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"The greatest Lady of This Century in whom Africa has found a friend in deed": First Edition of Ojike's My Africa; Inscribed by Him to Eleanor Roosevelt
OJIKE, Mbonu [Eleanor Roosevelt].
My Africa.
New York: The John Day Company, 1946.
First edition of this work by the Nigerian novelist and nationalist, inscribed by him to Eleanor Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Eleanor Roosevelt The greatest Lady of this Century in whom Africa has found a friend in deed. Mbonu Ojike.” Bookplate of Eleanor Roosevelt, near fine in a very good dust jacket. Introduction by Pearl S. Buck. An exceptional association copy.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 102465
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Signed Portrait of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
EISENHOWER, Dwight D.
Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Photograph.
Photograph portrait of General Dwight D. Eisenhower inscribed, “For Henry Sage Dunning, A veteran of World World I and a distinguished member of Columbia’s family, with admiration and affectionate regard, Dwight D. Eisenhower.” In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 19 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 20040
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Long Autographed Letter Signed by Chief Justice Warren Burger to Irving Kaufman
BURGER, Warren.
Warren Burger Signed Letter To Irving Kaufman.
1969.
Autographed signed letter from Chief Justice Warren Burger to the Chief Judge of the Second Court of Appeals Irving Kaufman on The Supreme Court letterhead. The letter reads, “Dear Irving, Today is a significant milestone in your fine judicial career and an important one in the Judiciary because of that fact. Few judges brought to their work the rich background of scholarship and broad experience in practice and the trial bench as you did. I wish for you- and for all of us- that you will have good health and many more years of service in the courts. Cordially Warren E. Burger Nov. 1, 1969.” Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 11.75 inches by 14.75 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 38008
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First Edition of Balfour's A Fragment on Progress; Inscribed by Him
BALFOUR, Arthur James.
A Fragment on Progress. Inaugural Address Delivered on his Installation as Lord Rector.
Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1892.
First edition of Balfour’s Inaugural Address delivered on his installation as Lord Rector . Octavo, bound in full calf with Balfour’s signature stamped in gilt to the front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by Arthur James Balfour on the front free endpaper, “‘B. Mallet, with the kindest regards of Arthur James Balfour. 18.8.92.” The recipient, Bernard Mallet, later Sir Bernard Mallet, was a civil servant who served as Balfour’s private secretary. Later, he was Registrar General and President of the Royal Statistical Society from 1916 to 1918. He married Marie Adeane, who at various times was a Maid of Honour to Queen Victoria and had two sons, one of whom was Sir Victor Mallet, the diplomat. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 117521
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Message of the President of the United States, communicated to the two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Message of the President of the United States, Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress.
Chicago: Government Printing Office, 1928.
First edition of this address given by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 119471
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Fine collection of Inaugural Gifts from the Inauguration of Ronald Reagan as President and George H. W. Bush as Vice President of the United States
REAGAN, Ronald and George H. W. Bush.
Ronald Reagan and George Bush Inaugural Gift Collection.
1981.
Fine collection of official gifts from the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as President and George H. W. Bush as Vice President of the United States. The collection includes a sterling silver money clip and pill box embossed with the Reagan Bush inaugural logo and a fountain pen from the inaugural reception of George H. W. Bush bearing Bush’s signature in facsimile and housed in the original box bearing the seal of the Vice President of the United States. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 117304
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Stamp Sheet Signed by President and First Lady Harry and Bess Truman
TRUMAN, Harry S. and Bess.
Harry and Bess Truman Signed Postage Stamps Sheet.
Complete 9 inches by 10 inches full sheet of fifty United States three-cent postage stamps depicting the White House and honoring the sesquicentennial of Washington D.C. Boldly signed by Harry and Bess Truman, “To Mike Zebniak From Harry Truman” and “Bess W. Truman”. Matted and framed the entire piece measures 17 inches by 18 inches.
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 83451
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Address of President Coolidge at the Memorial Exercises, Arlington National Cemetery; Signed by President Coolidge
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Address of President Coolidge at the Memorial Exercises, Arlington National Cemetery.
Chicago: Government Printing Office, 1925.
First edition of this address given by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 119698
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Rare original photograph inscribed by both Harry Truman and Adlai Stevenson
TRUMAN, Harry S. and Adlai Stevenson.
Harry S. Truman and Adlai Stevenson Signed Photograph.
Rare original photograph of American statesmen Harry Truman and Adlai Stevenson. Inscribed by Harry Truman, “Kind regards to Ken Browne, Harry Truman” and by Stevenson, “For Ken Browne with best wishes Adlai S. Stevenson.” Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 14.5 inches.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 99835
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"We do not rejoice in victories. We rejoice when a new kind of cotton is grown and when strawberries bloom in Israel": First Edition of Golda Meir's My Life; Signed by Her
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 the author on the front free endpaper, “In real deep friendship and love, Golda.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Cheryl Asherman.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 93569
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Military Commission Signed by Andrew Johnson as President of the United
JOHNSON, Andrew.
Andrew Johnson Naval Commission Signed.
Washington: May 1, 1866.
Rare Naval commission signed by Andrew Johnson as President of the United States. One page, partially printed with engraved vignettes and retaining the original orange paper seal, the document is dated May 1, 1866 and appoints Leonard Paulding as Commander in the United States Navy. Signed at the conclusion by Andrew Johnson and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. Leonard Paulding served in the U.S. Navy from 1840 to 1867. Beginning as a midshipman abroad the USS Preble II, he was promoted to an officer on September 14, 1855 and subsequently to commander with the present document. In near fine condition. Matted. The entire piece measures 23 inches by 20 inches.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 101491
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First Editions Of President Eisenhower’s Mandate For Change and The White House Years: Waging Peace 1956-1961; Inscribed in Volume One
EISENHOWER, Dwight D.
The White House Years: Mandate for Change 1953-1956 and The White House Years: Waging Peace 1956-1961.
Garden City: Doubleday and Company, 1963-65.
First editions of each volume of President Eisenhower’s memoirs. Two volumes, octavo, original cloth, pictorial map endpapers. Inscribed in volume one on the half title page by the author, “For Bob Clark With the warm regard his friend Dwight D. Eisenhower.” The recipient, Robert E. Clark worked for The International News Service and interviewed Eisenhower on several occasions. Both are fine condition in very good to near fine dust jackets. A nice inscription.
Price: $1,350.00 Item Number: 24004
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First Edition Of President Eisenhower’s Mandate For Change and The White House Years; Warmly Inscribed by Him
EISENHOWER, Dwight D.
The White House Years: Mandate for Change 1953-1956.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1963.
First edition of volume one of President Eisenhower’s memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial map endpapers. Inscribed on the half title page by the author, “For The Honorable John R. Dethmers with best wishes from Dwight D. Eisenhower.” The recipient, John R. Dethmers was a member of the Michigan Republican State Central Committee in 1939. Dethmers served as Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1942–1945 and was a delegate to the 1944 Republican National Convention. He served as Michigan Attorney General from 1945-1946. Governor Harry Kelly appointed Dethmers Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, serving from 1946–1970 and serving as Chief Justice of the Michigan State Supreme Court in 1953, 1956–1962, and 1967-1969. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A nice association.
Price: $1,300.00 Item Number: 43031
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Rare original Photograph Signed by The Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion
BEN-GURION, David.
David Ben-Gurion Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of David Ben-Gurion boldly signed by him, “D. Ben-Gurion.” The photograph measures 5.25 inches by 3.5 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 12 inches by 10.5 inches. In near fine condition. A nice example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 95204
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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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"You don't make peace with friends. You make it with very unsavory enemies": First Edition of The Rabin Memoirs; Inscribed by Him in the Year of Publication
RABIN, Yitzhak.
The Rabin Memoirs.
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1979.
First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “To Eleanore with best wishes Y. Rabin 10.31.79.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Renfer. Photograph by Magnum photographer Leonard Freed.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 92754
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams": Signed Limited Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s This I Remember
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
This I Remember.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
Signed limited first edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s wonderful autobiography. Octavo, original blue cloth. Illustrated with 41 photographs of the Roosevelt family, including frontispiece of the First Lady. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt, number 362, printed on special paper. Fine in the original acetate in the rare original slipcase.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 81950
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"No man of integrity can live constantly in the majority": 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 Mrs. Joney McCollum, a dear and great lady with my love and admiration Lyndon B. Johnson.” Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 104963
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Address of President Coolidge at the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Phillips Academy; Signed by Him
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Address of President Coolidge at the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Phillips Academy.
Chicago: Government Printing Office, 1925.
First edition of this address given by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 119479
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“COURAGE ISN'T HAVING THE STRENGTH TO GO ON - IT IS GOING ON WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE STRENGTH”: Finely Bound set of Sloane's Life of Napoleon Bonaparte; elaborately illustrated
SLOANE, William Milligan [Napoleon Bonaparte].
Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
New York: The Century Co, 1906.
Large paper edition of William Sloane’s authoritative biography of great French general Napoleon Bonaparte. Quarto, 4 volumes bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt with others uncut, profusely illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece of Napoleon Bonaparte in color. In near fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 104583