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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. xxi, [1], 550, [6] pages. Presidential Chronology. Popular Electoral Vote Tables. About the Contributors. Index. DJ in plastic. Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger; October 15, 1917 - February 28, 2007) was an American historian and public intellectual. A specialist in American history, his work focused on leaders such as Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. In the 1952 and 1956 presidential campaigns, he was a primary speechwriter and adviser to the Democratic presidential nominee, Adlai Stevenson. Schlesinger served as special assistant to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. He wrote a detailed account of the Kennedy administration, titled A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House, which won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Schlesinger wrote a popular biography, Robert Kennedy and His Times. He popularized the term "imperial presidency" during the Nixon administration. Fifteen essays by historians including Arthur Link and Frank Freidel culled from the comprehensive four-volume History of American Presidential Elections (1971) which analyze crucial American presidential elections between 1789 and 1964. George Mowry contributed the chapter on the Election of 1912 Wilson and TR. Among the other contributors are: Marcus Cunliffe, Robert Remini, and Theodore Sorensen. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Ex library copy-call # neatly inked out on spine, stamped on top edges of pages. No pockets, label on inside front covers, stickers on inside rear covers. Small stamp at top corner of title pages. ; Edited by Fred L. Israel, commentaries by Emanuel Chill shipping will be extra for this large and heavy set, please inquire. ; Ex-Library; 6 3/4 x 9 5/8"; 2880 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine EX-LIBRARY. First Edition. New York:: Chelsea House Publishers / McGraw Hill Book Co., 1971. A very nice set. Volumes 1, 2, 3, and 4. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Inner hinges are perfect. Mild EX-LIBRARY with NO external library markings. WITHDRAWN stamp, and just a few other interior library markings. Solid in every respect. All text pages are clean and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Each volume is uniformly bound in the original sturdy blue buckram, stamped in orange and light gray, and decorated with an American eagle and shield on the front cover. 45 expert contributors. The set is chronologically arranged and includes histories for each election from 1789 through 1968. "The most comprehensive history of American presidential elections ever published." Volume 1 covers the elections from 1789-1844; Volume 2 addresses 1848-1896; Volume 3 has 1900-1936. Volume 4 covers 1940-1968. Each volume has the same ISBN. Appendices: FINANCING PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS by Herbert E. Alexander. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (editor); Fred L. Israel (associate editor); William P. Hansen, (managing editor). Published by Chelsea House in association with McGraw-Hill Book Co. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover (heavy). Near Fine EX-LIBRARY./No jackets, probably as issued. 4 volumes: 3,959pp. + 50 page Introduction.