Adler, Mortimer J. (editor); [Reagan, Ronald]

The Revolutionary Years: Britannica's Book of the American Revolution [President Ronald Reagan's Copy]

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #641786

A remarkable association copy, inscribed to Ronald Reagan during his 1976 campaign for the Republican nomination for President (which he lost by 1 delegate to the incumbent Gerald Ford): 'For Governor Ronald Reagan, I hope this volume will give you speech material for a knock-out spell binding national address to the American people. Thomas Tompson [spelling?] Encyclopaedia Britannica June 28, 1976.' This gift, intended to inspire Reagan's oratory, came less than a week before the celebration of the Bicentennial, July 4th, 1776.

Price: $4,500.00