(561) 508-3479

mail@raptisrarebooks.com

Advanced Search

My Account Wishlist Cart

mail@raptisrarebooks.com

Presidents and World Leaders

Filters

Price

$

to

$

Only Signed Copies

Only First Edition

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.

Showing items 480-504 of 896

The SCLC Story in Words and Pictures.

King, Jr. Martin Luther. Editor's note by Ed Clayton

The SCLC Story in Words and Pictures.

Atlanta, Georgia : Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 1964.

First edition, first printing of The SCLC Story containing one of the first appearances in print of Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream Speech. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers as issued, illustrated with photographs including a full-page photograph of King, photographs of the officers, executive board, regional, and secretarial staffs of the SCLC. SignedContinue reading "The SCLC Story in Words and Pictures."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-141073

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

The Living White House.

Aikman, Lionelle. Foreword by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Introduction by Bruce Catton

The Living White House.

Washington, D.C : White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society Special Publications Division, 1966.

First edition of this beautiful pictorial history of the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Octavo, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated with numerous full page color photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the President Johnson, “To Edward Dahut-with appreciation Lyndon B. Johnson.” The recipient, Edward Dahut was the CEO of BronziniContinue reading "The Living White House."

$1,100.00

Item Number: RRB-140981

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria.

Churchill, Winston Spencer

London To Ladysmith Via Pretoria.

London : Longmans, Green, 1900.

First edition of Churchill’s fourth book and personal record of his impressions during the first five months of the Second Boer War. Octavo, in original cloth, with three folding maps (one printed in color). In very good condition, owner’s small name. A nice example.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-140931

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

South Africa : MacDonald Purnell, 1994.

First South African edition of this classic autobiography, which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed on the title page by the author, “NMandela 15.3.06” and additionally signed by “Mac Maharaj 20 Sept 2007” on the verso of the front freeContinue reading "Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140892

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

The Foes of Our Own Household.

Roosevelt, Theodore

The Foes of Our Own Household.

New York : George H. Doran Company, 1917.

First edition, third issue of Roosevelt’s call to arms rallying the United States to engage in World War I. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Theodore Roosevelt on the front free endpaper to his younger sister in the year of publication, “To darling Corinne from her brother Sept 19th 1917.” Theodore Roosevelt Jr.Continue reading "The Foes of Our Own Household."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140355

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

The Lyndon Johnson Story.

Mooney, Booth. With a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson [Hubert Humphrey]

The Lyndon Johnson Story.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1956.

First edition of Booth Mooney’s biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper, “To Hubert Humphrey with my high regard Lyndon B. Johnson.” The recipient, Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr., served as Lyndon B. Johnson’s vice president from 1965 to 1969.Continue reading "The Lyndon Johnson Story."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140814

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

General George S. Patton Signed Photograph.

Patton, George

General George S. Patton Signed Photograph.

.

Rare original gelatin silver print photograph of General George Patton in military uniform, signed by him, “G S Patton Jr.” From the collection of Colonel Nicholas Campanole, Patton’s Assistant Chief of Staff, with a collection of typed letters and postcards addressed to him. Colonel Nicholas Campanole was aide to Gen. John J. Pershing during theContinue reading "General George S. Patton Signed Photograph."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-139221

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Profiles in Courage.

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. From the library of PT Boat Captain William J. (Wild Bill) Barrett, from Great Barrington, Massachusetts with his name and date 2/1/56 on the front endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jack design by PhilContinue reading "Profiles in Courage."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140620

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Queen Victoria.

Holmes, Richard R. [Queen Victoria]

Queen Victoria.

London : Boussod, Valadon & Co, 1897.

First edition, limited issue of this finely illustrated account of the life and reign of Queen Victoria compiled and edited by the librarian to the Queen, Richard Holmes, to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee. Folio, bound in full crushed levant morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands,Continue reading "Queen Victoria."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-139233

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Statuti dell’Ordine De’ Cavalieri di S.to Stefano.

de'Medici, Cosimo II

Statuti dell’Ordine De’ Cavalieri di S.to Stefano.

Florence : Pietro Cecconcelli, 1620.

Rare early 17th century printing of the Statutes of the The Order of Saint Stephen; founded by Cosimo I de’ Medici in 1561. Octavo, bound in full contemporary vellum, engraved title page by Jacques Callot, engraved portrait of Cosimo II de Medici, printer’s woodcut vignette on colophon, woodcut initials. From the library of Italian editor andContinue reading "Statuti dell’Ordine De’ Cavalieri di S.to Stefano."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140375

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

John F. Kennedy Unsmoked Cigar.

Kennedy, John F

John F. Kennedy Unsmoked Cigar.

.

Rare unopened cigar given to 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy by a Philippine Ambassador to the United States, handsomely presented with a portrait of Kennedy. The Coronas Alhambra cigar is mounted in a shadowbox opening and is still stored in a cellophane sheath printed in gold lettering: “Specially Made For President Kennedy.” Under itsContinue reading "John F. Kennedy Unsmoked Cigar."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-140653

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

King Jr., Martin Luther

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.

First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-140289

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Gustavus Vasa and His Stirring Times.

Alberg, Albert

Gustavus Vasa and His Stirring Times.

London : W. Swan Sonnenschein & Co, c. 1885.

Finely bound example of Alberg’s biography of Gustav I of Sweden. Octavo, bound in full polished calf by Relfe Brothers of London with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. InContinue reading "Gustavus Vasa and His Stirring Times."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-139738

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

The Living White House.

Aikman, Lionelle. Foreword by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. Introduction by Bruce Catton

The Living White House.

Washington, D.C : White House Historical Association with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society Special Publications Division, 1966.

First edition of this beautiful pictorial history of the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Octavo, bound in full pebbled dark green morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, patterned endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated with numerous full page color photographs. One ofContinue reading "The Living White House."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-139238

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Bill Clinton 1966 Georgetown University Yearbook.

[Clinton, Bill]

Bill Clinton 1966 Georgetown University Yearbook.

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University, 1966.

1966 Georgetown University Yearbook containing a photograph of Bill Clinton as a college sophomore. Quarto, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Clinton’s photograph is on page 278. In near fine condition.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-139242

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

The Major Works of Sir Winston Churchill: Centenary First Edition. Complete 25 Volume Set comprising: The Second World War: A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The War Speeches: The World Crisis: Marlborough His Life and Times: Lord Randolph Churchill: My Early Life.

Churchill, Winston S

The Major Works of Sir Winston Churchill: Centenary First Edition. Complete 25 Volume Set comprising: The Second World War: A History of the English Speaking Peoples: The War Speeches: The World Crisis: Marlborough His Life and Times: Lord Randolph Churchill: My Early Life.

London : Centenary First Edition: In arrangement with Hamlyn, Harrap, Cassell, 1974.

Finely bound set of the major works of Churchill. Octavo, 25 volumes, bound in full dark red pebble grained leather with black title panels on spines, raised bands with the initial WSC, elaborate border to the front panel, all edges are gilt, silk endpapers, illustrated with photographs and maps, frontispiece plates. In fine condition.

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140428

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Mahatma Gandhi Photograph.

Gandhi, Mohandas K. [Mahatma]

Mahatma Gandhi Photograph.

1942.

Large format gelatin silver print photograph of Mahatma Gandhi spinning at Birla House in 1942. In the early 1920s, Gandhi expanded his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include the swadeshi policy – the boycott of foreign-made goods, especially British goods. Linked to this was his advocacy that khadi (homespun cloth) be worn by all Indians instead of British-madeContinue reading "Mahatma Gandhi Photograph."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139253

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography.

Schweitzer, Albert

Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1949.

First edition, early printing of the Nobel laureate’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by Schweitzer on the recto of a photograph to Miss Margaret Lial and additionally inscribed and signed by him in French on verso and additionally inscribed by conductor and pianist Antonia Brico. The Dutch born conductor and pianist, AntoniaContinue reading "Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140103

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

The Man.

Stone, Irving [Colin Powell]

The Man.

London : Cassell & Co, 1966.

First British edition, early printing of this novel which deals with America’s first elected black president faces enormous pressures, including impeachment proceedings, soon after he takes his place in the oval office. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For General Colin Powell- with respect and admiration- alwaysContinue reading "The Man."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140441

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

The Economic Reports of the President: As Transmitted to the Congress January 1948, January 1947, July 1947.

Truman, Harry S

The Economic Reports of the President: As Transmitted to the Congress January 1948, January 1947, July 1947.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1948.

First edition of this compilation of three of Truman’s most memorable economic reports. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author opposite the title page, “Most sincerely Harry Truman.” Introduction by President Truman’s Council of Economic Advisers. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is price-clipped and in very good condition. Housed in aContinue reading "The Economic Reports of the President: As Transmitted to the Congress January 1948, January 1947, July 1947."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139753

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.

The Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.

.

Color photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, boldly signed by him. The photograph measures 5 inches by 3.5 inches. In fine condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-140093

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jimmy Carter Signed Photograph.

Carter, Jimmy and His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jimmy Carter Signed Photograph.

.

Color photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama warmly shaking the hand of President Jimmy Carter in 2002, signed by both. The two leaders met in 2002 and later 2005 during the American Himalayan Foundation’s annual dinner at San Francisco. Carter publicly expressed admiration several times for the Dalai Lama’s advocacy of peace and compassionContinue reading "His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Jimmy Carter Signed Photograph."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-137343

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Autograph Album of the Presidents and Cabinet Officials of the United States of America.

Washington, George; John Adams; Thomas Jefferson; James Madison; Andrew Jackson; Martin Van Buren; William Henry Harrison; James Tyler; James H. Polk; James Buchanan; Zachary Taylor; Millard Fillmore; James Buchanan; Franklin Pierce; Abraham Lincoln; William Seward; Andrew Johnson; Ulysses S. Grant; James Garfield; Chester A. Arthur; Grover Cleveland; Benjamin Harrison; Grover Cleveland; William McKinley; Alexander Hamilton

Autograph Album of the Presidents and Cabinet Officials of the United States of America.

.

Rare late 19th century folio album containing an extensive collection of Presidential autographs, letters, carte-de-visites, and portraits in addition to those of each Cabinet. Folio, bound in three quarter morocco with five raised bands and gilt titles to the spine. The album contains: a clipped signature of President George Washington with a four-page letter ofContinue reading "Autograph Album of the Presidents and Cabinet Officials of the United States of America."

$82,000.00

Item Number: RRB-129509

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.

Obama, Barack

Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.

New York : Times Books/ Random House, 1995.

First edition of this memoir by the 44th President of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Barack Obama on the half-title page, “To Sen. DeAngelis- All the best to you and your family! Warm Regards, Barack Obama.” The recipient, Aldo DeAngelis was a fellow state senator and a friendContinue reading "Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-140051

Add to Cart Ask a Question Details

Previous 1 ... 19 20 21 22 23 ... 38 Next

Sign up to our Newsletter

Be the first to know about new arrivals and our latest catalogues.

Malcare WordPress Security