Lyndon Johnson 1908 1973 (32 results)

xiv, 245 pages. Paperback: H 21.25cm. Paper covers rubbed with some soiling, scuffing along edges and joints, creasing to front cover. Some soiling to edges. Lacking several preliminary leaves as half-title (presumably i-ii) is first followed by page vii Contents leaf so evidently lacking a ffep, title/copyright leaf, and v-vi. Otherwise collates as complete. Single bracket mark handwritten in red ink on page ix; a few spots of minor soiling to early leaves; top corner of pages 49-50 creased from past fold-down. Interior pages are otherwise quite clean and binding is still firm. A fair copy. With Foreword by Clifford M. Lytle, Preface, Bibliography, and Index. Features eight chapters titled as: "The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Presidential Election;" "The Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968;" "Coordination of Federal Civil Rights Activities, Black Public Civilian Employment and Blacks in the Armed Forces;" "Housing and Private Employment;" "Voting and Education;" "Health and Welfare Service;" and "Epilogue." ISBN 0878050213.

Presumed first printing (no direct statement) INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. x, 99 pages. Hardcover: H 21.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dark yellow dust jacket rubbed with some soiling, nicks at edges, short closed tear at front panel's bottom edge. Orange cloth. A near fine copy in a very good- dust jacket with Schoenstein's three-line ink inscription upon the front free endpaper: "For Gussie Gaber | With best wishes | Ralph Schoenstein." With Preface Index, and delightful b/w illustrations by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition. Octavo, Volume Six only: lviii, 982 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is illustrated, black and white print on blue banner. Boards in blue cloth. This is volume 6 of the 8-volume set titled ?The Presidential Recordings Lyndon B. Johnson? This is the third volume of the 3-volume subset comprising the title ?Toward the Great Society? The ISBN is for the 3-volume set. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Multi-volume Section. 1411410. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Octavo, xix, 645 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair plus dust jacket. Spine is tan with red print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, peripheral toning, soiling to front panel. Price unclipped: "$17.95". Boards in blue cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has inscriptions in ink on front flyleaf. Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1404444. FP New Rockville Stock.

INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ALABAMA SENATOR JOHN SPARKMAN. [4], 108, [12] pages. Hardcover: H 31.25cm x L 23.5cm. No dust jacket. Blue cloth rubbed with light spotting, slight flaking to front board's otherwise vibrant gilt lettering, front board decorated with color pictorial paste-on of inauguration throng at the US Capitol building, spine's gilt lettering remains vibrant. Scattered foxing throughout but strongest on several early leaves. Binding is firm. Else a very good copy. Three-line ink inscription upon front free endpaper: "To Ferman E. Duckworth | From | Senator John Sparkman." Large glassine envelope affixed upon rear pastedown contains a (H) 10 inch x (L) 8 inch b/w portrait photographic print of Senator Sparkman additionally inscribed in white ink: "To Ferman Duckworth | With best wishes | John Sparkman." Alabama Democratic Party politician John J. Sparkman (1899-1985) served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1936 to 1946 and in the U.S. Senate from 1946 to 1979 as well as being Adlai Stevenson's vice-presidential running mate in the 1952 U.S. presidential election. Includes essays "The Search for a Usable Past" by Henry Steele Commager (pages 77-86), "The Contributions of the Civil War" by Bruce Catton (pages 87-88), and "The Twentieth Century" by Paul Horgan (pages 89-95). With b/w and color photographs and illustrations.

First printing (as stated upon front cover verso). Unpaged - 32 pages plus covers. Staple-bound booklet: H 21.5cm x L 14cm. Paper covers with some light soiling and foxing, mild scuffing along spine. Foxing to edges with some mild occurrences to interior leaves mostly at top margins; page are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Also laid-in is an blue order sheet/price list for additional copies. Anti-Lyndon Johnson brochure published in advance of the 1964 presidential election. Features b/w "candid" photographs of Lyndon Johnson taken with international and national figures with bigoted captions spinning the pictured event as moments of Johnson submissiveness/capitulation to the Soviets, union bosses, African Americans, etc. Racist propaganda by a New Orleans, Louisiana husband and wife nitwits whose bigotry and stupidity would most certainly make Barry Goldwater seethe.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition. Octavo, Volume Two only: lvii, 950 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is illustrated with black and grey print on white banner. Boards in grey cloth. This is volume 2 of the 8-volume set titled ?The Presidential Recordings Lyndon B. Johnson? This is the second volume of the 3-volume subset comprising the title ?The Kennedy Assassination and the Transfer of Power? The ISBN is for the 3-volume subset. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. 1411553. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition. Octavo, Volume One only: lxviii, 435 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is illustrated with black and white print on red banner. Boards in red cloth. This is volume 1 of the 8-volume set titled ?The Presidential Recordings Lyndon B. Johnson? This is the first volume of the 3-volume subset comprising the title ?The Kennedy Assassination and the Transfer of Power? The ISBN is for the 3-volume subset. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. 1411552. FP New Rockville Stock.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition. Octavo, Volume Four only: lxii, 1054 pages + DVD. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is illustrated, black and white print on red banner. Boards in red cloth. This is volume 4 of the 8-volume set titled ?The Presidential Recordings Lyndon B. Johnson? This is the first volume of the 3-volume subset comprising the title ?Toward the Great Society? The ISBN is for the 3-volume set. Laid in: The DVD is not for this subset but is meant to accompany the 3-volume subset titled ?The Kennedy Assassination and the Transfer of Power, November 1963-January 1964? which comprises volumes 1-3 of the 8-volume set titled "The Presidential Recordings Lyndon B. Johnson". NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Multi-volume Section. 1411408. FP New Rockville Stock.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 506 pages; Physical desc. : xiv, 506 p : illus. , ports ; 24 cm. Subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) , 1908-1973. World politics - 1955-1965. United States - Politics and government - 1963-1969. United States - Social policy 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 506 pages; Physical desc. : xiv, 506 p : illus. , ports ; 24 cm. Subject: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) , 1908-1973. World politics - 1955-1965. United States - Politics and government - 1963-1969. United States - Social policy 1 Kg.

First edition (per publisher's requisite statement upon copyright page) WITH BOOKPLATE INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON UPON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. x, 806 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 17cm. White dust jacket rubbed; curling and tears at spine head; tears at front panel's bottom left and rear panel's top right; chipping at front panel's top corners; top corner of front flap is price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. White cloth spine and light green cloth boards both with some brown foxing; spine's gilt stamping remains bright. Strong foxing to top edge; lesser foxing to fore-edge and bottom edge; some scattered light foxing to interior pages which, overall, remain quite clean. Binding is firm. Mrs. Johnson's standard floral white bookplate affixed upon front free endpaper with her five-line ink inscription: "For | Mr. and Mrs. William C. | Yowell - with my | best wishes - | Lady Bird Johnson." A very good- copy in a good+ dust jacket. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {AmHist_Shelf#2} ISBN 0030852544.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition ; x, 636 p. illus. 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0030844924; LCCN: 74-102146 ; OCLC: 189005 ; red and blue cloth in faded dustjacket ; protective plastic on dustjacket starting ; 72 pages of photographs ; appendices of letters, documents and maps ; VG/G. Book.

First Edition. Provenance; from the collection of the noted Boston (Belmont) autograph collector, Ray Crosby. Two printed brochures for L.B.J. Ranch, Texas. Complete with a typed letter, signed by Carole Bryant (Personal secretary to Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson) and dated on headed paper. Fine in all aspects and housed in the original header-printed envelope. Subjects: Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site, Texas. Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973) ; President of the United States ; Residence and family. Johnson, Lady Bird (1912-2007) ; First Lady of the United States. 3 Kg.

Hardcover. Collector's edition. Octavo, Two volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Spines are blue with gold print, raised bands.Boards in blue leather cloth. Text blocks have gilt edges, gold ribbon markers; second volume has slightly shaken binding. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). CONTENTS: [Vol. 1.] 1908-1960, Lone Star Rising (xiv, 721 pages) [Vol. 2.] 1961-1973, Flawed Giant (xiv, 754 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1406369. FP New Rockville Stock.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 121 p. ; 8vo. Subjects; Presidency. United States Politics and government 1963-; history. United States Politics and government 1963-1969. Presidents United States. 1 Kg.

First edition (per publisher's requisite statement upon copyright page) WITH BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY LADY BIRD JOHNSON UPON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. x, 806 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 17cm. White dust jacket rubbed with a few nicks at edges; short closed tear at bottom left of front panel; spine panel toned, top corner of front flap is price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. White cloth spine with gilt stamped lettering; light green cloth boards with bottom corners slightly bumped. Past owner's personal bookplate upon front pastedown with ink notation at top edge "Austin Texas Sep 1985" presumably where and when the past owner acquired the book. Else a very good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket with a plain white bookplate decorated with a flower at top left affixed to the front free endpaper with the ink signature of Lady Bird Johnson (i.e. without an inscription or date). Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.81 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {AmHist_Shelf#1} ISBN 0030852544.

First Edition. Provenance; from the collection of the noted Boston (Belmont) autograph collector, Ray Crosby. Two printed brochures for L.B.J. Ranch, Texas. Complete with a typed letter, signed by Carole Bryant (Personal secretary to Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson) and dated on headed paper. Fine in all aspects and housed in the original header-printed envelope. Subjects: Lyndon B. Johnson State Park & Historic Site, Texas. Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973) ; President of the United States ; Residence and family. Johnson, Lady Bird (1912-2007) ; First Lady of the United States. 1 Kg.

First edition (as stated upon copyright page) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. [2], i-xx, 1-712, [2] pages. Hardcover: H 24.25cm x L 16.5cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with slight bumping at edges; minor toning at tops of flaps; front flap retains publisher's printed prices at top right; dj presented in an older mylar protector. Black cloth with vibrant gilt stamping to spine and front board. Deckle fore-edge. Author's blue felt-tip ink signature "Robert A Caro" upon the title page; interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding retains fairly crisp. Past owner was a smoker so a cigarette odor does pervade the book but will fade with time. With gray endpapers, Introduction, two sections of b/w plates on unpaged leaves, "Debts, Sources, Notes," and Index. THE PASSAGE OF POWER is the fourth book in Robert Caro's multi-volume biography of President Lyndon B. Johnson, the others being THE PATH TO POWER (1982), MEANS OF ASCENT (1990), MASTER OF THE SENATE (2002) - winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, the National Book Award, the Carl Sandburg Award, and Los Angeles Times Book Award - and an upcoming final fifth volume. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.5 pounds (1.58 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 9780679405078.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 121 p. ; 8vo. Subjects; Presidency. United States Politics and government 1963-; history. United States Politics and government 1963-1969. Presidents United States. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First edition. Octavo, Two volumes in slipcase. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jackets in a Very Good slipcase. Slipcase in black paper with white, blue, and red print. Spines are illustrated with white and black print on red or blue banners. Boards in red or blue cloth. Signed in ink by the editors on the half-title page of volume 8. CONTENTS: Vol. 7. June 1, 1964-June 22, 1964 / Guian A. McKee editor (xxviii, 570 pages) ? Vol. 8. June 23, 1964-July 4, 1964 / Kent B. Germany and David C. Carter editors ( xxxi, 479 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Multi-volume Section. 1411411. FP New Rockville Stock. Signed.

First edition (as stated upon copyright page) WITH LYNDON B. JOHNSON SIGNED BOOKPLATE AFFIXED UPON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE. xii, 636 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 15.75cm. White dust jacket rubbed with some light soiling; dark staining at lower front panel; most of dj's clear laminate has peeled off; some vertical creasing to spine; nicks, some creasing, and a few short tears at edges; front flap retains original printed price ($15.00) at top corner; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Red cloth boards; blue and black stamping to spine; usual dulled gilt stamping to front board's center blue block. Light foxing and soiling to top edge; stronger soiling at fore-edge heel and bottom edge's adjoining corner. Interior pages are clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good copy in a very good- dust jacket. With list of laws passed under the LBJ Administration on front endpapers, world map showing Presidential trips on rear endpapers, six sections totaling 72 unnumbered pages of b/w photographs, Appendices, and Index. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.8 kg) and will require additional postage and insurance for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {AmHist Shelf #2} ISBN 0030844924.

First edition (as stated upon copyright page) WITH LYNDON B. JOHNSON SIGNED BOOKPLATE AFFIXED UPON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE. xii, 636 pages. Hardcover: H 24cm x L 16cm. White dust jacket laminate peeling, spine panel lightly browned, creases and short tears at spine head and at heel of front flap fold, rear flap fold nicked at ends, front flap creased; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Red cloth boards, dulling to spine lettering. Laid-in is a small white business card, H 6cm x L 10cm, with names presented as "Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Baines Johnson" with "Merry Christmas" written by an unknown hand in red felt tip. A very good+ copy in a very good dust jacket. With list of laws passed under the LBJ Administration on front endpapers, world map showing Presidential trips on rear endpapers, six sections totaling 72 unnumbered pages of b/w photographs, Appendices, and Index. Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 4 pounds (1.8 kg) and will require additional postage and insurance for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {AmHist Shelf #1} ISBN 0030844924.

First Edition. Provenance; from the collection of the noted Boston (Belmont) autograph collector, Ray Crosby. Complete with a typed letter, signed by Mrs. Willie Day Taylor (Assistant) and dated on headed paper. Also includes engraving with facsimile signatures of Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson. Fine in all aspects and housed in the original header-printed envelope. Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973) ; President of the United States ; Residence and family. Johnson, Lady Bird (1912-2007) ; First Lady of the United States. Democratic party ; Politics, U.S. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Provenance; from the collection of the noted Boston (Belmont) autograph collector, Ray Crosby. Complete with a typed letter, signed by Mrs. Willie Day Taylor (Assistant) and dated on headed paper. Also includes engraving with facsimile signatures of Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson. Fine in all aspects and housed in the original header-printed envelope. Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973) ; President of the United States ; Residence and family. Johnson, Lady Bird (1912-2007) ; First Lady of the United States. Democratic party ; Politics, U.S. 1 Kg.

First Edition. SIGNED by Lady Bird Johnson. Provenance; from the collection of the noted Boston (Belmont) autograph collector, Ray Crosby. Complete with two appreciation cards, one signed by Lady Bird Johnson and one pre-printed with facsimile signature. Fine in all aspects and housed in the original header-printed envelope. Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973) ; President of the United States ; Residence and family. Johnson, Lady Bird (1912-2007) ; First Lady of the United States. 3 Kg.

First Edition. SIGNED by Lady Bird Johnson. Provenance; from the collection of the noted Boston (Belmont) autograph collector, Ray Crosby. Complete with two appreciation cards, one signed by Lady Bird Johnson and one pre-printed with facsimile signature. Fine in all aspects and housed in the original header-printed envelope. Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. (1908-1973) ; President of the United States ; Residence and family. Johnson, Lady Bird (1912-2007) ; First Lady of the United States. 1 Kg.

Condition: Good. Embossed and printed card with manuscript writing, inviting Alan Jay Lerner to a reception at the White House, September 7, 1966.Provenance: Estate of Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986).Alan Jay Lerner is celebrated for his enduring and engaging contributions to musical theater, including 'My Fair Lady', 'Camelot', and 'Paint Your Wagon', among many others. His work is remembered for its distinctive blend of emotional depth and charm, which led to the creation of some of the most significant works in musical theater for both stage and screen.Over the course of four decades, Lerner rubbed shoulders with some of the world's most iconic figures, many of whom became confidants and pen pals.

Condition: Good. Embossed and printed card with manuscript writing, inviting Alan Jay Lerner to a dinner at the White House, January 26, 1966.Provenance: Estate of Alan Jay Lerner, (1918-1986).11 x 16cm.Alan Jay Lerner is celebrated for his enduring and engaging contributions to musical theater, including 'My Fair Lady', 'Camelot', and 'Paint Your Wagon', among many others. His work is remembered for its distinctive blend of emotional depth and charm, which led to the creation of some of the most significant works in musical theater for both stage and screen.Over the course of four decades, Lerner rubbed shoulders with some of the world's most iconic figures, many of whom became confidants and pen pals.

First edition, first printing (with publisher's requisite statement for latter upon copyright page) INSCRIBED BY LYNDON JOHNSON. x, 178 pages. Hardcover: H 21.5cm x L 14.5cm. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Brown boards; light scuffing/bumping at spine ends and board corners; slender shelf-wear along boards' bottom edges; spine's gilt lettering rather muted; light stains at boards' bottom center margins but evidenced more strongly upon the respective pastedowns. Light toning to text block's top edge; two small stains to upper fore-edge. Endpapers toned; soiling to front pastedown as well; four-line ink inscription "For Drew Shankle | With all good | wishes - | Lyndon B. Johnson" boldly written across most of front free endpaper; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. The inscribee is Drew Franklin Shankle Sr. (1907-1957) who was a longtime Mississippi journalist but, at the time of his passing by heart attack, was owner-publisher of two weekly newspapers in Texas which presumably led to his acquisition of this Johnson-inscribed copy.