Octavo, [xiv] 914pp, blue morocco, gilt title on spine, five raised bands. All gilt leafs, clean pages. Sewn-in silk bookmark. Publishers matching slipcase. This is a limited edition of 250 signed copies, this being number 226. It is signed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on the title page in blue pen.
Comments: This is a scarce copy of the set of finely bound, blue leather editions of the works of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Octavo, 666pp. Gilt title on spine, raised bands. Gilt leafs. Sewn-in silk bookmark. Dark blue morocco leather binding. Original blue vellum slipcase. Original paper wrap included. Limited edition of 200 signed copies, this being letter “D.” Signed by Prime Minister Thatcher on title page.
Comments: This copy was held back by the publisher for special distribution. The most desirable set of signed books by Margaret Thatcher are the English Edition, blue leather bound editions featured here.
Signed portrait of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Photograph was taken in 1977 by Bern Schwartz.
This black and white portrait is framed, with blue matte. Gold frame, museum quality glass. Measures 12″ x 14″, in the frame. Signed in black pen along the bottom border of the photograph. A near fine example.
Limited edition of The Downing Street Years, signed by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and limited to 350 signed copies.
Octavo, 914pp, Blue cloth boards, light gray cloth spine, gilt lettering over blue on spine. Faint scuff mark to title on the spine. This copy appears unread. In publisher’s matching blue cloth slipcase, fine condition. Signed limited edition of 350 copies for distribution in the United States, this is number 198, with an additional 26 lettered copies reserved for the author.
Another signed limited edition was produced by HarperCollins in 1993 for the British market, bound in full leather and limited to 250 signed copies.
Octavo, 666pp. Gilt title on spine, raised bands. Gilt leafs. Sewn-in silk bookmark. Dark blue morocco leather binding. Original blue vellum slipcase. Original paper wrap included. Limited edition of 200 signed copies, this being letter “F.” Signed by Prime Minister Thatcher on title page.
Comments: This copy was held back by the publisher for special distribution. The most desirable set of signed books by Margaret Thatcher are the English Edition, blue leather bound editions featured here.
Deluxe limited edition of The Autobiography of John Major, signed by the author on the limitation page.
Octavo, 774pp. Dark blue morocco, title in gilt on spine, raised bands. Gilt leaf ends. Sewn-in silk bookmark. Dark blue morocco leather binding with light toning on spine when compared to the covers. Publisher’s blue vellum slipcase. This signed limited edition was limited to 100 signed copies and 26 lettered copies. This is one of the scarce lettered copies, being letter “E” of 26 lettered copies.
This book is part of a series of signed limited editions from Harper Collins Publishers of London, in deluxe blue leather binding. The other books from this series are from Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and include: Downing Street Years, The Path to Power and Collected Speeches.
First edition of Callaghan: The Road to Number Ten, signed by Prime Minister James Callaghan. Octavo, 187pp. Black cloth, title in gilt on spine. Stated “First Published 1976” on copyright page. In publishers dust jacket, very good condition, retail price on front flap, toning to spine, light wear along top edge, otherwise fine. Signed on the front endpaper by James Callaghan with long inscription, dated December, 1987. Additional signed photograph of Callaghan with note. Letter of provenance from the secretary of James Callaghan, dated 1987.
Comments: Prime Minister James Callaghan served as the British Prime Minister from 1976-1979 after the resignation of Harold Wilson. He is the only person to hold all four Great Offices of State, serving as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister. He was defeated by Margaret Thatcher. In retirement, Prime Minister James Callaghan wrote his memoirs, Time and Chance (1987).
First edition of The Real War, inscribed by President Richard Nixon to liberal columnist and member of “Nixon’s Enemies List,” Max Lerner.
Octavo, 341pp. Red cloth, title in silver on spine. Stated “first printing” on copyright page with number line ending at 4. A fine example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $12.50 retail price on front flap, light shelf wear, short closed tear to rear panel, a very good example. Inscribed on the half-title: “To Max Lerner – Who understands the Real World described in this volume – from Richard Nixon. 3-11-’82.”
Max Lerner (1902-1992) was a liberal syndicated columnist with the New York Post. His outspoken opinions and antiwar columns earned him a spot on “Nixon’s Enemies List.” By the 1980s, he become more conservative, expressing support for Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan.
An inscribed association copy of A Journey by Tony Blair, from the limited edition collection.
Octavo, xvii,[1], 718pp. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine and cover. All edges red. Gray endpapers. Housed in matching cloth slipcase, fine condition, with title in gilt on the side panel. From a signed limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 294. Additional inscription on the title page to Lady Carla Powell, the close friend of Margaret Thatcher, wife of The Lord Powell of Bayswater, and sister-in-law to Tony Blair’s Chief of Staff, Jonathan Powell.
The inscription reads: “To the wonderful Carla, With much love, thanks and best wishes. Tony Blair.”
Comments: Tony Blair served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997-2007. He was Prime Minister during the untimely death of Princess Diana, the September 11th attacks on New York City and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He currently runs the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
