Description
The first edition of Wilson by A. Scott Berg, inscribed to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
Octavo, [9], 818pp, [1]. Black cloth spine, gray boards. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. In the publisher’s near fine dust jacket, $40.00 retail price on front flap, trace of shelf wear, bright illustrations. Includes bookplate from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright” on the front pastedown.
Inscribed on the title page: “For Madeleine Albright – Who believes not only in Woodrow Wilson’s ideas…but also in his ideals. With admiration. A. Scott Berg / June, 2014 / Los Angeles.”
From the Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, sold at Hindman Auctions of Chicago, May 8, 2024, Lot 81. Madeleine Albright (1937-2022) served as the first female United States Secretary of State in the Clinton administration (1997-2001). She previously served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1993-1997), and she was a member of the faculty of Georgetown University for many years. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2012.
