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Brownstein, Ronald
THE POWER AND THE GLITTER: The Hollywood-Washington Connection
Publisher: New York Pantheon Books 1990
Edition: 1st edition 1st Printing. x. 437pp +1p. Hardcover. [9-1/2"] Black cloth & Black boards w/Gold stamped spine, author's initials & row of stars in Gold on front board. Author photo back of jacket. Gold endpapers. ISBN 0394569385. ---From Louis B. Mayer, William R Hearst & Hoover to Orson Welles, Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra & others, book gives an "inside look at how fame has become a weapon in the service of power, & power a toy for the amusement of fame." (jacket). Illus 6pp b&w photos. Copious notes, bibliography, index.--- Light rubbing & edgewear esp at corners & spine ends of jacket (in new clear cover). Lower book corners bumped. Otherwise clean, unmarked & unblemished. Condition: VG+ in VG+ DJ.
Item number: 1052
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Lebedoff, David
THE 21ST BALLOT: A Political Party Struggle in Minnesota
Publisher: Minneapolis Univ of Minn Press 1969
Edition: Revised ed 218pp, w/Index. Hardcover. [8.75"x5.75"] Binding is Tangerine Orange Buckram w/Black spine & orange printing. Dust Jacket is matching orange w/Wine pattern & title on front. 8pp b/w photos. SIGNED by Author on ffep. --Minnesota government & politics past & present are explained & issues defined especially in regards to the 1966 govenor's race. One party (DFL) was so deeply split it took 21 ballots for the nomination at the convention. Very readable book.-- Some corner & edge wear on boards, prev owner's name on paste down, & author's signature is shadowed on half-title page. Otherwise book is clean, unmarked & unblemished. DJ is sunned on spine & rubbed. Corners, spine & edges are worn, plus several small tears on edges. Jacket now has new clear protective cover. Condition: VG- in Good- DJ.
Item number: 643
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McNamara, Robert S.
THE ESSENCE OF SECURITY: Reflections in Office
Publisher: New York Harper & Row Publ 1968
Edition: 1st edition (stated) 1st Printing. xii.176pp. Hardcover. [8.5" tall] Binding is Prussian Blue cloth w/Gold stamped spine & gold publ logo on front bd. Soft Green endpapers. Deckled Edges. Author photo back of dust jacket. ---Author writes of his seven years (1961-68) in office as U.S. Secretary of Defense. Topics cover NATO, Nuclear power & responsibility & management of defense, Red China & more. Two appendixes. Index.--- DJ (in new clear cover) has edgewear, wear at spine ends, & shelfwear (rubbing, light scratches & smudges). Prev owner's embossed seal on Ffep & on bottom of title page. Otherwise book is clean & unmarked. Condition: VG in Nr VG DJ.
Item number: 1051
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