A Time for Truth
first edition
1978 · New York
by SIMON, WILLIAM E
New York: Reader’s Digest Press / McGraw-Hill, 1978. First Edition. From the library of actor, Randolph Scott, with his signature “Randy Scott.” on the front free end paper. Very good plus copy with a minor dampstain to the outer bottom corner of the rear board and a hint of edge wear in a very good plus price-clipped dust jacket with a touch of dust soiling and a slight dampstain to the bottom fold of the rear panel. A study of the economic and political climate of the 1970s with an eye to the future by conservative politician and corporate consultant, William E. Simon, former Secretary of the Treasury (1974 - 1977) and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury (1973 - 1974). With a preface by Milton Friedman and a foreword by F.A. Hayek. Randolph Scott is best known for his film work in the Western genre, appearing in such classics as The Virginian, The Last Round-Up, The Desperadoes, The Nevadan, The Cariboo Trail, Ride the High Country, etc. He became one of the top box-office stars of the 1950s and, in the Westerns of Budd Boetticher especially, a critically important figure in the Western as an art form. (Inventory #: 15588E)