Law/Politics from MLC Books

Washington D. C.: The National Grange, 1966. A centennial history of The Grange, the first national American agricultural advocacy organization, 118 pages. Light tan boards with blue imprint gently bumped and rubbed. Laid in is a newspaper article by Dick Youngblood of the Minneapolis Tribune about the convention. Inscribed on the front end paper "100th Annual Session, Minneapolis,… Read more about this item

Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 1981. Casper and Wellstone, both professors at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, offer an account of the 1970s protest by Minnesota farmers against a high voltage powerline, the largest direct current transmission line in the United States at the time. Casper was a noted scholar on energy and technology policy, Wellstone went on… Read more about this item

New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Using unique data collected at the municipal, county and village levels, Landry examines how a personnel management system allows decentralization and authoritarianism to work hand in hand. Spine ends gently bumped with corresponding light crimps and a 1/4" closed tear to the upper rear panel of the Brodart covered jacket.. First Edition. Hard… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: University of Minnesota Press, 1939. Palmer compares two chief justices who molded American constitutional law, and how they are remembered - canonized and cursed. Spine ends gently bumped. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, spine sunned, in Brodart. Inscribed on the front end paper "To Frank T. Gallagher and George P. Madden… Read more about this item

Milwaukee, WI: Burdick and Allen, 1907. Biography of the Milwaukee political operative and Postmaster who became chairman of the Republican National Committee and Postmaster General from 1902-1904 under Theodore Roosevelt. Bumped and rubbed with a few light drip marks to the front, binding square and solid, 196 pages.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Harper & Row and The Reader's Digest Association, 1978. The forthright autobiography of the former First Lady of the United States. Second printing. Spine ends gently bumped with a couple of tiny spots on the upper edge of the text block. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, front flap creased, in Brodart. Signed… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: University of Minnesota Press, 2010. A behind-the-scenes look at the longest election recount in American history - the 2008 Minnesota Senate race between Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman, 249 pages. First printing. Lower corners bumped, jacket in Brodart. Signed by Weiner on the title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1957. The award-winning journalist for the Minneapolis Tribune writes on the state of civil rights and the progress, or lack of it, since the Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954. Gently bumped. Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, price clipped, in Brodart. Signed on the half-title page "Best wishes, Carl… Read more about this item

Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.: Nodin Press, 2007. Latz, a political insider, examines the ebbing of anti-Semitism that has resulted in Jews being elected to public office in Minnesota, the work of Jews and non-Jews in outlawing discrimination, the role of religious and educational institutions, and the current political landscape. Jacket lightly crimped, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011. An examination of ways to restore the invisible infrastructure of our democracy. Lightly bumped with corresponding crimps to the Brodart covered jacket. Inscribed on the title page "To Charlotte & Bard (Bardwell Smith) - With deepest love to two of the most important people in my life - Parker.". Inscribed By the Author. First… Read more about this item

Colombo, Sri Lanka: The United States - Sri Lanka Fulbright Commission, 2002. 34 Essays, 280 pages. Bumped with a paperclip crimp to the upper edge of page 133, at the contribution of Bardwell Smith. Jacket rubbed and crimped with chips and tears, in Brodart. Inscribed to Smith on the front end paper "For Bard, With my thanks… Read more about this item

New York: Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, 1993. 10 essays, 202 pages. Spine heel bumped.. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1960. Lipset's influential analysis of various political systems, including extremism within those systems and the relationship between democracy and economic development. Winner of the Maciver Prize, now the Distinguished Scholarly Book Award, presented by the American Sociological Association. Lightly bumped and rubbed, spine a bit darkened. Small drip mark to the… Read more about this item

Macmillan, 2006. One of the founders of the Botswana Democratic Party, Masire became Minister of Finance and Development Planning, where he was the chief architect of Botswana's economic success. Masire became President in 1980 and served until his retirement in 1998. First printing. Gently bumped and rubbed.. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1990. Fast's account of his time as a member of the Communist party, from 1944 to 1957, McCarthyism, prison, his disillusionment with the party, and the terrible price paid for good intentions. First printing. fine, as new condition, jacket in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Portsmouth, VA: Printcraft Press, 1964. A comprehensive history of the Norfolk County courts, with appendices, bibliography and index. Number 526 of an unstated number of first edition copies. Spine heel and lower corners gently bumped with foxing to the edges of the text block. Signed and numbered by Cross on the title page.. Signed by Author. First… Read more about this item

Richton Park, IL: Lumen-us Publications, 2006. The biography of the long-time teacher and school administrator who moved into politics and is currently serving as the Secretary of State of Illinois. Very gently bumped. Signed by White on the title page.. Signed By the Subject. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket.

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1955. Lightly bumped and rubbed, rear end papers tanned, 151 pages.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Columbia University Press, 1962. Spine ends gently bumped with a faint smudge to the front board, previous owner's name on the front end paper. Jacket lightly rubbed with a touch of wear at the edges. Spine sunned, price clipped, in Brodart.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Berkeley: Institute of International Studies, University of California, 1977. Includes views of Kissinger, Brzezinski and Brezhnev, 26 pages. Gently bumped and rubbed, front cover unevenly sunned, previous owner's name on the half title page.. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket.