Lady Bird JOHNSON, Carlton B Lees / Wildflowers Across America Signed 1988

Description: Wildflowers Across America Author: JOHNSON, Lady Bird; Carlton B. Lees; photographs selected by Les Line Title: Wildflowers Across America Publication: New York: National Wildflower Research Center / Abbeville Press, (1988) Edition: Second printing Description: Hardcover. Small square quarto, 309pp., illustrated. A crisp, clean copy, with some gentle fading to the edges; very good. Some pencil erasures to an early page. In a fine dust jacket, a tinge sun-faded on the spine. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Lady Bird Johnson on a bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper: "For Mary Beth with deep appreciation and warmest wishes. Lady Bird Johnson." Another inscription below reads: "Mary Beth - and a special thanks to you for Speaker Foley's visit to Austin University of Texas. J. J. Pickle 10th Dist. (Texas) Oct. 27, 1991." Pickle was (as his inscription indicates) a US Congressman for the 10th District of Texas. While we cannot definitifely identify Mary Beth, given the context, we think this might be Mary Beth Nethercutt, wife of George, who unseated Speaker Tom Foley (referenced in the inscription) in a dramatic 1994 upset as part of the so-called Republican Revolution. The two politicians had not been adversaries before the 1994 race, so they may have been on good speaking terms at the time of the inscription (as they would be again not long after the election). In any event, Pickle was a longtime close friend and sometimes campaign aide to Lyndon Johnson, and was a good friend of Lady Bird's, as well. An appealing Texas copy of this beautifully produced and well-illustrated survey of American wildflowers by perhaps our nation's most green-thumbed First Lady. Very good / fine. Seller ID: 11722 Subject: Presidents Cleveland Book Company, ABAA Rocky River, OH As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and several other leading trade organizations, and adhere strictly to their codes of professionalism and ethics. Guarantee All items may be returned within 30 days, with a full refund including shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 5 to 14 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Tracking is provided on all domestic shipments. Expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Payment We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving buyer's feedback. If you are unhappy with your order for any reason, please contact us before leaving feedback, and we will resolve the problem! We take pride in our business and make every attempt to describe each item in our inventory accurately according to the highest standards of the rare book trade.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 59 USD

Location: Rocky River, Ohio

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