Lot Details
Lot 1039
NIXON, RICHARD Four volumes presented to William Safire.
Includes: NIXON, RICHARD. The Real War. New York: Warner Books, [1980]. Stated first printing, with an affixed sticker to the half-title inscribed by Nixon "Richard Nixon/for Bill Safire." Publisher's cloth in jacket, with a prospectus laid-in, Light toning, one crease and a few bumps to jacket; NIXON, RICHARD. 1999: Victory Without War. New York: Simon & Schuster, [1988]. First edition, inscribed by Nixon: "To Bill Safire/Wise counsellor, brilliant publicist, + world class strategist. Thanks/from/Richard Nixon/6-1-'88." Jacket lightly toned, the red spine lettering fading; NIXON, RICHARD. No More Vietnams. New York: Arbor House, [1985]. Uncorrected proof in wrappers with dust jacket, with a letter laid-in initialed "RN" dated 22 February 1985 and on one sheet of Nixon's personal stationery presenting the book to Safire and reiterating the quote "'No more Vietnams' can mean that we should not try again. It means we should not fail again."; and NIXON, JULIE EISENHOWER. Eye on Nixon. New York: Hawthorn Books, [1972]. First edition, inscribed by Julie Nixon Eisenhower to Safire in 1972: "For Bill Safire/Who did so much to help make this a real portrait of my father..." Three quarters red morocco gilt by Maurin, with a few notes from Julie Nixon Eisenhower laid-in. This the largest book in the lot at 11 x 8 1/2 inches (28 x 21 cm). Fine overall, with the booklabel of William Safire.
C From the Collection of the late William Safire
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