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"Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall": First Edition of Ronald Reagan's Speaking My Mind; signed by him
REAGAN, Ronald .
Speaking My Mind.
London: Hutchinson, 1990.
First British edition of President Reagan's collection of speeches. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, "Ronald Reagan Aug. 5 - '92." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alan Dempsey. British editions are rare signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 147641
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“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on": First Edition of John F. Kennedy's Why England Slept
KENNEDY, John F.
Why England Slept.
New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.
First edition of John F. Kennedy's first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Introduction by Henry R. Luce. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Laid in is a copy of Kennedy's Inaugural Address.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 145871
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"If my father had been an American, and my mother British, instead of the other way around, I might have gotten here on my own": First edition of Churchill's December 26th 1941 speech delivered before the United States Congress
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
An Address by The Rt. Hon Winston S. Churchill Prime Minister of Great Britain December 26th 1941.
Stamford Connecticut: The Overbrook Press, 1942.
Rare first edition of Churchill's historic address delivered before Congress on December 26th 1941. Octavo, original boards. One of on thousand copies printed. In near fine condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 131554
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“Governments don't produce economic growth people do”: First Edition of the 40th President of the United States Autobiography An American Life; Signed by Ronald Reagan
REAGAN, Ronald .
An American Life.
London: Hutchinson, 1990.
First British edition of the 40th President of the United States' memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, "Ronald Reagan Feb. 24- '93." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony, Inc. Uncommon signed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 148095
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Inscribed Photograph of the Johnson Family to Mary Lasker
JOHNSON, Lyndon B. and Lady Bird.
Signed Family Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson.
Large photograph of Lyndon B. and Lady Bird Johnson posing on the White House lawn, Inscribed "To Mary Lasker—Merry Christmas from her friends Lady Bird and" "Lyndon B. Johnson" "Christmas 1966." "The recipient Mary Lasker was an American health activist and philanthropist, who worked to raise funds for medical research and founded the Lasker Foundation. She helped convince Eleanor Roosevelt to endorse Lyndon Johnson's efforts to become the 1960 Democratic nominee, and Lady Bird glowingly mentions Lasker in her book A White House Diary. Lasker was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Double matted and framed;…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 81065
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Signed Christmas Cards from Nobel Laureates Nelson Mandela and F. W. De Klerk
MANDELA, Nelson and F.W. de Klerk.
Nelson Mandela and F. W. De Klerk Signed Christmas Cards.
Rare original Nelson Mandela and F. W. De Klerk Christmas cards, boldly signed by each. The signed card from Mandela showing children playing in the snow, signed inside in black ballpoint, "N. Mandela, 10.12.97", which measures 7.75 inches by 5.25 inches and a Christmas card of de Klerk and his wife Elita, signed, "F. W. de Klerk" and measures 6 inches by 6 inches.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 131394
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Collection of Four Autograph Letters Signed By Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour
BALFOUR, Arthur James.
Arthur James Balfour Collection of Autograph Letters Signed.
1892-1911.
Rare collection of four letters signed by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. The collection includes: Duodecimo, four pages, embossed with the House of Commons insignia and signed by Balfour to "Dear Duchess," which reads in part "I am very glad indeed to hear of yr. success in finding a suitable model . . . . I should love to see your work as soon as you think the profane crowd may be admitted to it! In the meanwhile I venture to send you a book on anatomy for artists [not present], what you probably…
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 146657
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"In long experience I find that a man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts": First Editions of each volume in Harold Macmillan's memoirs; Each Signed by Him
MACMILLAN, Harold.
Harold Macmillan’s Memoirs: Winds of Change, 1914-1939; The Blast of War, 1939-1945; Tides of Fortune, 1945-1955; Riding the Storm, 1956-1959; Pointing the Way, 1959-1961; At the End of the Day, 1961-1963.
London: Macmillan, 1965-73.
First editions of each volume in Harold Macmillan's memoirs, each signed by him. Octavo, six volumes, illustrated. Each volume is signed by Harold MacMillan on the title page. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Complete signed sets are rare.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 91420
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First Edition of Biden's Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics; Inscribed by Him
BIDEN, Joe.
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics.
New York: Random House, 2007.
First edition of “this compelling personal story” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the title page, "Dear Dave- Thanks for keeping the "Democratic" flag flying high! Keep the faith and I will keep my promises Joe Biden 6.12.08." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Stevenson.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 112982
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First Edition of Eleanor Roosevelt's My Days; Inscribed by Her
ROOSEVELT, Eleanor.
My Days.
New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1938.
First edition of this firsthand look of everyday life in the White House by Eleanor Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Roosevelt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Miss Trefether With a Merry Xmas from Eleanor Roosevelt." Introduction by Malvina Thompson Scheider. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 92438
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First Edition of Winston S. Churchill's Step By Step 1936-1939; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
CHURCHILL, Winston S.
Step By Step 1936-1939.
London: Thornton Butterworth Ltd, 1939.
First edition of this Churchill title, the last book he published before the outbreak of the Second World War. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 140070
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First Edition of Biden's Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics; Inscribed by Him
BIDEN, Joe.
Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics.
New York: Random House, 2007.
First edition of “this compelling personal story” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, signed by the author on the title page, "Thank you for supporting Delaware Technical Community College Joe Biden 1.16.08." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,950.00 Item Number: 117321
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"A STATE OF JOY AND LAUGHTER": Signed Limited First EDITION OF JACQUELINE AND LEE BOUVIER'S ONE SPECIAL SUMMER
BOUVIER, Jacqueline and Lee [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis].
One Special Summer.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1974.
Signed limited first edition of this delightful memoir written by the Bouvier sisters about their summer in Europe. Folio, original marbled blue paper boards, illustrated with drawings and decorations by both authors. One of five hundred copies signed by the authors on the limitation page. In fine condition. Housed in the original publisher's slipcase.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 147187
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"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others": First Edition of Prisoner In The Garden; Signed by Nelson Mandela
MANDELA, Nelson.
Prisoner In The Garden.
New York: The Viking Press, 2006.
First edition of this work dedicated to Mandela's archive. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Nelson Mandela on the title page in the year of publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 851
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The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr; Signed by Coretta Scott King and John Lewis
KING, Coretta Scott [John Lewis].
The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.
New York: Newmarket Press, 1987.
First edition, early printing of this classic collection of the words of Dr. King. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by John Lewis and Coretta Scott King on the front free endpaper, "For John Schreiber, Thank you very much. John Lewis" and signed below "With appreciation Coretta Scott King." Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Selected by Coretta Scott King. Uncommon signed by both of these Civil Rights icons.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 139362
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The Documentary Edition of Woodrow Wilson's The History of the American People; Finely Bound
WILSON, Woodrow.
A History of the American People.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1918.
The Documentary edition of this classic work. Octavo, 10 volumes, three quarters morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, marble endpapers, contains numerous plates and illustrations. In very good condition.
Price: $1,850.00 Item Number: 140457
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First edition of Benjamin Netanyahu's A Durable Peace; inscribed by him to American journalist William Safire
NETANYAHU, Benjamin. [William Safire].
A Durable Peace: Israel and Its Place Among the Nations.
New York: Warner Books, 2000.
First edition of Netanyahu's masterful tribute to Israel. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with maps. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Bill Safire, an avowed and unabashed supporter of Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu." The recipient, William 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…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 127073
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First Edition of Gandhi's Young India; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
GANDHI, Mohandas K. [Mahatma].
Young India Second Series 1924-1926.
New York: The Viking Press, 1927.
First edition of the second series of the writings of Gandhi. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Gandhi founded and published the weekly periodical in English, Young India, from 1919 to 1931 to spread the philosophy and principles of the Satyagraha Movement and urge readers to participate in it. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with chips and wear, name to the front pastedown.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 142054
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First Edition of Churchill's Ian Hamilton's March; Finely Bound by the Harcourt Bindery
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, 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 signature to the front panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt,engraved frontispiece portrait of Ian Hamilton, folding map in color and 4 pages of advertisements for Churchill's works at rear. In fine condition.
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 144787
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Rare finely bound example of Detaille; inscribed by Edouard Detaille in French to Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor
VACHON, Marius. [Edouard Detaille; Edward VIII Duke of Windsor].
Detaille.
Paris: A. Lahure, 1898.
Finely bound example of Vachon's biography of Detaille from the library of Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor. Folio, bound in three quarter morocco, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Edouard Detaille in French to Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor in the year of Detaille's death. The inscription translates as: "My Lord, In my Boulevard Malesherbes Studio, where his Majesty King Edward Vii and His Majesty King George have often come, your Royal Highness found himself at home. It is a great honor for me and also a great pleasure that I am happy to witness. Your Royal Highness, with the assurance…
Price: $1,800.00 Item Number: 135461