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Crusade in Europe Eisenhower, Dwight

Signed limited edition of Crusade in Europe by Dwight D. Eisenhower, inscribed to his lead nurse at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in 1955 after suffering a heart attack.

Garden City: Doubleday & Co., 1948. Octavo, xiv, 559pp. Tan buckram, gilt title over black on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Top edge gilt, uncut edges. In the publisher's original acetate jacket, light toning at spine, chip to lower edge, a near fine example. In the publisher's slipcase, light soiling to all panels, some shelf wear, solid seams.

From a limited edition of 1426 copies signed by Eisenhower, this being number 468. Additional inscription by the President: "For: Lieut. Lorraine Knox - With lasting appreciation of devoted and competent service at Fitzsimons Hospital in the autumn of 1955; - and with kindest regard and best wishes from her friend, Dwight D. Eisenhower."

On September 24, 1955, President Eisenhower suffered a heart attack while vacationing in Denver, Colorado. During his seven weeks at Fitzsimons, his lead nurse was Army 1st Lt. Lorraine P. Knox, who devoted herself to his care. At the request of Eisenhower, the two remained friends after leaving the hospital, frequently exchanging gifts and letters.

Official Program: Inaugural Ceremonies Kennedy, John F.

Adlai Stevenson's personal copy of the Official Program for President John F. Kennedy's inauguration, the scarce limited deluxe edition.

Washington DC: Kennedy-Johnson Inaugural Committee, 1961. Octavo, 63pp, [3], 31pp, [1]. Full blue morocco, title in gilt on cover with "Hon. Adlai E. Stevenson" stamped in gilt at lower corner Numerous illustrations, internally fine. This copy is number 30 of the Limited DeLuxe Edition, each copy individually signed by Inaugural Committee General Chairman, E.H. Foley. Includes an E.H. Foley business card affixed to front free endpaper with a paperclip, and noting "Cheers! Ed." An exceptional association copy.

Adlai Stevenson II (1900 1965) was a two-time Democratic presidential nominee (1952 and 1956) Stevenson refused to campaign for the 1960 Democratic nomination. In May of 1960, John F. Kennedy approached Stevenson for an endorsement, offering him Secretary of State in exchange, but Stevenson refused. After Kennedy won the presidency, he offered Stevenson three positions: Attorney General, Ambassador to Great Britain or U.N. Ambassador. Stevenson accepted the U.N. position, playing a critical role in the upcoming Cuban Missile Crisis

African Game Trails Roosevelt, Theodore

Deluxe limited edition of African Game Trails by Theodore Roosevelt.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Large octavo, [two volumes], xvi, [2], 268pp; viii, [2], 269-529pp, [1]. Original three-quarter brown pigskin, paper boards, title stamped on spines. Plain endpapers. Uncut edges. Light toning and occasional foxing to text blocks, heavier on endpapers and title pages. All tissue covers with some toning. Complete with frontispiece in each volume, 23 illustrated plates in Volume I and 25 in Volume II, all with tissue guards. Includes a map of the route Roosevelt took through Africa. Lacking dust jackets and slipcase. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown of each volume. (Cole & Vail, A29c)

From a limited edition of 500 copies signed by Theodore Roosevelt, this is number 300.

Presidential Addresses Roosevelt, Theodore

Presidential Addresses and Papers of President Theodore Roosevelt, inscribed to Democratic presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan.

New York: Review of Reviews Co., 1910. Octavo, [4], 1893 2359pp. Publisher's light brown cloth, title stamped in gilt and black on spine, illustration on cover. Frontispiece portrait and three photographic plates, all with tissue covers. Light toning throughout, offsetting to endpapers. Housed in a custom blue cloth clamshell case, title in gilt over black leather spine label. (Wheelock, 5)

Bryan family bookplate on front pastedown opposite inscription, which reads: "To the Hon. W.J. Bryan, with many thanks for the 'Speeches,' and with the good wishes of Theodore Roosevelt Sept 12th, 1911 " An exceptional association copy between two preeminent presidential contenders of the early 20th century.

Recollections of Full Years [Taft, William Howard]

Recollections of Full Years by Helen Herron Taft, inscribed by former President William Howard Taft to a Yale Classmate.

New York: Dodd, Mead, & Co , 1917 Octavo, x, [6], 395pp Full blue morocco, gilt ruled border on covers, title in gilt on spine with decorative raised bands and compartments. Marbled endpapers, gilt-ruled turn-ins and board edges. Bound by James Macdonald Company of New York, with stamp on rear turn in. Complete with frontispiece portrait of Nellie Taft and 50 illustrations in black and white. All edges gilt, solid text block A scarce example of one the earliest memoirs published by a first lady of the United States.

Inscribed on the front flyleaf: "For C. Sidney Shepard of Yale '78 with the warmest regards of a classmate and his "Governor." / Wm. H. Taft. / April 9th 1919 / Washington D.C." Also signed by Helen H. Taft.

Charles Sidney Shepard (1856 1934) was a wealthy financier and philanthropist, who was a Yale classmate of President William Howard Taft. Mr. Shepard inherited his fortune from his father, an industrialist and railroad owner.

Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge Coolidge, Calvin

Limited edition of The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge, inscribed by President Calvin Coolidge to American author Thomas Wolfe.

New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corp, 1929. Octavo, [10], 247pp. Blue cloth spine, gray boards, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Housed in the publisher's slipcase, title on paper label affixed to spine. Complete with frontispiece and 11 full page illustrations. From a limited edition of 1000 copies signed by President Calvin Coolidge, this being number 987. (Martin / Goehlert 8030)

Includes letter of provenance from bookseller Edward Morrill & Son of Boston. Additional inscription by President Coolidge on front free endpaper: "To Thomas Wolfe, with regards, Calvin Coolidge."

Thomas Wolfe (1900 1938) was an American author who published four books during his short lifetime. Wolfe died in 1938 at the age of 37, leaving behind a large body of work that was published posthumously.

Presidential Appointment: UN Ambassador Bush, George H.W.

Presidential Appointment of Edward J. Perkins as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and the U.N. Security Council.

Washington DC: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 1992. Wood frame, white matte. Full piece measures 26" x 22", covered with museum glass. Great Seal of the United States affixed to lower left corner. Not examined outside of frame. Proclamation reads: "I have nominated, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint him the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations with rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations." Provenance: From the Estate of Ambassador Edward J. Perkins, Hindman Auctions, 2022.

Dr. Edward J. Perkins (1928 2020) served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as well as Liberia, South Africa, and Australia throughout his 25 year foreign service career. Perkins served as UN Ambassador for one year.

In Our First Year of War Wilson, Woodrow

First edition of In Our First Year of War, signed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1918.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1918. Small octavo, [10], 166pp. Publisher's light blue cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover. Light sunning to spine, wear at top edge. Solid text block, a few points where the hinge is beginning to crack. Frontispiece from a drawing by Wilfrid Muir Evans. (Martin / Goehlert 7764) Housed in custom blue cloth clamshell case, title in gilt over black leather spine label.

Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Mrs Charles W Dunn / With the compliments of Woodrow Wilson / 13 March, 1918."

This book is inscribed to Mrs. Alice Hafner Dunn, wife of Charles Wesley Dunn. While attending Princeton University, Charles W. Dunn (1885 1959) was a student of President Woodrow Wilson, and Wilson had "a great influence on his intellectual development." Dunn later became a corporate attorney, specializing in food, drug and antitrust law.

Tales of the Jazz Age Fitzgerald, F. Scott

First edition, first printing of Tales of the Jazz Age, in the publisher's first state dust jacket, with an exceptional inscription by F. Scott Fitzgerald about his Jazz Age.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Octavo, xi, [1], 317pp. Original green textured cloth, title in gilt on spine. The first printing, with "Published September, 1922" and Scribner's Seal on copyright page, plus "an" for "and" on page 232, line 6. Partial tear to page ix, thumb marks on page 186. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, with some loss along top edge and chipping to rear panel, partial separation to front flap fold. Faint soiling to rear panel, small stain to spine. Illustrations by John Held, Jr. The first state dust jacket, with all issue points, including advertisements for the fifth printing of Flappers and Philosophers and the thirteenth printing of This Side of Paradise. (Bruccoli A9.I.a) Housed in a custom quarter green morocco clamshell case, title in gilt on spine.

Tales of the Jazz Age Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "My Heavens, Eddie - There was a Jazz Age - do you remember it? We were still wearing bibs then - or no - we were already a couple of old numbers or - say, the less said about this the better - F. Scott Fitzgerald / Encino, 1939."

The likely recipient of this copy, Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970), famed character actor on television, film, and stage, rented a cottage to F. Scott Fitzgerald in Encino, California in 1939. Fitzgerald faced financial difficulties in the late 1930s as his success as a screenwriter at MGM Studios dwindled and alcoholism took over. He moved out of his popular Hollywood residence, The Garden of Allah Hotel, to Horton's guest house. Fitzgerald would sometimes pay rent in quarter or half increments, and occasionally wrote to Horton's sister Isabel asking for extensions on due dates. In one such letter to Isabel requesting a decrease in rent to aid in his debts, Fitzgerald added as a postscript, "Very Best to Eddie if you're with him."

Moby Dick Melville, Herman

Limited edition of Moby Dick or The Whale by Herman Melville, illustrated by Rockwell Kent. The definitive set from Lakeside Press.

Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1930. Quarto, [three volumes]. Publisher's black cloth, beveled board edges, illustrations stamped in silver on spines and front covers Top edge dyed black, others uncut. Lacking the acetate dust jackets. Housed in the publisher's aluminum slipcase, shelf wear and scratches to panels. Complete with 280 illustrations by Rockwell Kent.

From a limited edition of 1000 copies printed under the supervision of William A Kittredge at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, The Lakeside Press, Chicago.

Part of the "Four American Books" campaign launched by R.R. Donnelley & Sons in 1926, this illustrated work by Rockwell Kent brought the story of Moby Dick into the mainstream. (University of Chicago Library, Printing for the Modern Age Exhibition, 2006)

Breakfast at Tiffany's Capote, Truman

First edition, first printing of Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote.

New York: Random House, 1958. Octavo, 179pp. Yellow cloth, title in gilt over black on spine. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. Faint rubbing to black spine label, else fine. Top edge blue stain. Publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.50 on front flap with 10/58 date code at bottom, a few points of wear from previous mylar dust jacket cover, faint crease at front joint, bright spine, a near fine example.

Breakfast at Tiffany's was adapted into a critically-acclaimed film in 1961, starring Audrey Hepburn. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay. Ultimately, it received two awards: one for Best Original Score and the other for Best Original Song, titled "Moon River."

Tobacco Road Caldwell, Erskine

Signed first edition of Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell in publisher's dust jacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. Octavo, 241pp. Burnt orange cloth, title over gilt on spine and front cover. Scribner's "A" on copyright page. Solid text block, dust remnants to top edge, mylar dust jacket remnant along bottom edge of covers, a near fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, $2.50 retail price to front flap, tape repairs to verso to reinforce folds. Light wear to corners. Housed in a custom cloth slipcase. (Bruccoli & Clark II: 87)

Signed on the half title "To Ralph D. Hartman / with all the / good wishes of / Erskine Caldwell." Hartman's bookplate affixed to front pastedown.

O Shepherd, Speak! Sinclair, Upton

Inscribed to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, first edition of O Shepherd, Speak! by Upton Sinclair.

Monrovia: Upton Sinclair, 1949. Octavo, ix, 629pp. Red cloth, title in silver on spine. Top edge dyed red. Stated "First Published in July 1949" on copyright page. Solid text block, sunning to spine, faint marks to front cover, lightly bumped corners. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.50 retail price on front flap, faint soiling to front cover, wear to edges.

Signed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt / with sincere regards / Upton Sinclair." With Eleanor Roosevelt's bookplate and an estate label affixed to front pastedown.

O Shepherd, Speak! is the tenth novel in Upton Sinclair's Lanny Budd series. Budd is a socialite who engages with various high ranking world leaders throughout the early 20th century. This novel, covering 1945 and 1946, includes President Roosevelt's decline in health, his passing, and his funeral. All feature Eleanor Roosevelt, which deepens the association between the two figures.

The Works of Shakespear

The Works of William Shakespear, in six volumes, published in 1743 and 1744, edited by Sir Thomas Hanmer, Speaker of the House of Commons. This is the first edition edited by Hanmer.

Oxford: Printed at the Theatre, 1743 1744. Quarto, [six volumes]. Bound in full calf, all volumes rebacked, raised bands with decorative gilt compartments, title in gilt over red morocco spine label on each volume Red dyed edges, marbled endpapers. Prefaces by Sir Thomas Hanmer and Alexander Pope, with Rowe's life of Shakespeare, in Volume I. Facsimile of a handwritten index to all six volumes affixed to front flyleaf of Volume I. Glossary with errata in Volume VI. Occasional toning, a few points of foxing, solid text block in all six volumes. Armorial bookplate of Edward Venables Townshend, Esq. of Wincham affixed to front endpaper of each volume. Complete with all full page illustrations, including frontispiece portrait of Shakespeare, two plates of the Westminster Abbey monument and the Stratford bust, and 36 copper engravings by Hubert Gravelot after Francis Hayman, one for each play. (Mullins, p. 29) (Lowndes III, 2260) (Jaggard, 499) (ESTC T138604) An attractive set.

Gray's Anatomy Gray, Henry

First edition of Anatomy Descriptive and Surgical by Dr. Henry Gray.

London: John W. Parker & Son, 1858. Thick octavo, xxxii, 750pp [2pp ads]. Publisher's original brown pebbled cloth, borders stamped in blind on covers, title stamped in gilt on spine. Brown endpapers. Spine ends bumped and rubbed, light wear to board edges and joints, bottom board edges lightly bumped Solid binding, soiling to endpapers with mild toning to text pages. Occasional finger marks and a few short tears in the margins, to be expected with a popular reference work of this type. Ink/pencil notations on pages 474, 475 and 750 and limited coloring to illustrations on pages 333 and 337. Verso of half title reinforced with tape along the gutter Complete with 363 wood engravings and contains page 369 mispaginated 367. Housed in a custom red half morocco clamshell case with gilt lettered spine labels. (Garrison-Morton 418)

A groundbreaking work in its field, the first edition was published in London in 1858 with a print run of 2,000 copies.

History of Woman Suffrage Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Signed by Susan B. Anthony, three volumes of History of Woman Suffrage, edited by Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Matilda Joslyn Gage, covering the years 1848-1885.

Rochester: Anthony/Charles Mann, 1887. Thick octavo, [three volumes], 878pp; [x], 952pp; [xx], 1013pp. Publisher's maroon cloth, decoratively stamped in blind on covers, title in gilt on spines. Errata slip tipped in Volume III requesting errors be sent to Anthony for a second edition. Complete with 47 full page portraits protected by tissue guards, including a frontispiece in each volume. Solid text blocks, light wear to spines and edges, near fine examples. Occasional pencil marginalia in Volume I. Inscribed on the front flyleaf of each volume by Susan B. Anthony to suffragist Annie McLean Marsh while lecturing in Cincinnati, OH on February 10, 1889. Provenance: Hindman Auctions, 2022.

Annie McLean Marsh (1859 1932) of Cincinnati was a member of the Hamilton County Equal Suffrage Association. Anthony signed Marsh's copy while in Cincinnati to give a lecture for the Unity Club's Sunday Afternoon Lecture series held at the Grand Opera House on February 10, 1889.

Salesman's Sample Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Signed by Susan B. Anthony, salesman's sample of History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I as edited by other suffragists.

New York: Fowler & Wells, 1881. Octavo, [irregular pagination]. Original maroon cloth, title in gilt on front cover. Twelve full page portraits with tissue guards, including frontispiece. Thirteen leaves of sample text. Four blank leaves for subscribers' information. Includes one binding sample of two on rear pastedown. Remnants of label on front cover. Light wear to spine and corners, front hinge starting. Inscribed on the title page by Susan B. Anthony. Provenance: Hindman Auctions, 2022.

Susan B. Anthony crossed out the publisher's name and address to write in her own on the title page of this copy. Due to consistent financial strain, editors Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Matilda Joslyn Gage sold their book rights to Anthony before publication of the third volume. Anthony purchased the publication rights from Fowler and Wells, likely the reason she struck out their name here. (Harper, The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony, pp. 612 614)

Why We Can't Wait King Jr., Dr. Martin Luther

Signed first edition, first printing of Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr.

New York: Harper & Row, 1964. Octavo, xii, 178pp. Black cloth spine, gray boards, title stamped in gilt on spine First edition statement on copyright page with "D O" noting a first printing. Solid text block, light rubbing to edges, a near fine example. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.50 price and "0664" code on front flap, no mention of the Nobel Peace Prize on rear panel, faint wear along flap folds, light foxing to verso, a few short closed tears, an attractive example.

Signed by the author on the front free endpaper "To Orlando Darden Jr. / With Best Wishes / Martin Luther King." Housed in a custom black cloth clamshell, with title in gilt on spine.

The Colored Cadet at West Point Flipper, Henry Ossian

First edition of The Colored Cadet by Lieutenant Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy.

New York: Homer Lee & Co., 1878. Octavo, 322pp. Publisher's green cloth, title in gilt on spine and front cover with gilt illustration of sword. No additional printings listed on copyright page Solid text block, light wear to edges Engraved frontispiece portrait, with additional portrait opposite page 238, both with tissue guards. Previous owner's name stamped on front free endpaper and flyleaf. (Blockson 7868) (Moebs 169) A scarce example in this condition.

Henry Ossian Flipper (1856 1940) was the first African American to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Flipper went on to serve in the Tenth U.S. Cavalry Regiment, which was one of the original Buffalo Soldier units. He later worked as an assistant to the Secretary of the Interior.

The Second World War Churchill, Winston S.

First English edition of The Second World War by Winston S. Churchill, six volumes, in first issue dust jackets.

London: Cassell & Co. Ltd., 1948 1954. Octavo, [six volumes]. Black cloth, title in gilt on spines All six volumes are first printings, with publication statement on copyright pages. Volume I includes the "Author's Note" bound in at p. viii and errata slip at p. 610. Top edge dyed red. Light foxing to title page of Volume I and along fore edge, bumped top corner. All notable condition issues relegated to Volume I. Previous ownership inscription in Volume I, bookplate in Volume III. Complete with fold out maps and full page illustrations. All six volumes in first issue dust jackets, required retail price on front flaps, light toning to spines, faint dampstain to top edge of Volume I, otherwise near fine examples. (Cohen A240.4) (Woods A123[b])

This six volume history of the Second World War includes the following volumes: The Gathering Storm, Their Finest Hour, The Grand Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, Closing the Ring and Triumph and Tragedy.

King's Mountain And Its Heroes Draper, Lyman

First edition of King's Mountain and Its Heroes by Lyman C. Draper, inscribed to Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston.

Cincinnati: Peter G. Thomson, 1881. Octavo, xv, [1], [17] 612pp. Brown cloth, title and decorative illustrations in gilt and black on spine and front cover. Rubbing to lower edge of covers, rubbing to spine, bright gilt illustrations. Solid text block, front hinge starting but stable. Includes two full page battle maps and eight full page engravings. (Howes D485)

Bookplate of Robert M. Hughes on front pastedown, nephew of Gen. Johnston. Housed in custom red cloth jacket and matching slipcase, title in gilt over black morocco spine label on jacket. Includes laid in prospectus for this edition. Also includes a clipped signature of Kentucky Governor and hero of the Battle of Kings Mountain, Isaac Shelby. This copy is inscribed by the author: "Gen. J.E. Johnston With the kind regards of Lyman C. Draper. Oct. 1881."

Some Neglected Aspects of War Mahan, Alfred Thayer

Signed first edition of Some Neglected Aspects of War by Captain A.T. Mahan, with a fervent inscription condemning evil.

Boston: Little, Brown, and Co , 1907 Octavo, xxii, [2], 193pp, [1p ad] Publisher's blue cloth, title in gilt on spine. Top edge gilt. Stated "Published November, 1907" on copyright page. Solid text block, a touch of wear to edges, a near fine example. In the original acetate jacket, two short closed tears along top/bottom edges, some shelf wear. Numeric label affixed to front pastedown.

Inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf, with a paraphrased quote from the book found on page 51. Mahan writes: "The great danger of the indiscriminating advocacy of arbitration is that it may lead men to tamper with conscience, soothing it with the belief that War is so entirely wrong that beside it no other tolerated evil is wrong. / A. T. Mahan / May 14, 1909."

With The Old Breed Sledge, Eugene B.

First edition of With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugene B. Sledge, with an emotional inscription to a fellow veteran.

Novato: Presidio Press, 1981. Octavo, xvi, 326pp. Brown hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine First edition, with no additional printings on copyright page Clean text throughout, light wear to top edge of spine, a near fine example. In publisher's first state dust jacket, $15.95 retail price on front flap, ISBN number on rear flap, some wear from handling at top edge of spine, bright illustrations.

Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Dec. 20, 1983 / To Steve Hodges, Best wishes to a fellow veteran of WWII, & and [sic] "old salt" of the 45th Infantry Division, U.S. Army. Your work with the Armed Forces Radio Service was appreciated by millions of guys like me whom you never met. We are kindred spirits in that we served in a war that had to be won to insure a free America & a free world & we won, but lost a lot of good buddies we will never forget. Semper Fidelis, Sledgehammer (E.B. Sledge)."

The Civil War Foote, Shelby

Signed first printings of The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote, in first state dust jackets.

New York: Random House, 1958 1974. Thick octavo, [three volumes], [6], 840pp, [1]; [6], 988pp, [1]; [6], 1106pp, [1]. Gray cloth, title stamped in gilt over blue on spines. Stated "first printing" or "first edition" on copyright page of each volume. Top edge dyed blue. Illustrated endpapers. Previous ownership stamp on front endpapers of Volumes I and II. Solid text blocks, all near fine examples. In the publisher's first state dust jackets, $10.00 with "11/58" in Volume I, $12.50 with "11/63" in Volume II and $20.00 with "11/74" in Volume III. All three dust jackets with light toning to spine, primarily to Volumes I and II, wear to spine of Volume I from handling, a near fine set. (Nevins II: 13) (Dornbusch III: 1387)

Signed by the author in Volumes I and II.

This set includes all three volumes: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian and Red River to Appomattox.