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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 David 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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one of the few commercial maps of New England issued immediately following the American Revolutionary War: fine Hand-colored engraved map of New England by renowned 18th century English cartographer John Russell
RUSSELL, John.
Map of the Northern, or, New England States of America. Comprehending Vermont, New Hampshire, District of Main, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
London: H.D. Symonds, Feb. 7, 1795.
Hand-colored engraved map of New England by renowned 18th century English cartographer John Russell, one of the few commercial maps of New England issued immediately following the American Revolutionary War which appeared in Russell's 1795 American Atlas. One page, the folding map covers the northeastern part of the United States including part of New York and the entirety of Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 23 inches by 19 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 146812
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Original World War II Photograph album of American serviceman in India: Taj Mahal, Calcutta, barracks, funeral biers, contortionists
World War II Photographic Album of American Serviceman in India: Taj Mahal, Calcutta, etc.
1940s.
Twelve inches wide, contains roughly 200 photographs of life in India, ca. 1943, with visits to the Taj Mahal, much in Calcutta, documenting life in the barracks, street life including contortionists, a snake charmer, funeral biers, documentation of an airplane crash, etc. Whoever kept this album trained in Jackson, Mississippi and the first some pages have white ink captions for photos of life in the camp that are no longer there. The person who took these photographs was probably in the Air Force and a number were taken while in the air.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 109234
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Scarce complete first edition set of William O. Blake's pictorial history of the American Rebellion
BLAKE, William O.
Pictorial National Records: Embracing Descriptions of European and Asiatic Nations: A Statistical View of the United States of America; and a History of the Great Rebellion.
Columbus, Ohio: Gilmore and Brush, 1863-1866.
Complete first edition set of Blake's scarce history of the American Civil War. Quarto, two volumes, original publisher's gull morocco, elaborately decorated in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. In good condition. A rare complete set of this scarce work, far more rare than Blake's better-known History of Slavery and the Slave Trade.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133068
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"Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do": First Edition of Walter Bagehot’s Classic work Lombard Street
BAGEHOT, Walter.
Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market.
New York: Scribner, Armstrong and Co, 1873.
First edition of this "undying classic" (J.M. Keynes). Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. First editions are scarce, especially in this condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 133178
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First Edition of Ethan Allen Hitchcock's Fifty Years in Camp and Field; From the Library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman
HITCHCOCK, Ethan Allen; [Edited by W. A. Croffut] [William Tecumseh Sherman].
Fifty Years in Camp and Field: Diary of Major-General Ethan Allen Hitchcock, U. S. A.
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1909.
First edition of this diary of an eminent American soldier and general; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Major General Ethan Allen Hitchcock. P. T. Sherman's bookplate to the front pastedown. In very good condition with light bumping to the crown of the spine, some rubbing to the front and rear panel, and an ownership signature to the front pastedown. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s son P. T. Sherman was a lawyer in New York, specializing in labor and insurance, and was elected a member of the New York Board of Alderman in…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145975
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Photograph of the Founder of Israel David Ben-Gurion; Signed By Him
BEN-GURION, David.
David Ben-Gurion Signed Photograph.
Black and white photograph of David Ben-Gurion writing at a desk. Signed "D. Ben-Gurion on the bottom of the image. The photograph measures 3.75 inches by 4.75 inches. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 12.5 inches by 13 inches.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 44048
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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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Rare First Edition of The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 History and Digest
IDEN, V. Gilmore.
The Federal Reserve Act of 1913: History and Digest.
Philadelphia: The National Bank News, 1914.
Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve Act. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 142249
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Privately printed signed Limited Editions Club edition of Richard Burton's The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night; one of 1500 numbered copies signed by illustrator Valenti Angelo
BURTON, Richard F. Illustrated by Valenti Angelo.
The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1934.
Privately printed signed Limited Editions Club edition of the unabridged translation of Burton's famed work. Octavo, six volumes bound in half leather over printed paper boards, elaborate geometric and botanical stamping to the spine, illustrated with 1001 drawings by Valenti Angelo. One of fifteen hundred numbered copies made for the members of The Limited Editions Club and signed by the illustrator, Valenti Angelo, on the colophon, this is number 1398. In fine condition. An exceptional set.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145165
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Rare Presentation Copy of Democracy in the World; Inscribed by David Ben-Gurion to ADMIRAL LEWIS STRAUSS
BEN-GURION, David.
David Ben-Gurion Inscribed Democracy in the World Presentation Copy.
March 12, 1966.
Copy of David Ben-Gurion's undelivered speech for the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Unable to attend, Ben-Gurion sent the text of the speech, which was then published by the Center in 1963. Octavo, sixteen loose pages stapled in the upper left corner. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Admiral Strauss in friendship D. Ben-Gurion 12.3.66." In very good condition with some creasing throughout.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145288
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Rare collection of Tobacco Silks decorated with a variety of international flags and university pennants
MURAD TOBACCO,.
International Tobacco Silk Collection.
Rare collection of Tobacco Silks decorated with a variety of international flags and university pennants. 35 flags in total, countries represented include Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Chile, Scotland, San Domingo, and the United States. University pennants include Yale, Pennsylvania, Harvard, and Missouri. In fine condition. A bright and unique collection.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 101561
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First Edition of Ivan Pavlov's The Work of the Digestive Glands; Inscribed by the Translator
PAVLOV, Ivan.
The Work of the Digestive Glands.
London: Charles Griffin & Company, 1902.
First edition in English of Pavlov's best-known work, A Printing and the Mind of Man selection. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Translated by William H. Thompson. Presentation copy, inscribed by Thompson, the translator, "To Miss Marian Hooker, March 17, 1905, W. H. T." The recipient, Marian Osgood Hooker was a physician and photographer whose works were of the architecture of rural Italy. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 136462
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"For General Colin Powell- with respect and admiration- always": Irving Stone's The Man; Warmly Inscribed by Him to Colin Powell
STONE, Irving [Colin Powell].
The Man.
London: Cassell & Co, 1966.
First British edition, early printing of this novel which deals with America's first elected black president faces enormous pressures, including impeachment proceedings, soon after he takes his place in the oval office. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For General Colin Powell- with respect and admiration- always Irving Wallace April 23, 1989." The recipient, Colin Powell was a politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secretary of State. He served as the…
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 140441
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First Edition of Vanquish The Angel; Signed by Diana And Meir Gillon to Sir Winston Churchill
GILLON, Diana And Meir. [Winston Churchill].
Vanquish The Angel.
London: Constable , 1955.
First edition of this novel, inscribed by both authors to Winston Churchill. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the authors in the year of publication on the front free endpaper to Winston Churchill, "As a humble gift to a giant of our age, Diana Gillon, Meir Gillon, March 12th 1955." Very good in a very good dust jacket. From the library of Sir Winston Churchill.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145911
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"Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life?": Finely Bound Set of Havelock Ellis' Studies in the Psychology of Sex
ELLIS, Havelock.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex.
Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company, 1905-1910.
Finely bound set of Havelock Ellis' landmark work Studies in the Psychology of Sex. Octavo, 6 volumes. Bound in three quarters levant morocco by Stikeman and Company, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt topstain, marbled endpapers. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 28043
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Rare first edition of George Chalmers' Opinions on Interesting Subjects of Public Law and Commercial Policy; Arising from American Independence
CHALMERS, George.
Opinions on Interesting Subjects of Public Law and Commercial Policy; Arising from American Independence.
London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1784.
First edition of Chalmers' treatise regarding trade regulations between England and America following American Independence. Octavo, bound in paper wrappers. In very good condition. Exceptionally rare.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 127018
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Rare Japanese Western Fashion Collection
Japanese Western Fashion Collection.
Japan: c. 1800.
Collection of six plates depicting the traditional attire of countries west of Japan including England, Germany, Portugal, Holland, Denmark, and Russia. Folio, each painting housed in a custom mat with a mylar guard. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 132604
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First Edition of Balfour's Nationality and Home Rule; Inscribed by Him to Sir Harry Kottingham Newton
BALFOUR, Arthur James.
Nationality and Home Rule.
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1913.
First edition of this work by the British Prime Minister and issuer of the Balfour Declaration of 1917. Octavo, bound in full tan russia by Harrods Ltd., original printed wrappers bound in, marbled endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "H. K. Newton, with the kindest regards of Arthur James Balfour Ap. 1914." The recipient, Sir Harry Kottingham Newton was a Conservative Politician, M.P. for Harwich from 1910-1922. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 116882
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"'Woman' was the test, but not every woman seemed to qualify": First Edition of Women, Race & Class; Inscribed by Angela Y. Davis
DAVIS, Angela Y.
Women, Race & Class.
New York: Random House, 1981.
First edition of this thought-provoking piece of history by Civil Rights activist, Angela Davis. Octavo, original textured half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Ali, Best, Angela Davis 4/23." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Silverman. Author photograph by Phillipe Halsman. Uncommon signed and inscribed.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 145195
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Inscribed by Both Patrick Leigh Fermor and George Psychoundakis
LEIGH FERMOR, Patrick; George Psychoundakis.
George Psychoundakis: A Letter to C.A. Trypanis.
Athens: The American College of Greece, 1999.
First edition of this work by the author of A Time of Gifts. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by both Patrick Leigh Fermor and George Psychoundakis to John Leatham, who contributed the introduction to this volume. Additionally signed by Leigh Fermor on another page. In fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 3911
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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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First Edition Eleanor Roosevelt’s India and the Awakening East; Signed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
India and the Awakening East.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.
First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 115782
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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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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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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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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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Rare Royal Military Appointment Signed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria
VICTORIA, Queen.
Queen Victoria Royal Military Appointment Signed.
1858.
Rare Royal Military Appointment signed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria. One vellum leaf, partially printed. The document is dated January 26, 1858 and appoints John Noble Arbuthnot Freese to the position of "Colonel in Our Army." Signed by Queen Victoria in the upper left corner, “Victoria R.” Retaining the white Royal paper seal and treasury stamp. Countersigned in the lower right corner by George Cornewall Lewis. In very good condition. The piece measures 16 inches by 12 inches.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 146738
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"For in the end, is it not fitting that a book about the Constitution should close by studying what the Constitution is not about?" First Edition of American Constitutional Law; Lengthily Inscribed by Laurence Tribe
TRIBE, Laurence H.
American Constitutional Law.
New York: The Foundation Press, 1978.
First edition of the legal scholar's classic treatise on constitutional law. Quarto, original red boards. In near fine condition, issued without a dust jacket. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed the author opposite the title page, "July 1979 For Macy Shaffner- In hopeful allliance- and with all best wishes, Larry Tribe." In near fine condition, name of the recipient to the front pastedown, issued without a dust jacket.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 144164
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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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Signed Limited Edition of John Buchan's A History of the Great War
BUCHAN, John.
A History of the Great War.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1922.
Signed limited edition of Buchan's classic work, one of 500 numbered examples. Octavo, 8 volumes. Signed by John Buchan. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 125029
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First Edition of Winston Churchill's London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer.
London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria.
London: Longmans, Green, 1900.
First edition of Churchill’s fourth book and personal record of his impressions during the first five months of the Second Boer War. Octavo, in original cloth, with three folding maps (one printed in color). In very good condition, owner's small name. A nice example.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 140931
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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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“The combination of economic and political power in the same hands is a sure recipe for tyranny": Milton and Rose Friedman's Free to Choose; Signed by the Nobel Prize-winning Economist
FRIEDMAN, Milton & Rose.
Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.
New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.
First edition, early printing of Friedmans' persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Mary Strong, Milton Friedman." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 133804
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"It will give our tired feet new strength as we continue our forward stride toward the city of freedom": MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S STRIDE TOWARD FREEDOM: THE MONTGOMERY STORY; BOUND IN FULL MOROCCO BY THE HARCOURT BINDERY
KING, Jr..
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.
First edition, early printing of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 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. In fine condition.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 142687
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"This is one of those books which makes a permanent difference to one’s view of the world": First Edition of Wilfred Thesiger's Arabian Sands; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
THESIGER, Wilfred.
Arabian Sands.
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1959.
First edition of the author's masterpiece. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, illustrated, map in the inside pocket, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,400.00 Item Number: 144385
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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
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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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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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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