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Speeches Books & Ephemera

The Glory Of The Imperfect

The Glory Of The Imperfect

by Palmer, George Herbert

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company. Very Good+. 1898. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are ingenerally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked gift notation on the front endpaper, and a Sears Roebuck sticker on the front pastedown page. "George... Read more about this item
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€28.10
FAREWELL ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. JANUARY 14, 1981

FAREWELL ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. JANUARY 14, 1981

by CARTER, Jimmy

[Winston-Salem, NC]: Palaemon Press Limited, (December 1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Sunning to the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with sunning along edges and at the top portion. Bound in full blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Prints Carter's 9-page farewell address on heavy paper. Copy #28 of only 300 SIGNED by the former President as "Jimmy Carter" on the title page. Half of the edition was reserved for Carter; the other half was issued for sale by the publisher. Quite... Read more about this item
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€1,756.31
Solzhenitsyn  A Documentary Record

Solzhenitsyn A Documentary Record

by Labedz, Leopold (Edited and an Introduction by)

London: Allen Lane. 1970. Octavo Size [approx 14x23cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. 182 pages. A collection of letters, speeches and articles documenting Solzhenitsyn's fight for freedom and the antagonisms that divide the modern Soviet literary scene. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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€12.20
In Celebration: The Official Record of the 75th Anniversary of the University of Western Australia 1988

In Celebration: The Official Record of the 75th Anniversary of the University of Western Australia 1988

by Shervington, Christine (Editor)

Perth, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. 1989. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. 2 tiny ink marks to lower edge. Very nice copy. xiv, 118 pages. Published to mark the 75th anniversary of the University of Western Australia - the campus in the community. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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€12.20
THE SPEECHES OF CHARLES PHILLIP ESQUIRE, DELIVERED AT THE BAR AND ON  VARIOUS OCCASIONS, IN IRELAND AND ENGLAND. 7

THE SPEECHES OF CHARLES PHILLIP ESQUIRE, DELIVERED AT THE BAR AND ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, IN IRELAND AND ENGLAND. 7

by Phillips, Charles (1787?-1859)

Saratoga Springs: G. M. Davison,. Fair with no dust jacket. 1820. Hardcover. E--Heavy wear and rubbing to brown leather covers. Joints split at spine head, about 2" of backstrap at spine head is loose. Name date on front end page. Dampstaining, age toning, foxing throughout. Gutter crack at title page. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. .
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€36.48
HOOVER AFTER DINNER. ADDRESSES DELIVERED BY HERBERT HOOVER BEFORE THE GRIDIRON CLUB OF WASHINGTON, D. C...

HOOVER AFTER DINNER. ADDRESSES DELIVERED BY HERBERT HOOVER BEFORE THE GRIDIRON CLUB OF WASHINGTON, D. C...

by HOOVER, Herbert

New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Neat bookplate on front pastedown and owner blindstamp at bottom of front blank. Near Fine in an uncommon and Very Good dustwrapper with the spine darkened. Includes eight speeches before the Gridiron Club, the first time the speeches of a U.S. President to the club were printed, as well as four other addresses by Hoover: "A Remedy for Disappearing Game Fishes"; a speech celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of Edison's... Read more about this item
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€585.44
Speeches that Changed the World; The words and stories of the moments that made history (includes CD)

Speeches that Changed the World; The words and stories of the moments that made history (includes CD)

by Various

Quercus Publishing, London, 2008. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Introduction by Simon Sebag Montefiore and index. Black coloured end pages. The text is illustrated with colour and black-and-white photographs, and colour and black-and-white illustrations. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with yellow and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. In this book over 50 of the... Read more about this item
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€9.16
[Materials Relating to the First Woman Elected to the United States Congress]

[Materials Relating to the First Woman Elected to the United States Congress]

by Rankin, Jeannette

Washington, D.C., 1942. Very good. Group of 16 pieces of ephemera measuring between 3¼" x 5½" and 11½" x 9". Most items very good: one with a tiny tear and moderate creasing at edges, not affecting any text; a few with light edge wear and a few small soil spots; some scattered light spotting. This is a fantastic group of speeches, ephemera and campaign materials related to the first woman to be elected to national office in the United States, Jeannette Rankin. Jeannette Rankin was born in 1880... Read more about this item
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€2,341.75
'sense and sensibility' An Address Given at the Annual Speech Day of the Schools of technology, Art and Commerce, Oxford, in Rhodes House, Oxford, on November 21st, 1951

'sense and sensibility' An Address Given at the Annual Speech Day of the Schools of technology, Art and Commerce, Oxford, in Rhodes House, Oxford, on November 21st, 1951

by Goodhart-Rendel, H. S

1951. Booklet, stapled. Unpaginated, 20 pages. Covers slightly age-discoloured, with crease to front cover. A decent copy. (ar23). Soft Cover. Good.
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€15.40
In Words and Deeds.  Battles Speeches in History

In Words and Deeds. Battles Speeches in History

by Miller, Richard F

Hanover: University Press of New England. 2008. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. 424 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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€17.07
The New Rights of Man. An Anthology of the Events, Documents and Speeches That Have Shaped Western Civilization

The New Rights of Man. An Anthology of the Events, Documents and Speeches That Have Shaped Western Civilization

by Lewis, Jon E. (Editor)

London: Constable and Robinson Ltd. 2003. A Near Fine copy. An excellent copy. xv, 490 pages. A unique collection of the major documents that compose the rights and freedoms we take for granted. . 1st thus. Trade Paperback.
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€12.20
The Compleat After-Dinner Speaker

The Compleat After-Dinner Speaker

by McKnight, Gerald

London: Souvenir Press. 1962. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners. Small closed tear to upper rear edge of DJ - no loss. 247 pages. A collection of After-Dinner speeches by such notables as Mark Twain, Bertrand Russell and Prince Philip. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.
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€12.20
Addresses 1939-1940

Addresses 1939-1940

by Medley, J. D. G

Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1940. First Edition. Paper. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. 90pp., foreword by J.G. Latham, Chancellor, University of Melbourne. Buff coloured covers with maroon decoration and maroon writing on the front panel and spine. Heavy foxing to the front panel particularly to the top 0.25 ". Foxing has also occurred generally to the rest of the covers. Scuffing and creasing of the corners has occurred and there has been bumping to the head and to the heel of... Read more about this item
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€8.32
The End of the Beginning: War Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill C. H. , M. P. 1942

The End of the Beginning: War Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston S. Churchill C. H. , M. P. 1942

by Eade, Charles– Compiler

Cassell and Company Ltd, London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated. Introduction by compiler. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of the Right Honourable Winston Churchill. The text is illustrated with another for black-and-white photographs. Red coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. A book of speeches given by Winston Churchill in the early part of... Read more about this item
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€15.26
The Wisdom of the East

The Wisdom of the East

by Basham, Arthur et. al

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, 1979. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Photographic paperback binding with red coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. "A series of six talks by scholars in Australia on various aspects of Asian religions with special emphasis on the impact on the contemporary world." -- from the half title page. Speeches include: – The Guru / Ian Kesarcodi-Watson; Buddha Points to the Mind /... Read more about this item
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€7.77
SPEECH OF MR. R. JOHNSON, OF MARYLAND, ON THE OREGON QUESTION. DELIVERED  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 11, 1846

SPEECH OF MR. R. JOHNSON, OF MARYLAND, ON THE OREGON QUESTION. DELIVERED IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 11, 1846

by Reverdy Johnson

Washington, D. C.: Printed By John T. Towers. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1846. First Edition. Softcover. 16 pages; 6.25" x 9. 5" Author: Reverdy Johnson - Reverdy Johnson was a statesman and jurist from Maryland. He defended notables such as Sandford of the Dred Scott case, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter at his court-martial, and Mary Surratt, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Lincoln. String-bound in silk-like covers showing light foxing. Bottom of spine shows small tear.... Read more about this item
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€55.03
The New Britain: Labour's Plan, Outlined by Harold Wilson, Selected Speeches  1964 (Penguin Special)

The New Britain: Labour's Plan, Outlined by Harold Wilson, Selected Speeches 1964 (Penguin Special)

by Wilson, Harold

Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1964. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. preface by author. Black and white photographic card cover with dark orange and white coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the backstrip. In 1964 the British Labour Party was elected to power. In a series of speeches, its leader Harold Wilson, gave a series of speeches on his and his party's vision of Britain under their government. A little creasing to the book... Read more about this item
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€5.55
The Entrancing Life Address Delivered on Installation As Chancellor of  Edinburgh University October 25, 1930

The Entrancing Life Address Delivered on Installation As Chancellor of Edinburgh University October 25, 1930

by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good+. 1930. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This is a small format book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was possibly issued without a dust jacket. The book includes the Scribner Logo and letter A on the copyright page. The off-white covers have noticeable toning and ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. "At the age of 22 Barrie enrolled at the University of Edinburgh during which time he wrote theatrical reviews... Read more about this item
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€28.10
FURTHER ADDRESSES UPON THE AMERICAN ROAD 1938 - 1940

FURTHER ADDRESSES UPON THE AMERICAN ROAD 1938 - 1940

by HOOVER, Herbert

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Some edgwear, spine dull. Very Good, lacking the dustwrapper. INSCRIBED "To Welles G. Emerson/with the good wishes of" and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper.
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€351.26
A Decade of Mary Owen Dinners

A Decade of Mary Owen Dinners

by Waterfield, Dorothy -- Editor

The Mary Dinner Committee, Sandringham, Victoria, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. II, 178 pages, foreword by Joan Kirner and introduction by Jan Harper. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing the Mary Owen Dinner Committee. Black and white photographs throughout the text. Illustrated front cover, by Lindy Joubert, with black titles to the front panel and backstrip. A little rubbing and creasing to the book corners and rubbing to the... Read more about this item
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€12.21