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Theodore Roosevelt: We are the Real Heirs to the Legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Representatives of the People by Theodore Roosevelt

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Title: Theodore Roosevelt: We are the Real Heirs to the Legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Representatives of the People
Author: Theodore Roosevelt
Seller: The Raab Collection (United States)
Description: 24/01/1913. This is a new party, one with no allegiance to a boss but just to the people: ""It is as idle to talk of our amalgamating with either of the old party machines as it would have been to talk of the Lincoln Republicans amalgamating either with the Bourbon Democrats or the Cotton Whigs of their day."" “There is no place in our ranks for the boss, for the man who represents the alliance between privilege in business and privilege in politics… The only way they can efficiently fight for social and industrial justice, for political and economic freedom, for equality of opportunity, is by joining the Progressive Party. They shall have exact equality of treatment with us without regard to whether they are ex-Democrats of ex-Republicans. We welcome all honest citizens to our ranks.”Theodore Roosevelt first came to the presidency in 1901, following the assassination of William McKinley, but won election in his own right in 1904 and proved an extremely popular chief executive. Shortly after the election of 1904, he announced that he would not be a candidate four years later—though he was so much the idol of the masses that he could easily have gained the Republican nomination in 1908. Adhering to his pledge, however, he arranged the nomination of his secretary of war, William Howard Taft, who was easily elected president in 1908. Taft faced a restless public and a split Republican Party. National progressivism was nearly at high tide, and a large group of Republican progressives sat in both houses of Congress. These Republicans, like a majority of Americans, demanded reforms - such as tariff reductions, an income tax, the direct election of senators, social justice, and stricter railroad and corporation regulations. Taft was much more conservative philosophically than Roosevelt, and failed to advance progressive ideals.Republican insurgents were determined to prevent Taft’s renomination in 1912. They found their leader in Roosevelt, who had become increasingly alienated from Taft and who made a whirlwind campaign for the presidential nomination in the winter and spring of 1912. TR swept the presidential primaries, but Taft and conservative Republicans controlled the powerful state organizations and the Republican National Committee, and when the Republicans gathered at their national convention in June 1912 it proved a bitter, divisive affair. And so complete was Taft’s supporters’ control over the party machinery that delegate challenges made by Roosevelt were all beaten back—leading Roosevelt to refuse to have his name entered into nomination. Taft was nominated on the first ballot. Convinced that the bosses had stolen the nomination from him, Roosevelt led his followers out of the Republican convention. In August they organized the Progressive (“Bull Moose”) Party and named Roosevelt to lead their third-party cause.The Democrats emerged from their convention having nominated Woodrow Wilson. Roosevelt and the Bull Moose movement stressed its progressive, reform credentials, even controversially backing women’s suffrage. For Taft, his single objective in the 1912 campaign was to defeat Roosevelt. The real contest, however, was between Roosevelt and Wilson for control of the progressive majority. Campaigning strenuously on a platform that he called the New Nationalism, Roosevelt demanded effective control of big business through a strong federal commission, radical tax reform, and a whole series of measures to put the federal government squarely into the business of social and economic reform.On election day, November 5, Roosevelt outpolled Taft but failed to win many Democratic progressives away from Wilson. Though Wilson captured only about 42 percent of the popular vote, he won 435 electoral votes. Between them, Roosevelt and Taft secured 7.6 million votes—1.3 million more than Wilson—but Roosevelt won only 88 electoral votes, and Taft won only 8. Taft’s 8 electoral votes represented the worst performance by an incumbent seeking reelection. But the defeat was stinging for TR and the Progressives as well.In the wake of the 1912 defeat, TR worked hard to rally the troops, continue to advocate progressive ideals, and move the party forward. Typed letter signed, two pages, on his The Outlook letterhead, New York, January 24, 1913, to W.C. McDonald of the Progressive Club of Worcester, Mass., comparing the Progressives to the Lincoln Republicans (whom he calls progressive), highlighting their fight for social and industrial justice, and for the public good over privilege. “I earnestly wish I could be with you on January 28th to greet the Progressives of Worcester County. As this is impossible I send you a letter of good will.“The Progressive Party stands today precisely where the Republican Party stood in the days of Lincoln, when it was the progressive party of the nation. It is as idle to talk of our amalgamating with either of the old party machines as it would have been to talk of the Lincoln Republicans amalgamating either with the Bourbon Democrats or the Cotton Whigs of their day. We stand absolutely for our platform; we believe in applying the principles of that platform to party management as well as to the government. There is no place in our ranks for the boss, for the man who represents the alliance between privilege in business and privilege in politics.“I firmly believe that there are literally millions of progressives among the rank and file both of the Republican and Democratic parties, and that these men will sooner or later realize that they can do nothing where they are, and that the only way they can efficiently fight for social and industrial justice, for political and economic freedom, for equality of opportunity, is by joining the Progressive Party. They shall have exact equality of treatment with us without regard to whether they are ex-Democrats of ex-Republicans. We welcome all honest citizens to our ranks.”TR adds a PS. “P.S. I cannot join that club excepting as an honorary member, because otherwise I should be required to join clubs all over the country. I have, however, signed the form you enclosed.”An extraordinary and moving letter comparing the Progressives to the party of Lincoln, and laying out clearly what the Progressive Party stands for and who is welcome to join its ranks.After the party's defeat in 1912, it went into rapid decline in elections, disappearing by 1920. But its spirit and programs were not forgotten, and would be resurrected with great success by TR’s cousin and nephew-in-law, Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Naked Lunch by Burroughs, William S.

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Title: Naked Lunch
Author: Burroughs, William S.
Seller: Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description: New York: Grove Press, 1962. First American edition. Black cloth backed boards, fine copy in slightly used first issue dust jacket. Inscribed by Burroughs, and with a typed postcard signed, agreeing to sign the copy. 3500 copies were printed of this edition, fewer than of the Olympia Press first edition. It contains also the first book appearances of Burroughs's "Deposition: Testimony concerning a Sickness," and "Letter from a Master Addict to Dangerous Drugs." With a copy of a 1992 edition inscribed by Burroughs to biographer Virginia Spencer Carr "with shared memories of Paul Bowles and old Tangier," together in a cloth clamshell box with leather label.

UN ROYAUME DE DIEU by Tharaud, Jerome & Jean

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Title: UN ROYAUME DE DIEU
Author: Tharaud, Jerome & Jean
Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paris: Lapina, 1925. Paperback. Very Good. 1st limited ed. 1/20 lettered copies aside from an edition of 400 numbered copies, printed on Verge Holland watermarked handmade paper, with 91 original full-page & smaller etchings by Lucien Madrassi (five more than in the ordinary limited ed.). Thick 4to, buff wraps, text untrimmed, loose tissue guards. Wraps in poor condition (detached, worn, repaired), but text very clean & etchings sharp & crisp throughout. An account of elderly rural & urban Jews in Poland & Russia after WW I, by French brothers from their travels.

PICASSO, THE BLUE & ROSE PERIODS by Daix, P. & G. Boudaille

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Title: PICASSO, THE BLUE & ROSE PERIODS
Author: Daix, P. & G. Boudaille
Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: NYGS, 1967. 2nd ed. revised by Daix. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Dust jacket slilghtly trimmed. Well illus.

Rooftop architecture by Busch, A.

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Title: Rooftop architecture
Author: Busch, A.
Seller: J.B. Muns, Fine Arts Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Covers urban cottages, rustic retreats, rooftop follies, glass houses, adaptive reuse, temples & rooms at the top. Plans & photos by various architects.

Our Boy and Other Poems. By Alan Strang, California's Boy Poet by Strang, Alan L.

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Title: Our Boy and Other Poems. By Alan Strang, California's Boy Poet
Author: Strang, Alan L.
Seller: McBride Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Very good.
Description: [Redwood City]: J.L. Strang, 1919. Very good.. 47pp., including original photographic frontispiece. 12mo. Original red suede wrappers, string-tied. Light wear, text generally clean. Some slight silver mirroring to photo. A touching memento mori for boy-poet Alan Strang, who died in 1919 at the tender age of ten. In the introduction his father writes, "The poems contained in this book were written prior to his tenth birthday. Considering the age of the author we feel that the work contains real merit, while the sentiment expressed betokens that patriotic spirit which never fails or hesitates when our country calls for men." It seems as though the volume was in production before Strang died, as he has signed the frontispiece photograph of himself and the opening poem calls upon the reader to provide feedback: "This little book's a letter, / I send direct to you; / ...after you have read it, / Just send a thot to me; / Your thots will help to make me / The 'Poet' I would be." We locate four copies in OCLC, at Brown University, UC Berkeley, UC North Regional Library, and the Library of Congress.

The terminal man by CRICHTON, Michael

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Title: The terminal man
Author: CRICHTON, Michael
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Description: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972. FIRST EDITION. An excellent copy in the original dust jacket, uncut. First edition. A computer scientist, a specialist in artificial intelligence, is suffering from seizures resulting from a car accident. He agrees to an experimental treatment wherein a tiny computer is implanted in his head. What happens thereafter is a non-stop series of events that comprise a frightening commentary on psycho-surgery and the use of computers. Although the reviews were unanimously positive (“superb thriller” and “riveting”), the American Epilepsy Foundation said it unfairly linked epilepsy with violence.

Jolly Old Sports by Adams, Frank

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Title: Jolly Old Sports
Author: Adams, Frank
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition: vg
Description: London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1919. Hardcover. vg. Sm. folio. Unpaginated (44 leaves). Quarter cloth over gray paper-covered boards with color illustrated onlay, as published. Scarce, profusely illustrated early 20th century English children's book accompanied by humorous rhymes. Includes three comic tales, telling the stories of unlucky hunters and fishermen: Three Jolly Huntsmen, The Little Man and his Gun, Three Jolly Fishermen. Illustrated with colorful reproductions of drawings by Frank Adams. The artist was a popular children's book illustrator of the period who was also well-known for his landscape art and watercolor paintings. Some age wear and staining on binding. Small area on back board with surface puncture. Gutters along front and rear endpapers expertly reinforced with thin Japan tissue. Foxing on endpapers. Signed and dated by previous owner on free front endpaper. Binding in good+, interior in very good condition.

GEORGE'S MOTHER by Crane, Stephen

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Title: GEORGE'S MOTHER
Author: Crane, Stephen
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: Edward Arnold, 1896. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Small Octavo. 177pp., (8)pp.ads. Bound in tan cloth lettered and decorated in black, previous owner's bookplate, internally clean and bright, binding sharp. In all, a very nice copy.

The Doctrina and Confesionario of Juan Cortes by Kelsey, Harry

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Title: The Doctrina and Confesionario of Juan Cortes
Author: Kelsey, Harry
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Condition: Very fine
Description: Altadena: Howling Coyote Press, 1979 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). First edition. Number 64 of 130 copies printed. 12mo. [8], 124pp. Rust cloth, gilt. A very fine copy. Printed on a turn-of-the-century Challenge-Gordon press. Spanish text handset in Baskerville and Delphian types. Presentation inscription, signed by the author. Presents the Spanish text and English translation of one of the oldest manuscripts in an Upper California Indian tongue. The Elements of Christian Doctrine, the Form for Confession, etc. was written by Fray Juan Cortés in 1798 in the Indian dialect most frequently spoken at the mission, with an accompanying Spanish translation. Quite scarce and an important source book..

Across the Mediterranean. by Berenson, Mary.

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Title: Across the Mediterranean.
Author: Berenson, Mary.
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition: Hardcover w/ badly chipped dustjacket. Faded lettering on spine. Inscribed facing inside front cover. Memoirs of a trip to Tunis
Description: Prato: 1935, Tipografia Giachetti, Figlio e C. Hardcover w/ badly chipped dustjacket. Faded lettering on spine. Inscribed facing inside front cover. Memoirs of a trip to Tunisia and Algiers.. 22 cm. b/w frontispiece. 15 b/w additional plates. xiii, 165.

GABRIELE REGIERT. Installation im Treppenhaus des Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und Kultur in Hannover. by Ahrens, Carsten.

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Title: GABRIELE REGIERT. Installation im Treppenhaus des Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und Kultur in Hannover.
Author: Ahrens, Carsten.
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Description: Hannover (Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur), 1997.. (8)pp. Text illus. (1 double-page color). Sm. 4to. Wraps. Dokumentation des Ausstellungsprojektes Ein Treppenhaus für die Kunst, April 1996-May 1997.

Papers in Illinois History and Transactions for the Year 1937. by Angle, Paul M.; Editor.

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Title: Papers in Illinois History and Transactions for the Year 1937.
Author: Angle, Paul M.; Editor.
Seller: Lighthouse Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Springfield, Illinois: The Illinois State Historical Society, 1938. Octavo, charcoal cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, ix + 241 pp. Good+, with former-ower signature, fading to lower spine, rubbing to edges.

WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND THE AGE OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM by Wordsworth, Jonathan & Michael C. Jaye & Robert C. Woof

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Title: WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AND THE AGE OF ENGLISH ROMANTICISM
Author: Wordsworth, Jonathan & Michael C. Jaye & Robert C. Woof
Seller: L'Estampe Originale (United States)
ISBN: 9789780813512
Description: Newark., Rutgers, State University of New Jersey., 1987. 4to.Book Description: Rutgers Univ Press, New Brunswick U. S. A. + London, 1987. Soft cover. Book Condition: As New. 261 pages; Designed as a companion to a museum exhibition opening shortly at the New York Public Library, this is a splendid introduction to the English Romantic movement. William Wordsworth and the Age of English Romanticism (ISBN: 9780813512747) Wordsworth, Jonathan & Michael C. Jaye & Robert C. Woof Bookseller: BobPrudhomme, Relentless Bookfinder (New York, NY, U.S.A.) Bookseller Rating: Price: US$ 6.88 [Convert Currency] Quantity Available:: 1 Within U.S.A.: US$ 4.79 [Rates & Speeds] Book Description: Rutgers Univ Press, New Brunswick U. S. A. +london, 1987. Softcover. Book Condition: As New. 0.8 x 11.6 x 8.2 Inches; 261 pages; From Library JournalDesigned as a companion to a museum exhibition opening shortly at the New York Public Library, this is a splendid introduction to the English Romantic movement. The main focus is on Wordsworth, as the greatest of the Romantic poets, but Blake, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, and Byron, as well as painters such as Turner, Constable, and Palmer, all receive their due. The text, introductory but not superficial, examines Romanticism in the light of the political, philosophic, and literary atmosphere of the age. The result is a uniquely absorbing book that will inspire any reader to investigate the Romantic period further.

Richard Strauss Musikdramen Erläutert von W. Jordan, A. Smolian, A. Schattmann, G. Gräner nebst einer biographischen und ästhetisch-kritischen Einleitung by [STRAUSS, Richard]. Gräner, Georg, ed

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Title: Richard Strauss Musikdramen Erläutert von W. Jordan, A. Smolian, A. Schattmann, G. Gräner nebst einer biographischen und ästhetisch-kritischen Einleitung
Author: [STRAUSS, Richard]. Gräner, Georg, ed
Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Condition: Good
Description: Berlin: Schlesingersche, Haslinger. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Original publisher's decorative light blue cloth printed in red and black. 131, [i] pp. Previous owner's signature to free front endpaper. Binding slightly worn; edges spotted. Uniform light browning. Meisterführer Nr. 9.

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