Description
Presentation copy of A President’s Country: A Guide to the Hill Country of Texas, inscribed by President Lyndon Johnson to Amb. Yriart of Uruguay.
Twelvemo, 80pp. Maroon cloth, title stamped in brown. Stated “First Edition 1964” on copyright page. Illustrated endpapers, appears unread. This work was edited by Jack Maguire with drawings by Mac Tatchell. In the publisher’s near fine dust jacket, $3.00 on the front flap, faint wear to spine, bright illustrations. Housed in matching maroon cloth slipcase.
Inscribed on the title page: “To Ambassador and Mrs. Yriart / from their friend / Lyndon B. Johnson.” Includes a laid-in dedication card from the White House.
Juan Felipe Yriart (1919-2008) served as the Ambassador of Uruguay to the United States from 1963-1968.
