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TITLE: The Fourth President: A Life of James Madison (Easton Library of the Presidents, No. 4) AUTHOR: Brant, Irving AUTHOR 2 (if applicable): AUTHOR 3 (if applicable): ILLUSTRATOR (if applicable): PUBLISHER: The Easton Press, Date: c. 1986 ISBN: N/A (pre-ISBN publication) FORMAT: Leatherbound, 1072 pages EDITION: First Edition Thus PRINTING [if applicable]: 1st Printing (No Later Stated) BOOK CONDITION: Very Good JACKET CONDITION: No Jacket (As Issued) DIMENSIONS (if available): 9.25 x 6.50 x 2.25 in. approx. KEYWORDS: James Madison, President, United States, Easton Library, 4th President, America, 1800s, 19th Century, Biography, History, First Americans, DESCRIPTION: From the Collector's Notes: "If there is one single man most responsible for making the United States different and distinct from other countries, it is certainly Thomas Jefferson. No other founding father had as powerful and as lasting an effect on the future of the new nation. Jefferson's unique vision of what the United States should be, as well as his egalitarian personal philosophy, have become essential elements of the American political system and the American credo of individual rights and freedoms. A prodigious and fascinating talent - a clever scientist and inventor as well as the foremost American architect of his time - Jefferson rose to fame as one of the most outspoken of the American revolutionaries. He secured a prominent place in history as the author of the Declaration of Independence: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights ... that to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed ...' In a world ruled by the whims of hereditary monarchs and their entourages of titled and landed aristocrats, these powerful words gave voice to the aspirations of people everywhere…" This is the Easton Library of the Presidents reprint edition of Brant's biography of James Madison, originally published by Bobbs-Merrill in 1970. For convenience, I have numbered these volumes based on the order of the Presidencies; numbers do not reflect the order in which the volumes were originally released. This copy includes the original collector's notes. The original custom bookplate has been used, affixed to the IFC and filled in in gold metallic ink. If you're keen on a fresh one rather than a bit of fresh paper pasted over the one on the book, let me know and I can provide a replacement on an individual request basis. CONDITION: Light shelf-wear to covers, some wear and foxing to the outside edge gilt, gilt slightly worn / aged on the top of the text block, the interior appears clean and unmarked. Slight age-toning to outside edge of the Collector's Notes. A solid VG copy. FROM THE BOOKSELLER: Thank you for visiting the Dactyl Books eBay Store! We are a virtual second-hand and antiquarian reseller of books specialising in History, Science, Literature, and Mystery & Detective Fiction, but we have a little bit of everything in our stocks! We are listing new items all the time, but if you are looking for a specific title or edition, don't hesitate to send it on to us and we will be glad to check and give you an opinion on how best to find your desired title. NOTES ON EDITIONS: We use a number of resources to attempt to determine the edition of the book that we are listing. My most frequently referenced resource is Zempel and Verkler's "First Editions: A Guide to Identification," although we also use other internet sources and make comparisons with listings we find on various internet sites. We strive to be extremely careful and diligent in describing our listings, but if you receive a book and don't feel that it's quite what you ordered, please contact us through the "Contact Seller" link to see what we can do for you. To avoid the chances of this happening, if you have a question about a book or other item, or would like to see additional photos, please use the "Contact Seller" link in the item description and let us know what you need. We will do our best to answer your questions *before* any sale. TERMS & ABBREVIATIONS IN OUR LISTINGS: For your convenience, here is a list of terms and abbreviations that we commonly use in listings: IBC: Inside Back Cover IBEP: Inside Back End Paper IFC: Inside Front Cover IFEP: Inside Front End Paper Text-Block: The body of the book contained between the covers. Thanks for your interest in Dactyl Books!