The use of a racy intrigue, if possible involving both sex and foreign policy, is what characterizes the contemporary form. The Saturday Review said of Advise and Consent in August 1959 that "It may be a long time before a better one comes along." Roger Kaplan of Policy Review wrote in 1999 that the novel "in many ways invented a genre in fiction.
A very nice association, uncommon in the first edition and signed. Good in a good price-clipped dust jacket. Byrd is also the only West Virginian to have served in both chambers of the state legislature and both chambers of Congress. Senate to have served during the presidency ofÂDwight Eisenhower and he was the last remaining member of Congress to have served during the presidency ofÂHarry S. SenatorÂin history he was theÂlongest-serving memberÂin the history of theÂUnited States CongressÂuntil surpassed by RepresentativeÂJohn DingellÂofÂMichigan Âhe was the last remaining member of the U.S. RepresentativeÂfor six years, from 1953 until 1959. A member of theÂDemocratic Party, Byrd also served as aÂU.S. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Senator Byrd with friendship and best regards Allen Drury." The recipient, Richard Byrd was an American politician who served as aÂUnited States SenatorÂfromÂWest VirginiaÂfor over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. Forty years on, Advise and Consent is the only book of this genre that a literary-minded person really ought to read." The novel was adapted into the 1962 film Advise and Consent, directed by Otto Preminger and starring Walter Pidgeon and Henry Fonda.įirst edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. An excellent example with some toning and rubbing in a very good first issue dust jacket with the $5.75 price and Doubleday imprint on the spine. He sponsored the Manpower Development and Training Act and the Area Redevelopment Act. While in the Senate, Clark earned a reputation as a strong supporter of civil rights and congressional reform. He previously served as the 116th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1969.
Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Senator Clark with best regards Allen Drury." The recipient Joseph S. First edition of the author's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
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