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"The Breath of an old-fashioned nosegay": First edition of the Crum Elbow Folks; lengthily inscribed by Sara D. Roosevelt
BARNES, P.R. Foreword by Sara D. Roosevelt.
Crum Elbow Folks.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1938.
First edition of Barnes’ classic tale of the small Quaker settlement of Crum Elbow with a foreword by Sara D. Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Sara D. Roosevelt on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Sept. 1938 For W. French Cyrus Paris – from Sara D. Roosevelt – This is a story of the ‘Friends’ who lived until lately in ‘Crum Elbow’ about a mile East from Hyde Park.” In very good condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 100315
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"And say simply Very simply With hope Good morning": First Edition of The Inaugural Poem; Inscribed by Maya Angelou
ANGELOU, Maya.
On The Pulse of Morning: The Inaugural Poem.
New York: Random House, 1993.
First edition of the poem that Maya Angelou read at the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton on January 20, 1993. Small octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, ” _________, Joy Maya Angelou 5/2011.” In fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 3971
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"Books and ideas are the most effective weapons against intolerance and ignorance": First Edition of The Vantage Point: Perspectives on the Presidency; singed by Lyndon B. Johnson
JOHNSON, Lyndon Baines.
The Vantage Point: Perspectives on the Presidency.
New York : Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1971.
First edition of President Johnson’s autobiography. Octavo, original red cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 72 pages of photographs. Signed by Lyndon Baines Johnson on official White House bookplate affixed to the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David November. Jacket photograph of Johnson by Y. R. Okamoto.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 110772
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Signed Photograph of Potter Stewart to Fellow Justice Irving Kaufman
STEWART, Potter.
Potter Stewart Signed Photograph.
Signed photograph from Potter Stewart to Irving Kaufman. “For Irving R. Kaufman, With the best wishes and high regard of his friend Potter Stewart.” The recipient, Irving Kaufman was the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York, and was awarded the Presidential medal of Freedom in 1987 by President Reagan “for his exemplary service to our country, his work as chairman of the President’s commission on organized crime and his multifacted efforts to promote an understanding of the law and our legal tradition.” He awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1987 by Reagan. In near fine condition.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 50026
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First Edition of Herbert Hoover's America's First Crusade; Inscribed by Him
HOOVER, Herbert.
America’s First Crusade.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942.
First edition of Hoover’s look at the impact of World War I. Octavo, original gray cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To my good friend A.B. Cargill from Herbert Hoover Jan. 5/42 Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 114528
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“Lord, grant that I may always be right, for Thou knowest I am hard to turn": First Edition of Truman; Signed by David McCullough
MCCULLOUGH, David.
Truman.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.
First edition of the historian’s first Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by David McCullough on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket and illustration design by Wendell Minor.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 117659
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First Edition of Shimon Peres' From these men: Seven founders of the State of Israel; Signed by Him
PERES, Shimon.
From These Men: Seven Founders of the State of Israel.
New York: Wyndham Books, 1979.
First edition of this moving tribute by Peres of the founding fathers of Israel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Shimon Peres on the half-title page. Translated by Philip Simpson. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dick Adelson. Uncommon signed.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 64041
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"That those who live in California may Appreciate Their State More": First edition of California Addresses by President Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
California Addresses by President Roosevelt.
San Francisco: The California Promotion Committee, 1903.
First edition of this collection of speeches delivered by President Theodore Roosevelt throughout California. Octavo, original half cloth with paper title label to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. In excellent condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 104590
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Christmas Story
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Christmas. A Story by Eleanor Roosevelt.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.
First edition of this story of Christmas by Eleanor Roosevelt. Small octavo, original pictorial boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 116299
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Rare First Edition of Theodore Roosevelt's American Ideals and Other Essays, Social and Political
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
American Ideals and Other Essays, Social and Political.
New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1897.
First edition of this collection of Roosevelt’s addresses on American virtues and Americanism. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain. Biographical sketch by Frances V. Greene. First editions are rare.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 116769
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Signed Photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
THE DALAI LAMA,.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.
Color photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, boldly signed by him. The photograph measures 5 inches by 3.5 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 112958
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HOOVER, Herbert.
On Growing Up: Letters to American Boys & Girls.
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1962.
First edition of this collection of Hoover’s letter from boys and girls. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To ____ ______ Merry Christmas Happy New Year and from Herbert Hoover.” Edited by William Nichols. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Rupert Finegold.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 79008
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“A CONSENSUS MEANS THAT EVERYONE AGREES TO SAY COLLECTIVELY WHAT NO ONE BELIEVES INDIVIDUALLY”: First Edition of The New Diplomacy; Inscribed by Abba Eban to Alan Dershowitz
EBAN, Abba [Alan Dershowitz].
The New Diplomacy: International Affairs in The Modern Age.
New York: Random House, 1983.
First edition of this work by Eban, inscribed by him to famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Alan Dershowitz in friendship Abba Eban.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. From the library of Alan Dershowitz.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 53046
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On The Pulse of Morning: The Inaugural Poem; Signed Joy Maya Angelou
ANGELOU, Maya.
On The Pulse of Morning: The Inaugural Poem.
New York: Random House, 1993.
First edition, early printing of the poem that Maya Angelou read at the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton on January 20, 1993. Small octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “Joy Maya Angelou.” In near fine condition.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 1687
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“The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender”: First Edition of Sandra Day O'Connor's The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice; Inscribed by Her
O'CONNOR, Sandra Day.
The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice.
New York: Random House, 2003.
First edition of this work which reveals what Justice O’Connor learned and believes about American law and life, insights gleaned over her years as one of the most powerful and inspiring women in American history. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “For Mary with good wishes Sandra O’Connor.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Craig Joyce. Jacket design by Allison Saltzman. Jacket photograph by Annie Liebovitz.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 107169
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"That those who live in California may Appreciate Their State More": First edition of California Addresses by President Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
California Addresses by President Roosevelt.
San Francisco: The California Promotion Committee, 1903.
First edition of this collection of speeches delivered by President Theodore Roosevelt throughout California. Octavo, original half cloth with paper title label to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. In near fine condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 109733
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First Edition of Health Security: The President's Report to the American People; Inscribed by Hillary Clinton
CLINTON, Bill and Hillary.
Health Security: The President’s Report to the American People.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993.
First edition of this work by the 42nd President of the United States and First Lady. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Hillary Rodham Clinton on the front free endpaper, “To Ann Marie and Hank Dullea with best wishes Hillary Rodham Clinton.” In near fine condition.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 41032
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From the Library of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
ARMSTRONG, E. (Jacqueline Kennedy).
Lorenzo de’ Medici and Florence in the Fifteenth Century.
New York: G. P. Putnan's Sons, 1896.
First edition of Armstrong’s authoritative biography on Lorenzo de’ Medici. Octavo, original boards, top edge gilt, frontispiece with tissue guard, illustrated. From the library of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with the adhesive residue retaining the silhouette of the Sotheby’s “The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis” bookplate on the second free endpaper. In good condition with a large tape repair to the spine.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 90383
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“IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GREAT LEADERS, WE HEAR THE ROLLING THUNDER OF HISTORY”: LEADERS, INSCRIBED BY PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON TO BUSINESSMAN JOHN KLUGE
NIXON, Richard.
Leaders: Profiles and Reminisces of Men Who Have Shaped the Modern World.
New York: Warner Books, 1982.
First edition of this work which recollects Nixon’s memories of leaders such as Churchill, de Gaulle and Khrushchev. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 32 photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To John Kluge from RN 1982.” The recipient, John Kluge was an television industry mogul and friend of Nixon’s. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gene Light. A nice association.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 103498
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"Theodore Roosevelt was intensely human. He was dynamic but not sacrosanct": First edition of J. Hampton Moore's Roosevelt and the Old Guard; in the rare original dust jacket
MOORE, J. Hampton.
Roosevelt and the Old Guard.
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company Publishers, 1925.
First edition of J. Hampton Moore’s intimate biographical portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with engravings and line drawings by C.K. Berryman including tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Roosevelt. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 103580
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Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States; Signed by President Gerald Ford
FORD, Gerald R.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States Gerald Ford 1975.
Washington, D.C: United States Government Printing Office, 1977.
First edition of this collection of public messages, speeches, and statements of President Ford. Thick octavo, original cloth. Signed by Gerald Ford on the front free endpaper. In very good condition, bookplate, deaccessioned from a library.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 67348
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First Edition of Sandra Day O'Connor's The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice; Inscribed by Her in the Year of Publication
O'CONNOR, Sandra Day.
The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice.
New York: Random House, 2003.
First edition of this work which reveals what Justice O’Connor learned and believes about American law and life, insights gleaned over her years as one of the most powerful and inspiring women in American history. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “For Bonnie and Norman with good wishes Sandra O’Connor 5/03.” The recipients were friends of the O’Connor’s in Washington. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Craig Joyce. Jacket design by Allison Saltzman. Jacket photograph by Annie Liebovitz.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 112332
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FIRST EDITION OF WILLIAM MANCHESTER’S CLASSIC WORK REMEMBERING KENNEDY: ONE BRIEF SHINING MOMENT; SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
MANCHESTER, William.
Remembering Kennedy: One Brief Shining Moment.
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1983.
First trade edition of the historian’s most well-known piece of literature. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by William Manchester on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with the lightest of shelf wear to the crown of the spine. A very bright example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 3910
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"I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court": First Edition of Out Of Order; Inscribed by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
O'CONNOR, Sandra Day.
Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court.
New York: Random House, 2013.
First edition of this collection of stories from the history of the Supreme Court by the first female justice. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ted Prince with every good wish- Sandra Day O’Connor.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anna Bauer.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 117567
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Fine Collection of Materials from the April 1996 Sotheby's Auction of the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
SOTHEBY'S INC. [JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS],.
The Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Sotheby’s Auction Materials Collection.
New York: Sotheby's, 1996.
Fine collection of materials from the April 1996 Sotheby’s Auction of the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Materials include the original 584-page auction catalog featuring full color photographs, four addendums and a list of properties with abbreviated descriptions, two commemorative books chronicling the auction with photographs, invoices and auction results, original bidder panels and forms. A nice collection.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 107818
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“When all else fails, men turn to reason": First Edition of Heritage: Civilization and the Jews; Inscribed by Abba Eban
EBAN, Abba.
Heritage: Civilization and the Jews.
New York: Summit Books, 1984.
First edition of this work by Abba Eban. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Valerie Harper with best wishes Abba Eban 10/13/1984.” The recipient Valerie Harper was an American actress best remembered for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) and its spin-off Rhoda (1974–1978). For her work on Mary Tyler Moore, she received the three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and later received the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Rhoda. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Parsons/ Robert Anthony, Inc.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 109469
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"Happy are the painters, for they shall not be lonely. Light and colour, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end of the day": First Edition of Winston Churchill: A Passion For Painting; signed by Edwina Sandys
SANDYS, Edwina. Foreword by Boris Johnson.
Winston Churchill: A Passion For Painting.
Virginia Beach: The Donning Company Publishers, 2015.
First edition of this volume exploring Churchill’s most beloved pastime by his granddaughter, Edwina Sandys. Quarto, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Edwina Sandys on the title page. In fine condition.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 117747
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"I called this book Out of Order because it reflects my goal, which is to share a different side of the Supreme Court": First Edition of Out Of Order; Inscribed by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
O'CONNOR, Sandra Day.
Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court.
New York: Random House, 2013.
First edition of this collection of stories from the history of the Supreme Court by the first female justice. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Tom and Christie with good wishes! Sandra Day O’Connor.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Anna Bauer.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 107498
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“When all else fails, men turn to reason": First Edition of Heritage: Civilization and the Jews; Inscribed by Abba Eban
EBAN, Abba.
Heritage: Civilization and the Jews.
New York: Summit Books, 1984.
First edition of this work by Abba Eban. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by Abba Eban on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Susan Parsons/ Robert Anthony, Inc.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 30049
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"I speak to-day for the preservation of the Union": Rare first edition pamphlet of Webster'sAddress Delivered Before the Washington Benevolent Society, at Portsmouth July 4, 1812
WEBSTER, Daniel.
An Address Delivered Before the Washington Benevolent Society, at Portsmouth July 4, 1812.
Portsmouth, N.H.: Printed at the Oracle Press, 1812.
Rare first edition pamphlet of Daniel Webster’s Address regarding the work and maxims of George Washington, delivered before the Washington Benevolent Society in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on July 4, 1812. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Accompanied by a second edition of Mr. Webster’s Speech on Mr. Clay’s Resolutions delivered at the height of the debate over the Compromise of 1850 which is in very good condition.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 110858
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Inscribed by Former Federal Chairman Paul Volcker
FRANKLIN, Benjamin; Introduction by Paul A. Volcker.
Poor Richard’s Almanack.
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2007.
First edition, later printing. Small octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Paul Volcker on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 7233
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First Edition of Vincent Sheean's Lead, Kindly Light; inscribed by him To Arthur Hays Sulzberger
SHEEAN, Vincent.
Lead, Kindly Light.
New York: Random House, 1949.
First edition of Sheean’s work exploring Gandhi’s non-violent approach to social reform. Octavo, original illustrated cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Arthur and Iphigene Sulzberger – Sincerely Vincent Sheean July 1949.” The recipient, Arthur Hays Sulzberger was the publisher of The New York Times from 1935 to 1961. During his tenure, daily circulation rose from 465,000 to 713,000 and Sunday circulation from 745,000 to 1.4 million; the staff more than doubled, reaching 5,200; advertising linage grew from 19 million to 62 million column inches per year; and gross income increased almost sevenfold, reaching 117 million dollars. In very good condition with light toning to the spine.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 115651
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First Edition of Does America Need a Foreign Policy?; Inscribed by Henry A. Kissinger to Close Friend Robert Pirie
KISSINGER, Henry A..
Does America Need A Foreign Policy?: Toward a Diplomacy for the 21st Century.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
First edition of this important work by the fifty-sixth Secretary of State. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bob Pirie from his friend Henry A. Kissinger.” The recipient was Robert Pirie, a lawyer in the field of mergers and acquisitions and later a prominent investment banker on Wall Street. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 5716
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First Edition of The Last of the President's Men; Signed by Bob Woodward and Alexander Butterfield
WOODWARD, Bob (Alexander Butterfield).
The Last of the President’s Men.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.
First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by both Bob Woodward and Alexander Butterfield on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $275.00 Item Number: 33034
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"A STATE OF JOY AND LAUGHTER": First EDITION OF JACQUELINE AND LEE BOUVIER'S ONE SPECIAL SUMMER
BOUVIER, Jacqueline and Lee (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis).
One Special Summer.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1974.
First trade edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe. Folio, original marbled blue paper boards, illustrated with drawings and decorations by both authors. In near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 90482
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"The joy of living is his who has the heart to demand it": First Edition of Theodore Roosevelt's A Book-Lover's Holiday In The Open
ROOSEVELT, Theodore.
A Book-Lover’s Holiday In The Open.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1916.
First edition of this collection of Roosevelt’s adventures in the wilderness. Octavo, original cloth lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt with others uncut, tissue-guarded frontispiece in color, illustrated. In near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 102653
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"We are at war, and we are going to make war": Rare first edition pamphlet of Excerpts from Winston S. Churchill's Wartime Speeches
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston Churchill Prime Minister: A Selection From Speeches Made by Winston Churchill During the Four Years that Britain has Been at War.
New York : British Information Services, 1942.
First edition of this illustrated compendium of excerpts from Winston S. Churchill’s famed wartime speeches. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued, each spread features a black and white photograph of Churchill accompanied by a quote from his WWII speeches and broadcasts. In near fine condition.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 90387
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"We are at war, and we are going to make war": Rare first edition pamphlet of Excerpts from Winston S. Churchill's Wartime Speeches
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Winston Churchill Prime Minister: A Selection From Speeches Made by Winston Churchill During the Four Years that Britain has Been at War.
New York : British Information Services, 1942.
First edition of this illustrated compendium of excerpts from Winston S. Churchill’s famed wartime speeches. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued, each spread features a black and white photograph of Churchill accompanied by a quote from his WWII speeches and broadcasts. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 117687
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First Edition of Albert Luthuli's Let My People Go
LUTHULI, Albert.
Let My People Go. An Autobiography.
Johannesburg and London: Collins, 1962.
First edition of this work by the Nobel Laureate. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, bookplate. Introduction by Charles Hooper. A nice example.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 114241
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First Edition of Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser; Inscribed by Zbigniew Brzezinski
BRZEZINSKI, Zbigniew .
Power and Principle: Memoirs of the National Security Adviser 1977-1981.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1983.
First edition of Brzezinski’s memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown, “To Susan Spezza- with best wishes, Zbigniew Brzezinski.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Garrett Loube Design Associates.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 114269
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"We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more": First Edition of Giving; Inscribed By Bill Clinton
CLINTON, Bill.
Giving: How Each Of Us Can Change The World.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
First edition of this inspiring look at how each of us can change the world. Octavo, blue boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Kim Brown with thanks Bill Clinton.” Laid into this title is a letter of presentation from Random House. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 48763
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"HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE SOUL OF OUR FOREIGN POLICY, BECAUSE HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE VERY SOUL OF OUR SENSE OF NATIONHOOD": FIRST EDITION OF KEEPING FAITH; SIGNED BY JIMMY CARTER
CARTER, Jimmy.
Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President.
New York: Bantam Books, 1982.
First edition of the 39th President of the United States’ memoir. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jimmy Carter on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 116599
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"I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people": First Edition of Decision Points; Signed by President George W. Bush
BUSH, George W.
Decision Points.
New York: Crown Publishers, 2010.
First edition of George W. Bush’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Signed by George W. Bush on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by W.G. Cookman.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 117667
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“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good": First Edition of Jimmy Carter's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture; Inscribed by Him
CARTER, Jimmy.
The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.
First edition of Jimmy Carter’s Nobel Peace Prize lecture. Small octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Best Wishes to _______ _______ Jimmy Carter.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 366
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First Edition of The Grand Chessboard; Signed by Zbigniew Brzezinski
BRZEZINSKI, Zbigniew .
The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and its Geostrategic Imperatives.
New York: Basic Books, 1997.
First edition of this “masterful synthesis of historical, geographical, and political analysis…. Geostrategic thinking in the grand tradition of Bismarck” (Samuel Huntington). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “and with best wishes Zbigniew Brzezinski.” Small name, fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rick Pracher.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 5797
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Rare photographic portrait of Desmond Tutu; warmly inscribed by him
TUTU, Desmond.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Signed Photograph.
Color photograph signed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, “God bless you Desmond Tutu 10.12.98.” The photograph measures 5.75 by 4.25 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 112961
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"He expressed the unconquerable spirit of the nation": rare limited edition Spode bone china Winston Churchill plate
[CHURCHILL, Winston S.].
The Churchill Plate.
Stoke-on-Trent, England: Spode, .
Rare limited edition Churchill Spode bone china plate. One of a limited edition of five thousand numbered plates commissioned by Thomas Goode and Co. Ltd. of London, this is number 860. The plate features a portrait of Churchill flanked by rampant lions and surrounded by a botanical gilt border. Founded by Josiah Spode in 1770, Spode pottery is renowned for perfecting the technique for transfer printing in underglaze blue on fine earthenware and credited with developing, around 1790, the formula for fine bone china that was generally adopted by the industry. In fine condition. The plate measures 10.5 inches in diameter.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 117035
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Signed Limited Edition of Jimmy Carter's Keeping the Faith
CARTER, Jimmy.
Keeping Faith: Memoirs Of A President.
Norwarlk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1982.
First edition of the signed limited edition of the thirty-ninth President of the United States autobiography. Octavo, original full gray leather, with titles to the spine in gilt and tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt. Signed by Jimmy Carter. In fine condition without wear.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 42069
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First Edition of Letters To Kennedy; Warmly Inscribed by John Kenneth Galbraith in the year of publication
GALBRAITH, John Kenneth; Edited by James Goodman.
Letters to Kennedy.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1988.
First edition of this compilation of letters which gives the reader a firsthand look at the working relationship between a president and one of his close advisers, John Kenneth Galbraith. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “For Barry Zorthian well loved friend and the best journalist I ever knew. John Kenneth Galbraith.” The recipient was a U.S. government spokesman and American diplomat during the Vietnam War.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 2992
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First Edition of David Halberstam's War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals; Inscribed by Him
HALBERSTAM, David.
War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals.
New York: Scribner, 2002.
First edition of “Halberstam’s most important book” (Leslie Gelb). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on title page in the year of publication, “For Pat and Liz with the gratitude of someone who like so many others benefited from the richness of their and life and gifts David Halberstam Aug 31, 2001.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket by Mark Cohen.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 116103
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"In 1999, we will remember the twentieth century as the bloodiest and the best in the history of man": Richard Nixon's 1999: Victory Without War; Inscribed by Him
NIXON, Richard.
1999: Victory Without War.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1988.
First edition, early printing of Nixon’s bestselling work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bill Albert With best wishes from Richard Nixon.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription. Jacket design by Barry Littman. With a signed letter from Nixon’s secretary laid in.
Price: $200.00 Item Number: 117983
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Inscribed by Herbert Hoover
HOOVER, Herbert.
The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1874-1920 Years of Adventure.
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1951.
First edition, seventh printing of the first volume in Hoover’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “The kind regards of Herbert Hoover to H.W. Lubow.” In near fine condition.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 107669
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“Always take all the time to reflect that circumstances permit, but when the time for action has come, stop thinking (Andrew Jackson)”: First Edition of Jon Meacham's American Lion; Inscribed by Him to a fellow writer
MEACHAM, Jon.
American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House.
New York: Random House, 2008.
First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Alex Timbers Jon Meacham.” The recipient Alex Timbers is a two-time Tony-nominated writer and director and the recipient of Golden Globe, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and London Evening Standard Awards, as well as two OBIE and Lucile Lortel Award. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom McKeveny.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 103761
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It Takes A Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us; Signed by Hillary Rodham Clinton
CLINTON, Hillary Rodham.
It Takes A Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 20096.
First edition of the 10 Anniversary edition of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Hillary Rodham Clinton on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 103479
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First Edition of The New York Idea: An Experiment in Democracy; inscribed by Mario Cuomo to William Safire
CUOMO, Mario [William Safire].
The New York Idea: An Experiment in Democracy.
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc, 1994.
First edition of the 52nd Governor of New York’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Bill Safire, One of our proud hoasts [sic] (but isn’t there something wrong with that grammatically? Mario 1994.” The recipient, William Safire, was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two books on grammar and linguistics: The New Language of Politics (1968) and what Zimmer called Safire’s “magnum opus,” Safire’s Political Dictionary. Safire later served as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board from 1995 to 2004 and in 2006 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter A. Davis. Author photograph by Don Pollard.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 103423
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Signed Limited First Edition of Abba Eban’s Autobiography
EBAN, Abba.
Abba Eban: An Autobiography.
New York: Random House, 1977.
Signed limited first edition of Eban’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. One of 500 copies signed by Abba Eban. Fine in a fine slipcase.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 115148
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“IN OUR QUEST FOR PEACE, WE SHOULD CONSTANTLY ASK OURSELVES WHAT WE SHOULD DO TO CREATE CONDITIONS IN WHICH PEACE CAN PROSPER”: FIRST EDITION OF THE LAST TREK: A NEW BEGINNING; INSCRIBED BY NOBEL LAUREATE F.W. DE KLERK
DE KLERK, F.W.
The Last Trek: A New Beginning.
New York: MacMillan, 1998.
First American edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by F.W. De Klerk on the title page, “To ______ Best wishes F.W. De Klerk.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 2485
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First Edition of Abba Eban’s Autobiography; Warmly Inscribed By Him
EBAN, Abba.
Abba Eban: An Autobiography.
New York: Random House, 1977.
First edition of Eban’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “To ______ _______ in friendship Abba Eban New York 1981.” Near fine in a bright dust jacket with some toning the spine and light wear.
Price: $175.00 Item Number: 4438
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Signed Limited Edition of Eugene O'Neill and the Senator From Texas
O'NEILL, Eugene .
Eugene O’Neill and the Senator From Texas.
New Haven: Yale University Library Gazette, 1961.
Signed limited first edition, number 79 of 100 examples, signed by Earle B. Mayfield. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Edited by John S. Mayfield. With an original signed letter from the editor laid in.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 112069
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Christmas Story
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Christmas. A Story by Eleanor Roosevelt.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.
First edition of this story of Christmas by Eleanor Roosevelt. Small octavo, original pictorial boards. In near fine condition with a touch of rubbing. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel.
Price: $150.00 Item Number: 116109