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Peter Drucker's Landmark Work Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices; Inscribed by Him
DRUCKER, Peter F.
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.
First edition, early printing of this management classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Jack Nold with warmest regards Peter F. Drucker." Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket, date to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Roy La Grone. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 142075
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"Bringing people into the here-and-now. The real universe. That's the present moment. The past is no good to us. The future is full of anxiety. Only the present is real--the here-and-now. Seize the day": First Edition of Bellow's Seize the Day; Inscribed by Him
BELLOW, Saul.
Seize the Day.
New York: The Viking Press, 1956.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For the Gabels with best wishes from an old exile to Evanston Saul Bellow." The recipients were close friends of Bellow's while he was a student at Northwestern University, where he graduated with honors and earned bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and sociology. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Jacket design by Bill English. Association copies of Seize the Day are uncommon.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 84225
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“Nothing in life is as important as you think it is, while you are thinking about it”: Thinking, Fast and Slow; Inscribed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman
KAHNEMAN, Daniel .
Thinking, Fast and Slow.
Toronto: Doubleday, 2011.
First edition, early printing of this contemporary classic "in the same league as Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams" (Nassim Nicholas Taleb). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To William, D. Kahneman." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ridrigo Corral.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144887
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"If you're going to kick authority in the teeth, you might as well use two feet": First Edition of Life; Signed by Keith Richards in the year of publication
RICHARDS, Keith.
Life: Keith Richards.
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2010.
First edition of Richards' autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Signed and dated by the author om the year of publication on the front free-endpaper, "Keith Richards '10." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Front jacket photograph by David LaChapelle. Rear jacket photograph by Deborah Feingold.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145196
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“Creativity is a drug I cannot live without": First Edition of The Autobiography of Cecil B. DeMille; With signed letters from Him
DEMILLE, Cecil B.
The Autobiography of Cecil B. DeMille.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1959.
First edition of the autobiography of the legendary director. Octavo, original cloth. Note written on stationary from Hotel Pierre, New York, from Cecil B. De Mille to Barrett Kiesling, MGM Publicity Directory, dated June 21, 1931, laid-in, includes De Mille's signature. Two notes to Kiesling from Cecilia De Mille Harper (daughter of the famous director and an actress) also laid in, with her signature. Typed letter on Paramount Pictures Corporation letterhead from Cecil B. DeMille to Barrett C. Kiesling, with signature, affixed to the back pastedown (letter mentions Kiesling's help in writing the autobiography), dated May 14, 1958. Minor underlining…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 130481
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War Memoirs of David Lloyd George; In the rare original dust jackets and an autograph note laid in
LLOYD GEORGE, David.
War Memoirs of David Lloyd George.
London: Odams Press Limited, .
First editions, early printings of the first two volumes in Lloyd George's autobiography, with an autographed letter signed of Margaret Lloyd George laid in. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in very good dust jackets. On Lloyd George's Downing Street letterhead, the letter reads in full, "March 5th. Dear Mr. Grossmith Thank you so much for the chocolates last night. It was kind of you to send them. We thoroughly enjoyed the play. I have seen it several times, & we often hear it on the electro phone here in Downing Street. With renewed thanks from me & my daughter &…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135372
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First Edition of I.M. Pei; Signed by Him
REID, Aileen [I.M. Pei].
I.M. Pei.
New Jersey: Crescent, 1995.
First edition of this work on the famed Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed I.M. Pei on the title page (he closed it before his signature dried, resulting in blotching). Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Pei are rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 138044
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First Edition of Thomas Schelling's Choice and Consequence: Perspectives of an Errant Economist; Inscribed by Him to Fellow Economist Francis M. Bator
SCHELLING, Thomas C.
Choice and Consequence: Perspectives of an Errant Economist.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1984.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist's important compilation of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to colleague and close friend Francis Bator on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Francis from Tom April 1984." The recipient, Francis M. Bator was Deputy National Security Advisor of the United States from 1965 to 1967. He was also a Special Assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Bator was Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Political Economy in Harvard's Kennedy School of Government where he was founding chairman of the School's Public Policy Program, and director…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 89967
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Signed by James Watson, Andrew Berry and Edward O. Wilson
WATSON, James D. & Andrew Berry [Edward O. Wilson].
DNA: The Secret of Life.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by James Watson, Andrew Berry and also signed by scientist Edward O. Wilson on the front free endpaper. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 2632
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First Edition of Alice's Restaurant Cookbook; Signed by Arlo Guthrie
BROCK, Alice May and Arlo Guthrie.
Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook.
New York: Random House, 1969.
First edition of this classic cookbook. Quarto, original illustrated boards, with numerous pages of photographs. Signed by Arlo Guthrie on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, with the original record in the rear. Introduction by Arlo Guthrie. Rare and desirable signed by Guthrie.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 143058
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How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad; Inscribed by Legendary Investor William J. O'Neil
O'NEIL, William J.
How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times or Bad.
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988.
First edition, early printing of this investment classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Matthew Keep up the good work William O'Neil." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Eileen Kramer. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 144893
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Rare Original Photograph of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor administering the vice presidential oath of office to Dan Quayle; Signed by both O'Connor and Quayle
O'CONNOR, Sandra Day and Dan Quayle.
Sandra Day O’Connor and Dan Quayle Signed Photograph.
January 20, 1989.
Rare original photograph of Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor administering the vice presidential oath of office to Dan Quayle. Signed by Sandra Day O'Connor and inscribed by Dan Quayle, "Rami Lasman With Best Wishes - Dan Quayle." In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 101584
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Every investor wants a magic way to select stocks...so let me begin by saying that this is not that kind of book": First Edition of Quality of Earnings; Lengthily Signed by Thorton O'Glove
O'GLOVE, Thornton with Robert Sobel.
Quality of Earnings.
New York: The Free Press, 1987.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the front free endpaper. "April 14, 2015, Every investor wants a magic way to select stocks...so let me begin by saying that this is not that kind of book. Thorton L. O'Glove." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by W. Scott Carouge.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146179
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Signed Limited Edition of Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man; one of only 400 copies signed by him
ISHERWOOD, Christopher.
A Single Man.
London: The Land Press, 1980.
Signed limited edition of Isherwood's highly-regarded work, adapted into the film of the same name directed by fashion designer Tom Ford and starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. Quarto, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine, marbled endpapers. One of 400 copies signed by the author on the colophon. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 124605
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John Van Buren's first edition copy of The Constitutions of the United States and State of New-York and Articles of Confederation; with his ownership signature
[VAN BUREN, John].
The Constitutions of the United States and State of New-York and Articles of Confederation; Together with the Rules and Orders, Standing Committees, List of Members of the Senate and Assembly for 1831, List of Counties, &c. &c. &c.
Albany: Printed by Croswell and Can Benthuysen, 1831.
John van Buren's first edition copy of this early American government handbook. 16 mo, bound in full morocco for Van Buren with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated with 3 folding plates and 3 folding maps including: a folding map of the City of Troy (with manuscript notes locating landmarks), folding floor plan of the assembly; small hand-colored folding map of the city of Albany, folding floor plan of the assembly [1831], small folding floor plan of the Senate chamber [1831], large hand-colored folding "Map of the State of New York and the Surrounding Country," by David H. Burr, dated 1829. With John van Buren's ownership signature to the pastedown, "John van Buren's book." In…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 134298
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"No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails": Long Walk to Freedom; Inscribed by Nelson Mandela
MANDELA, Nelson .
Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.
South Africa: MacDonald Purnell, 1994.
First South African edition, early printing of this classic autobiography, which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed on the title page by the author, "To Ronel, Compliments and best wishes to an outstanding lady. NMandela 28.11.95." Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 143552
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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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"Why must we fight for the right to live, over and over, each time the sun rises?": First Edition of Exodus; Inscribed by Leon Uris
URIS, Leon.
Exodus: A Novel of Israel.
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1958.
First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Lois Shapiro Shalom Leon Uris." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing to the extremities. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes. Jacket drawing by Harlan Krakowitz. Signed first editions of Exodus are uncommon.
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 108911
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"But I wanted to say- this is the point of it. Remember it happy; the sun in your eyes": First Edition of Nicholas Mosley's Accident; Lengthily Inscribed by Him
MOSLEY, Nicholas.
Accident.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1965.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on title page, "For William with all very best wishes from Nicholas Moseley November 2008 'But I wanted to say- this is the point of it. Remember it happy; the sun in your eyes.'" Near fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows light wear. Jacket design by John Woodcock.
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 114589
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"Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness": First Edition of The Architecture of Frank Gehry; Inscribed by Frank Gehry to Academy Award-winning screenwriter Frank Pierson
GEHRY, Frank; Foreword Henry N. Cobb.
The Architecture of Frank Gehry.
New York: Rizzoli Publishers, 1986.
First edition of this early monograph of the work of renowned architect Frank Gehry. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the architect on the half-title page, "To Frank Pierson Frank O. Gehry." The recipient Frank Pierson was a renowned Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Dog Day Afternoon (along with the Academy-nominated Cat Ballou and Cool Hand Luke), director, and President of both the Writers Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Essays by Rosemarie Haag Bletter, Coosje van Bruggen, Mildred Friedman, Joseph Giovannini, Thomas S. Hines,…
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 99727
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"I had come to Yugoslavia to see what history meant in flesh and blood": Rebecca West's Masterpiece; Inscribed by the author in volume one
WEST, Rebecca.
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: The Record of a Journey Through Yugoslavia in 1937.
London: Macmillan, 1941.
First edition, second printing of Rebecca West's masterpiece. Octavo, 2 volumes, original green cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "With all wishes to Kathleen Flint from Rebecca West- 1943." Both volumes are in very good condition, recipient's name to the front free endpaper. Scarce and desirable signed by West.
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 129759
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First Edition of Statues of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin; Inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson
JOHNSON, Lyndon B.
Statues of Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin, Erected in Statuary Hall of the Capitol Building at Washington.
Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1905.
First edition of this work on the statues of Sam Houston and Stephen Austin. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lyndon Johnson on the front pastedown, "To B. J. Hanacik, from his congressman, Lyndon B. Johnson, April 10, 1938." In near fine condition.
Price: $1,450.00 Item Number: 125327
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“You could find beauty nearly anywhere if you stopped to look for it": FIRST EDITION OF ROBERT GALBRAITH'S CAREER OF EVIL; SIGNED BY J.K. ROWLING
GALBRAITH, Robert.
Career of Evil.
London: Sphere, 2015.
First edition of the third novel in Rowling’s Cormoran Strike Series, published under the pen name Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Rowling on the title page “Robert Galbraith” and with Rowling’s hologram sticker to the verso of the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Nico Taylor.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 127383
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"Who has been at the center of many of the events that have shaped our times. It has been an honor to know and photograph you on your march through history. I'm presuming that there will be quite a few more 'Photo Ops' in your future - count me in on a few of them!": First Edition of Photo Op; Inscribed by David Hume Kennerly to General Colin Powell
KENNERLY, David Hume [Colin Powell].
Photo Op.
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1995.
First edition of this collection of photographs which capture, firsthand, groundbreaking events in modern history. Quarto, original cloth, generously illustrated with photographs throughout. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half title page, "To Gen. Colin Powell, Who has been at the center of many of the events that have shaped our times. It has been an honor to know and photograph you on your march through history. I'm presuming that there will be quite a few more 'Photo Ops' in your future - count me in on a few of them! Cheers…
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 146674
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First Edition of Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters; Signed by President Barack Obama
OBAMA, Barack.
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
First edition of this work by President Obama, which delivers a tender, beautiful letter to his daughters in this powerful picture book illustrated by award-winner Loren Long. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Barack Obama on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Loren Long. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 144139
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First Edition of Willie Mays: My Life In And Out of Baseball; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery and Inscribed by the Baseball Legend
MAYS, Willie.
Willie Mays: My Life In And Out of Baseball.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1966.
First edition of this early autobiography by Mays. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, "To Don Best Wishes Willie Mays" on a page bound in. In fine condition. Written with Charles Einstein. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 147503
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“There is nothing healthier for a man than to walk on his own two legs": First Edition of Baltasar and Blimunda; Inscribed by Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Baltasar and Blimunda.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1987.
First American edition of Saramago's first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page, "To Harold Jose Saramago 29.10.2008." Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket art by Giotto. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 100019
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"the greatest musical figure who has lived in this century": Richard Strauss Signed Program
STRAUSS, Richard.
Richard Strauss Signed Program.
1925.
Richard Strauss signed program. The program was for a concert by the Dusseldorf City Orchestra and Richard Strauss, held April 30, 1925. The program measures 6.5 inches by 8.75 inches. Double matted and framed opposite a photograph of Strauss. The entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17.5 inches.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 65034
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“A man must earn his daily bread by some means some-where, and if his bread fails to nourish his soul, at least his body will be nourished while his soul suffers": First American Edition of Baltasar and Blimunda; Inscribed by Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Baltasar and Blimunda.
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, 1987.
First American edition of Saramago's first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page, "Para Gus cordialmente Jose Saramago 13.5.2005." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket art by Giotto. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 133494
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First Edition of Lynne Reid Banks' The Indian In The Cupboard; Signed by her and illustrator Brock Cole
BANKS, Lynne Reid; Illustrated by Brock Cole.
The Indian In The Cupboard.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1980.
First edition of the author's classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Brock Cole. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Andrew - Best wishes, Lynne Reid Banks Dorset, UK Sept. 2008." Additionally signed by the illustrator Brock Cole on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Robert Sabin. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed by both Banks and Cole.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 121662
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"The previously untold stories of a group of true-life heroes": First Edition of The Green Berets; Inscribed by Robin Moore in the Year of Publication
MOORE, Robin.
The Green Berets.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1965.
First edition of this monumental work, basis for the classic film starring John Wayne. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Chick and Mary Edgarton Best wishes Robin Moore Concord 15 May 1965." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Harsh/ Finegold. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 147494
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"I will come again and conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can": First Edition of High Adventure; Signed by Edmund Hillary
HILLARY, Edmund.
High Adventure.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.
First British edition of Hillary's account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, "E.P. Hillary." Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 140292
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First Edition of Stephen King's Bag of Bones; Inscribed by Him
KING, Stephen.
Bag of Bones.
New York: Scribners, 1998.
First edition of this work which won the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, the 1999 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 1999 Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Patricia- Stephen King." Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 142294
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"Okay. Right now Houston, the voltage is- is looking good, and we had a pretty large bang associated with the CAUTION & WARNING there: And as I recall, MAIN B was the one that had had an amp spike on it once before!": Apollo 13 Module Oversized Photograph; Lengthily Signed by Fred Haise
HAISE, Fred.
Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Module Oversized Photograph.
April 14, 1970.
Oversized photograph of the Apollo 13 Module. Black and white photograph of the Apollo 13 Module. Lenghthily signed by Fred Haise with a quote from his conversation with Capsule Communicator Jack Lousma. The full inscription reads, "Okay. Right now Houston, the voltage is- is looking good, and we had a pretty large bang associated with the CAUTION & WARNING there: And as I recall, MAIN B was the one that had had an amp spike on it once before! Fred Haise Apollo 13 LMP April 14, 1970." In fine condition. The piece measures 20 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 145293
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First edition of The Living White House; signed by Lyndon B. Johnson and warmly inscribed by Lady Bird Johnson
AIKMAN, Lionelle. Foreword by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Introduction by Bruce Catton.
The Living White House.
Washington, D.C: White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society Special Publications Division, 1966.
First edition of this beautiful pictorial history of the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Octavo, bound in full pebbled dark green morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with numerous full page color photographs. One of 100 copies. Inscribed by Lady Bird Johnson on the limitation page, "January 31, 1970 For Sarah and Lawrence Clay Maliek with the warm good wishes for all your days ahead Lady Bird" and signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, "Lyndon B. Johnson." In near fine condition…
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 139238
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First Edition of Baltasar and Blimunda; Inscribed by Jose Saramago
SARAMAGO, Jose.
Baltasar and Blimunda.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1987.
First British edition of Saramago's first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For Harold with best wishes Jose Saramago 29.10.2008." Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Rosemary Woods. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 140911
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“It's not that words or human language stop having any meaning or relevance after you die, by the way": First Edition of David Foster Wallace's Oblivion; Signed by Him
FOSTER WALLACE, David.
Oblivion: Stories.
Boston: Little Brown & Company, 2004.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 121399
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First Edition of Roger Kahn's Joe & Marilyn: A Memory of Love; Signed by Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Di Maggio
KAHN, Roger; [Joe Di Maggio].
Joe & Marilyn: A Memory of Love.
New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986.
First edition of the full, unobscured story of Mr. and Mrs. America. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece portrait of Joe and Marilyn on their wedding day. Boldly signed by Joe Di Maggio on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Terry Fehr. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 147083
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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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"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America": First Edition of Between Hope and History Inscribed By President Clinton to United Nations Ambassador Bill Richardson
CLINTON, Bill [William Jefferson] [Bill Richardson].
Between Hope and History.
New York: Times Books/ Random House, 1996.
First edition of this work by President Clinton. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, "To Bill Richardson with thanks Bill Clinton 9-7-96." The recipient, Bill Richardson served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary under the Clinton administration. Richardson became a member of the Democratic leadership as a deputy majority whip, where he became friends with Clinton after they worked closely on several issues. For his work as a back channel to Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Mexico's president at the time of the negotiations, he…
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 146659