A Presidential Miscellany
Newburgh, NY: Thornwillow Press, 2013.
First Edition. Paperback.
Thornwillow Press Libretto V, one of a limited edition of 5,000 copies bound in paper wrappers, set in Jenson type, and printed letterpress. The edition was designed and produced under the direction of Luke Ives Pontifell. First Edition Stated.
This ecclectic compilation of presidential facts collected by Harper's editor Lewis Lapham includes Presidential reflections (James Buchanan to incoming president Abraham Lincoln - "if you are as happy, my dear sir, on entering this house as I am in leaving it and returning home, you are the happiest man in this country"), Secret Service code names (e.g., Ronald Reagan - Rawhide), First Pets, the names of 8 presidents who never attended college (Lincoln included), breakdown of the number of animals (from a total of 296 kills) killed by Theodore Roosevelt on his East African expedition for the Smithsonian in 1893 (including 9 lions and 13 rhinoceroses), campaign songs, nicknames (John Tyler was known as "His Accidency"), and White House event menus.
Item #9013994-7/8 x 7-1/4", stiff decorated wrappers with folding flaps, 31pp, introduction by the author.
In very fine condition, as new.
Price: $40.00