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"I share entirely your view that it is vitally necessary for everyone in the Middle East to live in peace": Autograph Letter Signed by David Ben-Gurion
BEN-GURION, David.
David Ben-Gurion Autographed Letter Signed.
1970.
Autograph letter signed by the founder of modern day Israel and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion. It reads, "Sdeh. Boker, 28. 2. 70 Dear Mr. George P. Viegelmann, Jr. I share entirely your view that it is vitally necessary for everyone in the Middle East to live in peace. I am expressing a private view: I would be ready to give up a great Part of the areas which we hold since the six day war, if this would bring peace; by peace I mean friendship with our Arab neighbors and cooperation politically, economically and culturally, but perhaps only Russia…
Price: $16,000.00 Item Number: 82248
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Rare Presidential Commission appointing Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Dimaggio as a member of the Conference on Physical Fitness and Sports; signed by President Richard Nixon
NIXON, Richard; Joe DiMaggio.
Joe DiMaggio Presidential Commission Signed by Richard Nixon.
Washington, D.C: 1970.
Rare Richard Nixon Presidential Commission appointing Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio as a "Member of the Conference on Physical Fitness and Sports." Dated September 25th, 1970 the appointment is signed by President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State William Rogers with the Presidential seal. Double matted and framed. In fine condition. From the personal collection of Joe DiMaggio. Included is letter of provenance from DiMaggio's estate signed by his two granddaughters. An exceptional association linking two American icons. Double matted and framed.
Price: $15,000.00 Item Number: 95202
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Limited Edition of The Prince of Pleasure; Signed by J.B. Priestley
PRIESTLEY, J.B.
The Prince of Pleasure and his Regency 1811-20.
London: The Arcadia Press, 1970.
Signed limited edition of this social and political commentary on the Regency Period. Super octavo, bound in the original full crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf of London with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, decorative gilt morocco inlays and gilt patterning to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustration of the Snuff-box believed to have been presented to the 1st Duke of Wellington by the Prince Regent on the verso of the frontispiece, frontispiece of The Prince Regent in Garter Robes by Sir Thomas Lawrence, generously illustrated with paintings,…
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 145562
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First Edition of Patrick White's The Vivisector
WHITE, Patrick.
The Vivisector.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1970.
First edition of this work by "one of the great magicians of fiction . . . White's scope is vast and his invention endless" (The Observer). Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Tom Adams. An exceptional example.
Price: $300.00 Item Number: 115811
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First on the Moon; Signed by Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
ARMSTRONG, Neil; Michael Collins; Edwin E. Aldrin.
First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1970.
Early printing of this work, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light wear. Written with Gene Farmer and Dora Jane Hamblin. Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke. Rare and desirable signed.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 140419
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First edition of Miles Smeeton's Because The Horn is There; from the library of adventurer and explorer Steve Fossett
SMEETON, Miles.
Because The Horn is There.
Sidney: Gray's Publishing Ltd, 1970.
First edition of Miles Smeeton's account of his three attempts to round Cape Horn, made with his wife Beryl. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. From the library of of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the…
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 112684
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GARY BECKER’S CLASSIC WORK HUMAN CAPITAL; SIGNED BY HIM
BECKER, Gary S.
Human Capital.
New York: National Bureau of Economic Research, 1970.
Early printing of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gary Becker on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $1,750.00 Item Number: 140963
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"They were so close to each other that they preferred death to separation": First Edition of One Hundred Years of Solitude; Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and lengthily signed by Translator Gregory Rabassa
GARCIA MARQUEZ, Gabriel.
One Hundred Years of Solitude.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.
First American edition of the author's magnum opus. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the dedication page and additionally lengthily signed by the translator on the title page as follows, "They were so close to each other that they preferred death to separation Gregory Rabassa. Near fine in a near fine first issue dust jacket. Jacket design by Guy Fleming. Translated by Gregory Rabassa. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A unique example.
Price: $25,000.00 Item Number: 136198
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Paul Samuelson Photograph Signed to Meet the Press Moderator Lawrence Spivak
SAMUELSON, Paul A.
Paul A. Samuelson Signed Photograph.
1970.
Original photograph of Nobel Prize-winning economist. Signed by the author in the year of his being awarded the prize seated next to the moderator of Meet the Press Lawrence E. Spivak from December 20, 1970, "For Larry Spivak, Paul A. Samuelson, December 1970." In fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 131396
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First Edition of Mr. Sammler’s Planet; Inscribed by Saul Bellow in the year of publication
BELLOW, Saul.
Mr. Sammler’s Planet.
New York: The Viking Press, 1970.
First edition of the author's third and final National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, "For Elizabeth best wishes Saul Bellow Feb 25, '70." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 131478
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Limited Edition of The Dictionary of Garden Plants; Signed by Roy Hay and Patrick M. Synge
HAY, Roy and Patrick M. Synge.
The Dictionary of Garden Plants in Colour with House and Greenhouse Plants.
London: The Arcadia Press, 1970.
Signed limited edition of this photographic plant dictionary. Quarto, bound in the original full crushed morocco by Zaehnsdorf of London with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, decorative gilt morocco inlays and gilt patterning to the front panel, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, generously illustrated with over 2,000 full-color photographs of alpine and rock gardens, annuals and biennials, greenhouse and house, bulbs, perennial, trees and shrubs, and climbers and conifers. One of only two hundred and sixty-five copies signed by the authors on the limitation page, this is number 53.…
Price: $475.00 Item Number: 145563
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"The sea drama of the century" (Sir Francis Chichester): First edition of Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall's The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst
TOMALIN, Nicholas and Ron Hall.
The Strange Voyage of Donald Crowhurst.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1970.
First edition of the Sunday Times journalists' classic retelling of Crowhurst's tragic and entirely fabricated round-the-world yacht race. Octavo, original boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with numerous photographs, charts, and maps. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by David Stanfield.
Price: $50.00 Item Number: 115401
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Rare original Bag One lithograph; signed by John Lennon
LENNON, John. [The Beatles].
John Lennon Signed “Bag One” Lithograph.
New York: Cinnamon Press, 1970.
Rare Bag One lithograph signed by Beatles icon John Lennon. One page, the title page from Lennon's Bag One Portfolio. Signed by him beneath the image. One of 300 numbered copies, this is number 172. In near fine condition. Matted and framed. Rare and desirable.
Price: $17,500.00 Item Number: 123601
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“I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice": First Edition of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox; Signed by Him
DAHL, Roald.
Fantastic Mr. Fox.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1970.
First edition, early printing of Dahl's classic children's work in the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a "garden tale" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. Octavo, original beige cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Ryan Love Roald Dahl." Illustrated by Donald Chaffin. Jacket design by Donna Lampell. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, light offsetting to the front free endpaper.
Price: $3,800.00 Item Number: 117828
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"And they said one to another, behold, this dreamer cometh": First edition of William Bradford Huie's He Slew the Dreamer; Signed by Him
HUIE, William Bradford. [Martin Luther King.
He Slew the Dreamer: My Search, With James Earl Ray, For the Truth About the Murder of Martin Luther King.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1970.
First edition of the sensational journalist's report on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by William Bradford Huie on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wenk/Schwartz.
Price: $350.00 Item Number: 121041
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First Edition of Deliverance; Warmly Inscribed by James Dickey and signed by Jon Voight
DICKEY, James.
Deliverance.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1970.
First edition of Dickey’s first and most famous novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, "To my old friend Inman Mays this novel of survival: "adapt of die"- James Dickey June 21, 1970." Additionally signed by Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight on the title page, who starred in the Academy Award nominated film bearing the same name. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon Studios. An unique example.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 143993