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Handsome Bronze Bust of President Abraham Lincoln
MAVCHI, J. [Abraham Lincoln].
Bronze Bust of Abraham Lincoln.
Bust length portrait bronze of President Abraham Lincoln, signed and numbered by the artist, "J. Mavchi 09/100." Mounted on a square black granite or marble base. The base measures 10.5 inches in height. The entire piece with the base measures 12.75 inches in height. In fine condition.
Price: $2,800.00 Item Number: 145312
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Rare colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament; signed by 8 British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair
THATCHER, Margaret; Tony Blair; Gordon Brown; James Callaghan; David Cameron; Edward Heath; John Major; Theresa May.
British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving.
Rare colored engraving signed by 8 former British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. One page, a fine colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament signed on the mount by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, James Callaghan, David Cameron, Edward Heath, John Major, Theresa May, and Margaret Thatcher. In fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 15 inches by 12.25 inches.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 123644
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Rare First Edition of Britain's Memorial to Franklin Roosevelt Souvenir Book
WINSTON CHURCHILL; CLEMENT ATLEE,.
Britain’s Memorial to Franklin Roosevelt Souvenir Book.
London: 1947.
First edition of this tribute to President Roosevelt with contributions by Eleanor Roosevelt, Winston S. Churchill and Clement Atlee, a selection of excerpts from the speeches of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and a biographical note illustrated with photographs. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 123823
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"If you want to make peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies": First Edition of Moshe Dayan's Breakthrough: A Personal Account of the Egypt-Israel Peace Negotiations; Signed by Him
DAYAN, Moshe.
Breakthrough: A Personal Account of the Egypt-Israel Peace Negotiations.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
First edition of this work by Dayan. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Moshe Dayan on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony. From the library of Herbert A. Friedman with his bookplate to the front free endpaper. Friedman was a Reform rabbi who served as the CEO of the United Jewish Appeal and was the founding president of the Wexner Heritage Foundation. He inspired the Wexner Heritage Program seminars, which have now been educating Jewish community leaders for over two decades. He co-founded the foundation in 1985 with Leslie Wexner,…
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 133918
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First edition of Bloomberg by Bloomberg; inscribed by Michael Bloomberg
BLOOMBERG, Michael.
Bloomberg by Bloomberg.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1997.
First edition of Michael Bloomberg's hard-hitting autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "For Rona Freedland Hope you enjoy this book, Mike Bloomberg." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nuart, Inc. Jacket photographs by Gregory Heisler.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 110923
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"Come Then Let Us To The Task To The Battle & The Toil each to our part each to our station": First Edition of Winston S. Churchill "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1941.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, frontispiece, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, gilt signature to the front panel, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145964
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Rare first edition of S. Putnam Waldo's Biographical Sketches of Distinguished American Naval Heroes and the War of the Revolution
WALDO, S. Putnam. [James Monroe; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson].
Biographical Sketches of Distinguished American Naval Heroes and the War of the Revolution, Between the American Republic and the Kingdom of Great Britain; Comprising Sketches of Com. Nicholas Biddle, Com. John Paul Jones, Com. Edward Preble and Com. Alexander Murray. With Incidental Allusions to other Distinguished Characters.
Hartford: Published by Silas Andrus, 1823.
First edition of Putnam's work dedicated to American naval heroes of the Revolutionary War including James Monroe, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplate to the pastedown. Rare.
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 120635
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Rare Original Photograph signed by President Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and King Hussein of Jordan
CLINTON, Bill.
Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, King Hussein Signed Photograph.
1995.
Color photograph taken during the the signing of the Oslo II Accords of Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and King Hussein of Jordan and Hosni Mubarak on the White House lawn, signed by Clinton, Arafat and Faisal Husseini. On September 28, 1995, the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip was signed in Washington, D.C. This agreement, which marks the conclusion of the first stage in negotiations between Israel and the PLO, incorporates and superseded the Gaza-Jericho and early empowerment agreements. The entire piece measures 17 inches by 13 inches. Rare and desirable signed by…
Price: $9,800.00 Item Number: 123430
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1966 Georgetown University Yearbook containing a photograph of Bill Clinton as a college sophomore
[CLINTON, Bill].
Bill Clinton 1966 Georgetown University Yearbook.
Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University, 1966.
1966 Georgetown University Yearbook containing a photograph of Bill Clinton as a college sophomore. Quarto, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Clinton's photograph is on page 278. In near fine condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 139242
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Photograph of Big Ben; Signed by Five British prime ministers
EDWARD HEATH, Margaret Thatcher.
Big Ben Tower Signed Photograph of British Prime Ministers.
Color photograph of Big Ben Tower, signed by six British prime ministers: Edward Heath, Margaret Thatcher, James Callaghan, John Major and Tony Blair. In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 14.25 inches by 16.25 inches. A rare and desirable piece of history.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 73058
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Bernard Baruch Signed Portrait to Humorist Harry Hershfield
BARUCH, Bernard M.
Bernard Baruch Signed Portrait.
A portrait of Bernard Baruch signed to humorist Harry Hershfield. It reads, "For Harry Hershfield who radiates sunshine and good feeling wherever he goes with appreciation and best wishes from one who has basked in that sunshine BM Baruch 1952." Hershfield was an American cartoonist, humor writer and radio personality. He was known as "the Jewish Will Rogers". He also was a columnist for the New York Daily Mirror. His books include Laugh Louder, Live Longer and Now I'll Tell One. As a comics artist he is best remembered for his newspaper comic Abie the Agent. The image measures 7.75 inches by 10.75 inches. Double…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 71053
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Rare glass bust of the 23rd President of the United States Benjamin Harrison
[HARRISON, Benjamin].
Benjamin Harrison Glass Bust.
Rare frosted glass bust of the 23rd President of the United States, Benjamin Harrison. Mounted on a hollow glass pedestal. In near fine condition. The bust measures 5.5 inches in height. The entire piece measures 16.5 inches in height.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 135664
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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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"There's not a liberal America and a conservative America- there's a United State of America": First Edition of Barack Obama Speeches; Signed by Him
OBAMA, Barack.
Barack Obama Speeches.
San Diego: Canterbury Classics, 2020.
First edition of this collection of speeches by the 44th president of the United States. Octavo, original illustrated boards, photographic endpapers. Boldly signed in full on a notecard, "Barack Obama." In fine condition. Introduction by Ken Mondschein. Cover design by James Dean Johns and Rusty von Dyl.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133624
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The American Flag that was flown over the United States Capitol during the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama
[OBAMA, Barack].
Barack Obama Inauguration Flag.
2009.
The American Flag that was flown over the United States Capitol during the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20, 2009. Flag, housed in the original box. Accompanied by a presentation certificate from Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers. In near fine condition.
Price: $6,500.00 Item Number: 132991
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Elaborately bound collection of Presidential autographs; containing the autograph of each of the first 34 Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Dwight D. Eisenhower
WASHINGTON, George; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; James Monroe; John Quincy Adams; Andrew Jackson; Martin Van Buren; William Henry Harrison; John Tyler; James Polk; Zachary Taylor; Millard Fillmore; Franklin Pierce; James Buchanan; Abraham Lincoln; Andrew Johnson; Ulysses S. Grant; Rutherford B. Hayes; James Garfield; Chester A. Arthur; Grover Cleveland; William McKinley; Theodore Roosevelt; William H. Taft; Woodrow Wilson; Warren G. Harding; Calvin Coolidge; Herbert Hoover; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Harry Truman; Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Autographs of the Presidents of the United States of America.
1783-1956.
Elaborately bound collection of Presidential autographs, containing the autograph of each of the first 34 Presidents of the United States from George Washington to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Quarto, bound in full red morocco by Riviere & Son with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt presidential seal to the front panel with white and blue morocco onlays, gilt arms and motto of George Washington to the rear panel with white and blue morocco onlays and his gilt signature in facsimile, centerpieces within quintuple gilt ruling with star emblems at each corner, blue…
Price: $80,000.00 Item Number: 125384
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Exceptionally rare autograph album containing the autographs of 24 American Presidents in addition to numerous autographs of Cabinet Members, vice presidents and several rare carte-de-visites
WASHINGTON, George; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; Andrew Jackson; Martin Van Buren; William Henry Harrison; James Tyler; James H. Polk; James Buchanan; Zachary Taylor; Millard Fillmore; James Buchanan; Franklin Pierce; Abraham Lincoln; William Seward; Andrew Johnson; Ulysses S. Grant; James Garfield; Chester A. Arthur; Grover Cleveland; Benjamin Harrison; Grover Cleveland; William McKinley; Alexander Hamilton.
Autograph Album of the Presidents and Cabinet Officials of the United States of America.
Rare late 19th century folio album containing an extensive collection of Presidential autographs, letters, carte-de-visites, and portraits in addition to those of each Cabinet. Folio, bound in three quarter morocco with five raised bands and gilt titles to the spine. The album contains: a clipped signature of President George Washington with a four-page letter of provenance dated July 13 1948, several portraits of him including two rare carte-de-visites as well as a carte-de-visite of Martha Washington; and autograph letter signed by John Adams as President to Benjamin Lincoln, Quincy, July 23, 1799; a clipped document signed by Thomas Jefferson as…
Price: $82,000.00 Item Number: 129509
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Rare 1911 Austro-Hungarian Nobility Patent; elaborately bound in full morocco with gilt metalwork embellished with inlaid precious stones
Austro-Hungarian Nobility Patent
Vienna: 1911.
Rare Austro-Hungarian Nobility Patent bestowing upon Brunn industrialist Adolf Noble von Kurschner and his descendants a Hungarian noble title. Folio, bound in full morocco with elaborate gilt metal onlays embellished with precious stones, inner dentelles, silk-watered endleaves, tasseled ribbon bound in. The patent is richly decorated with hand-painted illuminated borders, large hand-painted coat of arms. Signed by the Minister of the Interior: Vienna, December 11, 1911, the patent extends the hereditary title of baron bestowed on Adolf Noble von Kurschner to his descendants Adolf Baron von Kurschner and his wife Marie Baroness von Kurschner as well as their direct descendants.…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 132158
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Rare limited printing of The Atlantic Charter; printed by the busy bee; one of the most important literary publishing houses in the Netherlands
[CHURCHILL, Winston S. and Franklin Delano Roosevelt].
Atlantic Charter: August 12th 1941.
Holland: The Busy Bee, c. 1944.
Rare limited Busy Bee edition of the transatlantic statement that set forth the British and American governments' mutual economic and societal goals following the end of WWII. 12mo, original wrappers as issued. One of 100 numbered copies printed in secret in the office of the Busy Bee, this is number 73. One of the most important literary publishing houses in the Netherlands, The Busy Bee, or De Bezige Bij, was founded illegally in 1943 during the German occupation of the Netherlands by publisher Geert Lubberhuizen. Initially composed of a group of students, its first publication was a poem by Jan Campert…
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 131557
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First Edition of As Ding Saw Hoover; Inscribed by both the Author and President Hoover
DARLING, Jay N. [Herbert Hoover].
As Ding Saw Hoover.
Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State College Press, 1954.
First edition of "Ding" Darling's editorial cartoons regarding President Hoover. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Hoover on the front free endpaper, "To Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne the good wishes of Herbert Hoover." Additionally inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To the Ken Brownes With warm appreciation of friendship and kindred association over many years to you and all those who like Hoover hold high respect for the responsibilities of good citizenship in practice as well as idealism. Sincerely Jay N. Darling Ding." Edited by John M. Henry. Introduction by W.W. Waymack. In near fine…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 102472