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Yousuf Karsh Photograph of the First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru; Signed by Both Nehru and Karsh
NEHRU, Jawaharlal; Yousuf Karsh.
Jawaharlal Nehru and Yousuf Karsh Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. Signed Jawaharlal Nehru March 1951 and also signed by the photographer Yousuf Karsh. Karsh was one of the most notable photographers of the 20th century. His work included portraits of celebrities, military and political figures, such as Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Martin Luther King. Jr., Audrey Hepburn, and many others. The photograph measures 10 inches by 12.75 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 19.5 inches. Rare and desirable signed by both Nehru and Karsh.
Price: $12,500.00 Item Number: 67092
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Note Signed by Jawaharlal Nehru
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Jawaharlal Nehru Signed.
Signed note by Jawaharlal Nehru in both Sanskrit and English dated Nov. 1961. Matted and framed with a black and white photograph of Nehru. The entire piece measures 13.5 inches by 17.5 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 74072
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"one of the most remarkable books ever written": First Editions of Jawaharlal Nehru's Glimpses of History
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Glimpses of World History: Two Volume Set.
Allahabad: Printed by M.N. Pandey , 1934-35.
First editions of "one of the most remarkable books ever written" (The New York Times). Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. In very good condition. Foreword by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit. First editions are exceptionally rare.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 89875
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Signed Photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Jawaharlal Nehru Photograph Signed.
Signed photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru of the first prime minister of India. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches by 13.5 inches.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 99334
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"Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles": First Edition of Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru; Signed by Him
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru.
New York: The John Day Company, 1941.
First edition of Nehru's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jawaharlal Nehru on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions are uncommon, especially signed.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 114944
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"Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles": Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru; Signed by Him
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru.
New York: The John Day Company, 1941.
Second printing, published the same year as the first of Nehru's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jawaharlal Nehru on the title page. In near fine condition.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 124759
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First edition of Jawaharlal Nehru's The Discovery of India; Signed by Him
NEHRU, Jawaharlal.
The Discovery of India.
Calcutta: The Signet Press, 1947.
First Indian edition of one of the finest modern works on Indian history. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, "Jawaharlal Nehru June 1948." In good condition. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 132748
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"There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open": First Edition of Jawaharlal Nehru's Inside America; Signed by Him
NEHRU, Jawaharlal.
Inside America: A Voyage of Discovery.
New Dehli: National Book Stall, n/d.
First printing of this edition of this collection of speeches by Nehru in America. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Jawaharlal Nehru Dec 1956." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed, with none appearing at auction in the last 65 years.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 142442
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"Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles": First Edition Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru.
New York: The John Day Company, 1941.
First edition of Nehru's classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 144175
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Autograph military appointment signed by both former Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy
MUSSOLINI, Benito .
Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III Autograph Document Signed.
1926.
Autograph military appointment signed by both former Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy from 1926. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 131501
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First edition of Brian Mulroney's Memoirs; inscribed by him to President Bill Clinton
MULRONEY, Brian [Bill Clinton].
Memoirs 1939-1993.
Toronto: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, 2007.
First edition of the 18th prime minister of Canada's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to the 42nd president of the United States Bill Clinton, "For Bill, with friendship, admiration, and respect, Brian Mulroney." Mulroney visited Clinton in June of 1993, only days before the end of his second term to discuss NAFTA and the development of a common solution to trade matters in Bosnia through the United Nations Security Council. Both Mulroney and Clinton introduced major international free trade agreements during their time in office; Mulroney introduced the Canada–United States Free…
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 96550
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“Don't condemn if you see a person has a dirty glass of water, just show them the clean glass of water that you have. When they inspect it, you won't have to say that yours is better": Rare Signed Elijah Muhammad Signed First Day Cover
MUHAMMAD, Elijah.
Elijah Muhammad Signed First Day Cover.
1965.
First Day Cover honoring the Salvation Army, boldly signed by Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad, postmarked New York, NY July 2, 1965. In near fine condition. Autographs of Muhammad are rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 134571
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First edition of The Soldier in Our Civil War: A Pictorial History of the Conflict, 1861-1865
MOTTELAY, Paul F. and T. Campbell-Copeland.
The Soldier in Our Civil War: A Pictorial History of the Conflict, 1861-1865. Illustrating the Valor of the Soldier as Displayed on the Battle-Field.
Richmond and New York: Stanley Bradely Publishing Company, 1890.
First edition of both volumes in this profusely illustrated set, containing large engraved portraits of Lincoln, Grant, McClellan and numerous battle scenes. Folio, 2 volumes, original cloth decorated in gilt, illustrated from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor, Hillen, Becker, Lovie, and Schell among others. In good condition. A rare complete set.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 134950
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First Edition of Mother Teresa's The Blessings of Love; Signed by Her
MOTHER TERESA,.
The Blessings of Love.
Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Publications, 1996.
First edition of this powerful collection of sayings by Mother Teresa. Oblong octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by the author on the title page, “God bless you M Teresa MC." In fine condition. Housed in a custom slipcase. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $5,000.00 Item Number: 140087
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"The only man who never makes mistakes is the man who never does anything": First Edition of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt; Signed by Edmund Morris
MORRIS, Edmund.
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1979.
First edition of the first book in the author's acclaimed Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Signed by Edmund Morris on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Regine de Toledo. Author photograph by Ian Keown.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 145164
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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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"To Hubert Humphrey with my high regard": First Edition of The Lyndon Johnson Story; inscribed by Lyndon Johnson to his vice president Hubert Humphrey
MOONEY, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson [Hubert Humphrey].
The Lyndon Johnson Story.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.
First edition of Booth Mooney's biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, "To Hubert Humphrey with my high regard Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., served as Lyndon B. Johnson's vice president from 1965 to 1969. Humphrey took office on January 20, 1965, ending the 14-month vacancy of the Vice President of the United States, which had remained empty when then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson assumed the Presidency after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. As President Lyndon B. Johnson's vice…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 140814
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"With gratitude and admiration from his friend": First Edition of Booth Mooney's The Lyndon Johnson Story; lengthily inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson
MOONEY, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Lyndon Johnson Story.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.
First edition of Booth Mooney's biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, "To Ray Luhn with gratitude and admiration from his friend Lyndon B. Johnson." Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 111067
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"For Murray Milner, outstanding public servant, from his friend": First Edition of Booth Mooney's The Lyndon Johnson Story; lengthily inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson
MOONEY, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Lyndon Johnson Story.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.
First edition of Booth Mooney's biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, "For Murray Milner, outstanding public servant, from his friend, Lyndon B. Johnson." Near fine in very good dust jacket.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 117422