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First edition, first printing of John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage; inscribed by Bill Clinton and signed by Jimmy Carter
KENNEDY, JOHN F. [BILL CLINTON AND JIMMY CARTER].
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers 1956.
First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work with the publisher’s code M-E to the copyright page. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant navy morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt-ruled inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Association copy, inscribed by Bill Clinton on the half-title page, “To Adrienne Rogers Best wishes Bill Clinton” and signed by Jimmy Carter, “J Carter.” In fine condition. A unique association copy.
Price: $5,500.00 Item Number: 145067
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First Edition of John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces; Signed by Walker Percy
TOOLE, JOHN KENNEDY; FOREWORD BY WALKER PERCY.
A Confederacy of Dunces.
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1980.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Walker Percy on the title page, who wrote the foreword and upon his insistence had it published. Fine in near fine first issue dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket illustration by Ed Lindlof. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A very nice example, uncommon signed.
Price: $8,200.00 Item Number: 144310
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“World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor—it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance": John F. Kennedy's First Edition Copy of The Strategy of Peace
KENNEDY, JOHN F.
The Strategy of Peace.
New York: Harper & Brothers 1960.
First edition of the selected foreign policy speeches and statements on defense, peace, and national security delivered by Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in a very good jacket. Edited by Allan Nevins.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 144218
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“You could tell by the way he talked, though, that he had gone to school a long time. That was probably what was wrong with him": John Kennedy Toole's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces; Signed by Walker Percy
TOOLE, JOHN KENNEDY; FOREWORD BY WALKER PERCY.
A Confederacy of Dunces.
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press 1980.
First edition, early printing of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Walker Percy on the title page. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Ed Lindlof. Foreword by Walker Percy. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 144201
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FIRST EDITION OF JOHN F. KENNEDY'S PROFILES IN COURAGE
KENNEDY, JOHN F.
Profiles in Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers 1956.
First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 143898
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“World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor—it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance": First edition of John F. Kennedy's The Strategy of Peace; from the personal collection of John F. Kennedy
KENNEDY, JOHN F.
The Strategy of Peace.
New York: Harper & Brothers 1960.
First edition of the selected foreign policy speeches and statements on defense, peace, and national security delivered by Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. From the library of John F. Kennedy with his ownership stamp to the half-title page, “Senator John F. Kennedy.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Edited by Allan Nevins. An exceptional example with noted provenance.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 142889
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First edition of Svend Aage Nielsen's Kennedy's Philosophy of Life; Lengthily inscribed by him to Rose Kennedy
NIELSEN, SVEND AAGE. [JOHN F. KENNEDY; ROSE KENNEDY].
Kennedy’s Philosophy of Life: Revolution of Love and Visions of Peace.
New York: Vantage Press 1981.
First edition of this work by the founder of The Kennedy Society of Denmark. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Toreby Denmark February 2, 1982. Dear Mrs. Rose Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy cared so much for peace. Therefore I hope, you will find this commitment to keeping his ideals and visions alive – worth to share with your family and friends. Sincerely The author Svend Aage Nielsen.” The recipient, Rose Kennedy, was the matriarch of the Kennedy family: the wife of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and mother of John F. Kennedy and his eight siblings. She was a devout catholic and deeply embedded in the “lace curtain” Irish American community in Boston. After her son John was elected president in 1960, Rose “became a sort of quiet celebrity” and appeared on the International Best Dressed List. Most of her social activities consisted of involvement in charities and women’s groups. Very good in a very good dust jacket. An exceptional association.
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 142351
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Inscribed Photograph by President John F. Kennedy
KENNEDY, JOHN F.
John F. Kennedy Signed Photograph.
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Color photograph of President Kennedy sitting in the oval office, affixed to its original mount. Boldly inscribed, “To Mrs and Dr. Jose Joquin Carrillo Castillo- with highest esteem and best wishes, John F. Kennedy.” Framed in the original Presidential frame with the seal of the President. The entire piece measures 18 inches by 13.5 inches. An exceptional piece.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 141556
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“To be courageous, these stories make clear, requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all": John F. Kennedy's Profiles In Courage; Inscribed by Him
KENNEDY, JOHN F.
Profiles In Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers 1956.
First edition, early printing of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To George Hickel with best wishes John Kennedy.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Grushkin. Foreword by Allan Nevins.
Price: $7,800.00 Item Number: 141410
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John F. Kennedy's Profiles In Courage; Signed by President George H.W. Bush
KENNEDY, JOHN F. [GEORGE H.W. BUSH].
Profiles In Courage.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers 1956.
First edition, early printing of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Boldly signed by President George H.W. Bush on the front free endpaper. Bush was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. He previously served as the 43rd vice president from 1981 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and as Director of Central Intelligence. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Grushkin. Foreword by Allan Nevins.
Price: $2,500.00 Item Number: 140792