AN INSCRIBED COPY OF WOODROW WILSON’S FIRST PUBLISHED BOOK: THE STATE — ELEMENTS OF HISTORICAL AND PRACTICAL POLITICS.
WILSON, (THOMAS) WOODROW. (1856-1924). Twenty-eighth President of the United States (1913-21); professor and president at Princeton University. His first book: THE STATE — ELEMENTS OF HISTORICAL AND PRACTICAL POLITICS. “The revised, first edition. 1898. Boston, D.C Heath & Co, Publishers”.
HERBERT HOOVER INSCRIBES HIS BOOK: THE PROBLEMS OF LASTING PEACE TO THE WOMAN WHO WAS TO ESTABLISH THE FIRST ROUND TABLE TALK SHOW ON TELEVISION — HELEN J. SIOUSSAT
HOOVER, HERBERT (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States. His book: The Problems of Lasting Peace. Co-authored with Hugh Gibson. Inscribed and Signed on front free endpaper: “To Miss Helen T. Sioussat /with the good wishes / of Herbert Hoover.” Also Signed by the co-author, “Hugh Gibson” under Hoover’s inscription.
UNCOMMON SIGNED DOCUMENT FROM ARTHUR ST. CLAIR
ST. CLAIR, ARTHUR. (1734-1818). American Revolutionary War General. Partially-Printed Document Signed, “A. St Clair”. One page, oblong folio. “Bedford County”, October, 1772. Fine condition.
DOLLEY MADISON RECALLS JAMES MADISON’S TOAST ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENCENCE: “THE UNION. MAY IT FIND AN EVERLASTING CEMENT IN THE REVOLUTION, AND THE SACREDNESS OF THE CONSTITUTION.”
MADISON, DOLLEY PAINE. (1768-1849). First lady. Wonderful Autograph Sentiment Signed, ”D.P. Madison”. One page, octavo. Washington, April 19, 1848. At top of page is affixed a clipped Signature of James Madison.
JEFFERSON AS PRESIDENT WRITES TO HIS SECRETARY OF WAR, HENRY DEARBORN ~~ SAYING THE MADISON’S HAVE DEPARTED TO PHILADELPHIA, BUT HE HOPES THAT THE DEARBORNS WILL VISIT HIM AT MONTICELLO
JEFFERSON, THOMAS. (1743-1826). Third President of the United States; principle author of the Declaration of Independence; and influential Founding Father of the United States. Autograph Letter Signed, “Th. Jefferson”, as President. One full page, quarto. “Monticello”, August 3, 1805.
HERBERT HOOVER INSCRIBES HIS BOOK: AMERICA’S FIRST CRUSADE — TO THE WOMAN WHO WAS TO ESTABLISH THE FIRST ROUND TABLE TALK SHOW ON TELEVISION — HELEN J. SIOUSSAT
HOOVER, HERBERT. (1874-1964). Thirty-first President of the United States (1929-33). His book: AMERICA’S FIRST CRUSADE, boldly inscribed on the front free endpaper: “To Miss Helen Sious[s]at / With wishes for a / Happy New Year / (any way) / Herbert Hoover”. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York, 1942. Octavo, 81pp. First edition with Scribner’s “A” on copyright page.
FIRST EDITION PLAY SCRIPT FOR CHARLES DICKENS: NICHOLAS NICKLEBY — IN A FRENCH PERFORMANCE
[DICKENS, CHARLES.] (1812-1870). English novelist. Prosper DINAUX and Gustave LEMOINE, DRAMATISTS, NICHOLAS NICKLEBY, OU LES MENDIANS DE LONDRES. Drame en Cinq Actes et Six Tableaux. Paris: La France Dramatique au Dix-neuvieme Siecle, 1842. Series edited by C. Tresse. Large octavo, original printed yellow wrappers. First Edition.