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Very good. There is a signature or handwriting on the inside front cover. Pages are clean! Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Very good, fair to good. 24 cm, 356, notes on sources, index, DJ somewhat scuffed and edges worn: sm tears & chips, sticker on rear DJ, sticker residue on DJ spine.
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Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering. x, 356pp. Very good. Binding mildly rubbed and worn, with spine a tad sunned--though tight and internally fine; lacks dust jacket. Attractive first edition of this study by the famed American diplomat (1909-94). He boldly inscribes and signs the front flyleaf in blue ballpoint: "To Adlai / With affectionate regards / George W Ball / June 18, 1976." From the collection of Adlai E. Stevenson III (1930-2021), U.S. Senator from Illinois (1969-81). Great presentation copy to the then-current Illinois senator--especially choice since as a young attorney Ball joined future Illinois governor Adlai E. Stevenson II's Chicago law firm and became his protege--as well as a major player in Stevenson's 1952 presidential campaign.
Edition:
First Edition [stated], presumed first printing
Publisher:
Little, Brown and Company
Published:
1976
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16444967979
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Very good in Good jacket. 24 cm. x, 356, [2] pages. Notes on sources. Index. DJ somewhat scuffed and edges worn. Small tears and chips. DJ has wear, soiling, tears and chips. Inscribed and signed by the author on the dedication page; inscription reads: To J. Eugene Marans, With very best wishes, George W. Ball, September 7, 1976. Marans was involved in the representation of the International Development Banks and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. George Wildman Ball (December 21, 1909-May 26, 1994) was an American diplomat and banker. During 1944 and 1945, he was director of the Strategic Bombing Survey in London. He served in the management of the State Department from 1961 to 1966 and is remembered as a major dissenter against the escalation of the Vietnam War. He refused to publicize his doubts. He also helped determine American policy regarding trade expansion, Congo, the Multilateral Force, de Gaulle's France, Israel and the Middle East, and the Iranian revolution. This book is a critique of the foreign policy of the Nixon and Ford administrations, an appraisal of America's position as a result of that policy, and an attempt to indicate alternative courses for the future. An articulate critic both in and outside of government, he here gives the foreign policies and diplomacy of Kissinger-Nixon-Ford a scrubbing-with razors. He is especially cutting in his treatment of summitry, unilateralism, egomania, and secrecy. Drawn from the experience, thought, and action of the statesman and partner in Lehman Brothers, this work brings to the analysis of the past, present and future a penetrating intelligence and one of the best prose styles belonging to anyone in public life. He left the Johnson Administration as one of the foremost outspoken opponents of the Vietnam War. He remained engaged in the public policy discourse as an intellect continually working toward the creation of constructive policies articulated in plain language.
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Small 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket. x, 356pp. Near fine/very good. Faintest of jacket edgewear only. Superb, tight first edition of this analysis by the noted American diplomat (1909-94). He boldly inscribes and signs the dedication page (his favored spot) in black fineline: "Robert H. Malott / With very best wishes / George W Ball / June 26, 1976." In addition, neatly tipped to front flyleaf is a Typed Note Signed from Ball's business partner, investment banker Peter G. Peterson (1926-2018), U.S. Secretary of Commerce (1972-73) under Richard Nixon. 1p, 7¼" X 10½", New York, NY, 1 July 1976. Addressed to Robert H. Malott. Very good. Edgeworn. Writing on letterhead of Lehman Brothers, which cites him as Chairman of the Board, Peterson transmits this book "setting forth the perceptions of my partner, George Ball...Although the book is unquestionably controversial, it is an honest and lucid expression of George's point of view...." Signed simply "Pete" in blue ballpoint, with a handwritten postscript. Robert Malott (1926-2018) was a noted Chicago civic/business leader, CEO of FMC Corporation, Republican politico and philanthropist.