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Best.-Nr. 63-8458Ottawa Canada: Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery 1955. Complete Set of Twenty One Government Publications. 8vo. Soft Covers Good with staining marginal tears. 842 pp. total each pamphlet ca. 30-50 pp. Charts. Scarce.Provenance: from the Estate of Judy Stone 1924 –2017 The San Francisco Chronicle’s movie critic who for two decades was a passionate and articulate advocate for the world of cinema outside Hollywood. Judy Stone started at the San Francisco Chronicle in 1961 putting in 10 years as editor of the Datebook section. She began reviewing films for the paper in 1971 favoring arthouse films. She was the youngest of four politically minded children whose eldest brother was the great reporter and gadfly I. F. Stone.She won the Novikoff Award given for "enhancing the public's appreciation of world cinema.” Among her publications are “The Mystery of B. Traven” and "Eye on the World” a collection of her interviews with filmmakers from the 1960s to the 1990s. Ottawa, Canada: Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery, 1955. paperback
1844Best.-Nr. 546891844. With Numerous Plates and Several Large Maps Mostly of Places in Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin Senate United States. Public Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress Begun and Held at the City of Washington December 4 1843. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton 1844. Volume VII of a seven-volume set. Various paginations. Numerous plates and maps some in color several fold-out many quite large. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing to extremities corners bumped and lightly worn some discoloration to sections of boards light to moderate wear and some small tears to edges of folding maps. Toning light foxing internally clean. $250. This volume contains reports from the cabinet departments and government agencies. The plates include patent drawings and geological specimens. There are several maps mostly relating to mining surveys. 26 maps depict sections of the Ohio River and canals connected to it. The largest map 45" x 30" depicts the Detroit River and Detroit. There are also several fascinating plates and diagrams relating to geological botanical and anthropological studies in the region encompassing Iowa and Wisconsin. unknown
1844Best.-Nr. 546891844. With Numerous Plates and Several Large Maps Mostly of Places in Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin Senate United States. Public Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress Begun and Held at the City of Washington December 4 1843. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton 1844. Volume VII of a seven-volume set. Various paginations. Numerous plates and maps some in color several fold-out many quite large. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing to extremities corners bumped and lightly worn some discoloration to sections of boards light to moderate wear and some small tears to edges of folding maps. Toning light foxing internally clean. $250. This volume contains reports from the cabinet departments and government agencies. The plates include patent drawings and geological specimens. There are several maps mostly relating to mining surveys. 26 maps depict sections of the Ohio River and canals connected to it. The largest map 45" x 30" depicts the Detroit River and Detroit. There are also several fascinating plates and diagrams relating to geological botanical and anthropological studies in the region encompassing Iowa and Wisconsin. unknown books
1917Best.-Nr. 106132New York: Bureau of National Literature. Good in No Cover jacket Hard Cover . Hard Cover. 1917. Bureau of National Literature hardcover
1990Best.-Nr. 65749Washington DC: U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs. Congressional Sales Office 1990. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. vi 746 p. 24 cm. Illustrations Maps. S. Hrg. 101-744. This is the record of a series of hearings about stopping the global spread of chemical and biological weapons. U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office paperback
1976Best.-Nr. 67809Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1976. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. Ink notations inside front cover. Ink underlining and marks in first part of Hearing record. Slightly cocked. Cover soiled and scuffed. VOLUME 6 ONLY. ix 1 1000 6 pages. 24 cm. Title continues: "Investivations November 18 19 December 2 3 9 10 and 11 1975." From a United States Senate website: "In 1973 CIA Director James Schlesinger told Senate Armed Services Chairman John Stennis that he wished to brief him on a major upcoming operation. No no my boy responded Senator Stennis. Don t tell me. Just go ahead and do it but I don t want to know. Similarly when Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman J.W. Fulbright was told of the CIA subversion of the Allende government in Chile he responded I don t approve of intervention in other people s elections but it has been a long-continued practice. Late in 1974 investigative reporter Seymour Hersh revealed that the CIA was not only destabilizing foreign governments but was also conducting illegal intelligence operations against thousands of American citizens. On January 27 1975 an aroused Senate voted overwhelmingly to establish a special 11-member investigating body along the lines of the recently concluded Watergate Committee. Under the chairmanship of Idaho Senator Frank Church with Texas Senator John Tower as vice-chairman the select committee was given nine months and 150 staffers to complete its work. The so-called Church Committee ran into immediate resistance from the Ford administration concerned about exposing American intelligence operations and suspicious of Church s budding presidential ambitions. The committee interviewed 800 individuals and conducted 250 executive and 21 public hearings. At the first televised hearing staged in the Senate Caucus Room Chairman Church dramatically displayed a CIA poison dart gun to highlight the committee s discovery that the CIA directly violated a presidential order by maintaining stocks of shellfish toxin sufficient to kill thousands. Lacking focus and necessarily conducting much of its work behind closed doors the panel soon lost any hope of becoming a second Watergate Committee. Critics from Bing Crosby to Paul Harvey accused it of treasonous activity. The December 1975 assassination of a CIA station chief in Greece intensified the public backlash against its mission. The panel issued its two-foot-thick final report in May 1976 without the support of influential Republican members John Tower and Barry Goldwater. Despite its shortcomings the inquiry demonstrated the need for perpetual surveillance of the intelligence community and resulted in the creation of the permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Historian Henry Steele Commager assessed the Committee s legacy. Referring to executive branch officials who seemed to consider themselves above the law he said It is this indifference to constitutional restraints that is perhaps the most threatening of all the evidence that emerges from the findings of the Church Committee. " From Wikipedia: "The Church Committee was the United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities a U.S. Senate committee chaired by Senator Frank Church D-ID in 1975. A precursor to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence the committee investigated intelligence gathering for illegality by the Central Intelligence Agency CIA National Security Agency NSA and Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI after certain activities had been revealed by the Watergate affair. By the early years of the 1970s the unpopularity of the Vietnam War and the unfolding Watergate scandal brought the era of minimal oversight to an abrupt halt. The United States Congress was determined to rein in the Nixon administration and to ascertain the extent to which the nation's intelligence agencies had been involved in questionable if not outright illegal activities. A series of troubling revelations started to appear in the press concerning intelligence activities. First came the revelations of Christopher Pyle in January 1970 of the U.S. Army's spying on the civilian population and Sam Ervin's Senate. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
1973Best.-Nr. 68111Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off 1973. Wraps. Fair. Ex-library. Some of the usual library markings. Front cover scuffed. Pencil erasure residue on front cover. Title page partially separated. Crease and tear at page 357/8. iii 714 p.; 24 cm. Title continues: "on nomination of Louis Patrick Gray III of Connecticut to be Director Federal Bureau of Investigation February 28 March 1 6 7 8 9 12 20 21 and 22 1973. From Wikipedia: "Louis Patrick Gray III or Pat Gray July 18 1916 July 6 2005 was acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI from May 2 1972 to April 27 1973. During this time the FBI was in charge of the initial investigation into the burglaries that sparked the Watergate scandal which eventually led to the resignation of President Nixon. Gray was nominated as permanent Director by Nixon on February 15 1973 but failed to win Senate confirmation. He resigned as acting FBI director on April 27 1973 after he admitted to destroying documents received on June 28 1972 11 days after the Watergate burglary that had come from convicted Watergate conspirator E. Howard Hunt's safe given to him by White House counsel John Dean. By the time Gray had successfully defended himself against five federal grand juries and four committees of Congress he had been vilified by the press and denounced by the prosecutors who could not prove his guilt. Gray remained publicly silent about the Watergate scandal for 32 years speaking to the press only once near the end of his life; this was shortly after Gray's direct subordinate at the FBI Mark Felt unexpectedly proclaimed himself to have been the secret source to The Washington Post known as Deep Throat." U.S. Govt. Print. Off paperback
1939Best.-Nr. 66458Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1939. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear creasing and soiling. Pencil erasure residue on t-p. iv 636 p. Includes illustrations. Fold-outs Title continues First Session: The Following Bills and Resoultions are Pending before the Committee for Considerations S. J. Res. 21 S. J. Res. 67 S. J. Res. 97 S. J. Res. 106 S. Con. Res. 8 S. 203 S. 1745. Consolidated Print. United States Government Printing Office paperback
1844Best.-Nr. 546851844. With 13 Maps and Other Illustrations United States. Senate. Public Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress Begun and Held at the City of Washington December 4 1843. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton 1844. Volume I of a seven-volume set. 703 pp. 13 fold-out tables diagrams and maps. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Some rubbing to extremities and spine a few minor scuffs to boards which are slightly bowed some discoloration to front near head minor wear and small tears to edges of folding leaves. Toning light foxing internally clean. $250. This volume contains reports from the cabinet departments and government agencies. The maps which relate to projects by the US Army Corps of Engineers depict the Harbor of St. Louis the Des Moines Rapids and the Rock Island Rapids. The diagrams depict a cross-section of the USS Union an experimental warship and equipment used to produce thread and cloth from hemp. unknown
2002Best.-Nr. 64114Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2002. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. iii 409 p. Includes illustrations. S. Hrg. 107-227. The Strategic Subcommittee recieved testimony from the National Commission for the Review of the Natioanl Reconnaissance Office NRO and from the Independent Commission on the National Imagery and Mapping Agency NIMA. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
2004Best.-Nr. 66032Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 2004. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has ome wear and soiling. Stiff green cover. Minor curving of pages at bottom edge. 14 511 p. Includes illustrations. Heavily redacted. Glossary; 108th Congress 2d Session Senate S. Report 108-301. This unclassified report was intended to prove to the Senate and through it the American public a substantial record of the facts underlying the conclusions of the Committee. IT was felt that based upon the report the Committee the Congress and the Executive branded needed to engage in a serious sustained and unifed efforts to reform the U. S> Intelligence Community. [U.S. Government Printing Office] paperback
1844Best.-Nr. 546851844. With 13 Maps and Other Illustrations United States. Senate. Public Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States First Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress Begun and Held at the City of Washington December 4 1843. Washington: Printed by Gales and Seaton 1844. Volume I of a seven-volume set. 703 pp. 13 fold-out tables diagrams and maps. Octavo 9" x 6". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards lettering piece and blind fillets to spine. Some rubbing to extremities and spine a few minor scuffs to boards which are slightly bowed some discoloration to front near head minor wear and small tears to edges of folding leaves. Toning light foxing internally clean. $250. This volume contains reports from the cabinet departments and government agencies. The maps which relate to projects by the US Army Corps of Engineers depict the Harbor of St. Louis the Des Moines Rapids and the Rock Island Rapids. The diagrams depict a cross-section of the USS Union an experimental warship and equipment used to produce thread and cloth from hemp. unknown books
2005Best.-Nr. 76548Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2005. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. S. Hrg. 108-002. iv 553 3 pages. Cover has some corner creasing. Illustrations. The Committee on Armed Services is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with legislative oversight of the nation's military including the Department of Defense military research and development nuclear energy as pertaining to national security benefits for members of the military the Selective Service System and other matters related to defense policy. The Armed Services Committee was created as a result of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 following U.S. victory in the Second World War. It merged the responsibilities of the Committee on Naval Affairs and the Committee on Military Affairs. Considered one of the most powerful Senate committees its broad mandate allowed it to report some of the most extensive and revolutionary legislation during the Cold War years including the National Security Act of 1947. This group of nominated individuals represents perhaps the finest group of civilian and military leaders in the national security community at the time! All presidential appointments with Senate confirmation PAS must follow the appointment confirmation process before taking office. The number of PAS positions varies by presidency but typically includes all executive department secretaries undersecretaries inspectors general and numerous other positions depending on the department. Other positions requiring confirmation can include positions in independent agencies and commissions. In total there are between 1200 and 1400 PAS positions. The full list of positions for each presidency can be found in the corresponding United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions commonly referred to as the Plum Book. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
1980Best.-Nr. 52191Place_Pub: Washington DC: GPO 1980. very good. 452 wraps tables charts appendix. Hearings on S. 2352 to increase the authorization for the Council on Wage and Price Stability to extend the duration of such Council and for other purposes March 10 14 17 and April 21 1980. GPO paperback
1980Best.-Nr. 51170Washington DC: GPO 1980. good. 507 & 19 2-vol. set wraps illus. maps tables index large rough spot on front cover v.1 slight waviness to text v.1. The first volume contains the hearings; the second volume is a separate index volume. GPO paperback
1978Best.-Nr. 51593Washington DC: GPO 1978. good. 604 wraps appendix figures tables footnotes lower corner of rear cover and a few pages bent. Hearings on acquisitions and mergers by conglomerates of unrelated businesses. GPO paperback
1981Best.-Nr. 53676Washington DC: GPO 1981. First Edition. First Printing. good. 381 & 137 wraps 2-vol. set pencil erasure on front of each part somewhat worn and soiled. Hearings on the nomination of Alexander M. Haig Jr. to be Secretary of State. GPO paperback
2023Best.-Nr. BN178402Verlag Unser Wissen 2023. 2023. Softcover. Japan: Aufstieg und Fall eines Imperiums Japan: Aufstieg und Fall eines Imperiums Jean Sénat Fleury Verlag Unser Wissen paperback
1949Best.-Nr. 011484Boston: Massachusetts General Court; Museum of Fine Arts 1949. First Edition. . Hardcover. Near Fine. These selections were published by the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives in 1949 "to signalize and solemnize the return to Massachusetts of the Historic Paul Revere Liberty Bowl" which had been in private hands for one hundred and fifty years. Near fine condition with no significant flaws. Very scarce with to my knowledge no copies for sale on-line. box 104 Massachusetts General Court; Museum of Fine Arts hardcover
Best.-Nr. elala5238Ottawa: Printed by Brown Chamberlin 1888. The Committee was to enquire as to the extent of navigable rivers lakes and sea coast arable and pastoral land fisheries forests and mines in the Mackenzie Basin and to report on its possible commercial and agricultural value. 8vo. pp. 310. 1 facsimile letter & 6 colour maps 5 folding. wrs. wanting title loose & chipped with no loss of text Ottawa: Printed by Brown Chamberlin, 1888 unknown
1946Best.-Nr. 62739Washington DC: United States Government Printing Office 1946. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Fair. PART 10 ONLY. vi 1151-1530 pages. Illustrations. Tabular Data. Occasional footnotes. Small excess of paper at bottom of pages 1397/1398 trimmed away. Small corner piece of pages 1399/1400 missin--no loss of text. No dust jacket as issued. Marginal ink marks and some underlining noted. Front cover worn and soiled with tears at bottom staple area. Among the information contained is History of the Farben merger 1926; Statement by dr. von Schnitzer on Farben's wartime expansion; Overseas exports of Farben during wartime; History of the Military Liaison Office; Industrial Mobilization and report on conferences at German Military command in Paris. There is also information on damage to Farben plants. This was one of several fact-finding hearings on the economic base for German aggression. This material is related to a report on the investigation of I.G. Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft Frankfurt am Main German. This investigation was one of a series initiated by Financial Branch G-5 USFET and the Finance Division United States Group Control Council with respect to the international asset position of Germany. A basic purpose of this investigation was to uncover the nature and location of the far-flung and carefully concealed external assets of I. G. Farben. The exhibits includes tables statistics analysis of profits research expenditures etc. United States Government Printing Office paperback
1987Best.-Nr. 65779Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1987. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. vii 1 919 p. This information was made public in December 1986. This volume covered the "World Situation" Cuba Nuclear Arms the 'shrimp boat' incident Haiti; VIetnam; Arms Control; Nuclear Test Ban Treaty ' and the Dominican Republic. There is a brief discussion of the possibility of an Israeli nuclear weapon activities on pages 341. U.S. Government Printing Office paperback
Best.-Nr. a90166Washington 1840 first edition. Blair and Rives. Thick large octavo. Hardcover. Full leather with red black and green spine labels. Not paginated consecutively about 600p. This volume contains documents from 560 to the end. Binding secure; text clean no ownership marks; foxing on end papers. Good cover soiled stained and a bit worn. . hardcover
1980Best.-Nr. 50503Washington DC: GPO 1980. First Edition. First Printing. good. 24 cm 1096 wraps tables charts some waviness to entire document Subtitled: Oversight on the condition of the financial system commercial banks savings & loan associations and credit unions. This is a record of an annual hearing on the condition of the financial system. Data presented to the committee indicated that the capital ratios had not improved since Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns last testified. The Chairman noted that when capital is too low at the largest banks it is a matter of public concern. A specific concern of the Committee Chairman Senator William Proxmire was whether the U.S. economy was heading into a recession. An immense amount of material is presented in this hearing record. GPO paperback
1988Best.-Nr. 53780Washington DC: GPO 1988. very good. 1682 wraps appendices some creasing to spine. Joint Hearings with the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran. One Hundredth Congress First Session 100-9. GPO paperback
