MEMOIRS OF HERBERT HOOVER: THE CABINET AND THE PRESIDENCY 1920-1933
by HOOVER, Herbert
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Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
1952. HOOVER, Herbert. THE MEMOIRS OF HERBERT HOOVER: THE CABINET AND THE PRESIDENCY 1920-1933. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1952. First edition. Warmly inscribed by Hoover to former Massachusetts Governor Christian Herter on front flyleaf. xii + [2] + 405 pp. 8vo., blue cloth stamped in gilt. Minor shelfwear to heel and crown, else fine; in a worn dust jacket with light soil and nicks and small closed tears at edges, front flap price-clipped, some tape reinforcement to reverse. Very good overall, with a nice association.
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- Boston Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86139
- Title
- MEMOIRS OF HERBERT HOOVER: THE CABINET AND THE PRESIDENCY 1920-1933
- Author
- HOOVER, Herbert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1952
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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