Four books inscribed by William Safire to William Webster. William Webster was a judge on the US Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, before serving as both director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1978 - 1987) and the Central Intelligence Agency (1987 - 1991). He is the only individual to have held both positions.

William Safire. You Could Look It Up: More On Language from William Safire. First edition, first printing. New York: Times Books, 1988. x, 357 pages. Inscribed by the author on half title: "For Bill Webster / Words fail me. / Best / Bill Safire." Very good+ with very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped.

William Safire. Language Maven Strikes Again. First edition. New York: Doubleday, 1990. xiv, 447 pages. Inscribed by the author on the second front free endpaper: "For Bill Webster, / the pro-active spook-- / Best / Bill Safire." Very good+ with very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped and age-toned.

William Safire. Coming to Terms. First edition, first printing. New York: Doubleday, 1991. xi, 402 pages. Inscribed by the author on the half title: "For Bill Webster / Now its your turn to do a book-- / B." Very good+ with very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped and age-toned.

William Safire. Safire's New Political Dictionary: The Definitive Guide to the New Language of Politics. Later edition. New York: Random House, 1993. xxvii, 930 pages. Inscribed by the author on the half title: "For Bill Webster / with warm regards / Bill Safire." Very good+ with very good dust jacket; dust jacket lightly bumped and age-toned.