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  First edition of Al Gore's Earth in the Balance; Inscribed by Him to Fellow Senator Larry Pressler

  GORE, Al.

  Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit.

  New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992.

  First edition, first printing of the author's classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For my friend and colleague Larry Pressler, with respect + best wishes, Al Gore." The recipient, Senator Larry Pressler served in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997, representing South dakota. After completing his Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford, he joined the United States Army and served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant. He was the first Vietnam veteran to be elected to the Senate. During his senatorial career, Pressler continually advocated for veteran's rights and for ending the long embargo on Vietnam. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michaela Sullivan. Photograph of the author by Terry Ashe.

  Price: $950.00     Item Number: 144920

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