Politics & Government from Adamstown Books

American Political Biography Press, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1995 Pennsylvania State University Press 2nd Edition. Hardcover (not leather as incorrectly displayed in stock photo), 506 pp. w/ 15 pp. of b&w photos & illustrations. Full length biography of the only Pennsylvania-born President. Buchanan's reputation has been the subject of increased debate… Read more about this item

New York NY: Derby & Jackson, 1856. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, 428 pp. w/ b&w frontispiece portrait. 1856 Authorized Edition. Promotional Presidential campaign biography of Buchanan. Includes select state papers. Concludes with his nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Cincinnati. Book Condition : Good-; no text marks, small pieces missing… Read more about this item

London, England: Printed for Matthew Turner at the Limb in High-Holborn, 1686. Book. Good Minus. Leather Bound . 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. "Written Originally in French by James Benigne Bossuet, Sometimes Bishop of Condom, and now of Meaux, Counsellor of State to the Most Christian King, Heretofore Tutor to the Dauphin, and now Chief Almoner… Read more about this item

Selinsgrove PA: Susquehanna University Press, 2003. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed by Author on front free end paper. Hardcover,1st Edition, 320 pp. w/ 3 b& w photos. A substantive examination of Buchanan's three decade long influence on foreign policy specifically his desire to acquire Cuba, his belief in Manifest… Read more about this item

Paris, France: Paris-Musees, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Published by the Carnavalet Museum, a musuem primarily devoted to Paris history, this work examines the artistic depiction of the French Revolution in the city. This is the English language version. Extensively illustrated in color and b&w. Book Condition : Near Fine; unmarked;… Read more about this item

Philadelphia PA: Walker, 1836. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fair, Ex-College Library. set commonly known as Woodfall's Junius. Title continues "To Which Are Added His Confidential Correspondence with Mr. Wilkes and His Private Letters Addressed to Mr. H.S. Woodfall." Reflections and exhortations on politics in England around the time of the American Revolution.… Read more about this item

Charlottesville VA: University of Virginia Press, 1989. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of 6 essays examining the interplay between religion and liberal democracy. Topics include : Forcing, Enforcing, and Reinforcing: The Problem of Religion and the State; Conservatism and Religion; Socrates' Understanding of the Problem of Religion and Politics; and more.… Read more about this item

Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press, 1989. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 11 essays on Weberian sociological and political theory. Topics include : Weber's Dialogue with Marx; Max Weber's Theory of Legitimacy Today; Rationalization and Myth in Weber's Thought; and more. Book Condition : Good; underlining and margin notes to c. 30 pages in early… Read more about this item

New York NY: Columbia University Press, 1934. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good, Ex-College Library. 1st Edition in library binding. Traces the decline of censorship during the Ancien Regime and the rise of philosophic literature. Book Condition : Good, Ex-College Library; no text marks, former owner's name on front free end paper; bookplate,… Read more about this item

Fort Leavonworth KS: U.S. Army Command, 1990. Book. Good Minus. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Commemorating the Eisenhower Centennial (1890-1990), this edited booklet contains excerpts from "At Ease: Stories I Tell to Friends", Eisenhower's presidential papers; and the Official Records from the War of the Rebellion (Civil War). Book Condition : Good-; no text marks; some… Read more about this item

New York NY: Plenum Press, 1984. Book. Good +. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Collection of 10 essays discuss how Darwin, Marx, and Freud "challenged or reaffirmed traditional notions about human individuals as rational, responsible agents, and about society as the medium for mankind's pursuit of justice and human good." Book Condition : Good+; pencil underlining and… Read more about this item

New York NY: The Institute of French Studies, Columbia University, 1936. Book. Good Minus. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good-, Ex-Seminary Library, softcover preserved in pressboard. An exposition on the classical sources of Montesquieu's political philosophy. Details the fundamental bases, forms, functions, and problems of the State. Book Condition : Good, Ex-Seminary… Read more about this item

Ann Arbor MI: Ann Arbor Publishers, 1968. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good-, Ex-Seminary Library, softcover preserved in pressboard. Published in honor of Albert Hyma, this work is divided into two major sections, one on "Devotio Moderna" - The Brethren of the Common Life and Northern Humanism. Individual essays deal with… Read more about this item

Washington DC: United States News, 1944. Magazine. Good Plus. Softcover (Side-stapled). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Special issue includes program, platform, and speeches from the Republican Convention held 06/26-06/28/1944 in Chicago. Thomas Dewey was nominated for President and John Bricker for Vice President. Staple-bound magazine. Condition : Good +; covers and all pages intact, no markings to… Read more about this item

New York NY: Robert Speller & Sons, 1971. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Volume 2 of this series covers Kennedy and Johnson. Using published interviews, writings, news conferences, Druks examines domestic (e.g. Steel Crisis, War on poverty) and foreign affairs (Berlin, Cuba, Vietnam). Book Condition : Good; discoloration to inside covers and… Read more about this item

Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1960. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beginning January 6, 1960. Comprehensive llist of all members of Congress, offices, phones, government departments, and media offices. Book Condition : Good; stain to bottom right cover corner also affecting text block and many page edges. No Dust Jacket as… Read more about this item

Harrisburg PA: Singerly & Myers, State Printers, 1868. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Black cloth with gilt lettering. Book Condition : Fair; pages are a little aged with some light smudges and a little scattered foxing. Penciled name on front free endpaper, no other writing. A few corner creases, no tears.… Read more about this item

Houston TX: John H. Kirby Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Written in the 1930's by the President of the Southern Tariff Association, this book argues for protective tariffs for Southern agricultural staples such as sugar and livestock. 184-page stapled softcover. Self-published by the author. No date given (c.1930). … Read more about this item