Fred Packer (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Packer, Fred L. (illustrator). 1st Edition. IT'S ALL POLITICS, Lewis Abrahams, 20 illustrations by political cartoonist Fred L. Packer, hardcover, first edition and first printing [per Samuel Curl custom of indicating only later editions and printings], 1944. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block is in near fine condition with no dogears or tears and only 4-5 marginal asterisks on several pages. The pages are age-toned. There is no book plate nor signature of prior owner. Not a remainder or library book. The dark blue cloth boards are in good condition (bumped spine top and bottom, slight edge wear on bottom). The dust jacket is in fair condition (chipping along edges, faded spine, age-toning and discoloration). 8 x 5 ½, 306 pages, 17 ounces XX Written directly to the average citizen ? the "sleeping giant' ?who by his voice controls the functioning and the future of American democracy, It's All Politics presents a provocative and trenchant analysis of the workings of American politics today. It is a challenge to every citizen to wake up and think?to become politically aware of the importance of his franchise and to understand the motives and methods of those self-seeking interests scheming constantly to rob him of the sacred right to a voice in his government. Mr. Abrahams shows that an alarming percentage of citizens remain political babes-in-the-wood, at the mercy of unscrupulous bosses who are both past masters and makers of political science. Examples from our not-too-distant political history show how dishonest bosses and their henchmen have consistently cheated and stolen from the people their voting rights, the safeguards of their liberty. Mr. Abrahams cites from our own political record the flagrancy with which crooked politicians constantly serve big business in attaining illegal ends. He shows the powerful influence politicians wield on behalf of those seeking legislation or other favors on their behalf. Scores of special interest groups spend millions of dollars through highly paid lobbyists to obtain special privileges, yet conspicuous by its absence is any militant group to speak out for the taxpayer, for the good of the country as a whole. Chapters on the power of money in our elective system, on the power and influence of money in electing judges to the bench, and twelve biographical sketches of notorious political bosses are included. For each boss who rose from poverty to tremendous wealth and influence, as all did, the American public?the politically uninformed voter?paid. Long interested in the realistic functioning of the American political party system, LEWIS ABRAHAMS, New York lawyer, several years ago began specializing in election laws. Finding confusion even among lawyers and judges as to the laws regulating crimes committed against the elective franchise?crimes directly affecting, often negating, votes of thousands of citizens?Mr. Abrahams wrote a number of articles for law journals and three books upon the subject.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original ad from a 1920 Country Life - AD ONLY! Measures W9 3/4 x H13 3/4 inches including border. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-2A-Bottom-Up-L-Flat) rareviewbooks.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by (cover) Fred L. Packer (illustrator). 20th Anniversary. (pictorial paper label on front cover; no dust jacket, as issued) [shelfwear and bumping to bottom edges, some fraying to cloth at top of spine, a few tiny stains adjacent to spine (on both front and rear covers)] (B&W photographs, cartoons, ads, etc.) Commemorative yearbook, issued to coincide with the "Page One Ball," an annual shindig at which the Big Apple's newspapermen (and probably a few women) gathered to make merry, give themselves awards, and generally congratulate one another for being, well, New York newspapermen, at a time when NYC boasted no fewer than seven daily papers. Numerous reporters and columnists contributed short pieces, many of a humorous nature, and quite a few having to do with the vicissitudes of the journalistic racket and/or aspects of New York life. The cover illustration is by Fred L. Packer, and among the cartoonists whose work appears in the book are Milton Caniff, Irving Hoffman, Bernard Seaman, Chic Young, and Virgil Partch (VIP). And of course there are the ads: product ads for cigarettes, airlines, restaurants, liquor, hotels, etc., and also numerous "tribute" ads, mostly from showbiz figures ("Best wishes from Sid Caesar," that sort of thing). This particular copy was personalized (via the gold-embossment of his name at the lower corner of the front cover) for film director Fred Zinnemann, and laid in is a presentation letter to him from Ted Nelson, Director of the Page One Ball; unfortunately, whoever did the cover-embossing omitted the final "n" from Zinnemann's name. The high spirits documented in this publication, unfortunately, didn't quite survive all the way to the end of 1953: on November 28, six of the city's seven daily papers went on strike (the photo engravers wanted a raise and better working conditions), and for eleven whole days readers had only the Herald Tribute available to them for their regular news fix. (NOTE that although the cover illustration references the "20th Anniversary," this would appear to be a reference to the Newspaper Guild of New York itself; I've found no evidence that this sort of commemorative "Page One" volume had been published prior to 1951. In any event, an OCLC search turns up less than a handful of library holdings of this publication.).