Baker bobby king larry (29 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good/Very Good- Condition. Dust jacket has some wear, chiping, etc and is in a protective Brodart Cover. No marks on the text block. Previous owner's stamp on the bottom edge of the text block. First edition, first printing; Weight: 1.55 Pounds; 296 pages.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. LBJs fixer and bagman writes his memoirs . Later jailed at the same prison with Jimmy Hoffa. Baker ran a casino/brothel in Ocean City MD called the Carousel for DC movers and shakers. His mistress Carole Tyler - a beauty from Tn whose roommate was Mary Jo Kopechne - went down in a biplane offshore. His business partner was found dead in his garage. He was central to LBJs every move along with Bill Moyers and others. Unmarked. VG/VG first edition.…

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Zustand: New. In English.

hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Zustand: New. Print on Demand pp. 300.

Zustand: New. Print on Demand pp. 300.

Zustand: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 300.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. First edition, third printing. Number-line beginning with 3. Matches first printing in book and wrapper design, dimensions, and quality. Purplish blue boards, blue half-cloth spine wrap, horizontal gilt spine titles with red bands, moderate shelf wear, rub. Pages very good; no writing. Moderate discoloration to exterior text block; small red dot to bottom block. Illustrated throughout with b&w photography; approximately fifty images with Baker and/or others of DC. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Classic '70s pictorial wrapper, moderate shelf, edge wear, 2" area or chip missing top back panel; unclipped 10.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Date code at front flap: "6-78". Rare near very good first printing in matching near good wrapper. Each of the titled chapters either has a quote from the main subject or a pithy summary of its contents. Contents: "1. In Jail with Jimmy Hoffa. 'Bobby, watch your ass. Don't trust anybody but me and my boys.'; 2. From Pickens to Washington. 'Son, it's a chance for a start.'; 3. New Boy on Capitol Hill. 'From Japanese spies to FDR's missing silver'; 4. Meeting Lyndon B. Johnson. 'Mr. Baker, I understand you know where the bodies are buried.'; 5. Learning the Political Ropes. 'Money talks and bullshit walks.'; 6. Climbing the Ladder with LBJ. 'Hubert can't win, but I don't want him gumming up the works for me.'; 7. The Washington Dollar Game. 'Bobby, we're broke and we owe 39,000. See what you can do.'; 8. Trades, Alliances, and Accommodations. 'Bobby, I'll do anything to kill that bill. Yeah, How much money can you spend?'; 9. Fear and Loathing in Los Angeles. 'Senator Kerr slammed me in the face with his open palm. It sound like a dynamite cap expanding.'; 10. Riding High. 'You've got more powerful contacts than any young man in America. You want to throw that away?'; 11. Becoming a Paper Millionaire. 'The way you're buying that stock you sure must know something. Can you get some for me?' 12. The Beginning of the End. 'You would be a Mongolian idiot not to take the Fifth Amendment. The Senate isn't the place to try your case.'; 13. Wired Informants and the Death of a Lady. 'When I saw her broken body I cried like a baby.'; 14. Charged, Tried, and Convicted. 'This case hangs on the Kerr cash. You've got no choice but to tell it all.'; 15. Surviving in the Slammer. 'Stay away from that man. He's a killer. If he tells you to kiss his ass, you'd better pucker.'; 16. New Troubles with the Watergate Gang. 'What do you know on Larry O'Brien?'; 17. The Prodigal Son Returns. LBJ said, 'Everything within me wanted to come to your aid. But they would have crucified me.'; 18. Reflections of a Political Has-Been. 'Most of the people on top in government haven't experienced serious adversity or they never would have arrived there.'; and, an Index." From back panel: "May well be the publishing event of 1978." - Jack Anderson. Bobby Baker was a small-town southern boy when he arrived in 1943 DC; but, he had a confident sense of political clout. Baker soon knew 'which senator wanted what done' almost before the senator knew himself. Senator Robert Kerr was the first instrument of Baker's rise. He found an even more powerful connect in LBJ, and Baker rose with Johnson until no doors were closed to him. Bobby Baker's depiction of LBJ is pungent with plausible detailing of the Texan's earthy table talk. Bobby Baker tells a unique insider's story of the always fascinating methods and motives of power in the U.S. Congress and Washington scene. - Schlesinger and NY Times Book Review (condensed). Features a detailed ten-page index. 296 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. McIver, Mike (Jacket Design) (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. Stated at copyright page: "First Edition". Full number-line beginning with 1. Purplish blue boards, blue half-cloth spine wrap, horizontal gilt spine titles with red bands, moderate shelf wear, rub. Pages generally very good; toning at endpapers, light fox to exterior text block. Stamp and signature behind front flap: "This Book Belongs to Zita Rybicki." Illustrated throughout with b&w photography; approximately fifty images with Baker and/or others of DC. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Classic '70s pictorial wrapper, moderate shelf, edge wear, some toning; unclipped 10.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Date code at front flap: "6-78". Scarce near very good first printing in near good wrapper. Each of the titled chapters either has a quote from the main subject or a pithy summary of its contents. Set into volume is ephemeral news-clipping with book reviews from 1979 by Ralph de Toledano: "Espionage Vitamins and Art." Contents: "1. In Jail with Jimmy Hoffa. 'Bobby, watch your ass. Don't trust anybody but me and my boys.'; 2. From Pickens to Washington. 'Son, it's a chance for a start.'; 3. New Boy on Capitol Hill. 'From Japanese spies to FDR's missing silver'; 4. Meeting Lyndon B. Johnson. 'Mr. Baker, I understand you know where the bodies are buried.'; 5. Learning the Political Ropes. 'Money talks and bullshit walks.'; 6. Climbing the Ladder with LBJ. 'Hubert can't win, but I don't want him gumming up the works for me.'; 7. The Washington Dollar Game. 'Bobby, we're broke and we owe 39,000. See what you can do.'; 8. Trades, Alliances, and Accommodations. 'Bobby, I'll do anything to kill that bill. Yeah, How much money can you spend?'; 9. Fear and Loathing in Los Angeles. 'Senator Kerr slammed me in the face with his open palm. It sound like a dynamite cap expanding.'; 10. Riding High. 'You've got more powerful contacts than any young man in America. You want to throw that away?'; 11. Becoming a Paper Millionaire. 'The way you're buying that stock you sure must know something. Can you get some for me?' 12. The Beginning of the End. 'You would be a Mongolian idiot not to take the Fifth Amendment. The Senate isn't the place to try your case.'; 13. Wired Informants and the Death of a Lady. 'When I saw her broken body I cried like a baby.'; 14. Charged, Tried, and Convicted. 'This case hangs on the Kerr cash. You've got no choice but to tell it all.'; 15. Surviving in the Slammer. 'Stay away from that man. He's a killer. If he tells you to kiss his ass, you'd better pucker.'; 16. New Troubles with the Watergate Gang. 'What do you know on Larry O'Brien?'; 17. The Prodigal Son Returns. LBJ said, 'Everything within me wanted to come to your aid. But they would have crucified me.'; 18. Reflections of a Political Has-Been. 'Most of the people on top in government haven't experienced serious adversity or they never would have arrived there.'; and, an Index." Bobby Baker's depiction of LBJ is pungent with plausible detailing of the Texan's earthy table talk. Baker collaborates with Larry L. King for a unique insider's story of the always fascinating methods and motives of power in the U.S. Congress and Washington scene. From front flap summarized: "Possibly no one alive is better able than Bobby Baker to provide a candid view of the often sordid, sometimes noble, always fascinating ways of power in the United States Congress. Now he is able and willing to tell. Baker was a small-town southern boy, but had a strong sense of political clout. And he was a 'doer,' who knew which senator wanted what done - whether a pitcher of water or a cover story, while the senator worked his pleasure or nursed a hangover in one of the many secret rooms on Capitol Hill. Baker was, at times, Senator Kerr's bagman (one who transports goods or cash; and/or collects extortion and then delivers to a more senior member; or e.g., a lawyer that collects funds to bribe a judge.) If the Senator Kerr, one of the richest, most powerful, and venal figures wanted to p. McIver, Mike (Jacket Design) (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Stated at copyright page: "First Edition". Full number-line beginning with 1. Purplish blue boards, blue half-cloth spine wrap, horizontal gilt spine titles with red bands, moderate shelf wear, rub, toning. Pages very good; no writing. Illustrated throughout with b&w photography; approximately fifty images with Baker and/or others of DC. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Classic '70s pictorial wrapper, moderate shelf, edge wear, mended closed tear; unclipped 10.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Date code at front flap: "6-78". Rare very good first printing in matching wrapper. Each of the titled chapters either has a quote from the main subject or a pithy summary of its contents. Contents: "1. In Jail with Jimmy Hoffa. 'Bobby, watch your ass. Don't trust anybody but me and my boys.'; 2. From Pickens to Washington. 'Son, it's a chance for a start.'; 3. New Boy on Capitol Hill. 'From Japanese spies to FDR's missing silver'; 4. Meeting Lyndon B. Johnson. 'Mr. Baker, I understand you know where the bodies are buried.'; 5. Learning the Political Ropes. 'Money talks and bullshit walks.'; 6. Climbing the Ladder with LBJ. 'Hubert can't win, but I don't want him gumming up the works for me.'; 7. The Washington Dollar Game. 'Bobby, we're broke and we owe 39,000. See what you can do.'; 8. Trades, Alliances, and Accommodations. 'Bobby, I'll do anything to kill that bill. Yeah, How much money can you spend?'; 9. Fear and Loathing in Los Angeles. 'Senator Kerr slammed me in the face with his open palm. It sound like a dynamite cap expanding.'; 10. Riding High. 'You've got more powerful contacts than any young man in America. You want to throw that away?'; 11. Becoming a Paper Millionaire. 'The way you're buying that stock you sure must know something. Can you get some for me?' 12. The Beginning of the End. 'You would be a Mongolian idiot not to take the Fifth Amendment. The Senate isn't the place to try your case.'; 13. Wired Informants and the Death of a Lady. 'When I saw her broken body I cried like a baby.'; 14. Charged, Tried, and Convicted. 'This case hangs on the Kerr cash. You've got no choice but to tell it all.'; 15. Surviving in the Slammer. 'Stay away from that man. He's a killer. If he tells you to kiss his ass, you'd better pucker.'; 16. New Troubles with the Watergate Gang. 'What do you know on Larry O'Brien?'; 17. The Prodigal Son Returns. LBJ said, 'Everything within me wanted to come to your aid. But they would have crucified me.'; 18. Reflections of a Political Has-Been. 'Most of the people on top in government haven't experienced serious adversity or they never would have arrived there.'; and, an Index." Bobby Baker was a small-town southern boy when he arrived in 1943 DC; but, he had a confident sense of political clout. Baker soon knew 'which senator wanted what done' almost before the senator knew himself. Senator Robert Kerr was the first instrument of Baker's rise. He found an even more powerful connect in LBJ, and Baker rose with Johnson until no doors were closed to him. Bobby Baker's depiction of LBJ is pungent with plausible detailing of the Texan's earthy table talk. Bobby Baker tells a unique insider's story of the always fascinating methods and motives of power in the U.S. Congress and Washington scene. - Schlesinger and NY Times Book Review (condensed). Features a detailed ten-page index. 296 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. McIver, Mike (Jacket Design) (illustrator).…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. Rarely signed and inscribed first edition by Bobby Baker at half-title page: "June 5 1978, My very best wishes to Les Taylor. 'Les - I hope you enjoy this book.' Most sincerely, Bobby Baker." Stated at copyright page: "First Edition". Full number-line beginning with 1. Purplish blue boards, blue half-cloth spine wrap, horizontal gilt spine titles with red bands, light shelf wear, rub, toning. Pages near fine; bright and clean. Illustrated throughout with b&w photography; approximately fifty images with Baker and/or others of DC. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Classic '70s pictorial wrapper, light shelf, edge wear; unclipped 10.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Date code at front flap: "6-78". Rare near fine signed first printing in matching wrapper. Each of the titled chapters either has a quote from the main subject or a pithy summary of its contents. Contents: "1. In Jail with Jimmy Hoffa. 'Bobby, watch your ass. Don't trust anybody but me and my boys.'; 2. From Pickens to Washington. 'Son, it's a chance for a start.'; 3. New Boy on Capitol Hill. 'From Japanese spies to FDR's missing silver'; 4. Meeting Lyndon B. Johnson. 'Mr. Baker, I understand you know where the bodies are buried.'; 5. Learning the Political Ropes. 'Money talks and bullshit walks.'; 6. Climbing the Ladder with LBJ. 'Hubert can't win, but I don't want him gumming up the works for me.'; 7. The Washington Dollar Game. 'Bobby, we're broke and we owe 39,000. See what you can do.'; 8. Trades, Alliances, and Accommodations. 'Bobby, I'll do anything to kill that bill. Yeah, How much money can you spend?'; 9. Fear and Loathing in Los Angeles. 'Senator Kerr slammed me in the face with his open palm. It sound like a dynamite cap expanding.'; 10. Riding High. 'You've got more powerful contacts than any young man in America. You want to throw that away?'; 11. Becoming a Paper Millionaire. 'The way you're buying that stock you sure must know something. Can you get some for me?' 12. The Beginning of the End. 'You would be a Mongolian idiot not to take the Fifth Amendment. The Senate isn't the place to try your case.'; 13. Wired Informants and the Death of a Lady. 'When I saw her broken body I cried like a baby.'; 14. Charged, Tried, and Convicted. 'This case hangs on the Kerr cash. You've got no choice but to tell it all.'; 15. Surviving in the Slammer. 'Stay away from that man. He's a killer. If he tells you to kiss his ass, you'd better pucker.'; 16. New Troubles with the Watergate Gang. 'What do you know on Larry O'Brien?'; 17. The Prodigal Son Returns. LBJ said, 'Everything within me wanted to come to your aid. But they would have crucified me.'; 18. Reflections of a Political Has-Been. 'Most of the people on top in government haven't experienced serious adversity or they never would have arrived there.'; and, an Index." Bobby Baker was a small-town southern boy when he arrived in 1943 DC; but, he had a confident sense of political clout. Baker soon knew 'which senator wanted what done' almost before the senator knew himself. Senator Robert Kerr was the first instrument of Baker's rise. He found an even more powerful connect in LBJ, and Baker rose with Johnson until no doors were closed to him. Bobby Baker's depiction of LBJ is pungent with plausible detailing of the Texan's earthy table talk. Bobby Baker tells a unique insider's story of the always fascinating methods and motives of power in the U.S. Congress and Washington scene. - Schlesinger and NY Times Book Review (condensed). Features a detailed ten-page index. 296 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. McIver, Mike (Jacket Design) (illustrator). Signed by Author. …