SIGNED BOOKS
(ASTRONAUTS)
ALDRIN, BUZZ. Apollo 11 Astronaut. 2nd man to walk on the moon. His book:
The Return, a novel of the human adventure, Co-authored by John
Barnes. 8vo, 301 pp., 1st ed., d.j., boldly signed on half-title page by Aldrin. A tale of our highest aspirations - and of idealism regained. A novel, not of our distant future in space, but of the issues and crises that confront our space efforts today. A story of the very highest adventure. The Return is a story of outsized characters, global crises and big, daring ideas and as told by Buzz Aldrin it carries the ring of truth. He’s been there. He’s done that. And he has already helped change the world.
Fine...[12147].+...$195.00
JOE E. BROWN’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY
BROWN, JOE E. (1892-1973). Comic actor and entertainer. Known as “clown-prince” of the movies, radio and TV and “Self-appointed
Ambassador of 
Goodwill”. His autobiography:
Laughter is a Wonderful Thing as told to Ralph Hancock, 8vo, 311 pp., A.S. Barnes & Co., N.Y., pubs., 1956, 1st ed.,
d.j. inscribed and signed on first free blank end paper. A heart warming story of a humorist and humanitarian who was one of America’s best loved personalities. Excellent
condition. ..................>[11561].......$95.00
BARBARA BUSH’S A MEMOIR- HER CHARMING AUTOBIOGRAPHY
BUSH, BARBARA. First Lady. She is the second woman in our history to be the wife and mother of a president. She is certainly one of the most popular First Ladies in our history. People all over the world admire her wit, candor and compassion and her unswerving devotion to her family. In this memoir, Mrs. Bush for the first time gives readers a private look at her life in the public eye for more than 25 years. She begins with a compelling portrait of her early years, including growing up in Rye, New York and meeting George Bush; life as a young bride and mother, moving to far-away west Texas and the almost unbearable pain of losing a child. She recounts her years in public life from first moving to Washington as the wife of a young Congressman to her experiences as the wife of the U.N. Ambassador and wife of the U.S. Envoy to China. She talks candidly about the ups and downs of three presidential campaigns, being the wife of the Vice President, culminating in becoming First Lady and the tumultuous White House years. Drawing on excerpts from her diary, which she has kept for 30 years, Mrs. Bush takes us behind the scenes of the Persian Gulf conflicts and the end of the cold war. She introduces us to the Gorbachevs, the Thatchers, the Mitterrands, the Mubaraks, and many others. Her memoir also includes many of the funny, often self-deprecating and sometimes
touching anecdotes for which she is so well known: Surprising a rat in the White House pool; accidentally stepping on Boris Yeltsin’s foot during a State dinner; wearing a $29. pair of shoes to her husband’s Inaugural. Finally, she talks about the disappointments of the 1992 campaign and the joys of private life such as being
able to cook and drive again. This is a warm and funny memoir as well as an historically significant one.
A Memoir by Barbara Bush, 8vo, 575 pp., Charles Scribners Sons, 1994, d.j. Signed on
the title page. Profusely illustrated.
Mint.............[11513]...+...$95.00
UNCOMMON SIGNED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE H.W. BUSH, OUR 41ST PRESIDENT
BUSH, GEORGE H.W. (B.1924). 41st President; V.P.
His autobiography: Looking Forward, An Autobiography, with Victor Gold, 8vo, 270 pp., 1st ed., d.j., Doubleday, 1987. The first free blank end paper is emblazoned with The United States Seal, beneath which Bush has inscribed and signed in black ink. This is the
first autobiography written by a Vice President still in office. Filled with anecdotes about the man and his family. Profusely illustrated. The book “...offers fresh insight into the man who may well be America’s next president...” and so he was. Bush has not written his Presidential Memoirs and dislikes writing. This is a mint copy of a seldom offered volume of our 41st
President...................+................[11737].......$495.00
JAMES F. BYRNES GIVES A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF YALTA, POTSDAM, AND THREE OTHER CRITICAL CONFERENCES AFTER V-E DAY. HE SAT IN AT MEETINGS OF FDR, CHURCHILL AND STALIN
BYRNES, JAMES F. Assoc. Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Secretary of State. He served as “Director of War Mobilization” under FDR
and in that capacity he sat in on the meetings of FDR, Churchill and Stalin at Yalta. He took shorthand notes which he used to report verbatim conversations of the Big Three. Byrnes also attended the Potsdam Conference and the London Conference in Sept. 1945, which ended in a deadlock. He reports the triumphs and tragedies of the Moscow and Paris Peace Conferences which he also attended, where the five European treaties were hammered out and finally, to the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in N.Y.
in Dec., 1946, where the deadlock was finally broken. This book is about the two year period between V-E Day and a lasting peace. As Secretary of State, Byrnes, more than any one man, shaped and directed American foreign policy during that critical time. Speaking Frankly by James F. Byrnes, 8vo, 324 pp., Harper and Bros., Publishers, 1st ed., 1947, no d.j. Book summary from the d.j. affixed to first free end paper. Illustrations. Boldly inscribed and signed on half-title
page............ .................+.............[11740]** .....$150.00
CARTER, JIMMY (b.l924). 39th President (l977-l98l).
His book: The Blood of Abraham, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, l985, lst ed., 8vo, 257 pp.,
d.j., boldly signed (J. Carter) on first free end paper. Pres. Carter introduces the present against the
background of biblical history, allowing the reader to view the current conflicts with an understanding of the forty centuries of war and debate that have scarred the Promised Land. He explains each nation's interpretation of what God's promises
actually meant and reveals their 
individual theories for implementation today. Concluding with a cautiously optimistic blue print for the future, the man who has brought more hope and cooperation to the Middle East than anyone in modern memory presents us with
a vision of peace for Jews, Christians and Moslems--for all who share the blood of Abraham. Absolutely mint.
.........................[6989].+..$195.00
ROSALYNN CARTER’S MEMOIRS
CARTER,
ROSALYNN. First Lady. Her autobiography “First Lady From
Plains”, 8vo, 370 pp., Houghton Mifflin Co., pubs., 1st ed. 1984, with orig.
d.j., boldly signed on first free blank end paper. From the triumphant march in the bitter cold on Inauguration Day, 1977, when the Carter family stepped from the motorcade to walk with the people, to the final hours in the White House when the imminent release of the hostages in Iran was kept secret from the American public,, Rosalynn Carter’s book is riveting and insight into the Camp David Summit Meetings between Sadat & Begin.
She candidly discusses her relationship with her husband and reveals that she fell in love with his photo before she ever met him. She talks about being a navy wife and rearing three small boys and being thrust into the political limelight to eventually become a First Lady who stood closer to the center of power than any first Lady since Eleanor Roosevelt. A fine
copy...[4145]..$125.00
IN-PERSON SIGNED COPY OF HILLARY CLINTON’S 1996 BOOK WRITTEN AS FIRST LADY: “IT TAKES A VILLAGE”
CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM
. First Lady; U.S. Senator (D., N.Y.). Presidential hopeful. Her best selling book, written as First Lady:
It Takes a Village, and Other Lessons Children Teach Us, 8vo, 336 pp., paperback, published by Simon & Schuster. Boldly signed in person on title page. Various reviews comment: “A book about the basics for nothing could be more basic than the way a nation cares for its children....filled with truths that are worth a read, and a re-read...Parents and non parents should read it to remind them of the single but essential point: Children must have caring, nurturing, and informed adults around them... The impact of Hillary Clinton’s genuine belief in a children-loving society remains in mind long after the
book’s end...A
marvelously conceived book... Mrs. Clinton intends nothing less than that we collectively improve the way the nation raises its children.”
Boldly signed in person on title page. When this book was first published in 1996, there was much controversy surrounding it because at book signings, pre-signed autopenned copies were given to purchasers making authentically signed copies quite scarce. Sold for signature value.
.[11738-5]...+....$195.00
IN-PERSON SIGNED COPY OF HILLARY CLINTON’S MEMOIRS “LIVING HISTORY”
CLINTON, HILLARY. First Lady, U.S. Senator and candidate for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination.
Her candid memoirs, “Living History”, 8vo, 562 pp., Simon & Schuster, 1st ed.,
d.j., boldly signed on title pate. Signed on publication day, June 9, 2003 being No. 865 signed at her home town book shop. Although Mrs. Clinton is known to millions around the globe, few beyond her close friends and family know or have heard her recount her incredible journey. She writes with humor, passion and candor about her upbringing in suburban middle America in the 1950’s and how she changed from a “Goldwater Girl” to a student activist and one of our most controversial First Ladies.
Living History is her most revealing account of her White House years and her chronicle of living history with Bill Clinton and their 30 year adventure in love and politics which has survived personal betrayal, relentless partisan investigations and constant public
scrutiny. Hillary came of age during a time of tumultuous political change in America. She grew up with choices unknown to her mother and grandmother. She charted her own course through uncharted terrain. She became an icon for
some and a lightning rod for others. As a wife, mother, lawyer, advocate and international icon she has lived through America’s great political wars -- from Watergate to Whitewater. She was the most vocal First Lady to play a part in domestic legislation and she traveled tirelessly championing health care and expanded economic and educational opportunities and to promote the needs of children and families. She
criss-crossed the globe championing women’s rights, human rights and democracy. She redefined the role of First Ladies and was instrumental in helping save the presidency from an unconstitutional and politically motivated impeachment. Intimate, powerful and inspiring, Living History captures the essence of one of the most remarkable women of our time -- and a formidable force and figure in American politics. Not a common copy to find signed. Pristine. Net to all. .[12295]
+..$395.00
SIGNED FIRST EDITION OF BILL CLINTON’S MEMOIRS: MY LIFE
CLINTON, WILLIAM JEFFERSON. President. His memoirs: My
Life, 4to, 957 pp. with index, profusely illustrated, 1st edition with color dust jacket, Alfred A. Knopf, N.Y.
Boldly signed in person on the title page. President Clinton’s book is the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written - encompassing not only the high points and crises, but the way the presidency actually works: the day to day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, set backs and achievements. This is a gripping account of concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by Clinton’s enemies and how he survived and prevailed. Clinton’s memoirs help us understand the emotional pressures of his youth - born after his father’s death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive alcoholic step-father whom he never ceased loving and whose name he took. Tells how he was drawn to the brilliant and compelling Hillary Rodham whom he determined to marry and how he was passionately devoted from infancy to their daughter
Chelsea. Tells how he began to slowly and painfully comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times
into damaging 
patterns of behavior. This memoir documents the climb of a remarkable 
American who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the most unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas to the White House via working for Senator William
Fulbright, a fellowship to Oxford, becoming a Vietnam anti-war protester, student at Yale Law School, running for Congress in Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General and Governor. This is the compelling memoir of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions and told in his own unique recognizable voice. A unique book by a unique American. Mint.
Net to all. .....+. .........[11708]..$595.00
SCARCE COPY OF THE EXPANDED 2ND EDITION OF “HAVE FAITH IN MASSACHUSETTS” WRITTEN BY COOLIDGE AS GOVERNOR AND SIGNED AS PRESIDENT
COOLIDGE, CALVIN.
President and Vice President. His book: Have Faith In Massachusetts:
A Collection of Speeches and Messages, 8vo, 275pp., 2nd edition, enlarged,
1919. Editor’s note to 2nd ed. states, in part: “In the 2nd edition of
Gov. Coolidge’s speeches and messages, the opportunity has been taken to add
a proclamation and three recently delivered addresses, which bring the volume
practically up to the date of pub., Boston, Oct. 1919.” Coolidge has
inscribed and signed the first free blank end paper “To Edward M. Bradley,
with Regards, Calvin Coolidge”. A 
transmittal letter on White House 
letterhead,
Dec. 4, 1938, from Coolidge’s presidential secretary, Ernest Sanders, has
been laid-in on the verso of the cover and opposite Coolidge’s inscription.
Paradoxically, although this copy is a 2nd edition, it is expanded and a rare
book to find signed. This is the first such copy to cross our desk. Opposite
the title page is the frontis piece which is a 3/4 length formal portrait of
Coolidge. Normal and minor shelf wear with light scattered foxing, mainly on
the end papers. Internally sound and tight. Scarce presidential book.
.........................[11786]..+. ................................$795.00
ABBA EBAN’S MY COUNTRY: THE STORY OF MODERN ISRAEL and of his people’s struggle for statehood and international recognition
EBAN, ABBA (b. 1915). Israeli diplomat. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador to U.S., Permanent Delegate to U.N., Minister of Education and Culture in David Ben-Gurion’s cabinet & Deputy Prime Minister under Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. He played an active role in the Zionist movement before the establishment of the State of Israel. At Cambridge University he achieved the highest academic honors. His book: My country / The Story of Modern Israel, 304 pp., Random House, 1972, 1st ed., d.j. (chipped), signed on title page. The book begins with the climactic moment on May 14, 1948 when the State of Israel came into being. With the immediacy of one who has participated in the creation of history, Eban describes
his country’s struggles for security, the drama of mass immigration and absorption, economic crises, revolutionary and cultural efforts to forge a new nation; and a new self-image for a people reunited with its soil; the tensions and terrors of Israel’s wars and the perpetual frustration that has characterized Israel’s quest for peace with its neighbors. A scarce title to find
signed.........[11645]......$295.00
JIM FARLEY, THE “KINGMAKER” OF FDR’S TIME, TELLS ALL IN BEHIND THE BALLOTS
FARLEY, JAMES A.
(1888-1976). Postmaster General; CEO of Coca Cola and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Farley was a king maker and was one of those who was most responsible for FDR’s Presidential nomination and election. His book:
Behind the Ballots, 8vo, 392 pp., Harcourt, Brace & Co., N.Y., pubs., later printing, 1939, d.j., chipped, boldly signed on first free blank end paper in his trademark green ink. Overall condition is excellent. Farley was perhaps the hardest working and most successful politician of his day and he tells the inside story of his career. He is frank about the political machinery that got things done. He
tells how he got his start in politics and gives his frank impressions of Al Smith, FDR and other party leaders. The Presidential campaigns of 1932 & 1936 are discussed in great detail as well as the controversial topic of party patronage, the furor over “special stamp issues” and much more. A classic Democratic
Memoir........ ...[11648].......$87.50
CHARMING CHILDREN’S BOOK WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY SARAH FERGUSON THE CONTROVERSIAL DUCHESS OF YORK
FERGUSON,
SARAH. Duchess of York. Her book: Bright Lights,
8vo, 165 pp., Delacorte Press, 1996, 1st ed., d.j. Boldly signed on title
page: “Sarah, The Duchess of York”. With great humor the Duchess
continued the adventures of Amanda and Emily, following the social whirl
from a special point of view showing that no matter where they live or who
their families are, people are not so different after all.
Mint.................[11792].+ .....$175.00
EUGENE FIELD’S COPY OF JESSIE BENTON FREMONT’S 1863 BOOK:
THE STORY OF THE GUARD
About the Battle of Springfield
FIELD, EUGENE
(1850-1895). Author, Children’s Poet and Journalist. His copy of Jesse Benton Fremont’s book The Story of the Guard, small 8vo, 227 pp., 5th ed., Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1863. This was Field’s copy and he has signed on the title page and written his library locating information beneath his signature. Has stamped name and bookplate of subsequent owners. A poignant book because it was published by Field. The Preface is entitled: “The Reason Why” and is an excerpt of a letter to Field from Jessie Benton Fremont. The book is about the Civil War “Battle of Springfield”. Due to Field’s early death, his material is scarce. Nice association
item.........[11641]...$595.00
"MILLARD
FILLMORE'S PERSONAL DICTIONARY"
FILLMORE, MILLARD
(l800-l874). 13th President of U.S. (l850-53). Rose from an indentured
servant to become President and married his school teacher in the
process!! A volume owned by Fillmore and from his personal library: "Dictionary
of Obsolete and Provincial English", London, l857, Vol. 1, A-P,
490 pages. On the fly leaf, Fillmore has written "Millard Fillmore,
June 22, l857". In pencil in an unidentified hand, lower in the page,
is written: "This book belonged to a President of the United
States". On the next page, in Fillmore's hand is "I-4; his book
case and shelf number. Throughout the book are penciled notations which appear
to be in Fillmore's hand. The book has been newly and expertly rebound in
fine navy blue morocco, with the title stamped on the spine in gold. Books
from the private libraries of Presidents are seldom offered and quite
desirable. As a general rule, the earlier the President, the rarer are
books from their personal libraries. Fillmore's wife established the first
White House Library and Fillmore highly prized his personal 
library.
Shortly after his death in l874, many books from his personal library were
sold at auction, and in l925, the remainder of Fillmore's personal library
was sold at the Anderson Auction. Excellent condition. A museum quality
Presidential item.........................[6991].........$995.00
BETTY FORD WRITES ABOUT HER ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTIONS -
AND HER LIFE CHANGING RECOVERY
FORD, BETTY. First Lady.
Her book: Betty: A Glad Awakening, with Chris Chase, 8vo, 217 pp., Doubleday, 1987, 1st ed., d.j. Boldly signed on second free blank end paper. This is the deeply personal story of one of the most celebrated women of our time. It is a moving memoir in which Mrs. Ford shares her experience, understanding, and hope so that other men and women can discover that alcoholism and drug addiction need not rob them of their lives. Wonderments, gratitude, serenity, laughter and freedom -- these are but a few of the gifts which Mrs. Ford received in her recovery....they are on-going inspirations to help others who feel
defeated by the disease of addiction...this extraordinary volume is one of encouragement, comfort and support to all families, all individuals. It is a living testament to the power of love, the joys of recovery and the will to survive that can give life a new, and often better, beginning.
Mint.............[4950]**...+........$175.00
BETTY FORD WRITES ABOUT HER ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTIONS - AND HER LIFE CHANGING RECOVERY
FORD,
BETTY. First Lady. Her book: Betty: A Glad Awakening, with Chris Chase, 8vo, 217 pp., Doubleday, 1987, 1st ed., d.j.
Boldly signed on one of her magnificent embossed personalized bookplates affixed to the first free blank end paper. This is the deeply personal story of one of the most celebrated women of our time. It is a moving memoir in which Mrs. Ford shares her experience, understanding, and hope so that other men and women can discover that alcoholism and drug addiction need not rob them of their lives. Wonderments, gratitude, serenity, laughter and freedom -- these are but a few of the gifts which Mrs. Ford received in her recovery....they are on-going inspirations to help others who feel defeated by the disease of addiction...this extraordinary volume is one of encouragement, comfort and support to all families, all individuals. It is a living testament to the power of love, the joys of recovery and the will to survive that can give life a new, and often better, beginning.
[12151].+.$175.00
BETTY FORD’S
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
FORD, BETTY. First Lady. Her memoirs: The Times of My Life, 8vo, 305 pp., Harper & Row, 1st edition, 1978, dust jacket; inscribed on first free blank end paper “To ______/ With best wishes/ Betty Ford/ August 6, 1979.” Shows minor shelf wear; overall very good. In the pages of this frank lively, often moving book one quickly discovers why Betty Ford is one of the most admired women in America. Her book describes the progress of Elizabeth Ann Bloomer from the tree shaded streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan to the White House. Mentions her short, unhappy first marriage and her brief dancing career, and her life with young Congressman Jerry Ford. A great book...[11928]...$125.00
SIGNED COPY OF FORD'S MEMOIRS
FORD, GERALD R. (b.l9l3). 38th President of U.S.
Ford's memoirs, A Time To Heal, signed on one of Ford's beautiful personalized
bookplates, with a gold embossed Presidential Seal, imprinted "Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States of America". Most attractive.
....[3671-M]..+... .$295.00
PRESIDENTIAL
BIBELOT
SIGNED, NUMBERED, LTD. EDITION MINIATURE BOOK OF GERALD R. FORD’S SPEECH TO THE 1988 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION NOMINATING GEORGE BUSH FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES
FORD, GERALD R. President and Vice President.
His miniature book: The Tenth Convention, 2.75” x 2.25”, a speech by Gerald R. Ford to the Republican National Convention at New Orleans, Louisiana on August 16, 1988, Lord John Press, 1988. This first edition of The Tenth Convention is limited to two hundred numbered copies and one hundred and fifty specially bound and slipcased copies, all of which have been signed by
the author. The paper is Frankfurt and the type Goudy. Designed and printed by Patrick Reagh. Binding by Marianna Blau. This is No. 152 of 200. This book is handsomely bound in patriotic red, white and blue. It has a red spine and blue covers with title imprinted in white. We have never seen a more attractive bibelot. The speech begins “...This is my tenth Republican National Convention. And God willing -- not my last. Thank you for inviting
me to share in your nomination of my friend and colleague of so many difficult days and tough campaigns, the next president of the United States, George Bush...Last month...I watched the Democrats mini-series in Atlanta...I applauded & I salute the Reverend Jesse Jackson for his talents and
personal achievements and for showing millions of black citizens that the American Dream can be more than just a dream. But my applause stopped short, when I saw the Democrats claiming that they have somehow become the party of the American Dream...No party, no politician has a patent on our dream..” This miniature book is one of only two or three bibelots ever published by a President of the United States. This example has the added value of associating two
presidents. A gem..[8115-M]..$295.00
SCARCE GERALD R. FORD BOOK: THE WAR POWERS RESOLUTION: A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
FORD, GERALD
R. President and Vice President. His book: The War Powers Resolution: A Constitutional
Crisis, 8vo, 109 pp., 1st ed. Butte College Press, 1992, green cloth with title and Ford’s signature stamped in gold on cover and spine. Number 15 of only 200 numbered copies signed by Ford. Water staining to back cover which also stained interior pages of the blank 1/2” top, mostly toward the back. Ford discusses the constitutional issues concerning the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148) which is an attempt by congress to constrain the war making power of the president. The War Powers Resolution was passed by Congress over Nixon’s veto in 1973. There are a number of questions about what constitutes war and in what circumstances can the president commence hostilities. A scarce Ford book. Overall a nice copy but due to defects, thus priced...
[12198].+..$195.00
SIGNED COPY OF W AVERELL HARRIMAN’S BOOK ABOUT RUSSIA: AMERICA & RUSSIA IN A CHANGING WORLD
HARRIMAN, W. AVERELL (1891-1986). Diplomat (Ambassador to Russia under FDR). Gov. of N.Y., statesman. His book: America & Russia In a Changing World/ a half century of Personal Observation/ Intro. by Arthur M.
Schlesinger, Jr., 8vo, 218 pp., 1st ed., Doubleday, 1971. No d.j. Inscribed and signed on 2nd free blank end paper: “For Adrian Fisher, The best of colleagues, and my warm friend over the years. With gratitude, admiration and affection, Averell Harriman, Dec. ‘70. Harriman’s first trip to Russia was 1926 when he met Trotsky who became the first of many Soviet leaders with whom he would negotiate over the years. Fifteen years later he returned as head, with Lord
Beaverbrook, of the Anglo-American Supply Mission three months after the Nazi attack on the Soviet Union. In 1943, President
Roosevelt named him Ambassador to Russia. He served in Russia during the years when wartime collaboration gave way to
mistrust and the cold war. He returned to Russia many times in the following years, most notable when he negotiated the test ban treaty in 1963. A scarce volume to find
signed.....[11793]...+....$195.00
BEAUTIFUL LADY BIRD JOHNSON LIMITED EDITION BOOK:
THE WHITE HOUSE LIBRARY - CONTAINS RARE WHITE HOUSE BOOKPLATE
JOHNSON, LADY BIRD (b.l9l2). First Lady (l963-l969). Her extremely beautiful book:
"The White House Library, A Short Title List", The White House Historical Association, Washington, D.C., published with a grant from the Sperry and Hutchinson Foundation, Inc., printed at the Spiral Press, New York, 8vo, 2l9 pp., 1967,half bound in red morocco and specially slip cased. The brownish-grey slip-case has the Presidential seal on one side. Introduction by James T. Babb, Librarian Emeritus, Yale University. The White House Library is a reference and recreational library for the use of the President, his family, and official staff. It is intended to contain books which best represent the history and culture of the U.S. The collection has to be strictly limited because the shelf space on the ground floor of the White House has space for only 2500 volumes. Authors, with few exceptions, are U.S.
citizens. Fiction and poetry by deceased writers only have been included. 
The work on this volume was originally begun by Mrs. John F. Kennedy in l962. Before the title page is printed: "The first edition of the short-title list of the White House Library has been limited to three hundred numbered copies, each signed by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson". This copy is number 211, and Mrs. Johnson has boldly signed in black ink. Due to delicate health, Mrs. Johnson no longer signs autographs. Choice and desirable First Lady item which is little known, with a small number printed, and also a nice association item of two First Ladies.
.................................................[2176-M].....$295.00
LADY BIRD JOHNSON’S MEMOIRS
JOHNSON, LADY
BIRD. First Lady. Her autobiography: “A White House Diary”, 8vo, 806 pp., Holt, Rinehart & Winston pubs., Nov., 1970, 2nd printing, d.j., signed on her bookplate on first free blank end paper. From Nov. 22, 1963, when JFK’s assassination forever changed the Johnson’s lives until Jan. 20, 1969 when LBJ left office, Mrs. Johnson lived in close proximity to the most powerful man in the world. For the five years and two months the Johnson’s lived in the White House, Mrs. Johnson kept a record of events, great and small, public and personal. No other First Lady has so honestly chronicled her days in the White House. This is truly an insider’s portrait of the Johnson White
House...[12152].+$195.00
A PRESIDENTIAL RARITY: FIRST EDITION COPY OF LBJ'S MEMOIRS SIGNED ON THE END PAPER
JOHNSON, LYNDON B. President.
His memoirs: The Vantage Point; Perspectives of the Presidency,
1963-1969, 8vo, 636 pp., Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Pubs., 1st ed., 1971, d.j.,
boldly signed in black ink on the f.f.b.e.p. Virtually all of Johnson's memoirs were signed with one of his handsome personalized bookplates with his initials and the presidential seal embossed in gold. Copies signed in person only on
the end paper are extremely rare and desirable as Johnson invariably personalized books he signed. The authentic full signature of LBJ is one of the rarest in the presidential series. In The Vantage Point,
one of the most colorful, fascinating and complex men ever to occupy the Oval Office
describes his years in the White House, freely and frankly telling us exactly what he did and why he did it. We unqualifiedly warrant the authenticity of the signature. Provenance: Signed in person by Johnson at a small book signing shortly after the publication of his
memoirs.................+........[7005-M]..........$595.00
IMPORTANT KENNEDY ASSASSINATION BOOK SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND SENATOR RALPH W. YARBOROUGH WHO WAS
RIDING WITH LBJ BEHIND JFK AND CONNALLY
(KENNEDY ASSASSINATION) AN AUSTIN SCRAPBOOK OF JOHN F. KENNEDY by
Patricia Howard Harris, 4to, approximately 200 un-numbered pages, The Pemberton Press, Austin, Texas, 1964,
d.j.. Compiled from United Press International Newspictures, Inc./ Texas Democratic Executive Committee/ The Austin American-Statesman/ Lone Star Register/ The Daily Texan. 1st and only edition, limited to 1000 copies. Details the joyous preparations for a gala Presidential visit on Nov. 22, 1963 and of what might have been; the record of Austin’s mourning and sad aftermath. One of the first books printed after JFK’s assassination.
Signed on half title page by the author. On the lower part of the page Yarborough
(U.S.S., Texas, 1957-1970) has written a poignant and historically significant inscription: (Senator Yarborough was riding in the car with Vice Pres. & Mrs. Johnson behind Kennedy & Connally’s car, when Kennedy was assassinated)
“This is a most unusual book, with the most complete account of John F. Kennedy’s three planned or completed trips to Austin in his quest for the Presidency. First in Sept. 1960, and again in 1960 for his deer hunt with Lyndon Johnson on the LBJ Ranch, then in Nov. 1963 on his planned trip cut short by the assassin in Dallas. The tributes by
J.F. Dobie and Jennie Lynn Harris (Poet Laureate of Texas) are....printed in this book. Ralph W. Yarborough”. A rare Kennedy book with an important inscription by a major participant in Kennedy’s tragic Texas
trip..[11642]..$495.00
KENNEDY, EDWARD M. U.S.
Senator. His book In Critical Condition, The Crisis In
Americas Health Care, 8vo, 252pp., 1st ed., 1972, d.j., Simon &
Schuster, N.Y., Pubs. Inscribed and signed on f.f.b.e.p........[2812].......$95.00
(VIET NAM) KY, NGUYEN CAO. Prime Minister of Viet Nam. His book Buddha’s Child: My Fight To Save Vietnam with Marvin J. Wolf, 8vo, St. Martin’s Press, N.Y., 376 pp., cloth with orig. d.j., 1st ed., May, 2002. Boldly signed
on the title page. Ky reveals what went on behind the scenes at the highest levels in Saigon and Washington; the coup d’ etat, the secret deals, the rivalries and intrigues, he revolts, the astonishing greed of his fellow generals, the conspiracies and betrayals and ultimately the tears. Reveals previously unpublished incidents of significance and importance. A remarkable and fascinating read. Near
fine..[12211].+.$195.00
ONE OF ONLY 20 COPIES --
THE STORY OF THE LEAR JET
HIGHLY DESIRABLE LIMITED EDITION BOOK SIGNED BY NEIL ARMSTRONG, BUZZ ALDRIN, GERALD FORD, HANK BEAIRD AND CLAY
LACY
(AVIATION) NEIL ARMSTRONG, BUZZ ALDRIN, GERALD R. FORD, HANK BEAIRD, CLAY LACY & MOYA OLSEN
LEAR. Lear’s book: Bill & Moya Lear: An Unforgettable Flight, 8vo, 259 pp., privately printed, 1st ed., 1996. Cover is blue and gold marbled boards with 1/4 leather binding. A presentation copy. Signed on the half title page by Neil Armstrong, Buzz
Aldrin, Gerald R. Ford, Hank Beaird (test pilot) and Clay Lacy (test pilot); also
signed by Myra Olsen Lear (Mrs. Bill Lear) on the 3rd free blank end paper. Profusely illustrated.
One of only 20 presentation copies. This unique and very interesting book is
written by the widow of Bill Lear, inventor and
developer of the Lear Jet. Mrs. Lear writes: “...Among the things we shared were the World War II period, the development of the Automatic Pilot, and the launching of Lear, Inc. on the American Stock Exchange. Then I watched Lear, Inc. become Lear Siegler as Bill needed the capital for the design and development of the Learjet. About ten years later we shared Learstar 600 which became the Challenger. We flew all over the world together: to Nome, Alaska for lunch, to Paris for dinner, to Athens for the weekend and to Moscow in a Cessna 310 before we had our Learjet...” Inasmuch as this is one of only 20 signed presentation copies, this is already a rare book.
Mint....[10505].+.$4995.00
(ROOSEVELT, THEODORE) LODGE,
HENRY CABOT. (1850-1924). U.S. Senate (1893-1924); led opposition
to the WW I Peace Treaty and the U.S. joining the League of Nations.
Nemesis of Wilson; great friend of T.R. Lodge’s Memorial tribute to T.R.
entitled Theodore Roosevelt, 7.5" x 11.25" being one of
400 signed copies, Houghton Mifflin Co., Pubs., 1919, 1st and only ed.,
45pp. with magnificent engraved frontis piece portrait of T.R....................[9187].............$195.00
INSCRIBED AND SIGNED COPY OF NIXON’S MEMOIRS
NIXON, RICHARD.
President and Vice President. His memoirs: RN: The Memoirs of Richard
Nixon, 4to, 1120 pp., Gosset & Dunlap publishers, 1978, 2nd
printing, d.j. (with chipping), expertly repaired. Inscribed and signed on
the 2nd free end paper below a facsimile of his famous initials “To
Florence & Fred Griffith, With best wishes, from/ Richard Nixon/ 7-31-78”.
Prior to Nixon, only six presidents wrote comprehensive memoirs.
This is an extraordinary personal, political and historical document. ?Nixon
begins
with his earliest boyhood recollections through he and his family leaving
the White House for the last time. Nixon’s story is one of conflict and
contrast -- of blissful happiness and anguished sorrow. This book will
always precipitate debate and discussion as did the author himself. Nixon
candidly analyzes his strengths and weaknesses....[11787].+.....$395.00
NORTH, OLIVER L. of Iran Contra fame. U.S. Senatorial candidate. Signed copy of his
controversial book Under Fire, An American
Story, with William Novak, 8vo, 446 pp., Harper Collins Pub., 1st ed., d.j., 1991. His explosive autobiography. North for the first time tells the un-whitewashed story of the
Iran-Contra affair, of which he was at the center. His cast of characters includes Ronald Reagan, George Bush, William Casey, and Bud McFarlane. This book crackles with human drama and extraordinary revelations.
Inscribed and signed on dedication page: "Many thanks for helping Tyler. Oliver North."
Mint.[8203-1] +..$95.00
Same as preceding except signed only: “Oliver North”. [8203-2].+..$95.00
PEALE, NORMAN VINCENT. Author of “The Power of Positive
Thinking”. His
pamphlet “Expect a Miracle - Make 
Miracles Happen.” A signature of Peale has been mounted to the top of the first page in a blank
area....+...... [10710].. ..................$35.00
COPY OF “MAIN STREET MERCHANT” SIGNED BY J.C. PENNEY
(BUSINESS) PENNEY, J.C. (1875-1971). Early department store magnate. Penney’s book:
Main Street Merchant, the story of the J.C. Penney Company, by Norman Beasley, 8vo, 274 pp., Whittesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., N.Y. - Toronto, 1st ed., no dust jacket, spine slightly rubbed and faded, else fine. Internally sound.
Inscribed and signed on first free blank end paper. by “J.C.
Penney”. Frontice piece photo of Penney. “What is needed today, as always, is the ability and the will to work hard toward the achievement of a goal, any goal, which is right and clean and decent and worth while. / In essence, those are the things that built the Penney Company. Those same things keep it alive today... I hope that young men and women reading this story will be strengthened and encouraged to challenge the cynicism which is the fashionable attitude of the times - strengthened and encouraged to put to the test this formula for successful living: Respect yourself; Respect others; work hard and continuously at some worthwhile thing.”....[11914].
+ ..$250.00
POWELL, COLIN
L. General. Secretary of State. His autobiography My American
Journey, 8vo, 643 pp., Random House, pubs., 1995, 1st ed., d.j. Boldly signed on title page. Colin Powell is the embodiment of the American dream. He was born in Harlem to immigrant parents from Jamaica. He knew the rough life of the streets and he overcame a barely average start at school. Then he joined the army -- and the rest is history. He writes of his climb to Four Star General, National Security Adviser, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Powell gives us candid behind the scenes portraits of Presidents Reagan, Bush,
Clinton, Stormin’ Norman Schwarzkopf and many others. Absorbing..
[12145].+++.$95.00
NANCY REAGAN’S MEMOIRS
REAGAN,
NANCY. First Lady. Her autobiography “My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy
Reagan”, 8vo 384 pp., Random House, 1st ed., d.j., profusely illustrated. Boldly signed on title page. “Although there is a certain dignity in silence, which I find appealing, I have decided that for me, for our children, and for the historical record, I want to tell my side of the story. So much was said about me and about astrology and my relationship with Raisa Gorbachev, and whether I got Donald Regan fired, and what went on between me and my children -- especially Patti. Ironically, I thought I could start rebuilding our private life only by going public and these and other topics - to have my say and then move on.” So begins Mrs. Reagan’s candid and engrossing memoirs. Signed copies of Mrs. Reagan’s memoirs have never been common. This is the first copy to cross our desk in several years.
[12153].+. $195.00
SCARCE PROPHETIC SIGNED FDR BIOGRAPHY
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. President. The book Franklin D. Roosevelt/ A Career in Progressive Democracy, by Ernest K. Lindley, Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., N.Y.C., 8vo, 379 pp., 1931, 1st ed. Boldly inscribed and signed on the first free blank end paper which is lightly but unevenly age toned: “For Thomas Lieman/ With My Regards/ Franklin D. Roosevelt”. Owner’s signature at top of half title page. This book was written after FDR’s immortal “Happy Warrior” speech in 1928 nominating Al Smith for President catapulted him to national prominence and his election as Governor of New York. At the time this book was published, FDR was being talked about as a presidential nominee. The book is divided into four sections: I. The Return to Public Life; II. The Foundation of a Career; III. Washington (as Asst. Navy Secty.); IV. Gov. of N.Y. The book ends on a prophetic note: “Some of Roosevelt’s close friends call him “lucky”; some profess to see in his capacity to rise from the trough of a wave to the crest a quality of the “man of destiny.” A gift of seeing a long way ahead, quickness to seize an opportunity, political sagacity acquired through long practice and observation, and an unceasing study of the mechanics of government, as well as inborn talents and a prodigious surplus of energy, are among his important components. Who could doubt that Roosevelt’s firm attachment to democratic government in a time of general skepticism is partly due to the fact that
he is confident that he can make it work. From Hyde Park, Roosevelt surveys the nation, in fact, the world. While he has been Governor of N.Y., his detailed knowledge of not only what is going on in Washington, but in Montana, Texas, Michigan and Tennessee -- how this governmental problem has been met or how that public man is faring -- has been a recurrent source of surprise to those who did not know of the range of his personal contacts.... He has never ceased to be nationally minded; and he keeps one eye moving over the rest of the globe. I have no doubt that on any given day during recent years he has had a definite idea in his own mind of how he would act in every situation confronting the country, at home or abroad. Whatever his future may be, I have no doubt that this will continue to be true.” The rest is history. A prophetic book about FDR and an extremely scarce title to find signed. (Net to
all)...[12192]..+..$2500.00
(EXPLORERS) STEFANSON,
VILHJALMUR (1879-1962). Am.
ethnologist and explorer. Lived among the Eskimo (1906-07), learning their
language and culture; commanded expedition to explore Canadian and Alaskan
regions of the Arctic 
(1913-18). His book: Ultima Thule, Further
Mysteries of the Arctic, ill. by Alexander Popini, MacMillan Co., N.Y.,
1944, 8vo, 383 pp. Interesting inscription on the half-title page:
"For _____, from her fellow student of geographic theory--hollow
earth and such- (signed) 19 Oct.
1948". .......[2050]............$195.00
(PULITZER)
TARKINGTON, BOOTH
(l869-l946). Pulitzer Prize winning writer & playwright. His book:
"The Gentleman From Indiana", 8vo, 384 pp., Double-day, 1st ed., 1900.
Author’s Autograph Edition No. 449 of l000 copies. Signed on limitation page
inside front cover. Normal wear. Tip
of f.f.b.e.p. missing, else good. [12195] +
$150.00
VERY
RARE INSCRIBED AND SIGNED PRESENTATION COPY OF
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON'S IMMORTAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY: "UP FROM
SLAVERY"
an
important memoir by the most influential educator of his day. A choice
association copy, boldly inscribed by him on the front flyleaf to a former
First Lady: "To / Mrs. James A. Garfield / with kind wishes
/ and in memory of / a very pleasant visit / Booker T. Washington / Jan. 4,
1903." The "Papers of Booker T. Washington" records
Washington making a whirlwind speaking tour through California at this
time. On January 4, 1903, he addressed 2000-3000 people at the Methodist
Church in Pasadena. "After this meeting, by invitation of Mrs.
Garfield, the widow of the late President Garfield, Mr. Washington was driven
to her home for lunch..." -- at which time this copy of his
memoir must have been inscribed and presented to her. Lucretia Garfield
(1832-1918) resided in the White House only seven months before her husband's
1881 assassination; she survived him by 37 years. Ironically,
Washington's Tuskegee Institute opened within a couple months of James
Garfield's assassination. This is one of the most famous and widely
read books in the English language. It
has been translated into at least 18 different languages.
In 1970 it was reprinted by the Limited Editions Club.
Extremely fine association value having been presented to a former First
Lady. [12351].++.. $4995.00
PATRIOTIC LAWRENCE WELK BOOK
WELK, LAWRENCE.
Big Band leader. Long running T.V. Show. His book My America,
Your America with Bernice McGeehan, 8vo, 182 pp., Prentice - Hall, Inc.,
1st edition, 1976, dust jacket, boldly inscribed on first free blank end
paper: "To ____, May you enjoy -- with every good wish, Lawrence Welk."
Welk reflects on his life, trials and successes in this song of praise and
appreciation to his family (both personal and professional) and the ideals
that make this country great. Includes stories, backstage glimpses and a
Bicentennial prayer for the rebirth of America. The only signed copy of
this book we have seen. [11912]..++..$65.00
WELK, LAWRENCE.
Big Band leader. Long running T.V. Show. His book This I
Believe, with Bernice McGeehan, 8vo, 195 pp., Prentice-Hall, Inc.,
1st edition, 1979, dust jacket, boldly inscribed on first free blank end
paper: "To _____, Hope you will enjoy this book and maybe share
some of its philosophy. Your friend - (boldly signed) Lawrence Welk".
Welk goes behind the scenes and takes you through a typical day -- showing
how the band is run and how a show is taped. About this book he says:
"I'm going to tell you, from the heart, the things I believe in - the
philosophies that have helped me build this beautiful, beautiful life and the
personality traits I believe lead to success -- the kind of success that lasts
a lifetime and transcends money, fame or fleeting happiness."
Profusely illustrated. Includes a photograph of him holding his famous
white baton.....[11913]..++...$65.00
BABE DIDRIKSON’S RARE BOOK: “CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF”.
ZAHARIAS, MILDRED DIDRIKSON, known as "Babe" Didrikson (1914-1956). (See above biographical information). Her rare book: “Championship Golf”, 8vo, 125 pp.,
A.S. Barnes & Co., Pubs., 1st ed., 1948, d.j. (chipped) inscribed and signed in pencil “Best Wishes to Florence/ “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias” on first free blank end paper with a huge, bold 5.5” signature. The Babe played golf for the first time in 1932 when she was a member of the U.S. Track & Field Team in the Olympic Games as Los Angeles. A group of sports writers including Grandland Rice, Westbrook
Pegler, Paul Gallico, and Braven Dyer suggested that she try a round and arranged a game for her at Brentwood. She used an overweight set of clubs belonging to Olin
Dutra, the then PGA Champion. She later stated “ I gripped the club about the same way a baseball player takes hold of a bat until Granny Rice showed me the golf grip. Then I hit a good, whistling tee shot down the middle to the amazement of my personal gallery -- and that was it. I was stung by the Golf bug... The Babe was the first person to hold Championship Cups for both the U.S. and Great Britain. The book is profusely illustrated. She models grips, stances, various irons and shots. In short, a
succinct plainly written illustrated guide to golf by the all time women’s champion whose wins remain unequaled. Due to her early death, the material of Babe Didrikson is rare in all forms -- particularly signed books. A gem. Net to all. [12324]
+ ..$1795.00