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Manor Books 15324. 1978. VG+.. Mass Market Paperback.

Praeger, 1964. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Praeger, 1964. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.

New York: Praeger, [1964]. Second Printing. very good, good. 22 cm, 172, some wear and soiling to DJ.

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. SIGNED copy of Humphrey's "The Cause is Mankind", published shortly before he joined Lyndon Johnson's ticket for the 1964 presidential campaign. From the unclipped jacket: "The senior Senator from Minnesota first exploded onto the national scene in 1948, when, as Mayor of Minneapolis, he delivered an impassioned speech that persuaded the Democratic National Convention to adopt a tough civil-rights plank. Sixteen years later, as Senate majority whip, Hubert Humphrey served as the Administration's floor manager for the nation's number-one piece of pending legislative business; through months of filibuster, debate, quorum calls, roll calls, and endless votes on amendments, he skillfully piloted to passage the most far-reaching civil-rights bill in U.S. history". Scuffs and wear to jacket; blue covers are bright, with slight bumping to corners; signature on half-title; no mention of later printings; [ix], [1]- 172 unmarked pages.

New York: Frederick A. Praeger. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1964. 2nd printing. Hardcover. [the book shows only a touch of wear at the extremities; the jacket is very lightly soiled along the spine, and has a one-inch split at the top rear flap-fold]. SIGNED (no inscription) by the author on the front endpaper. "An essential book for our times by a champion of liberalism and one of the most powerful and influential men in the United States Congress." At the time this book was published, Humphrey had served as a Democratic U.S. Senator from Minnesota since 1949, and was actively campaigning to become Lyndon Johnson's running mate in the 1964 Presidential election, The book appeared just a couple of weeks before the Democratic National Convention, and it was far from settled at that moment who would get the VP slot on the ticket; in fact, Humphey's leading rival for the position, fellow Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy, also issued a book through the same publisher at… Read More

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1964. First Edition, Second Printing. Cloth. Very good/near fine. Signed first edition of The Cause is Mankind by Vice President Hubert Humphrey.. Octavo, ix, 172pp. Blue cloth, title stamped on spine in gilt. Stated "second printing" on copyright page. Orange endpapers. Book appears unread, light wear to cloth at spine. In publisher's dust jacket, retail price on front flap, closed tears with archival repair on verso, a near fine example. Signed on the front free endpaper: "My best wishes, Hubert H. Humphrey." A scarce signed copy in a bright dust jacket. Hubert Humphrey (1911-1978) served as the 38th Vice President of the United States, during the Johnson Administration. He was the Democratic Senator from Minnesota from 1949-1964, and again from 1971-1978. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1968, losing to Richard Nixon. He was known as a staunch liberal in the United States Senate, but was admired by colleagues from across the political… Read More