This is a particularly lazy blog post, and I usually save my book geeking for the other blog, but this is a political book addition, so here it is:
Lott, Trent Herding Cats. Easton Press, 2005. First limited edition hardback, #1,206 of 1,600 signed, numbered copies, a Fine- copy with just a tiny bit of the gilt on the “G” in “SIGNED FIRST EDITION” slightly worn away, sans dust jacket, as issued, with certificate of authenticity and card-stock book note laid in.
Easton Press specializes in leatherbound, gilt-edged editions (og which this is a nice example), some billed as “First Editions,” along with a classic reprint line. Their “first editions” are usually close to simultaneous with the trade editions (in this case ReganBooks); if their political books are anything like their science fiction line, usually the author gets the books slightly before the trade edition, while subscribers get the book slightly after the trade edition’s “laydown date.” They’re attractive productions that look good on the shelf, but they’re generally not “collectable” in the sense that a fair majority of them can usually be had for less than the offering price. I don’t know what the offering price on this was in 2005, but if it’s anything like the science fiction line, probably somewhere between $50-70. This copy I bought for $15 plus shipping off eBay. Bought that cheaply, it’s probably not going to lose any value (though 1,600 is generally too large a “signed limited edition” to be collectable for all but a handful of authors), and I am interested in the subject matter. Ditto for Robert Caro’s Master of the Senate, which I also have.
Tags: Books, Republicans, Trent Lott, United Stated Senate
Politico’s magazine ran a special report back on the 8th which delves into President Biden family’s ties to a northern Mississippi legal cabal which has ripped off Medicare and other healthcare programs for many millions of dollars. Senator Trent Lott was running cover for the cabal. The report was titled:
Guns, Lies, And Audiotape: How Biden’s family ties could lead to another pardon
Doubt that Lott mentions Dickie Scruggs in Herding Cats.
If you are collecting premium editions of political memoirs, you will not want to miss all seven volumes of Jimmy Carter’s deep thoughts in Easton editions. You will want to act now lest the price spike when he expires. I am guessing he will exit prior to inauguration as a final rebuke.
Nah, I’m only collecting Republicans right now. For a while you could find signed Jimmy Carter firsts for less than cover price, and I didn’t bother picking them up then…