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The Career Begins for a Future President: The Oath of Candidacy of Warren G. Harding

The Career Begins for a Future President: The Oath of Candidacy of Warren G. Harding by Warren Harding

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Seller: The Raab Collection
Title
The Career Begins for a Future President: The Oath of Candidacy of Warren G. Harding
Author
Warren Harding
Seller
The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
8/7/01. He signs twice; once affirming his candidacy and once verifying the contributors and contributions A highly unusual signed candidacy document, the first we have ever hadWarren G. Harding was owner and editor of the Marion Star newspaper when in the late 1890s he became interested in a political career. Democrats generally won Marion County's offices; when Harding ran for auditor in 1895, he lost, but did better than expected. The following year, Harding was one of many orators who spoke across Ohio as part of the campaign of the Republican presidential candidate, Ohio’s former governor, William McKinley. It was while working for McKinley that Harding began making a name for himself throughout the world of Ohio politics.Harding wished to try again for elective office. Though a longtime admirer of Ohio’s U.S. Senator Joseph Foraker, he had been careful to maintain good relations with the party faction led by the state's other U.S. senator, Mark Hanna, McKinley's political manager and chairman of the Republican National Committee. Both Foraker and Hanna supported Harding for State Senate in 1899; he gained the Republican nomination and was easily elected to a two-year term. This State Senate post was Harding’s first public office.Harding began his four years as a state senator as a political unknown; he ended them as one of the most popular figures in the Ohio Republican Party. He always appeared calm and displayed humility, characteristics that endeared him to fellow Republicans even as he passed them in his political rise. Legislative leaders consulted him on difficult problems. It was usual at that time for state senators in Ohio to serve only one term, but Harding gained renomination in 1901. After the assassination of President McKinley in September 1901, much of the appetite for politics was temporarily lost in Ohio. However, in November, Harding won a second term, more than doubling his margin of victory to 3,563 votes.Harding went on to serve in the U.S. Senate and then to the presidency. This is a memento of the start of his political: the State Senate.Candidates for office in Ohio (and some other places) had to fill out forms attesting to their candidacy. This is Ohio’s “Statement of Candidate for Election”, as filled out by Harding for his successful run for the Ohio Senate in 1901. It certified his candidacy and disclosed those who had made contributions to his campaign and the purposes of those contributions. The document is addressed to the clerk of Marion County, Ohio, and Harding states that he is “a candidate for nomination for the office of state senator, Thirteenth District of Ohio.” Below that he has written the identities of five persons and businesses who had contributed to his election campaign, in the total amount of $91.50. One contributed “to get out the vote” and another for “publishing notices”. The Marion Hotel contributed “rooms and cigars.”On the verso, at top, the document is dated July 10, 1901, and is signed by Harding. Below that is the candidate’s oath, certifying the correctness of the contributions and that the money was not being used for any other purposes: “I, W. G. Harding, do solemnly swear or affirm that the foregoing statement is a true and full account of each and all sums of money and other things of value directly or indirectly contributed, disbursed, expended or promised by me, and (to the best of my knowledge and belief) by any and all other persons with my procurement in my behalf, wholly or in part, in endeavoring to secure, or in any way in connection with, my nomination to the office or place of State Senator, Thirteenth District of Ohio, or in endeavoring to secure or defeat or in any way in connection with the election of any other person or persons to any or in endeavoring to secure or defeat or in any way in connection with the nomination of any other person or persons to any office to be voted for on the same day of election, or in support of or opposition to any measure or proposition submitted to popular vote upon the same day of election; and that it is a true and full statement of the dates when, and the person or persons to whom, and the purposes for which, each such contribution, payment, expenditure, or promise was made. and the person or persons by whom, made when, not made directly by myself.” Harding has signed again below the oath.A highly unusual signed candidacy document, the first we have ever had.
Self portrait caricature, celebrating Christmas 1950

Self portrait caricature, celebrating Christmas 1950 by FLAGG, JAMES MONTGOMERY

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Seller: Schulson Autographs
Title
Self portrait caricature, celebrating Christmas 1950
Author
FLAGG, JAMES MONTGOMERY
Seller
Schulson Autographs (United States)
Description
The humorous drawing shows Flagg and fellow artist Harry Beckhoff watch a mouse, draw. Flagg has written a caption at the top margin of the heavy stock card above himself and Beckhoff. Referring to the green shirted mouse with pen in hand, Flagg writes, "He's my stooge - does my king size stuff." Below the art table, he writes in red, "Merry Xmas, [in purple] 1950 to Harry X Handsome wife, [in green] from Monty." A bright and appealing ink and water color holiday illustration.
Better Times than These

Better Times than These by GROOM, Winston

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Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Title
Better Times than These
Author
GROOM, Winston
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9780671400071
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New York: Summit Books, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in a modestly worn, very good dustwrapper. A Vietnam War novel, the first book by the author who went on to write *Forrest Gump*. Inscribed by Groom to Gloria Jones, widow of his friend James Jones: "To Gloria – One of the best people I've known. Ever. All Love, Winston May, 1978." A sort of dedication copy. The book was dedicated to both Groom's father, and to James Jones, who died in 1977.
Worlds in Miniature: Max Ernst and His Books

Worlds in Miniature: Max Ernst and His Books by Dorothea Tanning

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Title
Worlds in Miniature: Max Ernst and His Books
Author
Dorothea Tanning
Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
New Haven, CT: The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library (Yale University), 1983. Stapled wrappers. Near Fine/Very Good. Wonderful 1983 Beinecke Library keepsake, limited to 500 copies (each with "unique wrappers") and designed "to celebrate the exhibition of the books of Max Ernst". Authored by his partner and muse Dorothea Tanning. Clean and Near Fine to Fine in its white stapled wrappers. And in a VG example of the pink-tissue dustjacket, which here shows offsetting along the spine and at the front panel's lower-edge. 16mo, 18 pgs. all told, printed by the Press of A. Colish "at the direction of the University printer
Chronicles of Lucius Leffing

Chronicles of Lucius Leffing by Brennan, Joseph Payne

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Title
Chronicles of Lucius Leffing
Author
Brennan, Joseph Payne
Seller
Brenner's Collectable Books (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., 253pp. Sharp Stated First Edition of this anthology of eight stories the psychic investigator. Bound in brown cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Small bookplate of noted Sci-Fi collector and former Rare Book Librarian at the Philadelphia Free Library, Frank Michael Halpern. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($7.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A very pretty collectable copy.
The Development of Mine Warfare. A Most Murderous and Barbarous Conduct

The Development of Mine Warfare. A Most Murderous and Barbarous Conduct by Youngblood, Norman

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Title
The Development of Mine Warfare. A Most Murderous and Barbarous Conduct
Author
Youngblood, Norman
Seller
The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
ISBN
9780275984199
Condition
Fine in Fine dj
Description
Connecticut: Praeger Security International, 2006. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dj. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Clean, tight interior with illustrations. Illustrated white dust jacket with black title to spine. Index, 258 pages. MIL/-92006.
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La Tradizione Musicale di Gerace Analisis dei Corali della Cattedrale by SCARFÒ, Maurizio

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Title
La Tradizione Musicale di Gerace Analisis dei Corali della Cattedrale
Author
SCARFÒ, Maurizio
Seller
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
ISBN
9788887170047
Condition
Very Good
Description
Lamezia Terme: A.M.A. Calabria, 1997. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. 151 pp. From the collection of musicologist Stanley Boorman.
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The Western Historical Quarterly: Spring 2008 (Vol. 29, No. 1)

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Title
The Western Historical Quarterly: Spring 2008 (Vol. 29, No. 1)
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Weller Book Works ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition
Fine
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Western Publications, 2008. Fine. The Western Historical Quarterly: Spring 2008 (Vol. 29, No. 1). Logan, Utah: Western Publications, 2008. 107pp. 8vo. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine.

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