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Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan,sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College Lots 236-316
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Courtesy of the Eureka College Archives
– May 9, 1982 –
Eureka College, a small liberal arts college in central Illinois, was founded by abolitionists and members of the Christian Church in 1855. The College was chartered by an act of the Illinois Legislature on February 6, which is also, coincidentally, Ronald Reagan’s birthdate. At the time of its founding, it was the first college in Illinois and the third in the nation to accept men and women on an equal basis.
Ronald Reagan attended Eureka College from 1928 until his graduation in 1932, where he earned a degree in Economics and Sociology. He was very active during his four years at Eureka College: he played football; participated with the swim team as an athlete, coach, and lifeguard; was a cheerleader for the basketball team; belonged to both a dramatic fraternity and the Tau Kappa Epsilon men’s fraternity; wrote for the campus newspaper, the Pegasus; edited the Prism, the campus yearbook; and served as senior class president.
Following his graduation, Reagan closely associated with his alma mater, serving as commencement speaker and honorary doctor of humane letters degree recipient in 1957, and again in 1982, on the 50th anniversary of his own graduation. He returned to dedicate Melick Library in 1967, and returned in 1970 with his brother Neil to dedicate the Reagan Physical Education Center in 1970. He also served three terms as a college Trustee (1947-1953, 1967-1973, 1974-1980).
Eureka College has proudly celebrated its connection to Ronald Reagan. The Ronald W. Reagan Leadership Program, established by Reagan and the college in 1982, offers scholarships and mentorships to academically gifted students who demonstrate strong leadership potential. The Reagan Museum on Eureka’s campus contains the largest collection of Reagan materials outside of the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, most of which were donated by Reagan. The Mark R. Shenkman Reagan Research Center contains over 800 Reagan-related books, dissertations and movies. Eureka is also home to the Reagan Peace Garden, dedicated by his daughter Maureen in 2000, which features a piece of the Berlin wall, and a bronze bust of the former president emblazoned with a quote from Reagan’s 1982 Commencement Address: “Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with conflict by peaceful means.”
Many of the books in the sale were given by President Reagan to Eureka College in 1988 as Reagan was completing his final year of his presidency.
Appearing throughout in maroon are quotes from Reagan’s diaries, speeches and published works.
236 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. AMBROSE, Stephen Edward (1936-2002). Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987.
8vo. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth (a few minor stains); dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY AMBROSE: “For President Ronald Reagan With respect Sincerely S.E. Ambrose.” American historian Ambrose is best known for his biographies of Presidents Nixon and Eisenhower. Ambrose was the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of War and Peace during the 1970-1971 academic year at Kansas State University, but ultimately left his teaching position after heckling President Nixon during a speech there. Despite his criticism of President Nixon, most consider this biography to be an evenhanded and reliable depiction of President Nixon. According to Ambrose, “history will remember Reagan as the fi rst Cold War president to preside over eight years of unbroken peace… [and] as the president who reversed the decades-old fl ow of power to Washington. By dismantling some federal programs, and reducing others, he forced the states and the cities to assume more responsibility for running their own shows. If he failed to break the Democratic hold on Congress, he did force the Democratic Party to move to the right.”
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $400 - 600
237 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BALLARD, Robert Duane (b. 1942). The Discovery of R.M.S. Titanic. 1985. –”How We Found Titanic” in National Geographic, Vol. 168, No. 6, December 1985. Both [Washington, D.C.]: The National Geographic Society.
Two works, folio and 8vo. Illustrated, 6 mounted color photographs. Original printed wrappers; both housed in custom cloth folding case gilt. FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, with printed sheet laid in: “Presented to Ronald Reagan President of the United States by Dr. Robert D. Ballard November 9, 1985.” Ballard, retired U.S. Navy Intelligence Offi cer and Professor of Oceanography, is best known for discovering several important shipwrecks, including the R.M.S. Titanic in 1985. Recently, Ballard disclosed the circumstances of his discovery of the Titanic: “President Reagan wanted me to carry out a mission to recover two Cold War submarines... conveniently between the two was the wreckage of the Titanic.”
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $400 - 600
238 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BARTLETT, Bruce Reeves (b. 1951). Reaganomics: Supply Side Economics in Action. Westport, Connecticut: Arlington House Publishers, 1981.
8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket (slightly rubbed). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BARTLETT: “July 8, 1981 To President Reagan, The title of this book is only a small token of the high esteem and admiration I have for the man who put supply-side economics in action. Best wishes from a friend and ally, Bruce Bartlett.” Bartlett served as a domestic policy advisor to President Reagan and in 1983 became the Executive Director of the Joint Economic Committee, which was active in promoting Reagan’s economic policies.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
239 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy] -- [BIBLE, in English]. Holy Bible Containing Both the Old and New Testaments. Lynchburg, Virginia: Jerry Falwell Ministries Afl ame, 4 July 1975.
4to. Illustrated. Original white leather gilt, stamped in bronze. AMERICAN BICENTENNIAL EDITION, RED LETTER REFERENCE EDITION.
INSCRIBED TO THE REAGANS: “Presented to Governor and Mrs. Reagan on April 25, 1980 by Mark Shellhammer your pre. Chairman Tulsa, Oklahoma God bless you both.” A man of faith, President Reagan believed that “the Bible contains an answer to just about everything and every problem that confronts us... one book could solve a lot of problems for us.”
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
“The library, though, is more than a place to go for facts. The library is also a place to go for wisdom and the purpose of an educational institution is to teach not only knowledge but also wisdom.“ (September 18, 1967)
240 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies]. BRZEZIŃSKI, Zbigniew Kazimierz (1928-2017). The Grand Failure: The Birth and Death of Communism in the Twentieth Century. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1989.
8vo. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (some minor toning). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BRZEZIŃSKI: “For President Reagan – Who has helped to generate this grand failure – Zbig BrzeziŃski.” After serving as the 10th United States National Security Advisor during the Carter Administration, BrzeziŃski served as a member of President Reagan’s Chemical Warfare Commission in 1985, and on President Reagan’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board from 1987 to 1989. Both President Reagan and BrzeziŃski were staunch anticommunists.
[With:] Another copy. INSCRIBED BY DOLE: “Mr. President – It was a joy to visit with you and Nancy and to see you looking so well! Bob joins me in sending warmest wishes and much affection, Elizabeth Dole September 1989.” Dole served in the Reagan administration as the fi rst woman appointed Secretary of Transportation. Her husband Bob Dole was an important political ally. When he presented Senator Dole with the Presidential Citizens Medal on January 18, 1989, President Reagan said, “Whether on the battlefi eld or Capitol Hill, Senator Robert Dole has served America heroically... Bob Dole has stood for integrity, straight talk, and achievement throughout his years of distinguished public service.”
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
241 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BUCKLEY, William Frank, Jr. (1925-2008). Four Reforms--A Guide for the Seventies. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1973.
8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket (chipping and rubbing). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BUCKLEY TO THE REAGANS on slip tipped in: “For Ronald and Nancy Reagan - - Affectionately, Bill.” American conservative author and political commentator, Buckley founded the bi-weekly National Review in 1955, which is credited with stimulating the 20th-century conservative movement in the United States. Buckley’s suggestions for “reforms in welfare, tax, justice, and education” would come to fruition during the Reagan administration (p. 7).
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
242 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BUCKLEY, William Frank, Jr. (1925-2008). Airborne: A Sentimental Journey. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1976.
8vo. Illustrated. Original cloth; dust jacket (light chipping). FIRST EDITION, second printing.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BUCKLEY TO THE REAGANS on a slip tipped in: “For Ron and Nancy Reagan -Affectionately, Bill. *2nd try.” Buckley and Reagan developed a close friendship after meeting in 1961. In this fi rst in a trilogy of books on sailing, Buckley recounts crossing the Atlantic Ocean with his son, Christopher, and several friends. At the time of publication, Buckley was hosting the Firing Line, and was a nationally syndicated columnist.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
243 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BUCKLEY, William Frank, Jr. (1925-2008). A Hymnal: The Controversial Arts. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1978.
8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket (light chipping). Later edition.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BUCKLEY on slip tipped in: “Ron and … er, ….. uh… ERA! -Affectionately, Bill.” In this collection of essays, Buckley recalls his debate against Governor Reagan over the Panama Canal treaty in January 1978 when the Governor Reagan called Buckley ahead of time to tell him he would be kind to him in the debate “as he would any friend of his suffering temporarily from a minor aberration” and that Reagan did not “in other words, plan to send the Marines after me. Perhaps he is saving them to dispatch to Panama” (p. 229). However, President Reagan and Buckley often agreed on topics. Buckley noted in a 1973 episode of the Firing Line that the lack of support for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was not “by sexist males but by women, many of whom on second blush are discovering in the amendment implications they regard as inimical to the best interests of American women.” Similarly, President Reagan eventually opposed the ERA before announcing his 1976 presidential candidacy, stating: “I do not believe that a simple amendment, the Equal Rights Amendment, is the answer to the problem. I think that it opens a Pandora’s Box, and could in fact militate against the very things that women are asking for.” The ERA was not ratifi ed, despite a disputed extension.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
244 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BUCKLEY, William Frank, Jr. (1925-2008). Overdrive: A Personal Documentary. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983.
8vo. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (chipping with cellotape repairs). FIRST EDITION, second printing.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BUCKLEY TO THE REAGANS on slip tipped in: “For Ronald and Nancy Reagan -Devotedly, Bill.” From 1966-1999, Buckley hosted Firing Line, the longest-running public affairs show with a single host in American television history. Buckley recounts the time when President Reagan called to congratulate him on the 15th anniversary of Firing Line during the celebrations: “…the (freshly inaugurated) President was on the line, and of course it was a technological fiasco. President Reagan began by greeting me and the program… But the result of the neat little scheme of pushing the telephone up against the mike was that the President couldn’t hear my replies and the audience couldn’t hear his voice, so the colloquy dissolved in a blue of congratulations and reciprocal compliments” (pp. 19-20). The conservativism Buckley championed peaked in the 1980s with the election of President Ronald Reagan, Buckley’s longtime friend. Buckley boasted that “the [National Review] was conceived as a vehicle for responsible thought, and it has been exactly that, playing a not insignifi cant role… in its infl uence on chartersubscriber Ronald Reagan” (p. 29).
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
245 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BUCKLEY, William Frank, Jr. (1925-2008). Rumbles Left and Right: A Book about Troublesome People and Ideas. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1963.
8vo. Original cloth (minor rubbing to corners and spine ends). FIRST EDITION, third issue.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BUCKLEY: “For Ronald Reagan -With cordial regards, Bill Buckley.” In his introduction, political theorist and conservative Russell Amos Kirk describes Buckley’s “concerted assault on the fallacies of a decadent age” as a “sturdy thread to lead [Americans] through the Minoan labyrinth of political and literary controversy in the times of Eisenhower and Kennedy” (p. 11). In a 1967 interview on Firing Line, Buckley questions then Governor Reagan about whether it is possible to be a good governor when the federal government is so involved in economics. Reagan’s reply summarizes the tenets of Reaganomics: “I know I am accused of oversimplifying, but it doesn’t make sense to me for the federal government to take that money fi rst and insist that the only solution to our local problems is for them to take the money and then they dispense it back to you in grants in which they tell you how to spend it.” Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
246 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies]. BUCKLEY, William Frank, Jr. (William Francis Buckley”) (1925-2008). Right Reason. Richard Brookhiser, editor. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1985.
8vo. Original quarter cloth; dustjacket (some chipping to dustjacket) FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BUCKLEY TO THE REAGANS ON STICKER: “For my Leader and Nancy, -Ever, Affectionately- Bill.” While Buckley’s close friendship and gift of this book to the Reagans hints at his respect for them, Buckley did not refrain from criticizing President Reagan in this work. For example, he stated that “Mr. Reagan has been a remarkably unprovocative President” in relation to the Soviet Union, despite increasing the military budget and being vocal about the errors with the cold war enemy (p. 60). Buckley covers a wide range of topics related to the Reagan Administration, including tensions with the Soviet Union, Reaganomics (and its failings), and media relations.
[With:] -- See You Later Alligator. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1985. 8vo. Original cloth (lacking front fl yleaf); dust jacket (light chipping). FIRST EDITION. Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
“The answers to all the problems of mankind - every one of them, even the most modern and the most complex - can be found in this [library] by those who desire to fi nd them and have perception enough to recognize them when they do fi nd them.” (September 28, 1967)
247 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BUCKLEY, William Frank, Jr. (1925-2008). Racing Through Paradise: A Pacifi c Passage. New York: Random House, 1987.
8vo. Illustrated. Original cloth; dust jacket (some damp staining, warped). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BUCKLEY TO THE REAGANS: “For Ronald and Nancy Reagan – Ever, Affectionately, Bill Buckley.” Buckley recalls that prior to his voyage across the Pacifi c Ocean, Nancy Reagan called Buckley from Camp David: “this ocean trip of mine was to be “the last time” I would do such a thing, that she had exacted a similar promise from her husband a few years before to give up steeplechasing on horseback” (p. 5). Buckley began sailing in 1939 and raced at Yale This is the third installment of Buckley’s trilogy of books about sailing.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
248 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies]. BUCKLEY, William Frank, Jr. (1925-2008), and Charles R. KESLER (b. 1956), editors. Keeping the Tablets: Modern American Conservative Thought. New York et al: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988.
8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket (some staining and minor damage). Revised edition.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BUCKLEY: “For Our Favorite President -Bill Buckley.” ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY KESLER. Kesler writes in his introduction that the 20 years before President Reagan’s reelection in 1984 was the time when “American conservatism came of age, passing from an unsteady dissenting faith to a dominant political creed” (p.3). His sentiments are echoed by contributors throughout. As a prolifi c author and political commentator, Buckley signifi cantly contributed to the rise of Conservativism in America, and offered many views on President Reagan over the years: “No previous President has stressed as much as Ronald Reagan the possibility and importance of changing society by changing the tax code” (p. 232).
[With:] BUCKLEY. Happy Days Were Here Again: Refl ections of a Libertarian Journalist. Patricia Bozell, editor. Holbrook, MA: Adams Publishing, 1993.
8vo. Original wrappers. FIRST EDITION.
Among several stories about President Reagan, Buckley recalls comments he made about the President on the 30th Anniversary of the National Review: “What at National Review we labor to keep fresh, alive, deep, you are intuitively drawn to. As an individual you incarnate American ideals at many levels” (p. 463).
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
249 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies]. BUCKLEY, William Frank, Jr. (1925-2008). Wind Fall: The End of the Affair. New York: Random House, 1992.
8vo. Illustrated. Original cloth; dust jacket (light rubbing). FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BUCKLEY TO THE REAGANS on slip tipped in: “For Nancy and Ronald Reagan -Affectionately- Bill.”. President Reagan’s blurb for the work describes it as an “eloquent, high-spirited, irresistible voyage into the later passages of life…Bill knows the arts of friendship. As one who has often been the benefi ciary of that great gift, I believe that the nation, too, has benefi ted.” Buckley muses about his career at the National Review and his friendships as he follows the path of Columbus sailing from Lisbon to Barbados.
[With:] Another copy of the work, New York, HarperPerennial, 1993.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
250 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. CARNEY, John Otis (1922-2006). Good Friday 1963: A Journey into the Heart of One Man and into the Soul of America. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1961.
8vo. Original quarter cloth. FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY CARNEY TO THE REAGANS: “To Nancy and Ronnie, For old times’ sake, and, hopefully, a very brief new frontier. Very best, as always, Otis*,” “*The moss-backed one.” Ronald Reagan starred in The Big Truth, which was written by John Carney, in 1951. Carney was also contributed articles to the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Following Carney’s death, his alma mater Princeton noted that Carney’s “lifelong political conservatism led him to friendships with both Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan,” (Princeton Alumni Weekly).
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
251 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. CHAVEZ, Linda Lou (b. 1947). Out of the Barrio: Toward a New Politics of Hispanic Assimilation. N.p.: BasicBooks, 1991.
8vo. Original quarter cloth (a few small stains); dust jacket (some minor damage). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY CHAVEZ: “To President Reagan, With thanks for giving me the opportunity to be part of your revolution – Linda Chavez Dec. 20, 1991.” Chavez was the highest-ranking woman in President Reagan’s Administration as the White House Director of Public Liaison from 1985 to 1986. She was also appointed by Reagan to serve as the Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from 1983-1985 and was later the fi rst Latina to serve in the U.S. Cabinet as Secretary of Labor under President G.W. Bush.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
“Eureka, of course, is a Greek word that means I have found it and it described perfectly the sense of discovery I felt the day I arrived there in the fall of 1928. Eureka was everything I had dreamed it would be and more.” (1990)
252 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy] -- [CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS] -- [FACSIMILE]. Libro dei Privilegi di Cristoforo Colombo… Codes of Privileges, Warrants and other Deeds of Don Cristobal Colon. Genoa, Italy: Edizioni Analisi, [1987].
4to. illustrated. Original brown blind-stamped morocco; morocco slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 1 of 999 copies.
PRESENTED TO RONALD REAGAN, with gilt presentation stamp on limitation page. In a proclamation commemorating Columbus Day in 1985, Reagan remarked: “Christopher Columbus won an imperishable place in history and in the hearts of all Americans by challenging the unknown and defying the doubters. In doing so, he set in motion a chain of events which transformed the world and led to the birth of the great country in which we live.”
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
253 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. CUNNINGHAM, Ronnie Walter (b. 1932). The All-American Boys. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1977.
8vo. Illustrated. Original blue quarter cloth stamped in silver; dust jacket (price-clipped, some chipping and staining). FIRST EDITION, third printing.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY CUNNINGHAM TO THE REAGANS: “To President Reagan and Nancy, with warm feelings and great admiration. Thank you for your interest and commitment to the manned space program. I hope you enjoy the story as much as I enjoyed living it- Walt Cunningham APOLLO 7.” As the lunar module pilot on the Apollo 7 mission, Cunningham was NASA’s 3rd civilian astronaut, and is the last surviving crew member of Apollo 7. After suffering a lack of funding from previous administrations, President Reagan reinvigorated NASA’s space program, following his “optimism and belief in American exceptionalism [which] guided a decade of U.S. activities in space,” viewing “outer space as humanity’s fi nal frontier and as an opportunity for global leadership” (John M. Logsdon, “Ronald Reagan and the Space Frontier,” 2019).
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
254 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BA DORO, Boubacar (fl . 1984-2015). Senegal. Maesta di Urbisaglia, Italy: E.D.C.,1984.
Folio. Illustrated. Original cloth; dustjacket (some minor water damage). Provenance: Abdou Diouf (b. 1935), 2nd President of Senegal from 1981-2000. Second edition.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY DIOUF: “A Son Excellence Ronald Reagan, Président des EtatsUnis, l’Homme d’Etat d’envergure exceptionnelle qui dirige son raup avec vision et compétence, le grand et ani[?] du Sénégal, en hommage admiratif et amical et eu te’run’gnage[?] renouvelé de la gratitude Fidèlement 6 16 April 1985 Abdou DIOUF.” President Diouf visited President Reagan in the White House in 1983 and later in 1985, where they discussed issues affecting Senegal at that time like drought and fi nancial diffi culties. After fi rst their fi rst meeting President Reagan remarked that President Diouf is “one of Africa’s most impressive leaders. He’s a peacemaker and problemsolver” and Reagan formed a high personal regard for him.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
255 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. DOBSON, James Clayton, Jr. (b. 1936). Love Must Be Tough: New Hope for Families in Crisis. Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1983.
8vo. Original boards gilt; dust jacket ( one tear and slight rubbing). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY DOBSON: “To President Reagan With love and appreciation – May God bless you as you seek to do His awesome will! Jim Dobson.” Dobson led Focus on the Family, which he founded, from 1977 to 2010. In a September 1985 interview with Dobson in the Oval Offi ce Reagan reiterated the importance of the family unit, stating “as the family goes, so goes the nation.” In October 2009, Dobson was awarded the Ronald Reagan Lifetime Achievement Award by the Council for the National Policy. In his acceptance speech, he credited President Reagan: “as ominous as the 1960s seemed to American evangelicals, all was changed in 1980 when Ronald Reagan… won the presidency following his ‘O.K. Corral shootout’ with Jimmy Carter.”
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
256 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. DONALDSON, Samuel Andrew, Jr. (b. 1934). Hold On, Mr. President! New York: Random House, 1987.
8vo. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY DONALDSON TO THE REAGANS: “To President and Mrs. Reagan – No matter how hot the heat has gotten in the White House Kitchen, you both have stood your ground without fl inching. As one who occasionally stokes the fl ames, you have my respect and admiration. Sam Donaldson March 6, 1987.” As ABC News’ Chief White House Correspondent from 1977 to 1989, Donaldson covered many important moments in the Reagan administration, including the fi rst meeting between President Reagan and Gorbachev.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $400 - 600
“ I made a statement, turned the meeting over to John Tower & left with all of them screaming Q’s at me—Sam D. the loudest.” (February 26, 1987)
257 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. DREW, Elizabeth (b. 1935). American Journal: The Events of 1976. New York: Random House, 1977.
8vo. Original quarter cloth stamped in silver and red; dust jacket (some staining and chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY DREW: “For Ronald Reagan – Who had such an impact on his country in the course of the events of 1976 – With best wishes, Elizabeth Drew 8/29/77.” American journalist and author Elizabeth Drew was on the panel for the fi rst presidential debate between Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter during the 1976 U.S. presidential election. Prior to the general election in the Republican primary, then-Governor Reagan mounted a spirited challenge to President Ford, with President Ford narrowly winning the candidacy. During the conclusion of the Republican Primaries, Drew described the scene: “Ronald and Nancy Reagan enter the Convention hall… it is like the entrance of royalty…. Ronald Reagan (in the end one inescapably thinks of his as the Gipper—George Gipp, the all-American football player he portrayed in the movies) and his wife stand and join the audience in singing the song that is intended to silence the cheers for him” (pp. 405-6).
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
258 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. DURBIN, Louise (d. 1997). Inaugural Cavalcade. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1971.
8vo. Illustrated. Original cloth; dust jacket (some rubbing, some chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY DURBIN: “To The Honorable Ronald Reagan and Mrs. Reagan, With best wishes of the author, Louise Durbin November 24, 1980.” ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY DURBIN on title-page. Louise Durbin, contributor to The Washington Post, writes about inaugurations from President Washington through President Nixon. Durbin inscribed this copy shortly after President Reagan won the 1980 U.S. presidential election on 4 November 1980. On 20 January 1981, President Reagan was inaugurated in the fi rst ceremony to be held on the U.S. Capitol building’s west side.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
259 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. ELLIS, Ray (1921-2013) and Walter CRONKITE (1916-2009). North by Northeast. Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House, 1986.
Oblong folio. Original cloth; dustjacket (some very minor creasing to dustjacket). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY CRONKITE TO THE REAGANS: “For President and Mrs. Reagan With the very highest regard! Walter Cronkite.” ADDITIONALLY SIGNED BY ELLIS and with one additional unidentifi ed signature. Cronkite was the Anchorman for CBS Evening News from 1962 to 1981 and met with President Reagan in the White House in 1981. After being on air for over 4 decades, Cronkite’s interview with President Reagan was his last presidential interview, during which he noted: “It’s been a long time now. I was counting back. It’s eight presidents. It’s been a remarkable period in our history... I only regret that I’m stepping down from the evening news at the time when you’re bringing such drama to our government again in your efforts to turn it around. Thank you, sir.”
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
260 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. FIELDS, Ronald J. (b. 1949). W.C. Fields: A Life on Film. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984.
4to. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (a few tears, some chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY FIELDS TO THE REAGANS: “To President Ronald & Nancy Reagan, May God bless you both. Best wishes Ronald J. Fields. March 15, 1986 The White House.” Producer Ronald Fields’ complete history of the acting career of his grandfather, legendary comedian W. C. Fields. From the safety of his recovery room after being shot in a failed assassination attempt on 30 March 1981, President Reagan quoted Fields’ famous fi ctitious epitaph: , “all in all, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.”
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
261 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. FOLLETT, Kenneth Martin (b. 1949). On Wings of Eagles. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1983.
8vo. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth stamped in silver; dust jacket (some chipping, a few scuffs). FIRST EDITION.
SIGNED BY KEN FOLLETT, ROSS PEROT, TOM WALTER, MERV STAUFFER, KEANE TAYLOR, BILL GAYLORD, AND PAUL CHIAPPARONE. INSCRIBED BY T.J. MARQUEZ TO NANCY REAGAN: “Dear Nancy Reagan, Thank you for the great work you are doing to help save the children of this country and the world. The true story of how Ross Perot learned that Bill Clements named him to Head the “Texas War on Drugs” is on page 345. I hope you enjoy this book. Sincerely T.J. Marquez.” Follett’s non-fi ction thriller tells the story of how Chiapparone and Gaylord, both employees of American billionaire and business magnate Henry Ross Perot (19202019), were rescued from a prison in Tehran during the 1979 Iranian Revolution by executives from Electric Data Systems (EDS). Marquez was the Vice-President of EDS. In a letter pledging his fi nancial support for the Reagan Presidential Library, which he later withdrew following a political disagreement, Perot thanked Nancy for “mobilizing the nation to protect children from drugs” (Kelly). A SUPERB ASSOCIATION COPY.
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262 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. GAVIN, William F. (ca 1935-2015). Street Corner Conservative. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House Publishers, 1975.
8vo. Original boards; dust jacket (some chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY GAVIN: “12/25/76 To Ronald Reagan- Who has been speaking for and fi ghting for street-corner conservatives- I especially hope you’ll enjoy pp 34-38! Bill Gavin.” Gavin was a speech-writer for President Reagan, along with President Nixon, Senator James Buckley, and Representative Bob Michel. The pages he references refer to the importance of fi lm in his childhood: “Friday evenings were the bright spot of the week for all of us, for it was then that we reveled in the three-feature movies, numerous cartoons, the weekly chapter of the serial, newsreels, coming attractions and, in general, all around entertainment” (p. 34). President Reagan acted in 53 fi lms and saw it as fi tting experience for serving as President: “How can a president not be an actor?” Nancy Reagan also acted in over 10 fi lms and noted the importance of their acting backgrounds: “I must say that acting was good training for the political life that lay ahead of us.”
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263 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy] -- [GRABHORN PRESS]. BAIRD, Joseph Armstrong (1922-1992). California’s Pictorial Letter Sheets, 1849-1869. San Francisco: David Magee, 1967.
Folio (356 x 258 mm). Illustrated. In a special PRESENTATION BINDING gilt-stamped “Ronald Reagan Governor of California May 30, 1974” gilt on front cover. LIMITED EDITION, one of 475 copies. Original prospectus laid-in.
INSCRIBED BY MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (CSEA): “In grateful appreciation for your continued support of CSEA Sacramento Chapter 2 Annual Institute of Government 1966-1974.” The relationship between President Reagan and the SCRA was, at times, tense. Following 1969 California Students protesting the Vietnam War at the Governor’s house and the Capitol Building, then-Governor Reagan was “greatly disappointed” in the CSEA because “there is no basis upon which public employees can strike against the public.”
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264 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. GRAHAM, William Franklin, Jr. (1918-2018). World Afl ame. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1965.
8vo. Original red cloth gilt and stamped in black (a few stains). FIRST EDITION.
SIGNED BY GRAHAM. Reverend Billy Graham had personal audiences with 12 consecutive U.S. Presidents from Truman through Obama, including President Reagan. Graham was close friends of the Reagans for decades, even before President Reagan’s political career began. Graham was present on the platform when Reagan was sworn in as President on 20 January 1981. Graham described Reagan as “one of the most winsome men I have ever known.” On February 23, 1983, Ronald Reagan presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor a civilian citizen of the United States can receive, to Billy Graham.
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265 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. GRAHAM, William Franklin, Jr. (1918-2018). Facing Death and the Life After. Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1987.
8vo. Original boards; dust jacket (some rubbing, some chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY GRAHAM: “To President Ronald Reagan May God Save You May more yearn to serve God and Country – Billy Graham Psalm 16:11 1 Cor. 15:58 Nov. 19 ’87 White House.” After Reagan awarded Graham the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he and Nancy Reagan awarded him the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award in 2000. George W. Bush made note of the fact that Graham was unable to attend the state funeral of President Reagan on 11 June 2004, commenting: “Reverend Billy Graham, who I refer to as the nation’s pastor, is now hospitalized and regrets that he can’t be here today. And I asked him for a Bible passage that might be appropriate. And he suggested this from Psalm 37: ‘The Lord delights in the way of the man whose steps he has made fi rm. Though he stumble, he will not fall for the Lord upholds him with his hand.’”
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“Billy Graham & Ruth our guests for dinner. A wonderful evening with Billy & Ruth as always. God Bless Them.” (November 19, 1987)
266 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. HANDLEMAN, Howard. Bridge to Victory: The Story of the Reconquest of the Aleutians. New York: Random House, 1943.
8vo. Illustrated. Original cloth (some minor dampstaining). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HANDLEMAN: “To Ronald from Howard.” The present work recounts the battle of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, which were invaded by the Japanese in the Spring of 1942. President Reagan was in the Army Enlisted Reserve from 1937 until he was ordered to active duty in the spring of 1942. In his 1988 speech regarding the restitution for Japanese-American civilians who were interned during WWII, President Reagan remarked: “I’d like to note that the bill I’m about to sign also provides funds for members of the Aleut community who were evacuated from the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands after a Japanese attack in 1942. This action was taken for the Aleuts’ own protection, but property was lost or damaged that has never been replaced.” With an additional gift inscription on title in an unidentifi ed hand.
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267 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. HERZOG, Chaim (1918-1997). The Arab-Israeli Wars: War and Peace in the Middle East. New York: Random House, 1982.
8vo. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth stamped in bronze; dust jacket (light chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HERZOG: “For Ronald Reagan, President of the United States. In deep appreciation and friendship Chaim Herzog Washington, 22 Nov. 1983.” Major-General Herzog was the 6th President of Israel from 1983 to 1993. President Reagan marked the occasion of the fi rst state visit by a President of the State of Israel to the White House during the 40th anniversary year of the independence of the State of Israel. In a speech on 10 November 1987, where both leaders emphasized the historically close relationship between the U.S. and Israel, President Reagan stated that, “Americans are proud, indeed, that on May 15, 1948, the United States was the fi rst country to extend diplomatic recognition to the State of Israel. Your visit emphasizes the close and special relationship between our two countries.”
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268 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. JANICKE, Tim J. (b. 1954), editor. A Week at Kansas State. Pete Souza and Jeff A. Taylor, assistant editors. Manhattan, Kansas: Student Publications, Inc., Kansas State University, 1987.
Folio. Illustrated. Original cloth stamped in silver; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY SOUZA TO THE REAGANS: “December 1987 To President and Mrs. Reagan: Helping to photograph and edit this book has been my recent project outside the White House. Hopefully, it is a candid look at college life in the 80’s. Pete Souza.” Containing photographs from 12 to 19 October 1986 by 44 photojournalists, the present work was published while photojournalist Pete Souza was the Chief Offi cial White House Photographer for President Reagan, a position he held from 1983 to 1989. Souza later served as the offi cial photographer for President Reagan’s funeral services in 2004.
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269 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies]. KIRKPATRICK, Jeane Jordan (1926-2006). Dictatorships and Double Standards: Rationalism and Reason in Politics. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1982.
8vo. Original quarter cloth (some minor water damage); dust jacket (some water damage). FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY KIRKPATRICK TO THE REAGANS: “July 14, 1982 For The President and Nancy, with gratitude and friendship, and above all, admiration for a brave and honorable president. Let Reagan be Reagan! Jeane.” An expansion of Kirkpatrick’s 1979 article, “Dictatorships and Double Standards,” which was originally published in Commentary, criticizing the Democratic Party’s foreign policy. What came to be known as the “Kirkpatrick Doctrine” was named after her advocacy of working with authoritarian regimes, provided they cooperated with the United States. The article impressed President Reagan, and Kirkpatrick served as foreign policy advisor throughout President Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign.
[With:] -- The Reagan Phenomenon and Other Speeches on Foreign Policy. Washington & London: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1983.
8vo. Original quarter cloth; dustjacket (some minor chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY KIRKPATRICK TO THE REAGANS: “January 1, 1983 For the President and Nancy, with affection, esteem, and-of course-deep gratitude for an extraordinary experience. Jeane.” As the fi rst woman to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Kirkpatrick played a major role in the Reagan administration. Her role informed the way she articulated the foundations of what she termed “the Reagan phenomenon”, as it relates to the liberal tradition, to Western values, to America’s goals, and to U.S. foreign policy.
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270 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. KOCH, Edward Irving (1924-2013). Politics. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985.
8vo. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (some toning). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY KOCH: “Mr. President – I hope you enjoy the book. I look forward to reading yours. Ed Koch 12/5/85.” Ed Koch was the 105th Mayor of New York City, serving from 1978 to 1989, and previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977. Koch recounts attending a lunchtime cruise around Manhattan with Prince Charles and Nancy Reagan in June of 1981, months after President Reagan was shot in an assassination attempt, recalling that Nancy Reagan said Koch “certainly deserve[d]” the Republican endorsement of his re-election (p. 200). Later that year, President Reagan presented funds to Koch and Governor Mario Cuomo to support the Westway Project, a controversial urban interstate project, fulfi lling an election promise to appoint offi cials who would advance the project.
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“The usual crowds in N.Y.—met by Mayor Koch who told me everything I was doing was right.” (September 22, 1986)
271 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. KOCH, Edward Irving (1924-2013). All The Best: Letters from a Feisty Mayor. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990.
8vo. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (some minor creasing). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY KOCH: “To Pres. Ronald Reagan & First Lady Nancy Reagan All the Best & Many Thanks for your leadership Ed Koch.” As mayor, Koch welcomed Presidents to Gracie Mansion. He recalls: “whenever President Reagan came to the city for a nonpolitical event, his offi ce asked that I meet him at the heliport and accompany him to his hotel” (pp. 255-6). As Mayor, Koch put party aside to do what was best for New York. In a move that upset President Jimmy Carter, Koch invited candidate Ronald Reagan to Gracie Mansion in October 1980, weeks before election day. Koch said later that he had “established a good relationship” with Reagan, adding, “I’m trying to run this city in a nonpartisan or bipartisan way in the sense that I want to run it as a fi rst-rate business.”
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272 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. LEE, Rebecca Lawrence (1915-?). Concha: “My Dancing Saint.” Riverside, California: Riverside Printers, 1966.
8vo. Original white cloth gilt; dust jacket Original cloth. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, number 99 of 200, SIGNED BY LEE.
PRESENTATION COPY, ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY LEE TO THE REAGANS: “January 1, 1967 Presented to – Governor and Mrs. Ronald Reagan by the author – Rebecca Lawrence Lee – with congratulations and all good wishes – “Concha”’s [sic] father was an early Spanish governor of California-her favorite brother- Luis Antonio Argüello was California’s fi rst native-born governor. -R.L.L.” Lee’s work is a fi ctionalized biography, based on the life of María de la Concepción Marcela Argüello y Moraga (“Conchita”) (1791-1857). As Lee indicated, both Conchita’s father, José Darío Argüello, and brother, Luis Antonio Argüello, served as early governors before California achieved statehood. Reagan, whose political career began in California, served as 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975.
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273 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies]. LORD, Bette Bao (b. 1938). Spring Moon: A Novel of China. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1981.
8vo. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (some minor chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY LORD TO THE REAGANS: “To the President and Mrs. Reagan – With admiration and respect, Bette Bao Lord.” Lord’s husband, Winston Lord, was a Foreign Service Offi cer and principal adviser to Henry Kissinger regarding opening relations with the People’s Republic of China. Winston Lord served as ambassador to China from 1985 to 1989 under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and was the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacifi c Affairs under President Clinton from 1993 to 1997.
[With:] In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1984. 8vo. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (some chipping). FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY LORD TO THE REAGANS: “For President and Mrs. Reagan – With admiration and gratitude, Bette Bao Lord.” Chinese-born American author Lord shares her childhood experiences as a Post-World War II Chinese immigrant in this autobiographical children’s book.
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274 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies]. RIZAL, José Protasio Mercado y Alonso Realonda (1861-1896). Noli Me Tangere. -- El Filibusterismo. Manila: Jose Rizal National Centennial Commission, 1961.
2 works in volumes, folio. Original black leather gilt (some staining). Provenance: Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. (1917-1989), President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. FIRST EDITIONS, second printings. Comprising:
Noli Me Tangere: INSCRIBED BY FERDINAND MARCOS on a slip tipped in: “9 Sept. ’69 To Governor Ronald Reagan, With best wishes, F. Marcos.” Rizal wrote his 1887 novel during the colonization of the Philippines by the Spanish. While serving as Governor of California, President Reagan and Nancy Reagan visited President Marcos in Manila in 1969, where the Reagans were noted the opulent parties and tales of guerrilla warfare in the fi ght against communism.
El Filibusterismo: INSCRIBED BY MARCOS on a slip tipped in: “9 Sept. ’69 To Governor Ronald Reagan, With best wishes, F. Marcos.” As the second novel of well-known Filipino hero Rizal, this work is a sequel to Noli Me Tangere. Both works were initially banned in the Philippines due to their negative portrayals of the Spanish government, and later indirectly inspired the Philippine Revolution. Rizal’s original manuscript of this novel is presented here in facsimile.
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“Pres. Marcos & Imelda arrived—the usual mil. ceremony which he said was more impressive than anything he’d seen here before. We had a good meeting & then a beautiful state dinner in the Rose Garden... I think they will go home reassured & confi dent of our friendship.” (September 16, 1982)
275 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. McCULLOUGH, David (b. 1933). The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977.
8vo. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth (some wear, old repair to head-and-tail bands); dust jacket (some chipping). FIRST EDITION.
INSCRIBED IN AN UNKNOWN HAND: “The Library of the next President of the United States should not be without this “1870-1914” history of “The Creation of the Panama Canal” Best wishes and Kindest Personal Regards” from an unknown signer. McCullough’s award-winning history of the building of the Panama Canal, which was, excepting World Wars I and II , “the largest, costliest single effort ever mounted anywhere on earth” (dustjacket). Retaining control over the Panama Canal while incumbent President Ford wavered became a presidential campaign issue for President Reagan where he “quickly turned the canal into a symbol of American resolve in an increasingly dangerous and disrespectful world” stating, “we bought it, we paid for it, it’s ours… we are going to keep it.”
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276 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. McMURTRY, Larry Jeff (1936-2021). Anything for Billy. New York et al: Simon and Schuster, 1988.
8vo. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (some minor water damage, some minor chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY McMURTRY TO THE REAGANS: “For President & Mrs. Reagan A book about both the Real and the imagined west L.J McMurtry.” McMurtry and President Reagan shared the same editor, Michael Korda, at Simon & Schuster for many years, along with President Nixon, and David McCullough. McMurtry published many novels related to the Old West, including this fi ctionalized biography of Billy the Kid. In another novel, The Last Picture Show, McMurtry champions American fi lm during the 1950s, setting one scene in a movie theater lobby, which sports a poster of Ronald Reagan promoting the 1951 movie Storm Warning.
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“A bright day.—Finished my book by Larry McMurtry— Anything For Billy.” (October 10, 1988)
277 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. NETANYAHU, Benjamin (b. 1949). Terrorism: How the West Can Win. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1986.
8vo. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (some light rubbing). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY NETANYAHU: “To President Ronald Reagan, Whose courage and clarity will lead the free to victory over the tyranny of terror, Respectfully, B. Netanyahu June 3, 1986.” Prime Minister Netanyahu, the longest-serving Prime Minister of Israel, had a close relationship with the Reagans. Prime Minister Netanyahu eulogized Nancy upon her death in 2016: “I remember Nancy as a noble woman who supported President Reagan and stood by his side. She will be remembered as a great friend of the State of Israel.”
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278 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. The New Yorker Cartoon Album, 1975-1985. New York, NY: Viking, 1986.
4to. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (minor dampstain, short tear, small pieces of tape to fl aps). FIRST EDITION, third printing.
PRESENTATION COPY, WITH ORIGINAL PEN DRAWINGS AND INSCRIPTIONS FROM CHARLES ADDAMS, GEORGE BOOTH, AND CHON DAY.
ORIGINAL CHARLES ADDAMS DRAWING OF UNCLE FESTER, INSCRIBED: “For President Reagan with all best Charles Adams ’88.” -- ORIGINAL GEORGE BOOTH DRAWING OF A DISINTEGRATING CHICKEN AND SIGN, INSCRIBED: “Hi Mr. President! George Booth.” -- ORIGINAL DRAWING, PRESUMABLY BY CHON DAY, OF A LAUNCHING ROCKET, INSCRIBED: “With best regards. Chon Day[?]” -- ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY GRETCHEN DOW SIMPSON: “To President Reagan! Hope you enjoy this book- Gretchen Dow Simpson.”
Addams, Booth, Chon, and Simpson are among the 87 cartoonists represented in a selection of 382 cartoons published to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of The New Yorker.
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“And fi nally a visit by publisher & several cartoonists & cover artist of the New Yorker magazine. They gave me a cartoon book of those that had appeared in the New Yorker.” (February 20, 1988)
279 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. NIXON, Richard Milhous (1913-1994). Setting the Course: The First Year Major Policy Statements by President Richard Nixon. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1970.
8vo. Original cloth stamped in silver (minor water damage). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY NIXON on card tipped in: “To Ron Reagan With appreciation, Richard Nixon.” Nixon published his work during the fi rst year of his administration. He was elected President after being challenged by President Reagan in the Republican primary in 1968. A year before his defeat in the primary, Reagan was elected as the 33rd Governor of California by defeating Democratic incumbent Pat Brown. President Nixon was defeated by Brown during the 1962 California Gubernatorial race. The Nixon Administration ended the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, stopped the draft, saw successful manned moon landings, and began diplomatic relations with China with his visit in 1972.
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280 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. NIXON, Richard Milhous (1913-1994). The Real War. New York: Warner Books, 1980.
8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket (some minor toning, some light creasing). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY NIXON on slip tipped in: “Richard Nixon for Ronald Reagan with best wishes for many happy returns in November.” After his resignation, and right before President Reagan took offi ce, Nixon published this call to political and military action, arguing that “the position of the United States relative to that of the Soviet Union has seriously worsened, and the peril to the West has greatly increased” (p. 1). President Reagan managed to contribute to the eventual dissolution of the so-called “evil empire,”--a famous phrase he coined in a 1983 speech--in 1991 through aggressive rhetoric, diplomatic conversations with Mikhail Gorbachev, and building up arms.
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281 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. NIXON, Richard Milhous (1913-1994). Leaders. New York: Warner Books, 1982.
8vo. Illustrated. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (some chipping with old repairs). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY NIXON TO NANCY REAGAN: “To Nancy Reagan – Who knows the burdens and rewards of leadership. From Richard Nixon 9-20-82.” In his chapter on Nikita Khrushchev, Nixon declared that “President Reagan has had to institute an arms buildup to restore the nuclear balance of power,” due to President Carter’s cutting back on U.S. arms programs while the U.S.S.R. increased their arms programs (p. 212).
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282 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. NORRIS, Chuck (b. 1940). The Secret of Inner Strength: My Story. Boston & Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, 1988.
8vo. Illustrated. Original boards (some water damage); dust jacket (some chipping, some minor water damage). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY NORRIS TO NANCY REAGAN: “Mrs. Reagan, Your caring and insight has inspired nations against drug abuse and continues to be an inspiration to the youth of America. It has been my privilege to have been a participant in your program. Sincerely, Chuck Norris.” In his work, Norris shares experiences from his childhood, learning karate while serving in the Air Force during the Korean war, and becoming a Hollywood action star. Norris participated in Nancy Reagan’s 1988 White House Tennis Tournament, which raised $500,000 for the Nancy Reagan Drug Abuse Fund alongside other actors and politicians. Fitting with Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” anti-drug campaign, Norris founded Kickstart Kids (originally Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation) in 1990 to keep children away from drugs by training them in martial arts.
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283 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. BRYANT, Paul William (“Bear”) (1913-1983). ‘Bama and the Bear. Salt Lake City, Utah: Great American Sports, [1983].
4to. Original boards (a few minor stains). FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE.
INSCRIBED BY MAURICE ROGERS: “To: Hon. Ronald Reagan A great President and a great friend of Bear Bryant. -Maurice Rogers Jan. 29, 1987.” Maurice Rogers, the Southeast regional political director for the Reagan-Bush Campaign in 1984, received his J.D. from the University of Alabama. After the University of Alabama Football Coach Paul Bryant’s unexpected death, this work was published. Ronald Reagan issued a statement after Bryant’s death, who he described as “patriotic to the core, devoted to his players, and inspired by a winning spirit that would not quit, Bear Bryant gave his country the gift of a life unsurpassed.”
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284 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. SAFIRE, William Lewis (1929-2009). Safi re’s Political Dictionary. New York: Random House, 1978.
8vo. Original quarter cloth; dust jacket (some chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY SAFIRE: “For Ron Reagan who enriches the language Bill Safi re.” Safi re’s work includes many defi nitions which mention President Reagan, including “big enchilada” (or “the whole enchilada” as Reagan used it) (p. 48), “bloodbath” (p. 61), and “hot property,” which is used in reference to President Reagan’s attractiveness as a candidate (p. 309). Safi re was Nixon’s speechwriter, and notably contributed an ad to Reagan’s 1980 campaign attacking Jimmy Carter. Reagan, who had a reputation as a staunch conservative, needed to appear a safe candidate to the voters, so attacks in advertisements were left to surrogates, including Safi re, Nancy Reagan, and Gerald Ford.
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285 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. SCHULZ, Charles Monroe (1922-2000). The Snoopy Festival. New York et al: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974.
4to. Illustrated. Original cloth; dust jacket (some staining, some chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY SCHULZ TO THE REAGANS: “To all the Reagans with friendship and every best wish for a Merry Christmas – Charles Schulz.” American cartoonist Schulz is best known for Peanuts. In 1967, then Governor Reagan invited Schulz and his wife to lunch at the Governor’s mansion, which began their decades-long correspondence. President Reagan commented on the importance of Schulz’ work: “Through the years you have brought joy and laughter into millions of homes worldwide with your comic strips, television specials, and books. Characters like Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Lucy have a warm place in our national heart” (Charles M. Schulz Museum).
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“I think too many young people overlook the value of a small college and the tremendous infl uence that positive participation in student activities can have during the years from adolescence to adulthood. If I had gone to one of those larger schools, I think I would have fallen back in the crowd and never discovered things about myself that I did at Eureka. My life would have been different.” (1990)
286 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. SHACHTMAN, Tom (b. 1942). Edith & Woodrow: A Presidential Romance. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1981.
8vo. Original boards gilt; dust jacket (some minor rubbing). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY SHACHTMAN TO THE REAGANS: “For President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, This memoir of an earlier happy couple in the White House. Tom Shachtman January 22, 1987.” In addition to the present work, American author Shachtman has published over 30 books, including The Forty Years’ War, which breaks down the foreign policy during the Reagan administration, as well as during the presidencies of Nixon, Bush, and G.W. Bush.
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287 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. SPENCER-CHURCHILL, Winston (1940-2010). Memories and Adventures. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1989.
8vo. Original blue cloth and dust jacket (some minor staining and damage). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY CHURCHILL: “Inscribed for President and Mrs. Reagan with high regard and sincere good wishes from the author Winston Churchill – Old Battersea House 14 June 1989.” Grandson of the British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, Churchill was a conservative British politician. Reagan met Churchill in 1975 when he was launching his fi rst presidential campaign, during a meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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288 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copy]. TIMBERLAKE, Bob (b. 1937). The World of Bob Timberlake. Birmingham, Alabama: Oxmoor House, 1979.
Oblong folio. Original cloth gilt; dust jacket (some chipping). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY TIMBERLAKE TO THE REAGANS: “For President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan with my deepest admiration and very special best wishes. Bob Timberlake July 28, 1981.” American realist artist Timberlake was honored in the Oval Offi ce by President Reagan in 1981 for his work with the Keep America Beautiful organization.
[With:] TIMBERLAKE, Bob. Near Grandfather. Color print, 1978, image 185 mm x 304 mm. INSCRIBED BY TIMBERLAKE TO THE REAGANS IN BOTTOM MARGIN: “For President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan with very special best wishes. Bob Timberlake.”
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289 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies]. ULLMANN, Owen. Stockman: The Man, The Myth, The Future. New York: Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1986.
8vo. Original boards gilt; dust jacket (some minor rubbing). FIRST EDITION.
PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ULLMANN: “To President Reagan. I hope you fi nd this to be the non-fi ction version. Regards, Owen Ullmann April 22, 1986.” Ullmann’s biography of David Alan Stockman (b. 1946), who was President Reagan’s most controversial advisor and the 25th Director of the Offi ce of Management and Budget from 1981 to 1985. Stockman, known as the “Father of Reaganomics,” resigned in 1985 after his concerns with the increasing national debt. Early in his tenure, Stockman was “taken to the woodshed” by President Reagan for his frank and criticizing remarks in a 1981 Atlantic Monthly article, where William Greider quoted him in the article subtitle: “None of us really understands what’s going on with all these numbers.”
[With:] Executive Offi ce of the President Offi ce of Management and Budget. Management of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1986. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Offi ce, N.d. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
290 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [EUREKA COLLEGE]. A group of 4 yearbooks, including 3 from Ronald Reagan’s alma mater, Eureka College, including:
The 1929 Prism. Eureka, Illinois: Eureka College, 1929. -- The 1929 Prism. Eureka, Illinois: Eureka College, 1929. A second copy. -- The 1932 Prism. Eureka, Illinois: Eureka College, 1932. -- The Juniorette 1980. Hartsville, South Carolina: Hartsville Junior High School, 1980. GIFT INSCRIPTION, INSCRIBED BY ELLEN M. HARGRAVE. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings. Condition generaly fi ne.
In Reagan’s 1982 Commencement Address at Eureka College, he recalled: “Now, I know there are differences between the Eureka College of 1932 and the Eureka of 1982, but I’m also sure that in many ways -- important ways -- Eureka remains the same….So, take my word for it. As the years go by, you’ll be amazed at how fresh the memory of these years will remain in your minds, how easily you can relive the very emotions that you experienced. The Class of ‘32 has no yearbook to record our fi nal days on the campus. The Class of ‘33 didn’t put out a Prism because of the hardships of that Great Depression era. The faculty sometimes went for months on end without pay. And yet this school made it possible for young men and women, myself included, to get an education even though we were totally without funds, our families destitute victims of the Depression.” (Please note that Eureka College also retains copies of Reagan’s yearbooks, donated by him, in the Reagan Museum.)
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
291 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [AMERICAN ARTS & CULTURE]. A group of 11 works about the Arts and Cultures of Eastern North America, including:
WALKER, Jr., Reuel F. South Carolina: An Intimate View. Greenville, South Carolina, 1981. PRESENTATION COPY. -- KEOUGH, Pat and Rosemarie KEOUGH. The Ottawa Valley Portfolio. Arnprior, Ontario, 1986. PRESENTATION COPY. -- LUDMAN, Dianne M. Hugh Stubbins and His Associates The First Fifty Years. Woburn, Massachusetts, 1986. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY STUBBINS. -- And 7 others. Together, 11 works in 11 volumes, all 8vo and 4to all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally fi ne, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 292 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [AMERICAN HISTORY]. A group of 23 works in 24 volumes about American History, including:
$300 - 400
[REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [AMERICAN ARTS & CULTURE]. A group of 11 292 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [AMERICAN HISTORY]. A group of 23 works
ISAACSON, Philip M.. The American Eagle. Boston, 1975. PRESENTATION COPY. -- RUTLAND, Robert A.. The 1812 Catalogue of the Library of Congress A Facsimile. Washington, D.C., 1982. GIFT INSCRIPTION FROM DAVID BENNET. -- MURRAY, Anna Pearl Richardson. Falling Leaves An Anthology. Brown City, Michigan, 1986. PRESENTATION COPY. LIMITED EDITION, number 187 of 250 copies. -- Constitution A Quarterly Journal of the Foundation for the U.S. Constitution. Volume 1, No. 1. Fall, 1988. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 19 others. Together, 23 works in 24 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
293 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [AMERICAN POLITICS]. A group of 15 works about American Politics, including:
MALEK, Frederic V. Washington’s Hidden Tragedy The Failure to Make Government Work. New York and London, 1978. -- PODHORETZ, Norman. The Present Danger ‘Do We Have the Will to Reverse the Decline of American Power?’ New York, 1980. PRESENTATION COPY. -- WILL, George F. Statecraft as Soulcraft What Government Does. New York, 1983. PRESENTATION COPY. -- DIEBOLD, John. Making the Future Work Unleashing Our Powers of Innovation for the Decades Ahead. New York, 1984. PRESENTATION COPY. -- EDSALL, Thomas Byrne and Mary D. EDSALL. Chain Reaction The Impact of Race, Rights, and Taxes on American Politics. New York and London, 1991. -- And 10 more. Together, 15 works in 15 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED, condition generally good, complete list available upon request. . New York, 1984. PRESENTATION COPY. . New York and London, 1991. -- And 10 more. Together, 15 works in 15 volumes, all 8vo,
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 $300 - 400 294 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY]. A group of 13 works about American Presidential History, including:
294 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY]. A group of 13 works about American Presidential History, including:
VIDAL, Gore. VIDAL, Gore. Lincoln. New York, 1984. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY VIDAL TO NANCY REAGAN. -- LOTT, Davis Newton, annotator. Davis Newton, annotator. The Presidents Speak The Inaugural Address of the American Presidents from Washington to Nixon. New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, 1969. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY LOTT TO RONALD to Nixon REAGAN. -- BRAYMAN, Harold. REAGAN. -- BRAYMAN, Harold. The President Speaks Off-The-Record From Grover Cleveland to Gerald Ford. Princeton, New Jersey, 1976. -- Every Four YearsNew Jersey, 1976. -- . New York and London, 1980. GIFT INSCRIPTION FROM MARY GLENN ATKINSON. -- And 9 others. Together, 13 works in 13 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST ATKINSON. -- And 9 others. Together, 13 works in 13 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally fi ne, complete list available upon request. EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally fi ne, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 $300 - 400
“Eureka means we have found a way of life.” (September 28, 1967)
295 295 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [ART]. A group of 4 works in 4 volumes of inscribed copies to [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [ART]. A group of 4 works in 4 volumes of inscribed copies to President Reagan, comprising:
San Sylmar A Treasure House of Functional Fine Art. Los Angeles: Merle Norman Cosmetics, Publishers, 1982. Original red leather, stamped in bronze with bronze onlays; dustjacket (some minor chipping). LIMITED EDITION, revised 3rd printing. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY J.B. NETHERCUTT TO THE REAGANS. ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY SHIRLEY AND JOHN DANLEY. -- NEWMAN, Arnold Abner. One Mind’s Eye The Portraits and Other Photographs of Arnold Newman. Boston: David R. Godine, Publisher, 1974. Original cloth; dust jacket (some chipping). PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY NEWMAN TO THE REAGANS. -- VISENTIN, Gianni. G. Visentin. [Padua]: [Printed by Puntoffset], [1987?]. Original boards (some minor chipping to extremities). PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY VISENTIN TO THE REAGANS. -- ESAU, John. 76 Bugles Blow. Walnut Creek, California: Flintrock-CHT Publishers, N.d. Original printed wrappers. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ESAU. [With:] ESAU, John. Typed letter with edits in manuscript typesigned (“John Esau”), [7 June 1976], Walnut Creek, California. To President Reagan. 1 page, 12mo. Regarding the award given to Reagan by Esau on behalf of The States Clubs Federation. -- Together, 4 works in 4 volumes, all illustrated, all FIRST EDITION except where noted, 4to and 8vo, condition generally fi ne, all INSCRIBED TO REAGAN.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $500 - 700
296 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [BIOGRAPHIES]. A group of 13 biographies, including:
BALDRIGE, Letitia. Of Diamonds and Diplomats. Boston, 1968. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED TO NANCY REAGAN. -- PLUMB, Charlie. I’m No Hero A POW Story. Independence, Missouri, 1973. PRESENTATION COPY. -- SCHAEFFER, Edith. The Tapestry The Life and Times of Francis and Edith Schaeffer. Waco, Texas, 1981. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY SCHAEFFER TO NANCY REAGAN. -- HAMMER, Armand. Hammer. New York, 1987. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 9 others. Together, 13 works in 13 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
297 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [BIOGRAPHIES]. A group of 14 Biographies, including:
TO NANCY REAGAN. -- PLUMB, Charlie. PRESENTATION COPY. -- SCHAEFFER, Edith. works in 13 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR
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297
RODGERS, Marion Elizabeth, editor. Mencken and Sara A Life in Letters The Private Correspondence of H.L. Mencken and Sara Haardt. New York, St. Louis, San Francisco, Hamburg, Mexico, and Toronto, 1987. PRESENTATION COPY. -- ROSCI, Marco. Leonardo. New York, 1976. -- KINGMAN, Dong and Helena Kuo KINGMAN. Dong Kingman’s Watercolors. New York and London, 1980. PRESENTATION COPY. -- HUFFINGTON, Arianna Stassinopoulos. Picasso Creator and Destroyer. New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, 1988. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 10 others. Together, 14 works in 14 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request. Picasso . New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, 1988. PRESENTATION COPY. FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 $300 - 400 298 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] --[BROADCASTING & PRESS]. A group of 8 works in 9 volumes about Journalism and Broadcasting, including:
298 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] --[BROADCASTING & PRESS]. A group of 8 works in 9 volumes about Journalism and Broadcasting, including:
Shrdlu An Affectionate Chronicle. Washington D.C., 1958. GIFT INSCRIPTION FROM JOHN FOGARTY. -- Shrdlu An Affectionate Chronicle ROLLIN, Betty. First, You Cry. Philadelphia and New York, 1976. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ROLLIN ROLLIN, Betty. TO NANCY REAGAN. -- BARBER, Red. The Broadcasters. New York, 1985. PRESENTATION COPY. -- SELDES, TO NANCY REAGAN. -- BARBER, Red. George. Witness to a Century Encounters with the Noted, the Notorious, and the Three SOBs. New York, 1987. George. -- HENDERSON, Amy. On the Air Pioneers of American Broadcasting-- HENDERSON, Amy. . Washington City, 1988. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 4 others. Together, 8 works in 9 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST COPY. -- And 4 others. Together, 8 works in 9 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request. EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 $300 - 400
“Giving that speech - my fi rst [at Eureka] - was as exciting as any I ever gave. For the fi rst time in my life, I felt my words reach out and grab an audience, and it was exhilarating. When I’d say something, they’d roar after every sentence, sometimes every word, and after a while, it was as if the audience and I were one.” (1990)
299 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [CALIFORNIA]. A group of 14 works of Californiana, including:
Dr. Dietrich. The German Emigrants of Frederick Wohlgemuth’s Voyage to California. Stanford, California, 1949. Provenance: John Scopazzi (business card tipped in), Joseph Verner Reed (business card tipped in). -- KENNEDY, John Castillo. The Great Earthquake and Fire. New York, 1963. PRESENTATION COPY. -- KILGORE, Bruce M. and Peggy WAYBURN. Wilderness in a Changing World. San Francisco, 1966. PRESENTATION COPY. -- OLIN, JR., Spencer C.. Prodigal Sons. Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1968. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 10 others. Together 14 works, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITION, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally fi ne, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 300 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [COLD WAR & COMMUNISM]. A group of 28 works about the Cold War and Communism, including:
301 301 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [DECORATION & DESIGN]. A group of works [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [DECORATION & DESIGN]. A group of works 19 about Design and the Decorative Arts, including: 19 about Design and the Decorative Arts, including: COLEGROVE, Kenneth. Democracy versus Communism. Princeton, New Jersey, 1961. PRESENTATION COPY. -- MAO Zedong. Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. Peking, 1966. -- HERGERT, Jacob J. “I Was Born Among the Russian Subversives” A Saga of Why it was Possible for the Bolsheviks to Effect the Transition from One Absolutism to Another. Santa Barbara, California, 1967. PRESENTATION COPY. -- KHRUSHCHEV, Nikita. Khrushchev Remembers. Boston and Toronto, 1970. GIFT INSCRIPTION, INSCRIBED FROM PROF. DR. VSEVOLOD NIKOLAEV TO RONALD REAGAN. -- GODSON, Joseph, editor. Challenges to the Western Alliance An International Symposium on the Changing Political, Economic and Military Setting. Washington D.C. and London, 1984. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 23 others. Together 28 works in 28 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
“Called Marty Anderson about his book Revolution which is about me largely but as Gov. & now President. It’s no kiss & tell. It’s a factual account of what we’ve done.” (July 22, 1988)
302 302 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [ECONOMICS]. A group of 15 works about Economics, including:
SEALE, William. Recreating the Historic House Interior. Nashville, 1979. SIGNED. -- LORING, John and Henry B. PLATT. The New Tiffany Table Settings. New York, Garden City, 1981. -- VEREY, Rosemary. The Scented Garden. London, 1981. SIGNED. -- STEVENSON, Ethel C. Flowers in My Garden. Hyannis, Massachusetts: 1980. PRESENTATION COPY, WITH HANDWRITTEN NOTE TIPPED IN. -- ROHMAN, Dale L. A Time for Flowers. Gerald, Missouri, 1982. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ROHMAN TO NANCY REAGAN. -- And 14 others. Together, 19 works in 20 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 FRIEDMAN, Milton. Capitalism and Freedom. Chicago & London, 1962. PRESENTATION COPY. -- READ, Leonard E.. Meditations on Freedom. Irvington-On-Hudson, New York, 1972. PRESENTATION COPY. -- ANDERSON, Martin. Welfare The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States. Stanford, California, 1978. PRESENTATION COPY. -- FOSSEDAL, Gregory A.. The Democratic Imperative Exporting the American Revolution. New York, 1989. PRESENTATION COPY. -- NAU, Henry R.. The Myth of America’s Decline Leading the World Economy into the 1990s. New York, Oxford, 1990. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 10 others. Together, 15 works in 15 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, compete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
303 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [ENTERTAINMENT]. A group of 27 works about Hollywood and Entertainment, including:
VISHNEVSKAYA, Galina. Galina A Russian Story. San Diego, New York, London, 1984. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY VISHNEVSKAYA TO NANCY. Dust jacket tearing slightly. -- PETERS, Mike . Mother Goose & Grimm. New York, 1986. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED WITH AN ORIGINAL HANDRAWN CARTOON. -- WOOD, J. Arthur. Great Cartoonists and their Art. Gretna, Louisiana, 1987. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED WITH AN ORIGINAL HANDDRAWN CARTOON. -- And 23 others. Together, 27 works in 27 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
304 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [FICTION]. A group of 31 works of fi ction, including:
BELLAMANN, Katherine. The Hayvens of Demerat. New York, 1951. PRESENTATION COPY. -- DEWEES, Jean. Beholden to None The Decline and Fall of Gobble Government. New York, 1973. PRESENTATION COPY. -- LLYWELYN, Morgan. Bard The Odyssey of the Irish. Boston, 1984. PRESENTATION COPY. -- KILIAN, Michael. By Order of the President. New York, 1986. -- And 27 others. Together 31 works in 31 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
305 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [IRISH HERITAGE]. A group of 6 works about Irish culture and heritage, including:
305 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [IRISH HERITAGE]. A group of 6 works about Irish culture and heritage, including:
GARRITY, Devin A., editor. GARRITY, Devin A., editor. 44 Irish Short Stories. Old Greenwich, Connecticut, 1955. GIFT INSCRIPTION, INSCRIBED BY MICHAEL DEMASKER. -- CAHILL, Kevin M., M.D. BY MICHAEL DEMASKER. -- CAHILL, Kevin M., M.D. Threads for a Tapestry. New York, 1981. PRESENTATION COPY. -- COPY. -- Irish Blessings with Legends, Poems & Greetings. New York, 1983. -- FREEDMAN, Jill. A Time that Was Irish Moments Irish Moments. New York, 1987. -- And 2 more. Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all 8vo, all in original publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request. bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 $300 - 400
“This was the day. We helicoptered to Ballyporeen in Co. Tipperary. This was the home of my great grandfather who left there for America… I went with Father Condon to see old Father Murphy keeper of the baptismal records. There I saw the hand written entry of Michael Reagans baptism in 1829. We then crossed the street to the church where the baptism had taken place. We walked thru the town shaking hands with as many people as we could on our way to the Pub that has been named for me.” (Sunday, June 3, 1984)
306 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [MILITARY HISTORY]. A group of 17 works in 18 volumes about Military History, including:
CATTON, Bruce. Never Call Retreat A Centennial History of the Civil War Volume Three. Garden City, New York, 1965. GIFT INSCRIPTION, INSCRIBED FROM DON REAGAN TO RONALD REAGAN. -- BURKE, Edmund. On Conciliation with the Colonies and Other Papers on the American Revolution. Lunenburg, Vermont, 1975. Prospectus tipped in. EARLIER OWNERSHIP INSCRIPTION, ‘PROPERTY OF R. REAGAN.’ -- MCKINNON, Dan. Bullseye One Reactor. San Diego, 1987. PRESENTATION COPY. -- STEINHOFF, Johannes. The Final Hours A German Jet Pilot Plots Against Goering. Baltimore, 1985. -- TELLER, Edward. Better a Shield Than a Sword. New York and London, 1987. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 12 others. Together 17 works in 18 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 307 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [REAGAN ADMINISTRATION]. A group of 7 works about the Reagan Administration and its policies, including:
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College Grenada Documents: An Overview and Selection. Washington, D.C, 1984. -- The President’s Tax Proposals to the Congress for Fairness, Growth, and Simplicity. Washington D.C., 1985. -- GREENSTEIN, Fred I., editor. Leadership in the Modern Presidency. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, 1988. PRESENTATION COPY. -- SCUDDER, Kenyon and Kenneth BEAM. The Twenty Billion Dollar Challenge A National Program for Delinquency Prevention. New York, 1961. PRESENTATION COPY. -- MANN, Peggy. Twelve is Too Old. Garden City, New York, 1980. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY MANN TO NANCY REAGAN. -- TOMA, David with Irv LEVEY. Toma Tells it Straight – with Love. New York, 1981. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED TOMA TO NANCY. -- And 7 others. Together, 7 works in 7 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 $300 - 400
308 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [RELIGION]. A group of 26 works about [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [RELIGION]. A group of 26 works about Religion in culture, including: Religion in culture, including: [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [SCIENCE & MEDICINE]. A group of 16 works
VETTERLI, Richard. Mormonism, Americanism, and Politics. Salt Lake City, 1961. PRESENTATION COPY. -- BUTKOVICH, Anthony. Iconography St. Brigitta of Sweden. 1969. PRESENATION COPY. -- MUGGERIDGE, Malcom. Jesus Rediscovered. Garden City, New York, 1969. PRESENTATION COPY. -- DELAPP, Sim A.. People, Politics, Religion. Raleigh, North Carolina, 1975. PRESENTATION COPY. -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Book of Mormon 150 Years in the British Isles 1837-1987. Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1987. -- And 21 others. Together, 26 works in 26 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 309 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [SCIENCE & MEDICINE]. A group of 16 works about Science and Medicine, including:
TUCKER, Wallace and GIACCONI, Riccardo. The X-Ray Universe. Cambridge, Massachusetts and London, 1985. PRESENTATION COPY. -- STRUGHOLD, Hubertus, M.D. Your Body Clock Its Signifi cance for the Jet Traveler. New York, 1971. PRESENTATION COPY. -- RICHARDS, Victor, M.D. The Wayward Cell Cancer Its Origins, Nature, and Treatment. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London, 1972. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY RICHARDS TO NANCY REAGAN. -- BRINKER, Nancy. The Race is Run One Step at a Time My Personal Struggle – and Everywoman’s Guide – to Taking Charge of Breast Cancer. New York, 1990. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY BRINKER TO NANCY REAGAN. - And 12 others. Together, 16 works in 16 volumes, all 8vo and 4to, all in publisher’s binding, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally fi ne, complete generally fi ne.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
310 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [SELF-IMPROVEMENT & LEISURE]. A group of 30 works about Self-Improvement and Leisure, including: 311 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN]. A group of 14 works about American presidential history in the 20th century, including:
FOSS, Joe with Byron DALRYMPLE. The Outdoorsman. New York, 1968. PRESENTATION COPY. -- KAHN, Roger. The Boys of Summer. New York, Evanston, San Francisco, & London, 1971. PRESENTATION COPY. -- MACPHERSON, Myra. The Power Lovers an Intimate Look at Politics and Marriage. New York, 1975. PRESENTATION COPY. -- MCLEAN, Claire D. Bouvier des Flanders. Fairfax, VA, 1981. PRESENTATION COPY. -- BLUMSTEIN, Philip, Phd and Pepper Schwartz, Phd. American Couples Money Work Sex. New York, 1983. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 25 others. Together, 30 works in 30 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 $300 - 400 TEAGUE, Michael. Mrs. L Conversations with Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Garden City, New York, 1981. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY TEAGUE TO NANCY REAGAN. -- ROOSEVELT, Archie. For Lust of Knowing Memoirs of an Intelligence Offi cer. Boston and Toronto, 1988. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ROOSEVELT TO NANCY REAGAN. -- WHITE, William Allen. A Puritan in Babylon The Story of Calvin Coolidge. New York, 1938. TLS BY THE AUTHOR TIPPED IN. -- SMITH, Richard Norton. An Uncommon Man The Triumph of Herbert Hoover. New York, 1984. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY SMITH TO NANCY REAGAN. -- NASH, George H.. The Life of Herbert Hoover The Humanitarian, 1914-1917. New York and London 1988. LIMITED EDITION. NUMBER 1 OF 2,000 COPIES. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 9 others. Together, 14 works in 14 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
312 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [WESTERN AMERICAN ARTS & CULTURE]. A [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [WESTERN AMERICAN ARTS & CULTURE]. A group of 30 works about the Arts and Culture of the Western United States, including:
SLOANE, Eric. I Know America. New York, 1971. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED WITH ORGINAL DRAWING. -- TREFETHEN, James B. An American Crusade for Wildlife. Alexandria, Virginia, 1975. LIMITED EDITION, one of 500 copies. --TRUETTNER, William H.. The Natural Man Observed: A Study of Catlin’s Indian Gallery. Washington, D.C., 1979. PRESENTATION COPY. -- CLARK, James A. and Michel T. HALBOUTY. Houston, London, Paris, Tokyo, 1980. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY HALBOUTY. And 26 others. Together, 30 works in 30 volumes, all 8vo and 4to, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete. List available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400 313 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [WESTERNS & COWBOYS]. A group of 18 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [WESTERNS & COWBOYS]. A group of 18 Westerns in 19 volumes, including:
GREY, Zane. The Vanishing America. New York and London, 1925. -- GREY. Knights of the Range. New York, 1936. -- BRAND, Millen. The Outward Room. New York, 1937. Provenance: Bette Davis, (bookplate.) -- MONTGOMERY, George. The Years of George Montgomery. Los Angeles, 1981. -- BLACK, Baxter. Coyote Cowboy Poetry. Denver, 1986. PRESENTATION COPY. -- THOMAS, Tony. The West that Never Was. New York, 1989. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 12 others. Together, 18 works in 19 volumes, 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
314 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [WORLD ARTS & CULTURE]. A group of 38 works about the Arts and Cultures of the World, including:
BENY. Iran Elements of Destiny. Toronto, 1978. GIFT INSCRIPTION FROM FARAH PAHLAVI. -- ROBERSON, T.C. South African Mosaic. Cape Town and Johannesburg, 1978. GIFT INSCRIPTION FROM DAVID SOLE. -- GUMP, Richard. Jade: Stone of Heaven. Garden City, New York, 1962. PRESENTATION COPY. -- FANFANI. Le Ambasciate D’Italia Nel Mondo. Rome, 1985. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY FANFANI TO NANCY. --And 34 others. Together, 38 works in 38 volumes, all 8vo and 4to, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED, condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
315 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [WORLD HISTORY]. A group of 19 works in 22 volumes about World History, including:
PACKARD, Jerrold M. The Queen & Her Court. New York, 1981. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY PACKARD TO NANCY REAGAN. -- MULLER, Robert. What War Taught Me About Peace. Garden City, New York, 1985. PRESENTATION COPY. -- RAI, Raghu and Pupul Jayakar. Indira Gandhi. New Delhi, Varanasi, 1985. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY JAYAKAR TO NANCY REAGAN. -- CHURCHILL, Winston. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. London, 1987. 4 volumes. GIFT INSCRIPTION FROM FRANCIS LYNN. -- And 18 others. Together, 19 works in 22 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s bindings, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
316 [REAGAN, Ronald, his copies] -- [WORLD POLITICS]. A group of 14 works about World Politics, including:
CHURBA, Joseph. The Politics of Defeat America’s Decline in the Middle East. New York and London, 1977. . New York and London, 1977. -- WILL, George F.. Statecraft as Soulcraft What Government Does. New York, 1983. PRESENTATION COPY. -- New York, 1983. PRESENTATION COPY. -- DIEBOLD, John. Making The Future Work Unleashing Our Powers of Innovation for the Decades Ahead. New York, . New York, 1984. PRESENTATION COPY. -- SADAT, Jehan. A Woman of Egypt. New York, 1987. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And . New York, 1987. PRESENTATION COPY. -- And 10 others. Together, 14 works in 14 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s binding, most FIRST EDITIONS, most 10 others. Together, 14 works in 14 volumes, all 8vo, all in publisher’s binding, most FIRST EDITIONS, most SIGNED OR INSCRIBED. Condition generally good, complete list available upon request.
Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan, sold to benefi t his alma mater, Eureka College $300 - 400
“I fell head over heels in love with Eureka. I still think, after years of crisscrossing the United States that it is one of the loveliest colleges in existence. It seemed to me then…to be another home” (1965)