{"id":69413,"date":"2026-01-04T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleswarmblog.com\/?p=69413"},"modified":"2026-01-04T12:00:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:00:02","slug":"library-additions-caro-rand-yamane-firsts-two-signed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleswarmblog.com\/?p=69413","title":{"rendered":"Library Additions: Caro, Rand, Yamane Firsts (Two Signed)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two of these were picked up at Half Price Books locations in DFW and the greater Houston area, the other was a gift.<\/p>\n

  • Caro, Robert. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate<\/b><\/a>. Knopf, 2002. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket folded just slightly off-center, with a tiny bit of pull to top of flaps and a trace of edgewear, signed by Caro. The third in Caro’s monumental LBJ series. According to Caro, Johnson is the first Majority Leader to ever actually make the senate work<\/i>. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Replaces an unsigned copy. Bought for $29.49 at the Half Price Books in Humble. I now have three of the four published volumes signed by Caro (the first two signed on his book tour for Working<\/b>, which obviously I also have signed)<\/a>. (Previously<\/a>.)\n

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  • Rand, Ayn (edited by Michael S. Berliner). Letters of Ayn Rand<\/b><\/a>. Dutton, 1995 First edition hardback (“First Printing, June, 1995\/1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2”), a Fine- copy with a trace of bend at head in a Fine- dust jacket with small crease to rear top flap tip and a trace of haze rubbing. 682 page collection of Rand letters. Bought for $9.99 from a Half Price Books in Garland.\n

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  • Yamane, David. Gun Curious: A Liberal Professor’s Surprising Journey Inside American’s Gun Culture<\/b><\/a>. Exposit, 2024. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, inscribed by the author: “To Lawrence-\/Always\/be\/curious!” Given to me as a gift by Dwight<\/a>.\n

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