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Presidents and World Leaders

Rare Books by Presidents & World Leaders for Sale Online

Browse rare, signed and first edition books and letters by and about presidents and world leaders. Find our full collection of these rare items below. Sort by title, price, author, or date to find exactly what you’re looking for then view details on the book and buy online.

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Cohen, Marcia [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

The Sisterhood: The Inside Story of the Women’s Movement and the Leaders Who Made it Happen.

Santa Fe : Sunstone Press, 2009.

Early edition of this brilliant record of feminist history, with a new foreword by the author, from the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “To theContinue reading "The Sisterhood: The Inside Story of the Women’s Movement and the Leaders Who Made it Happen."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146275
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King, Jr., Martin Luther

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 innerContinue reading "Why We Can’t Wait."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-146312
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King, Coretta Scott

The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.

New York : Newmarket Press, 1987.

First edition of this classic collection of the words of Dr. King, selected by Coretta Scott King. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Coretta Scott King on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. & Mrs. Charles Martin with love and warmest good wishes, Coretta Scott King,” beneath Florine B. Martin’s mail address label.Continue reading "The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-146270
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[Lincoln, Abraham; James Buchanan; Ulysses S. Grant; Rutherford B. Hayes; Andrew Johnson; Franklin Pierce

Presidential Autograph Album Containing the Signatures of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant and Others.

[1877-1880].

Unique 19th-century autograph album containing the signatures of six American presidents, fifteen senators, several cabinet members, and governors including Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, James Buchanan, and Franklin Pierce. Narrow quarto, bound in one quarter period dark brown cloth over stiff marbled wrappers, the autograph album is a repurposed 19th-century caucus record, dating from ca.Continue reading "Presidential Autograph Album Containing the Signatures of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant and Others."

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$17,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146562
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Nehru, Jawaharlal

Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru.

New York : The John Day Company, 1942.

Early printing of Nehru’s classic autobiography, from the collection of actor and author Aly Wassil. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed on the front free endpaper by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, his sister, the first Indian woman to hold a cabinet portfolio, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, and Wassil with his ownership signature andContinue reading "Toward Freedom: The Autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru."

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146425
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King Jr., Martin Luther. [Coretta Scott King]

The Measure of Man.

Philadelphia/Boston : Pilgrim Press, 1968.

First edition thus of this collection of King’s two notable devotional addresses “What is Man?” and “The Dimensions of a Complete Life.” 12mo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs by Kenneth Thompson, Wide World, and United Press International. Boldly signed by Coretta Scott King on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Measure of Man."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-146528
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King, Charles [William Tecumseh Sherman]

The True Ulysses S. Grant.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1914.

First edition of this biography of soldier, statesman, and president Ulysses S. Grant; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Grant as Major-General Commanding in the West, illustrated with twenty-eight black and white photographs. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature. Accompanied by aContinue reading "The True Ulysses S. Grant."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-145931
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Washington, George

George Washington Signed Appointment of the First Surveyor General.

Philadelphia May 13, 1796.

Rare manuscript document boldly signed by George Washington as the first President of the United States of American appointing the first Surveyor General of the United States. One page, oblong quarto, manuscript document in a secretarial hand on vellum, Philadelphia, 13 May 1796, signed at the conclusion, “G. Washington” and countersigned by Timothy Pickering, SecretaryContinue reading "George Washington Signed Appointment of the First Surveyor General."

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$30,000.00
Item Number: RRB-145490
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Coolidge, Calvin

Calvin Coolidge Typed Letter Signed.

Northampton July 4,1930.

Rare typed letter signed by Calvin Coolidge to the Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts Ralph Bauer. One page, octavo, the letter reads in full, “Thank you for the birthday remembrance. It was good of you to think of me.” In fine condition. Attractively matted and framed with a portrait and biographical caption. The entire piece measures 23.75 inchesContinue reading "Calvin Coolidge Typed Letter Signed."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145864
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Kennedy, John F

Profiles in Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. An exceptional example.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-144316
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Lowell, Thomas. [W.E.B. Dubois; David Lloyd George]

Rolling Stone: The Life and Adventures of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1933.

Early printing of the definitive biography of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations from photographs and paintings by Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore. Association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper by W.E.B. Dubois to British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, “Many Happy Returns to ‘Lloyd George’ Nov. 5th 1933 from W.E.B.” W.E.B. Dubois wrote thatContinue reading "Rolling Stone: The Life and Adventures of Arthur Radclyffe Dugmore."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-144351
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Churchill, Winston S

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.

London : Cassell & Co, 1948-54.

First editions of Winston Churchill’s masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, 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 of each volume, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the HarcourtContinue reading "The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-137185
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Roosevelt, Theodore

African Game Trails. An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.

First edition of Theodore Roosevelt’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, gilt top edge, photogravure frontispiece, illustrated, 48 plates, map of Roosevelt’s route and hunting trips in Africa. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To O.K. King with the esteem and regard of his friend Theodore Roosevelt Sept 22d 1910.” TheContinue reading "African Game Trails. An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-146118
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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, marbledContinue reading "The Prince of Pleasure and his Regency 1811-20."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-145562
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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 fineContinue reading "David Ben-Gurion Signed S.L. Kaye Sketch."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-145560
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Kennedy, John F

President John F. Kennedy Inaugural Event Invitations.

1961.

Group of rare invitations to events surrounding the Kennedy inauguration; from the collection of Helen Keyes, longtime personal assistant for the Kennedy family. The collection includes: An invitation to attend “The Official Distinguished Ladies” reception hosted at the National Gallery by the “Official Hospitality Committee of the Inaugural Committee 1961” on January 18th, 1961; anContinue reading "President John F. Kennedy Inaugural Event Invitations."

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$700.00
Item Number: RRB-145456
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Churchill, Winston S

Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed.

London March, 1957.

Rare typed letter signed by Winston Churchill to his proofreader. One page, octavo, on Churchill’s ‘Knightsbridge 28, Hyde Park Gate’ stationery, the letter reads in full, ‘My dear Wood, Thank you for your letter of March 7. I am much obliged to you for the assistance you have given me, and send you the enclosedContinue reading "Winston S. Churchill Typed Letter Signed."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-145452
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[Theodore Roosevelt]

Scribner’s Magazine, Volume 18 XVIII, July-December 1895 [Theodore Roosevelt].

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895.

Finely bound volume of this early Theodore Roosevelt article. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over printed boards with gilt titles to the spine, raised bands. Contents include: Theodore Roosevelt article “Six Years of Civil Service Reform”; article on American posters with many examples; “Landmarks of Manhattan” with six full-page illustrations. In near fine condition.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-146034
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