Louis Ludlow (46 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. HELL OR HEAVEN, Congressman Louis Ludlow, hardcover, illustrated with photos and drawings, 1937. BOOK CONDITION: good. The text block and illustrations are in near fine condition, with no tears, dog-ears, or marks. No bookplate or signature of a prior owner. Not a library book or remainder. The maroon boards are in good condition (lightly faded and bumped spine, spots on front and back). 8 x 5 ½, 208 pages, 18 ounces XX "Dedicated to the precious young men of America, who are entitled to a better fate than to be sacrificed in the shambles of foreign wars." XX PREFACE: SEVENTY-TWO members of Congress, representing approximately 18,000,000 people, have signed their names to a petition as indorsers of a definite formula to keep America out of foreign wars, known as the Peace Amendment, which proposes to amend the Constitution of the United States to provide for a referendum vote on war and to take the profit out of war. Twenty-nine other members, representing 7,250,000 more Americans, have pledged their support of the amendment in the next Congress. The twenty-one railroad brotherhoods, comprising a million workingmen, have thrown the strength of their organization back of the proposal. The American War Mothers, who know from cruel experience the meaning of war, have brought their united membership to the support of the amendment. Sixty-five presidents of universities and colleges, vast religious and social organizations, many outstanding men and women in all professions and all walks of life, and millions of the common people, have hailed the proposal as a sane and well-considered plan to keep America out of war. A peace proposal with such a wide appeal, already having the pledged support of 101 members of Congress who are the chosen representatives of over 25,000,000 people; of a great group of workingmen who comprise the flower of organized labor; of the millions of war mothers whose sons fought on European soil and many of whom sleep the eternal sleep under the poppies of France; a proposal that commands the unstinted approval of such organizations as the Church of the Disciples of Christ in international conventions assembled. …

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (united states, foreign relations ) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Some fading/shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. "432 pp; ill. with photographs and cartoons by Berryman; blue cloth with gilt lettering spine and front cover. some edgewear, little nicks to cover. "The other day I awakened with a start to a realization that I, a Hoosier born and bred, had reached the age of two score and ten and had never written a book." This is the result, an amusing recollection of life in the newspaper business covering events and the carryings on of politicians at home and in Washington. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall". Berryman, C. K. (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. inscribed by author. dj: faded spine, much chipping & edgewear. calling it avg. book: cocked about an eighth of an inch. some age toning of paper. other than that it appears as a new book. No shelfwear & the gilt looks like new. 0.0. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Blue boards faded along the spine and lightly bumped at the corners, lettering on front is bright, pages clean, hinges reglued, bold author's inscription on the ffep. C. K. Berryman (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: G+. No Jacket. 208 pp, b/w photos and illustrations and a foldout map of the United States, the book and cotents are solid and tight, pages are clean with some occasional edge browning, the end- papers are lightly foxed, the front free endpaper has an inscription from the author dated Jan. 21, 1937, the covers are tight and have a lightly sunned spine and some light wear and soil. Author Signed and Dated Inscri.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. First Edition, First Printing. 788 pages. 18 essays, chapter endnotes, indicies. Carefully wrapped in both white plain paper and bubble wrap to PREVENT shipping damage.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by the author with a page-long inscription . Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Journalist and Congressman from Indiana. Signed with a lengthy inscription by the author to a close friend. COLLECT SIGNED BOOKS. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by PIONEER BOOK COMPANY, 1927. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. No dust jacket. Spotting.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Pioneer Book Company, 1927. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, spine lean, and no dust jacket. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Condition: New. Berryman, Clifford K (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. (1927), 430pp, illustrated by Ray Evans. Moderate wear and soiling, else G+. Inscribed, signed, and dated May 24, 1927, by the author, who was a 10-time Congressman from Indiana, and contributor as a political writer to newspapers including the Indianapolis Star as the Washington correspondent. To Miss Anna Nicholas, an Indiana author and long-time staffer at the Indianapolis Star. Having learned the ways of Congress, the author in this book, tells how things really are when a Senator is willing to skirt around the edges. Unique association copy. Ray Evans (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Berryman, Clifford K (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 144 Paages; 16 Chapters With Foreword In Front. 4 Full Page Illustrations. Pages Tight; Minor Page Wear; No Markings On Pages; Blue Hard Covers With Silver Lettering On Front Cover And Spine. Moderate Shelf Wear. Faded Dust Jacket With Black Lettering; Extensive Soiling And Rubbing. Wear And Nicks On Dj Edges With 1 Inch Tear On Top Dj Front Spine. Author, A Close-Up Observer Of The Government And Washington Newspaper Correspondent As Well As A Congressman, Held A Position On The Powerful Appropriations Committee. He Observed The Bureaucracy In All Of Its Ramifications Provides First Hand Information Of Its Wasteful And Evil Tendencies. Chapter Headings Include: Backfire On John Adams; Origin And Growth Of Bureaucracy; Waste On Public Buildings And Government Printing; Our Over-Manned Bureaucracy; How The Money Flies; Popular Indifference As An Aid To Bureaucracy; Road To Regeneration-A Job For The President, Etc. Very Rare Vintage Copy.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Bound in bright navy blue woven cloth with bright gilt titles, 329 pp plus postcript. There is a full page inscription from the author to a Judge Thomas L Sullivan, signed and dated March 26, 1928.Both flaps and the back of jacket are laid in. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Dark blue boards, gilt title, light to mod. soill, internally very clean and sound. Clifford K. Berryman (illustrator).

Condition: New. Berryman, Clifford K (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. ***please read*** signed copy with a personal note - front cover is sightly bowed - no marks on text - no dj - so-c-90*. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. SIGNED by Louis Ludlow and personally inscribed "To Rev. Geo. S. Henn.Louis Ludlow, Oct 8, 1928" . First edition hardcover with chipped, stained and edgeworn dustjacket. Rear (interior) hinge cracked but holding, front hinge intact. Binding secure. Pages are clean. Illustrated. Your purchase benefits literacy and summer reading programs in Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Ohio. We ship every business day. All books ship in cardboard bookfolds with delivery confirmation. Sets or unusually heavy items ship in a box. Signed.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Pioneer Book Company, 1925. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. No dust jacket. Previous owner name on pastedown. Spotting to pages. Covers have shelf wear.

Illustrated Boards. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 432 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Light Usage, Front Hinge Broken, Spine Gilt Weak. Inscribed "To My Friend, Rudolph Forster, Who Is Worth To The American People Many Times His Weight In Gold. With High Esteem, Louis Ludlow. Washington, D. C. May 8, 1924." Ludlow Was For Many Years A Newspaperman, Then A Leading Correspondent In Washington, And Later A U. S. Congressman From Indiana. Forster Was A Very Important Non-Political Staff Member At The White House. "Rudolph Forster Was Executive Clerk And Administrative Officer In Charge Of Executive Papers At The White House Until His Death In 1943. He Had Piled Up Nearly Fifty Years Of Service To Eight Presidents. His Job Was To Remind The President That A Bill, For Example, Must Be Acted Upon In A Certain Amount Of Time, Or That By Law He Must Fill A Vacancy Within A Definite Period. He Was Also Responsible For The 'Orderly Handling Of Documents' And Supervision Of The Large Clerical Staff. He Was The Most Important Permanent Official At The White House. " -Off The Record With F.D.R., Rutgers University Press, 1958. "Rudolph Is A Man Without Faults." - Franklin D. Roosevelt (As Cited In That Book, P. 140). Bookplate Of Forster's Son. Drawings By C. K. Berryman (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s). …

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Book Good. No dust jacket. Presentation copy. Inscribed by author on front endpage. (Washington DC, Fiction).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Illus. , inscribed (to a then U. S. Congressman from Kentucky, Arthur B. Rouse, served in U. S. House from 1911 until 1927) and signed by the author; 329 pages; Signed by Author.

Condition: New. Berryman, Clifford K (illustrator).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Navy blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering/design to the front and gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is VG .Modest crimping to spine ends, modest sunning to spine, and slightly rubbed tips. Cloth is clean and rich. Front gilt is bright. SIGNED and INSCRIBED, " To Mr. Hilton U. Brown, with best wishes, Louis Ludlow Washington, D.C. April 28, 1924." Hilton U. Brown was the long time President of the Butler University Board of Directors and former GM/ Editor for the Indianapolis News, and for whom the Hilton U. Brown Theater at Butler was named. Inside is otherwise unmarked, firmly bound with modest toning.Slight separation starting at bottom front hinge. Outstanding provenance. C.K.Berryman (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condition: New. In English.