Marie B Hecht (31 results)

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Condition: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

HARDCOVER. 1st edition. 464pp, octavo. mild soiling to front board, cover wear, tight binding, clean throughout, Very Good- small tear and crease bottom front corner, covers clean, Very Good-.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Condition: good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. A penetrating study of the sixth president's private and public lives based on his journals, correspondence and memoirs.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex library markings, owner imprint, a solid unmarked copy, no jacket.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.…

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Review slip laid in. (Presidents, United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: New. B Amer Presidents, Adams: This thick hardcover is new in partial shrinkwrap, new dj, white spine, bold black title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. DJ is in a mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. A clean and pristine copy of this lovingly compiled church history, well supplied with photos. The jacket is preserved against future wear by a mylar Brodart cover. Gift quality! Fast shipping, with tracking number provided.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particulaly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 348 pages; Description: xvi, 348 p. , [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Impressively illustrated with a series of portrait plates. Subjects: Ex-presidents --United States --History. Political parties --United States --History. Power (Social sciences) . 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. None. First Edition. In a Mylar dj cover. Out of print.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particulaly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 348 pages; Description: xvi, 348 p. , [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Impressively illustrated with a series of portrait plates. Subjects: Ex-presidents --United States --History. Political parties --United States --History. Power (Social sciences) . 1 Kg.…

Condition: good, fair. First Printing. 25 cm, 348, illus., bibliography, index, DJ worn, soiled, and small edge tears, pencil erasure on front endpaper.

Hardcover. First edition. First printing [stated]. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xii, [2], 464, [2] p. Notes. Bibliography. Index. From the author's obituary posted on-line: "Marie B. Hecht was a distinguished historian and author, .Marie B. Hecht was the author of seven books, including: Aaron Burr: Portrait of an Ambitious Man with Herbert S. Parmet; Never Again: A President Runs for a Third Term with Herbert S. Parmet, John Quincy Adams: A Personal History of an Independent Man, and Odd Destiny: The Life of Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 July 12, 1804) was a Founding Father of the United States, chief staff aide to General George Washington, one of the most influential interpreters and promoters of the U.S. Constitution, the founder of the nation's financial system, the founder of the Federalist Party, the world's first voter-based political party. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the primary author of the economic policies of the George Washington administration. Hamilton took the lead in the funding of the states' debts by the Federal government. Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Previous owner's label on fep. Minor page soiling noted.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. 8vo. [11], xii, [2], 1-464, [2] pp. Light yellow paper over boards quarter-bound in dark yellow cloth with red metallic lettering on the spine. Price of $19.95 on front jacket flap. Notes, bibliography, index.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good++/Good+++. Bright and attractive cloth hardcover. Light wear to spine and light rubbing. Dust jacket has creasing to inside flap and 3" tear to head or rear cover and 1" tear to foot. Moderate edgewear to dust jacket. First edition. With price on inside flap and first printing stated on copyright page. Nice solid copy. Illustrated (illustrator).…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The binding is tight on the large volume . The interior is clean , no marks of any kind . Large chip at top of front panel of dust jacket . Dust jacket is protected with mylar cover .

Hardcover. First printing. Octavo, xii, 306 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine is white with black print. Dust jacket in mylar; slight edge wear. Price unclipped: "$6.95". Boards in blue cloth. Text block has red tinted top edge; bookplate on front pastedown. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column Z. 1409519. FP New Rockville Stock. …

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 681 pages. 9.25x6.50x2.25 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

1st edition. Describes fully "Burr's heroic deeds in the Revolutionary War, his debut and success as a politician, his scandal-clouded term a Vice-President under Jefferson, his feud and famous duel with Alexander Hamilton, his abortive attempt to start a secession movement in the western states, his trial for treason and escape to Europe, his eventual return to America, and his bizarre second marriage to a notorious woman." Pp.xii/399, portrait frontispiece plus16 further pages of portrait illustrations,owner's details to front free endpaper. Black boards, dustwrapper slightly rubbed with wear to edges. VG/G+. …

(ADAMS, JOHN Q.). HECHT, Marie B. John Quincy Adams. A Personal History of An Independent Man. N.Y.: (1972). 1st ed. Thick 8vo. Illus. 682pp. Orig. cloth, d/j. Very good.

Hardback. Marie B. Hecht, The Macmillan Company. Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. This authoritative political biography chronicles the remarkable life of America's sixth president, John Quincy Adams, tracing his journey from the son of a Founding Father to one of the most intellectually formidable and morally driven statesmen in American history. Marie B. Hecht presents Adams not merely as a political figure but as a deeply complex individual - a man of fierce independence, relentless ambition, and unwavering principle who often found himself at odds with the prevailing currents of his era. Drawing on personal diaries, letters, and historical records, John Quincy Adams: A Personal History of an Independent Man illuminates the private struggles and public triumphs of a leader who served his country in virtually every major capacity, from diplomat and senator to Secretary of State and congressman after his presidency. Hecht's tone is both scholarly and intimate, capturing Adams's stoic determination and his lifelong battle against the compromises of partisan politics, particularly his courageous stand against the expansion of slavery in his post-presidential years in Congress. The result is a richly detailed portrait of a man whose legacy, though long overshadowed by more celebrated contemporaries, stands as a testament to the power of conscience in public life. Hardback.…