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First edition (third printing, 1978) of "The Memoirs of Richard Nixon" signed in black pen. Although these signed editions of Nixon's memoirs are not particularly rare, this book is an important addition to my Presidential autographs. I'm too young to remember when Nixon died, but I do remember seeing the Watergate complex on my first trip to Washington D.C. when I was a kid.
Richard Milhouse Nixon (1913-1994) was the 37th President of the United States. He was the only U.S. President (to date) to resign from office, following the Watergate scandal - investigation of which led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by his administration. Nixon passed away on April 22, 1994, following a severe stroke.
8x10 monochrome photo signed and inscribed in red marker. Bernstein's music didn't really come to my attention until I was in high school, although I did hear some of his recordings when I was younger (e.g., Peter and the Wolf). Bernstein's recordings were my introduction to the works of both Aaron Copland and Gustav Mahler. I performed several of his compositions while I was going through undergrad - my favorite being the overture from Candide. For me, Bernstein's greatest legacy is as an educator and communicator - popularizing the world of classical music.
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was a world-renowned American composer, conductor, and long-term music director of the New York Philharmonic. He was one of the few 20th century conductors to gain super-star status, and won 16 Grammy awards (among other honors) over the course of his career. Bernstein passed away from a heart attack on October 14, 1990, just five days after announcing his retirement.
True first edition of "The Dragons of Eden" signed on the first blank page in red marker. This one was a surprise. A few weeks ago when I ordered this book, I wasn't expecting it to show up signed - especially since it was advertised as in "very good" condition with no mention of the inscription. I'm not entirely sure it's genuine, but I'm leaning that way. Most of the words in the inscription appear to be characteristic of Sagan's writing. While most of his signatures I've been able to find don't include the "a" and "n" in Sagan, the few that do are dead ringers for the one in this book. I'm trying to get outside opinions at the moment - so we'll see what others think.
True first edition of "The Prince Lestat" signed in black ink. I went back to Barnes & Noble this morning after the crazyness yesterday to see what was left. As expected, all of the Hillary Clinton and George W. Bush books were cleaned out, but they still had quite a few signed editions left. Some were from some well known people, like Brooke Shields, Cameron Diaz and Martin Short. Browsing around, nothing really interested me that much, but I did decide to pick up this copy of "The Prince Lestat" signed by Anne Rice. I've never read any of her books, but I know she has quite a following in the LGBT community and that her writing has had a major impact on vampire fiction.
43rd President of the United States
Two true first editions of 41: A Portrait of My Father signed in black marker. I picked these up this morning at a Black Friday sale at Barnes & Noble in Augusta, ME. I had originally intended to just purchase one. I grabbed two off of the shelves to double check that they weren't autopens. As a did that, someone pushed me out of the way and grabbed all of the remaining copies, as well as all of the signed copies of Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices (which I was considering getting a copy of as well). Long story short, I couldn't get back to where Bush's books had been, so I ended up buying the second copy, along with the book by Neil Patrick Harris in the previous post and a signed copy of Neil Gaiman's American Gods for my girlfriend. I now have signatures from all of the living presidents except for George H.W. Bush.
William Jefferson Clinton
U.S. President
Proving that I have terrible timing, here's a program from the dedication of the William J. Clinton Presidential Center signed by President Bill Clinton. I purchased this from the Clinton Museum Store ONE DAY before finding out that President Clinton was coming to Maine to campaign for Mike Michaud. At the rally I was able to get my copy of President Clinton's autobiography signed.
8x10 of Robin Williams as Peter Pan in Hook. As many other were, I was both surprised and saddened to hear of Mr. Williams' death this past Monday, saddened in a way deeper than I would have expected. I grew up with movies like Aladdin and Hook, and Mr. Williams' roles played an important part in my childhood. I hoped to have the chance to see him perform live eventually, but that particular wish wasn't meant to be. I hope that where ever he is now he has found peace. I purchased this from one of the UACC registered dealers within five minutes of the news breaking on August 11th.
Early (1895) copy of Bowdoin College's art collections catalog signed by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. The booklet is in rough condition, rougher than it appears in the scan. The paper is thin and fragile, heavily browned and shows several tears, most noticeably on the bottom right corner of the cover. General Chamberlain's signature is in fairly good condition, although there is some fading - most noticeably on the letter "J" in Joshua.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1828-1914) was an American college professor, Union officer and 32nd governor of Maine. He is best remembered for his defense of Little Round Top at the battle of Gettysburg, for which Chamberlain was awarded the Medal of Honor. After the war Chamberlain returned to Maine, where he served four one-year terms as governor before being appointed as president of Bowdoin College. Chamberlain passed away on February 24, 1914 in Portland, Maine - the final Civil War veteran to die as a result of wounds sustained during the war.
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