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Grant, Ulysses S. [U.S.]

Signed Photograph of Ulysses S. Grant.

1877.

Large signed photograph of Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States. Boldly signed below the image by Grant. The entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17 inches. Handsomely matted and framed. Scarce and desirable signed by Grant.

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-4608
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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. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Massachusetts Senator Leverett Saltonstall on the front free endpaper, “To Senator Saltonstall- with the very highest regards of his colleague John Kennedy.” The recipient, Leverett Saltonstall was the senior senator ofContinue reading "Profiles In Courage."

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$35,000.00
Item Number: RRB-2154
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His Holiness Tenzin Gyatsho: The XIVth Dalai Lama of Tibet

The Opening of the Wisdom-Eye.

Bangkok : The Social Science Association Press of Thailand, 1968.

First edition in English of the Dalai Lama’s first book on Buddhist philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the Dalai Lama on the title page in Tibetan “with prayers.” A near fine copy in an excellent dust jacket that is lightly rubbed. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, especially signed.

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4545
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Angelou, Maya [Bill Clinton]

On the Pulse of Morning: The Inaugural Poem.

New York : Random House, 1993.

First edition of the poem that Maya Angelou read at the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton on January 20, 1993. Small octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “____ ____ Joy Maya Angelou.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-3972
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Mandela, Nelson] Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg

Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.

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Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela during his treason trial in 1958. Signed by both Nelson Mandela on the image and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg (signed and stamped on the verso by Schadeberg and also signed on the front). The photograph measures 11 inches by 14 inches. Matted and framed.

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-4513
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Mandela, Nelson] Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg

Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.

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Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela in his law office in 1952. Signed by both Nelson Mandela on the image and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg (signed and stamped on the verso by Schadeberg and also signed on the front). The photograph was taken at Chancellor House, which is where Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo openedContinue reading "Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print."

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-4512
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Mandela, Nelson] Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg

Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.

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Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela, Dr. Moroka, and Yusuf Dadoo during the Defiance Campaign Trial of 1952. Signed by both Mandela on the image and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg (signed and stamped on the verso by Schadeberg and also signed on the front). Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.5 inches by 19Continue reading "Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4054
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Mandela, Nelson; Photograph by Jurgen Schadeberg

Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print.

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Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela’s 1994 return to Robben Island with Mandela looking through the bars in deep contemplation. Boldly signed by both Nelson Mandela and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg, who has  signed on the bottom right panel and signed and stamped the verso. Schadeberg’s image was voted as one of the 50 mostContinue reading "Nelson Mandela Silver Gelatin Print."

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-979
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Roosevelt, Eleanor & Helen Ferris

Partners: The United Nations and Youth.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, 1950.

First edition of this work which tells the dramatic story of the United Nations. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt and inscribed by Helen Ferris to famed photographer Fred Stein, “For Fred Stein with our appreciation and all our good wishes for the days ahead Helen Ferris June 1951.” SteinContinue reading "Partners: The United Nations and Youth."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-4553
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Truman, Harry S

A Proclamation.

Washington, D.C May 8, 1945.

Large three-colored broadside of Harry Truman’s Proclamation declaring the surrender of Germany, boldly signed by Harry S. Truman. Also included at the lower left is the original 1945 Christmas card from the President and Mrs. Truman and at lower right, the original red, white and blue ribbon. These were presented by the President as giftsContinue reading "A Proclamation."

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$11,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4419
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Mandela, Nelson; Thabo Mbeki; Joe Slovo

The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia.

1990.

First edition of the constitution of Namibia. Octavo, original wrappers. A unique copy signed and or inscribed by all the major contributors of the Republic of Namibia, which was formed in 1990. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nelson Mandela, “To Udo with my comradely compliments and best wishes Nelson R. Mandela 22.3.90 Windhoek.” Additionally signed byContinue reading "The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia."

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$17,500.00
Item Number: RRB-3303
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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.

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-851
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Roosevelt, Eleanor

India and the Awakening East.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.

First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-4356
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Mandela, Nelson

Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales.

New York : Norton, 2002.

First edition of this collection of African folktales chosen and introduced by Nelson Mandela. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Mandela on the title page.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-849
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Hoover, Herbert

The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1929-1941 The Great Depression.

New York : The MacMillan Company, 1952.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Herbert Hoover on the title page. An excellent near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the foot of the spine and extremities.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-260
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Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom.

London : Little Brown and Company, 1994.

First British edition of the first autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Dear Lynne, with thanks. Nelson Mandela 27.2.97.” The recipient was the realtor who sold NelsonContinue reading "Long Walk To Freedom."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4426
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Reagan, Nancy

My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan.

New York : Random House, 1989.

First edition of Nancy Reagan’s memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Gene Williams Best Wishes Nancy Reagan Apr ’92.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written in collaboration with William Novak.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-1860
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