The Will H. Hays Collection of Signed Books and Photographs
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HOOVER, HERBERT
KING FREDERICK VII AND QUEEN LOUISE OF DENMARK
A group of eight books inscribed by Hoover to front free endpaper, mostly first editions, first printings. Includes: Fishing for Fun and to Wash Your Soul. New York, (1963). The Challenge to Liberty. New York, 1935. The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: 1920-1933. New York: Macmillan, 1952. Addresses Upon the American Road: 1933-1938. New York, 1938. Further Addresses Upon the American Road. New York, 1940. Addresses Upon the American Road: 1941-1945. New York, 1946 (2 copies, one unsigned). The Problems of Lasting Peace. By Herbert Hoover and Hugh Gibson. New York: Doubleday Doran, 1942. Address of Acceptance of the Republican Nomination for President. s.p.: n.p., (1928). Together with 2 books pertaining to Herbert Hoover signed by their authors. (11) $1,000-2,000
Two signed portrait photographs of King Frederick VII and Queen Louise of Denmark, each dated 1926. Faded; signature and date of King Frederick light; otherwise fine. 12 x 9 inches each. $100-200
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HOOVER, HERBERT A signed etching of Herbert Hoover, inscribed to Will Hays. Reads “To Will H. Hays with Kind Regards of Herbert Hoover.” Undated. Light scuffing; otherwise fine. 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. $100-200
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LINCOLN MEMORIAL A print after a photograph taken at the Dedication of the Lincoln Memorial on May 30, 1922. Features Vice President Calvin Coolidge, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court William Howard Taft, President Warren G. Harding, General John J. Pershing, Robert Todd Lincoln, and Joseph G. Cannon in front of the Memorial. Signed by Coolidge, Taft, Pershing, Lincoln, and Cannon with a note that it was autographed in 1925. The occasion marked the last major public appearance by Robert Todd Lincoln before his death in 1926. From the collection of Will Hays. Creased in the middle; otherwise fine. 7 x 9 inches. $300-500 82*
MUSSOLINI, BENITO 79*
(HUBBLE, EDWIN) JEANS, JAMES H. The Stars in their Courses. By James H. Jeans. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. 8vo, blue cloth, cover of original dust jacket laid in. Inscribed presentation copy signed by the author and signed and inscribed by Edwin Hubble to half-title. The inscription reads: “In memory of a session with the 100-inch reflector on Mt. Wilson. Edwin Hubble.” Minor fading to spine; otherwise a fine copy. $200-400
A signed original photograph of Mussolini in uniform and helmet. Inscribed to Will Hays, “To William Hays with cordial regards Mussolini. Roma 5 Febb. 1937 - XV.” Light scratching and scuffing; otherwise fine. 15 x 11 inches. $300-500 83*
NIXON, RICHARD; EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. A group of two books signed by Nixon and Eisenhower. Including: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, (1978). 8vo, cloth. First edition, first printing. Signed by Nixon on inserted signature leaf. At Ease: Stories I tell to friends. By Dwight D. Eisenhower. New York: Doubleday, 1967. 8vo, cloth. Signed by Eisenhower on presentation plate tipped in f.f.e.p. $100-200 21
