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"If you are going through hell, keep going”: Rare Limited Issue Winston Churchill Centenary Picture Medal
CHURCHILL, Winston.
Winston Churchill Centenary Picture Medal.
London: Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd, 1974.
Rare limited issue Centenary Picture Medal of Winston Churchill. Bronze Centenary Picture Medal containing thirteen informational disks that chronicle "outstanding events in the life of Britain's Beloved Bulldog Winston Spencer Churchill" illustrated by F. Jaffé, original silk ribbon. One of only 2,000 medals struck in bronzed gilding metal. In fine condition with some rubbing to the ribbon.
Price: $500.00 Item Number: 145571
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“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on": John F. Kennedy's Why England Slept
KENNEDY, John F.
Why England Slept.
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.
Second printing, published one month after the first of John F. Kennedy's first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Introduction by Henry R. Luce. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146286
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First Edition of Nixon: An Oliver Stone Film; Signed by Him
STONE, Oliver.
Nixon: An Oliver Stone Film.
New York: Hyperion, 1995.
First edition of the screenplay which was the basis for the work by the legendary director. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone on the title page. In fine condition. Edited by Eric Hamburg. Screenplay by Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, and Oliver Stone.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 133168
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The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1920-1933 The Cabinet and The Presidency; Inscribed by Him
HOOVER, Herbert.
The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1920-1933 The Cabinet and The Presidency.
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1951.
First edition, second printing of Hoover's Presidential memoir. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "The good wishes of Herbert Hoover to John P. Costello." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Riki Levinson.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 133701
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First Edition of Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Test Ban; inscribed by Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist Glenn Seaborg
SEABORG, Glenn T.; Benjamin S. Loeb.
Kennedy, Khrushchev and the Test Ban.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1981.
First edition of this inside story of the first treaty between the US, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom on nuclear weapons. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Ellen Overton, With my best wishes, Glenn Seaborg Jan. 5, 1982." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Written with the assistance of Benjamin S. Loeb. Foreword by W. Averell Harriman. Jacket design by Graphics Two. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 148435
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Rare first edition of Hamilton W. Pierson's Jefferson at Monticello
PIERSON, Hamilton W. [Thomas Jefferson].
Jefferson at Monticello. The Private Life of Thomas Jefferson, from Entirely New Materials.
New York: Charles Scribner, 1862.
First edition of this exceptional biographical work on Thomas Jefferson. Royal octavo, original publisher's cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Monticello. In good condition with some bumping to the foot of the spine, scattered toning throughout, stamp to the front free endpaper, bookplates and bookplate remnants to the front and rear pastedown.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 147407
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Rare February 11, 1952 Time Magazine Cover Signed by British Prime Minister Anthony Eden
EDEN, Anthony.
Anthony Eden Signed Time Magazine Cover.
Havana: February 11, 1952.
Original February 11, 1952 Time Magazine Latin American edition cover signed by British Prime Minister Anthony Eden. Quarto, featuring a reproduction of a bust portrait of Eden painted by Boris Artzybasheff. In very good condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 145308
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First edition of Georges de Scudéry's Curia Politiae: Or, The Apologies of Several Princes
SCUDéRY, Georges de.
Curia Politiae: Or, The Apologies of Several Princes: Justifying to the World Their most Eminent Actions, by the Strength of Reason, And the most Exact Rules of Policie.
London: Printed for Humphrey Moseley, 1654.
First edition in English of Scudéry's great catalogue of eminent world leaders, published early in early in Cromwell’s Commonwealth. Small quarto, bound in full contemporary tree calf with gilt tooling to the spine, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, engraved frontispiece, with 11 engraved portraits including those of Emperor Charles the Fifth; Matthias Corvin, King of Hungary; Mahoment the Second, the Grand Seignior; James the First, King of England; and Henry the Eighth, King of England among others. With the final page issued by Thurloe appointing Moseley to print the work. In very good condition. Bookplates…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 126839
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Antique Print of President Ulysses S. Grant
GRANT, Ulysses S.
Ulysses S. Grant Antique Print.
Antique print of the eighteenth president of the United States of America. Black and white print of Ulysses S. Grant standing at his desk. Matted and framed. In fine condition. This piece measures 9.25 inches by 11.5 inches.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146567
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First Edition of Charles King's The True Ulysses S. Grant; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
KING, Charles [William Tecumseh Sherman].
The True Ulysses S. Grant.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1914.
First edition of this biography of soldier, statesman, and president Ulysses S. Grant; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Grant as Major-General Commanding in the West, illustrated with twenty-eight black and white photographs. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature. Accompanied by a Lexington Hand-Colored postcard, illustrated with a portrait of General Robert E. Lee. In very good condition with light rubbing to the spine, front and rear panels. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance,…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 145931
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"Now it is YOUR TURN! Be well, Be strong!": First Edition of Eating Dr. King's Dinner; Lengthily Inscribed by Chuck Fager
FAGER, Chuck.
Eating Dr. King’s Dinner: A Memoir of the Movement 1963-1966.
Fayetteville, North Carolina: Kimo Press, 2005.
First edition of this personal memoir of Civil Rights activism. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "Durham NC, 2023 For James, The narrative here concludes in early 1966. Chuck Fager. But fifty-plus years later, the story & the courageous black struggle goes on, in some ways as intense as ever. For young readers, these pages are not only history; they are also a call - Now it is YOUR TURN! Be well, Be strong!" In near fine condition.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 146361
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First edition of the fourth volume in the official biography of Winston S. Churchill; complete with all 3 parts of its companion volume
GILBERT, Martin.
Winston S. Churchill [The Official Biography]. Volume IV: 1916-1922. [with] Volume IV Companion Parts I, II, and III.
London: Heinemann, 1975-1977.
First edition of the fourth volume in the official multi-volume biography of Winston S. Churchill; complete with all three parts of its companion volume. Octavo, 4 volumes, original publisher's cloth, top edges red, illustrated, photographic frontispiece portrait of Churchill at Lille, October 1918. Each volume is near fine in a fine dust jacket
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 144335
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John F. Kennedy Official Presidential Matchbook
KENNEDY, John F.
John F. Kennedy Official Presidential Matchbook.
C. 1961-1963.
John F. Kennedy official presidential matchbook. Official presidential matchbook, printed with John F. Kennedy's name on the front and the presidential seal on the rear, stapled and unopened with original matches. The piece measures 1.9 inches by 2.1 inches.
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 145325
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First Edition of A Tribute to John F. Kennedy; Warmly Inscribed by Pierre Salinger to Actor Allan Sherman
SALINGER, Pierre [John F. Kennedy].
A Tribute to John F. Kennedy.
Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica Inc, 1964.
First edition of this tribute to President Kennedy. Octavo, original boards, original slipcase, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Allan Sherman with the sincere appreciation of his friend and admirer Pierre Salinger." The recipient, Allan Sherman was actor, singer, producer and writer who became known as a song parodist in the early 1960s. His first album, My Son, the Folk Singer (1962), became the fastest-selling record album up to that time. His biggest hit was Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, a comic novelty recording in which a boy describes his summer camp experiences to the…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 134104
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First Edition of My Life; Signed By Hillary Rodham Clinton
CLINTON, Bill; Hillary Rodham Clinton.
My Life.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
First edition of President Clinton's autobiography. Large octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Boldly signed in full on the title page by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 138187
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"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul": First Edition of Moshe Dayan's Autobiography; Signed by Him
DAYAN, Moshe.
Moshe Dayan: Story of My Life.
Jerusalem: Steimatzky's Agency LTD, 1976.
First edition of the legendary military leader and politician's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Moshe Dayan on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bethram Kapadia.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 134303
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Typed Letter Signed by Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter
FRANKFURTER, Felix.
Felix Frankfurter Typed Letter Signed.
Typed letter signed by Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter. Two pages, typescript on Frankfurter’s Supreme Court letterhead, the letter is dated November 14, 1949 and reads in part, "My dear Mrs. McAllister: If persuasiveness, conveyed by an old and very cherished friend, could enable me to hurdle the obstacles that bar my presence at the 50th Anniversary Dinner of the National Consumers League, Molly Dawson's letter would have done it long ago. Please take my word for it that there are very few occasions which could possibly be so tempting as the League's Anniversary Dinner, and few occasions which would…
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 114070
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"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them": First Edition of Looking Forward: An Autobiography; Signed by President George H.W. Bush
BUSH, George H.W.
Looking Forward: An Autobiography.
New York: Doubleday, 1987.
First edition of George H.W. Bush's autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Bush on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph of David Valdez. Jacket typography by David Gatti.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 147456
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FIRST EDITION OF OUR TIME IS NOW; SIGNED BY STACEY ABRAMS
ABRAMS, Stacy.
Our Time Is Now. Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America.
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2020.
First edition of this "striking manifesto, a stirring indictment and a straightforward road map to victory" (New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Signed by Stacy Abrams on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design Christopher Sergio.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 134697
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FIRST EDITION OF THE SECOND VOLUME OF RANDOLPH S. CHURCHILL'S OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: Young Statesman; complete with all three parts of its companion volume
CHURCHILL, Randolph S.
Winston S. Churchill. [The Official Biography]. Volume II: Young Statesman 1901-1914 [with] Volume II Companion Parts I, II, and III.
London: Heinemann, 1967-1969.
First edition of the second volume in Randolph S. Churchill’s official biography of his father, Winston S. Churchill; complete with first editions of all three parts of its companion volume. Octavo, 4 volumes, original publisher's cloth, top edges red, illustrated, photographic frontispiece portrait of Winston S. Churchill in 1904. Each volume is near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom Simmonds.
Price: $450.00 Item Number: 144722