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Mr. Republican: A Biography of Robert A. Taft; Illustrated with Photographs
by Patterson, James T
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/good
- ISBN 10
- 0395139384
- ISBN 13
- 9780395139387
- Seller
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972. First Edition, Third Printing. Cloth. Near fine/good. Signed first edition of Mr. Republican: A Biography of Robert A. Taft by James T. Patterson.. Octavo, xvi, 749pp. Gray cloth, title in gilt over black on spine and front panel. Stated "Third Printing" on copyright page. Frontispiece portrait of Robert Taft opposite title page. In publisher's dust jacket, $12.50 on front flap, archival repairs to verso, chipping and closed tears to all panels. A presentation from the Taft family: Senator Robert Taft, Jr., Ohio Governor Bob Taft and William H. Taft III. Robert Taft, Jr. and William H. Taft III were the sons of Senator Robert A. Taft and grandsons of President William H. Taft. Bob Taft is the son of Robert Taft, Jr. This book, Mr. Republican, was met with great critical praise and is considered one of the definitive histories of Robert A. Taft.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10924
- Title
- Mr. Republican: A Biography of Robert A. Taft; Illustrated with Photographs
- Author
- Patterson, James T
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of Mr. Republican: A Biography of Robert A. Taft by James T. Patterson.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Third Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395139384
- ISBN 13
- 9780395139387
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- 27th President, William Howard Taft, President Taft, Cincinnati, Bull Moose Party, Theodore Roosevelt, James Sherman, Chief Justice Supreme Court, Alphonso Taft, Secretary of War, Yale, William McKinley, League to Enforce Peace, President United Stat
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