Description
Inscribed copy of A Guide To Public Opinion Polls by George Gallup, inscribed to Professor Thomas A. Bailey of Stanford University.
Octavo, xxiv, 117pp. Beige cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine over red ink. Stated “second edition, 1948” on copyright page. Clean text throughout. In the publisher’s dust jacket, bright illustration, small chip at head of spine, price clipped, a near fine example.
Signed on the front free endpaper: “To Prof. T.A. Bailey / with highest regards to one who has made intelligent use of polls. George Gallup.”
The recipient of this copy, Professor Thomas Andrew Bailey (1902-1983), spent much of his career at Stanford University and was a prolific author of several books on American foreign policy. His notable works include “The American Pageant” and “Diplomatic History of the American People.” He wrote extensively on the Woodrow Wilson Administration and the League of Nations.
