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Rare Unionist Program Signed by Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
CHAMBERLAIN, Neville; Anne Chamberlain.
Neville Chamberlain Signed Unionist Program.
1938.
1938 Unionist Association Annual Dance and Whist Drive Program signed by Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and hi wife, Anne Chamberlain. 12 mo, one page folding. Signed by the Chamberlains on the front panel who are listed as the special guests of the evening. The event was held at the Palais de Danse on Friday, February 18th, 1938. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 134522
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Christmas Card Warmly inscribed by Eleanor Roosevelt "All my Love E.R."
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Christmas Card.
Christmas card which reads, "Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt extends her very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year." Additionally signed above by Eleanor Roosevelt, "To ______ all my love E.R." Matted and framed with a photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt. In fine condition. Measures 11.5 inches by 16 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 5822
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Address of President Coolidge before the Annual Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation; Signed by Him
COOLIDGE, Calvin.
Address of President Coolidge before the Annual Convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Chicago: Government Printing Office, 1925.
First edition of this address 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: 119470
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Toledo Israel Bond Committee Invitation; Signed by The First Lady of the Free World Eleanor Roosevelt
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
Eleanor Roosevelt Signed Israel Bond Committee Invitation.
B'Nai Israel Social Hall (Kenwood Blvd.): The Toledo Israel Bond Committee, November 11, 1957.
Rare invitation from the Toledo Israel Bond Committee, addressed to "The Outstanding Woman of Our Time" First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. One page, invitation administered on behalf of State of Israel Development Bonds to attend a community meeting at B'Nai Israel Social Hall on November 11, 1957, illustrated with a portrait of Roosevelt on the front panel, boldly signed by her beneath the portrait of herself. In near fine condition with card folds. A rare and unique example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146600
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First Special Illustrator's edition of Ida Tarbell's The Life of Abraham Lincoln; one of only 75 numbered copies printed
TARBELL, Ida. [Abraham Lincoln].
The Life of Abraham Lincoln. Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches, Letters and Telegrams Hitherto Unpublished.
New York: The Doubleday & McClure Co., 1900.
First Special Illustrator's edition of the work that earned Tarbell a national reputation as a major writer and the leading authority on Abraham Lincoln. Quarto, two volumes, half cloth over paper-covered boards, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Lincoln to each volume. One of only 75 numbered copies printed, this is number 51. In near fine condition. Rebacked. Housed in a custom slipcase. Rare.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 131290
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Rare Photograph of The Founding Father of Israel, David Ben-Gurion; Inscribed by Him
BEN-GURION, David.
David-Ben Gurion Signed Photograph.
Rare photograph of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion. Glossy black and white photograph of David Ben-Gurion seated with a book in his lap. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ben-Gurion in the top right corner, "To Karen Moss, D. Ben-Gurion." Framed. In near fine condition. The piece measures 11 inches by 9 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 146735
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Rare large format gelatin silver print of Mahatma Gandhi
GANDHI, Mohandas K. [Mahatma].
Mahatma Gandhi Photograph.
1942.
Large format gelatin silver print photograph of Mahatma Gandhi spinning at Birla House in 1942. In the early 1920s, Gandhi expanded his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include the swadeshi policy – the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods. Linked to this was his advocacy that khadi (homespun cloth) be worn by all Indians instead of British-made textiles. Gandhi exhorted Indian men and women, rich or poor, to spend time each day spinning khadi in support of the independence movement. In good condition. Matted. The photograph measures 15 inches by 18.5 inches. The entire piece measures 19.5 by 23 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 139253
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Octave Aubry's Ecrits de Napoleon; finely bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
AUBRY, Octave. [Napoleon Bonaparte].
Ecrits de Napoleon.
Paris: Editions Buchet / Chastel, 1969.
Finely bound example of Octave Aubry's Ecrits de Napoleon. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt central vignette to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. A beautiful example.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 130509
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"Freedom is the oxygen of the soul": First Edition of Moshe Dayan's Autobiography; Signed by Him and Inscribed by "Israel's James Bond" Mordechai Ben-Porat
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. Additionally inscribed by Mordechai Ben-Porat in Hebrew, "To Mr. Arthur Hertzberg with great respect. Ben-Porat co-chairman-WOJAC 20.10.1977." Ben-Porat has been called Israel's James Bond for his role in the rescue of the Jews of Iraq, for which he was awarded the Israel Prize, and was a colleague in the Knesset with Dayan during which time he served as Minister without Portfolio. The recipient, Arthur Hertzberg was a noted rabbi, civil rights activist and author who served…
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 133514
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Note Signed by Jawaharlal Nehru
NEHRU, Jawaharlal .
Jawaharlal Nehru Signed.
Signed note by Jawaharlal Nehru in both Sanskrit and English dated Nov. 1961. Matted and framed with a black and white photograph of Nehru. The entire piece measures 13.5 inches by 17.5 inches.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 74072
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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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First edition of Mahatma Gandhi at Work: His Story Continued
GANDHI, Mahatma. Edited by C. F. Andrews.
Mahatma Gandhi At Work: His Own Story Continued.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931.
First edition of the third volume in Andrews' intimate biography of Mahatma Gandhi, as was related to him by Gandhi himself. Octavo, original boards, frontispiece portrait of Gandhi. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 121904
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Rare Confederate States presidential election sample ballot heralding Jefferson Davis as President
[DAVIS, Jefferson].
Jefferson Davis Confederate States Electoral Ticket.
[1861].
Rare electoral ticket from the 1861 Confederate States presidential election. 16mo, one page, printed. The sample ballot heralds Jefferson Davis for President, Alexander Stephens for Vice President, a representative for the state at large and some local districts. In near fine condition. Ownership inscription to the verso.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 132575
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Rare original December 24, 1973 Time Magazine Cover; Signed by Henry Kissinger
KISSINGER, Henry A.
Henry Kissinger Signed Time Magazine Cover.
December 24, 1973.
Original cover from the December 24, 1973 issue of Time Magazine featuring a caricature of Henry Kissinger, signed by him. Quarto, original illustrated front wrapper. In very good condition with fold creases.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145306
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Rare Original S. L. Kaye Sketch Portrait of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion; Signed by Him
KAYE, S. L.; [David Ben-Gurion].
David Ben-Gurion Signed S.L. Kaye Sketch.
1960.
Framed rare graphite artist’s sketches of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion by artist S. L. Kaye. Signed and dated by Ben-Gurion below the portrait, "D. Ben-Gurion 9. 3. 60." Additionally signed by the artist at the corner of his sketch. In fine condition. The piece measures 20.9 inches by 16.9 inches. A fine example.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 145560
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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
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M. de Bourrienne's Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte; With a Fore-Edge Painting of Napoleon leading his troops to battle
DE BOURRIENNE, M. [Napoleon].
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte: With a Fore-Edge Painting of Napoleon Leading His Troops to Battle. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: Scott, Webster & Geary, 1836.
Rare finely bound example of the Memoirs of Napoleon with a fine fore-edge painting of Napoleon on horseback leading his troops to battle. 12mo. bound in full red morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt vignettes to the front and rear panels, gilt turn ins, all edges gilt. In near fine condition with light rubbing.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 98390
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First Edition of Churchill's Ian Hamilton's March in the original cloth
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Ian Hamilton’s March.
London: Longman's, Green, and Co, 1900.
First edition of Churchill's fifth book, a continuation of his coverage of the Boer War which he began in London to Ladysmith via Pretoria. Octavo, original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, engraved frontispiece portrait of Ian Hamilton, folding map in color and 4 pages of advertisements for Churchill's works at rear. In near fine condition. A sharp example.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 129329
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Rare Photograph Signed by Charles, Prince of Wales is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history, as well as the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held that title since 1958. Born in Buckingham Palace in 1948 as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer on July 29th, 1981 at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London; the ceremony reached a global television audience of over 750 million viewers. The royal couple had two sons, princes Harry and William who became second and third in the line of succession to the British throne.
CHARLES, Prince.
Prince Charles Signed Photograph.
1994.
Rare photograph of Prince Charles and his staff taken during the 1994 Royal Tour. Signed and dated by Prince Charles, "Charles 1994." One of eleven original photographs presented by Prince Charles to his staff, this photograph was given to Sergeant Ron Lewis who is standing in the center of the back row of the photograph. In fine condition. A nice example.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 95805
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First Edition of William Starr Myers and Walter H. Newton's The Hoover Administration: A Documented Narrative; Inscribed by Former President of the United States Herbert Hoover
MYERS, William Starr; Walter H. Newton [Herbert Hoover].
The Hoover Administration: A Documented Narrative.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936.
First edition of this complete, fully documented, and authoritative story of Herbert Hoover's four years as President. Octavo, original navy cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Hoover from the drawing by Clarence R. Mattei. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Hoover on the front free endpaper, "Dear Mrs. Bent, This is not my authorship but I am for it and I am glad you have it. Sincerely Herbert Hoover." Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the front panel. Rare with such a lengthy inscription.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146699
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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 to Lord Peart
RABIN, Yitzhak.
The Rabin Memoirs.
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1979.
First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with sixteen pages of photographs and five maps. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title in the year of publication, "To Lord Peart with great respect Y. Rabin 7.12.79." The recipient Fred Peart was a British Labour politician who served in the Labour governments of the 1960s and 1970s and was a candidate for Deputy Leader of the Party. In 1976, Peart was created a life peer serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal at a time when the Labour faction in the…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 118518
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First Edition of Why We Can't Wait; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
KING, Jr..
Why We Can’t Wait.
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1964.
First edition of Dr. King's third book, including his reflections on his 1963 Birmingham campaign. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. 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.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 146312
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s This I Remember; Signed By Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
This I Remember.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.
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. Boldly signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 138860
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"HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE SOUL OF OUR FOREIGN POLICY, BECAUSE HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE VERY SOUL OF OUR SENSE OF NATIONHOOD": FIRST EDITION OF KEEPING FAITH; INSCRIBED BY JIMMY CARTER TO LLOYD BENTSEN
CARTER, Jimmy.
Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President.
New York: Bantam Books, 1982.
First edition of the 39th President of the United States' memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by President Carter to former four-term United States Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen on a Presidential bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper, "To Lloyd Bentsen J. Carter." The recipient, Lloyd Millard Bentsen, ran as the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket and served as the the 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton. As a primary architect of the Clinton economic plan, Bentsen contributed to a $500 billion reduction in the…
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 119599
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First Edition of The President Speaks: "A More Beautiful America": Inscribed by LBJ to Florida Senator George Smathers
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. Photographs by Ansel Adams.
The President Speaks: “A More Beautiful America” Excerpts from Speeches.
Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1965.
First edition of this collection of speeches from President Lyndon Johnson. Quarto, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To George Smathers from his devoted friend. Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, George Smathers was a United States senator from Florida from 1951-1969, and close friends of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Illustrated throughout from photographs by Ansel Adams, plus one by Wynn Bullock. Booklet "Message on Natural Beauty" by Johnson loose in rear endpaper pocket as issued. Near fine in a fine slipcase. A nice association.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 56030
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“THE ONLY THING NEW IN THIS WORLD IS THE HISTORY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW”: President Truman’s Mr. Citizen; Inscribed by Him
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Mr. Citizen.
New York: Bernard Geis, 1960.
First edition, early printing of this collection of articles written by President Truman after leaving the White House. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title page, "To Theodore R Racoosin from Harry Truman Kind regards." The recipient, Theodore Racoosin was a noted Jewish leader, who was active in many major undertakings for Israel in the United States. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 111871
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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, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, with three folding maps (one printed in color). In near fine condition.
Price: $1,150.00 Item Number: 115789
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"There had been a heavy shower of rain, but the sun was already shining through the breaks in the clouds and throwing swiftly changing shadows on the streets, the houses, and the gardens of the city of Laurania": First edition of Churchill's only full-length work of fiction: Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania.
New York: Longmans, Green and Co, 1900.
First American edition (which precedes the British first) of Churchill's singular attempt at full-length fiction. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable in this condition, Churchill's only work of literature.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 129733
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First Edition of Ronald Reagan's The March of Freedom
REAGAN, Ronald.
The March of Freedom: The Westminster Speech.
Washington, D.C: The Heritage Foundation, 1996.
First edition of this lecture by President Reagan. Octavo, original wrappers. In fine condition. Foreword by Edwin J. Fuelner, Jr. Although not marked, this if from the library of William Safire. Safire, was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. He joined Nixon’s campaign for the 1960 Presidential race, and again in 1968. After Nixon’s 1968 victory, Safire served as a speechwriter for him and Spiro Agnew. He authored several political columns in addition to his weekly column “On Language” in The New York Times Magazine from 1979 until the month of his death and authored two books…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 141529
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"It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals": First Edition of Felix Frankfurter Reminisces; Warmly Inscribed by Him
FRANKFURTER, Felix.
Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: Recorded in Talks With Dr. Harlan B. Phillips.
New York: Reynal & Company, 1960.
First edition of this collection of thoughts from Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, "For Leonard Maill, who helped confirm my anglophilism, with the warm regards of Felix Frankfurter July 19, 60." The recipient, Rowland Leonard Maill, was a BBC broadcaster and administrator. Bookplate of the recipient. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Frankfurter are uncommon.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 59088
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"People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power": Signed Limited Edition Of President Clinton’s Autobiography My Life; In the Original Shrink Wrap
CLINTON, Bill [William Jefferson Clinton].
My Life.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
Signed limited edition of President William Jefferson Clinton's Autobiography. Thick octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, original slipcase, illustrated. Fine in a fine slipcase. Signed by Bill Clinton, one of 1500 numbered examples. In the original shrink wrap.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 133520
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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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First edition of The Living White House; Warmly Inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson; With an original Bronzini Tie
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, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated with numerous full page color photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the President Johnson, "To Edward Dahut-with appreciation Lyndon B. Johnson." The recipient, Edward Dahut was the CEO of Bronzini Ltd., a prestigious men’s fashion house. Because President Johnson was a tall man, and wore Bronzini ties, the White House requested new ties cut to order. Dahut would send books of color swatches of designs for the line, normally given to Bronzini salesmen across the…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 140981
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Typed Letter Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt as New York Governor
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.
Albany: State of New York Executive Chamber, 1930.
Rare 20th century typed letter signed by President Roosevelt as New York Governor. One page, typescript on State of New York Executive Chamber stationary, the letter is dated August 11, 1930 and reads, 'Mr. Edwin T. Thayer, Brook Bend Tavern, Monterey, Mass. Dear Mr. Thayer: Thanks much for your delightful letter of August seventh. I am glad to know that you are carrying on such a fine work for the boys. I deeply regret it will be impossible for me to visit the farm at Canaan after the exercises at New Lebanon as I have already made arrangements to go…
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146749
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First Edition of Harry Truman’s Memoirs; Inscribed by President Truman in Volume One
TRUMAN, Harry S.
Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Memoirs: Years of Trial and Hope 1946-1952.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1955-56.
First editions of President Truman's presidential memoirs. Octavo, two volumes, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page of volume one, "To Mel Abend kind regards from from Harry Truman 3/15/58." Both volumes are near fine in near fine dust jackets. Jacket designs by Sydney Butchkes. Jacket photographs by Eliot Elsofon and U.S. Army Corps.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 136199
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Signed Photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA,.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.
Color photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Glossy color photograph of the Dalai Lama standing in his traditional robes with his hands folded. Boldly signed in black felt tip at the lower right hand corner. In fine condition. The piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 147468
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Photograph of President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan; Signed by Them
REAGAN, Ronald.
Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph.
1987.
Signed photograph of President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan seated outside on a garden bench. Color satin-finish photograph of the Reagans seated outside on a garden bench, inscribed in black felt tip on the border, "To Joe McManno, Best wishes, Nancy & Ronald Reagan." In near fine condition with a couple of light creases to the border. The entire piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 145403
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First Edition of Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
YORK, Alvin C.
Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1928.
First edition of this classic work by one of the most decorated soldiers, basis for the 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper. Octavo, original cloth. Edited by Tom Skeyhill. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Name and inscription to the front free endpaper.
Price: $1,100.00 Item Number: 146815
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Rare collection of 5 issues of War in Pictures; featuring several rare Cecil Beaton wartime photographs
[BEATON, Cecil; Winston S. Churchill].
War In Pictures.
London: L. T. A. Robinson, 1940-1941.
Rare collection of five issues of War in Pictures featuring several rare Cecil Beaton wartime photographs. Folio, the collection includes the August 1940, September 1940, January 1941, June 1941, and July 1941 issues of the popular WWII periodical. Each issue contains numerous large-format wartime photographs, many by Cecil Beaton including a large portrait of Winston S. Churchill captioned: "Winston Churchill 'The Hammer of the Hun' -a study of Britain's great war Prime Minister. His unfailing courage, wisdom and determination have confronted the Nazis with their first and most formidable opposition in Europe" and many other portraits and action shots by…
Price: $1,050.00 Item Number: 125681
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"You must do the things you think you cannot do": A presentation for friends of the First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s On My Own; Signed By Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
On My Own: The Years Since The White House.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of Roosevelt's last book of autobiography. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. One of the advance signed presentation to friends of the author signed by Eleanor Roosevelt. In near fine condition with the original acetate dust jacket.
Price: $1,050.00 Item Number: 130498