap the President's four year old daughter. A thriller by a political insider, the wife of a Congressman. 261 pp.
Condition: Good condition in printed 'sunflower yellow' wrappers (some spine slant, soiling to the covers.) An uncommon advance issue.
Book ID: 56165More details Price: $20.00 -
CANNIBALS OF THE HEART: A Personal Biography of Louisa Catherine and John Quincy Adams.
Edition: First printing.
New York: McGraw-Hill, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of a marriage of opposites - John Quincy Adams, stolid American, bred to a life of public service, US Ambassador, Senator and then President, and Louisa Catherine Adams, a lively European-bred young woman - one which acknowledges both the significant role Louisa played in his life and career and the difficulties she encountered as a woman whose individuality was suppressed. Illustrated. Notes, selected bibliography, index. xiv, 440 pp. ISBN: 0-070567301.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 84570More details Price: $20.00 -
WAKING THE DEAD.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's fourth novel, and the basis for the 2000 movie. 396 pp. ISBN: 0-394-543564.
Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (book appears unread, but has a remainder line, dust jacket has some signs of handling, now in an archival protector..
Book ID: 63707More details Price: $18.50 -
PATTERNS OF AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT: Five Comparisons.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1967.). First edition - Includes an Introduction by Spiro and 5 long essays: Some reflections on constitutionalism for emergent political orders, by Carl. J. Friedrich; Nationalism in a new perspective: the African case by Ibrahim Abu-Lughod; The challenge of change: Japan and Africa, by Claude E. Welch; Borrowed theory and original practice in African politics, by Ali A. Mazrui and Repetition or innovation? by Herbert. J. Spiro. A Spectrum book. 144 pp.
Condition: Near fine.
Book ID: 31655More details Price: $8.50 -
COAST OF DREAMS: A History of Contemporary California.
Edition: First UK printing.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 84789More details Price: $40.00