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Ben-Gurion, David.

David Ben-Gurion Letter Signed.

circa 1948.

Rare letter of condolence signed by David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister of Israel, declaring the death in action of the soldier Ernest Yakov Muller. One page in Hebrew, executed in a neat calligraphic hand on parchment and signed “D. Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister.” The letter reads in translation: “We hereby declare in great sorrow thatContinue reading "David Ben-Gurion Letter Signed."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152490

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[Johnson, Andrew].

Ticket to the Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson.

Washington: Philp & Solomons, April 2, 1868.

Rare original ticket to the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson before the United States Senate, the first presidential impeachment trial in American history. Printed admission ticket in black on rose-colored card stock with the ticket stub detached, reading “U.S. Senate, Impeachment of the President, Admit the Bearer, April 2 1868, Gallery,” with the engravedContinue reading "Ticket to the Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152470

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Rubenstein, Richard L. [David Ben-Gurion].

Israel, Zionism and the New Left.

New York: Zionist Organization of America, 1969.

First edition of this work on Zionism. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed on the title page, “3.3.73 D. Ben Gurion.” Rare and desirable as Ben-Gurion passed away in December of 1973. In fine condition. Housed in a custom folding box.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-72028

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Roosevelt, Theodore.

The Real Roosevelt: His Forceful and Fearless Utterances on Various Subjects.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1910.

First edition of this compilation of Theodore Roosevelt’s forceful and fearless utterances on the great questions of his day. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece, illustrated with portraits. Association copy, inscribed by Theodore Roosevelt on the front free endpaper, “Inscribed for Edwin Willard Deming withContinue reading "The Real Roosevelt: His Forceful and Fearless Utterances on Various Subjects."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152363

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Bush, George. [James A. Baker III and Lech Walesa].

All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings.

New York: Scribner, 1999.

First edition of George H.W. Bush’s selection from a lifetime of letters and personal writings, an exceptional copy signed by the President together with two central figures of the end of the Cold War. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by George Bush on the title page, additionally signed on the title page by hisContinue reading "All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings."

$2,200.00

Item Number: RRB-152428

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Truman, Harry S.; William Hillman.

Mr. President.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952.

First edition of this landmark publication drawn from the personal diaries, private letters, papers, and revealing interviews of President Harry S. Truman. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily signed and inscribed by Harry S. Truman beneath the color frontispiece portrait, “Best wishes to Richard J. Feeney, may he haveContinue reading "Mr. President."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-152395

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Churchill, Winston S.

Winston S. Churchill Autograph Letter Signed.

London: 1904.

One page autograph letter signed by Winston S. Churchill, entirely in his hand. Written to Mr. Crawshaye Williams regarding a forthcoming political meeting, dated October 6, 1904, on his 105 Mount Street letterhead. The letter reads in full, “Dear Mr. Crawshaye Williams, You are quite right to proceed with your arrangements for the meeting inContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill Autograph Letter Signed."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152379

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Chicago Daily Tribune. [Harry S. Truman].

“Dewey Defeats Truman” The Chicago Daily Tribune, November 3, 1948.

Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Daily Tribune, 1948.

The celebrated four-page front wrap of the Chicago Daily Tribune of November 3, 1948, bearing what is perhaps the most famous mistake in the history of American journalism: the triumphant banner headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds and a small corner tip tear to the rear page. When the decision toContinue reading "“Dewey Defeats Truman” The Chicago Daily Tribune, November 3, 1948."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-152400

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Eisenhower, Dwight D.

Brief History of Planning for Procurement and Industrial Mobilization Since the World War.

Washington, D.C.: The Army Industrial College, 1931.

First edition of this scarce Army Industrial College lecture by the future Supreme Allied Commander and President. Quarto, original half-cloth over marbled boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For I.P. Phillipson with best wishes Dwight D Eisenhower.” The recipient, I. P. Phillipson, was a fellow United States Army officer andContinue reading "Brief History of Planning for Procurement and Industrial Mobilization Since the World War."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152398

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Meir, Golda.

My Life.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1975.

First edition of Meir’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Golda Meir on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Cheryl Asherman. Uncommon signed.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-152944

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Spielberg, Steven.

Lincoln: A Steven Spielberg Film: A Cinematic and Historical Companion.

New York: Disney Editions, 2012.

First edition of the official companion to Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed 2012 film Lincoln, inscribed by the director. Quarto, original cloth boards, patterned endpapers, illustrated throughout, with forewords by Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy and an afterword by the screenwriter Tony Kushner. Presentation copy, inscribed by Steven Spielberg on the front free patterned endpaper. Fine inContinue reading "Lincoln: A Steven Spielberg Film: A Cinematic and Historical Companion."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-152370

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Wellesley, Arthur [1st Duke of Wellington].

Duke of Wellington Autograph Letter Signed.

Brussels: 13 April, 1815.

Autograph letter signed by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, written from Brussels on April 13, 1815, just two months before the Battle of Waterloo. One page, 8.75 inches by 7 inches, addressed to Sir James Graham at Portland Place. The letter reads in full, “My dear Sir, I have received your letter respecting Lt.Continue reading "Duke of Wellington Autograph Letter Signed."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152331

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Kissinger, Henry A. [Richard Nixon; Gerald R. Ford].

Henry Kissinger Signed “Nixon Resigns” New York Times Newspaper.

New York: The New York Times, 1974.

Original 1974 issue of The New York Times reporting the resignation of President Richard Nixon, with the iconic front-page headline “Nixon Resigns. He Urges a Time of ‘Healing’; Ford Will Take Office Today.” The August 9, 1974 Late City Edition, Volume CXXIII, Number 42,566, originally priced at fifteen cents. Boldly signed by Henry Kissinger inContinue reading "Henry Kissinger Signed “Nixon Resigns” New York Times Newspaper."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152329

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Nixon, Richard.

“Nixon Resigns” Washington Post Newspaper.

Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post, 1974.

Original 1974 issue of The Washington Post, the newspaper that broke the Watergate story, reporting the resignation of President Richard Nixon with the bold front-page headline “Nixon Resigns.” The August 9, 1974 issue, 97th Year, Number 247, one hundred twelve pages in four sections, originally priced at fifteen cents. The front page reports Nixon’s televisedContinue reading "“Nixon Resigns” Washington Post Newspaper."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-152330

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Bush, George H.W. [Lech Walesa].

All the Best: My Life in Letters and Other Writings.

New York: Scribners, 1999.

First edition of George H.W. Bush’s life and letters. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Bush and the leader of the Solidarity Movement and Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa on the front free endpaper. Wałęsa was a leading force behind Poland’s democratic revolution, while Bush was one of the key international leaders whoContinue reading "All the Best: My Life in Letters and Other Writings."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-152945

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Mottley, John. [Peter the Great].

The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia.

London: Printed for J. Read, 1739.

First edition of this comprehensive account of the Tsar who transformed Russia from a medieval autocracy into a major European power through military conquest, sweeping administrative reform, and his legendary personal pursuit of Western technical knowledge. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt numbers and ruling to the spines in six compartmentsContinue reading "The History of the Life of Peter I. Emperor of Russia."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-152297

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Washington, George.

General Washington’s Letter, Declaring His Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States.

[Philadelphia]: Published for General Information, 1798.

Rare original 1798 letterpress broadside of George Washington’s letter accepting the command of the armies of the United States, one of the final public acts of his career. Printed on a single leaf of laid paper in three columns beneath a decorative caption title, the document gathers President John Adams’s message to the Senate ofContinue reading "General Washington’s Letter, Declaring His Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152402

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Nixon, Richard. [Henry A. Kissinger].

Real Peace: A Strategy for the West.

New York: Privately Printed for Richard Nixon, 1983.

The privately printed limited first edition of Nixon’s fifth book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. One of 1,000 copies. Boldly signed by Richard Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger on the front free endpaper. Henry Kissinger served as a National Security Adviser under Nixon. Kissinger pioneered the policy of détente withContinue reading "Real Peace: A Strategy for the West."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152983

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Bush, George H.W.; Brent Scowcroft [Chip Kidd].

A World Transformed.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.

First edition of this stimulating reflection on American foreign policy during the Bush administration. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed on a “A World Transformed” bookplate affixed to the second front free endpaper by President George H.W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft, “To Jonathan Cooperman George Bush and Brent Scowcroft.” Additionally signed twice by ChipContinue reading "A World Transformed."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-152242

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Millard, Candice.

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President.

New York: Doubleday, 2011.

First edition of this Edgar Award-winning narrative history reconstructing the assassination of President James A. Garfield. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Candice Millard on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-152148

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Shirer, William L.

The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960.

First edition, later printing of “one of the most important works of history of our time” (Orville Prescott, New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the colophon, “To D.J. Jaffle – Best wishes William L Shirer.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Brownjohn,Continue reading "The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-152156

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Goodwin, Doris Kearns.

Leadership in Turbulent Times.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018.

First edition of this New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Doris Kearns Goodwin on a page tipped in by the publisher. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-152152

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Ron Chernow

Chernow, Ron [Lin-Manuel Miranda].

Alexander Hamilton.

New York: The Penguin Press, 2004.

First edition, early printing of this landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, basis for the Award-winning Broadway play. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow on a bookplate to the half-title page and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (who starred in the Broadway adaptation). Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by GabrieleContinue reading "Alexander Hamilton."

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-150345

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Bush, George H.W. & Scowcroft, Brent .

A World Transformed.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.

First edition of this stimulating reflection on American foreign policy during the Bush administration. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by President George H.W. Bush on the title page, “To Tom Ambrose with respect for all you do for others- Best Wishes George Bush, April 8, 1999 Tucson.” Fine in a near fineContinue reading "A World Transformed."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-152999

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