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  • "Who kept the heat on me and made me like it. With appreciation and great respect": First Edition of On China; Warmly Inscribed by Henry Kissinger and with an Autograph Letter Signed

    KISSINGER, HENRY A.

    On China.

    New York: Penguin Press 2011.

    First edition of Kissinger’s 13th book, in which he draws on historical records and 40 years of direct interaction with four generations of Chinese leaders to analyze the link between China’s ancient past and its present day trajectory. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page,  “To Ann Gandolff Who kept the heat on me and made me like it. With appreciation and great respect Henry A Kissinger.” Laid in is a autograph letter signed on Kissinger letterhead that reads in entirety “Dear Ann — this is a tribute to your calm leadership. Warm Regards H. Did I inscribe the right page?” The letter is tucked into a Kissinger envelope.  Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Darren Haggar. Uncommon signed.

    Price: $1,800.00     Item Number: 144311

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  • On China; Inscribed by Henry Kissinger to Admiral James Winnifeld

    KISSINGER, HENRY A.

    On China.

    New York: Penguin Press 2011.

    First edition, early printing of Kissinger’s 13th book, in which he draws on historical records and 40 years of direct interaction with four generations of Chinese leaders to analyze the link between China’s ancient past and its present day trajectory. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Admiral James Winnifeld Thank you for your service Henry A. Kissinger.” The recipient, James Winnifeld served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Darren Haggar. An exceptional association.

    Price: $1,500.00     Item Number: 144070

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  • First Edition of George Shultz's Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future; Signed by Him

    SHULTZ, GEORGE P. FOREWORD BY HENRY A. KISSINGER.

    Issues on My Mind: Strategies for the Future.

    Stanford: Hoover Institution Press 2013.

    First edition of this work by the former Secretary of State and Treasury. Octavo, original boards. Signed by George P. Shultz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Henry A. Kissinger. Cover design by Jennifer Navarrette.

    Price: $275.00     Item Number: 121830

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  • Inscribed by the President of the Philippines to Henry Kissinger

    RAMOS, FIDEL [HENRY A. KISSINGER].

    Philippines: A Vision For The Nations.

    Philippines: Studio Designs 1995.

    First edition of this work on the Philippines. Quarto, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by Philippines President Fidel V. Ramos (while in office) to the great American elder statesman of world affairs Henry Kissinger, “To Dr. Henry Kissinger with best wishes. Mabuhay! Fidel Ramos 8 Jan 96.” Ramos was the 12th President of the Philippines, serving 1992-1998 after succeeding Corazon Aquino (who endorsed Ramos.) Includes a short introductory essay by Ramos. 

    Price: $475.00     Item Number: 5314

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  • First Edition of In China; Inscribed by Eve Arnold to Henry Kissinger

    ARNOLD, EVE [HENRY A. KISSINGER].

    In China.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1980.

    First edition of this monograph on China. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Henry Kissinger, “For Henry Kissinger in whose giant footsteps I followed in China, and it was a tough act to follow! All good wishes, Eve Arnold.” Arnold is referring to the slow opening throughout the 1970s of Communist China to Westerners, an opening famously managed on the United States end by protean Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, in collaboration with Presidents Richard Nixon and President Gerald Ford. Kissinger would later write his classic work On China, detailing his experience with China.

    Price: $1,250.00     Item Number: 5313

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  • First edition of Suzanne Labin's Chile: The Crime of Resistance; Inscribed to Henry Kissinger

    LABIN, SUZANNE [HENRY A. KISSINGER].

    Chile: The Crime of Resistance.

    Surrey, England: Foreign Affairs Publishing Company 1983.

    First edition of Chile: The Crime of Resistance. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication to Henry Kissinger, “A Henri Kissingers Secretaire d’Etat hommage respectueux, Suzanne Labin le Paris 12.3.83.” A nice association linking Labin, a provocative anti-Communist French analyst and Kissinger, a pro-Pinochet supporter. Labin portrays a Chile that vindicates Kissinger’s policies — Allende was the oppressor and Pinochet a beacon of progress according to Labin. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

    Price: $850.00     Item Number: 5310

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  • First Edition of Political Power in Ecuador; Inscribed President Osvaldo Hurtado to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger

    HURTADO, OSVALDO [HENRY A. KISSINGER].

    Political Power in Ecuador.

    Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press 1980.

    First edition of this political history of Ecuador. Association copy, inscribed by the author to former Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Henry Kissinger, “A Henry Kissinger, con admiracion, Osvaldo Hurtado 9.4.83.” Osvaldo Hurtado, was the President of Ecuador from 1981-1984 and inscribed this book to Kissinger while in office to the chief architect of the United States foreign policy in the 1970s. In fine condition.

    Price: $450.00     Item Number: 5742

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