Declaration of Conscience (signed)

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1972. SIGNED by Margaret Chase Smith directly on the title page (her signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). SEE OUR PHOTOS. Four internet downloads of her signature are laid-in for authentication (they vary just enough to distinguish from autopen). Fine condition in a bright and shiny Very Good dust jacket . The jacket has one small edge chip and is price clipped. NO creases. NO fading. Remainder spray to the bottom edge. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. No highlighting. NO margin notes. 1972. First printing with "First Edition" so stated on the copyright page. Bound in the original biege cloth, stamped in black and bright gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. Margaret Chase Smith (1897-1995), served as a Senator from Maine for 24 years, having previously spent ten years in the House of Representatives. This autobiography/memoir of Chase's life takes its title from her 1950 speech on the floor of the US Senate denouncing the behavior of Joe McCarthy, especially his fear mongering campaign against alleged Communists in academia, Hollywood and the US Government. Signed by Margaret Chase Smith. First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xiv, 512pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…