Kirk alan goodrich (3 risultati)
Altre immaginiEditore: Chilton Company, Philadelphia, 1959
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- Prima edizione
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Da: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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EUR 198,28
EUR 6,84 spedizioneSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCloth. Condizione: Near fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. First Edition. Octavo, xii, 336pp. Green cloth, title printed on spine. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Solid text block, minimal stains on bottom edge, a touch of sunning to spine, a near fine example. In publisher's dust jacket, price-clipped, sunning… on spine, a small amount of chipping and wear on edges, a few small closed tears, a very good example. Signed by U.S. Navy Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk on front free endpaper, with a note: "from Edith / New York / Xmas 1960." Adamson served in the U.S Air Force as an army captain and later a colonel. He spent twenty-four days adrift in the Pacific Ocean after flying off course in a heavy bomber and running out of fuel. Adamson was rescued along with the surviving crew on November 13, 1942. Alan Goodrich Kirk served in the U.S. Navy during both World War I and World War II. He was a commander in 1942 and 1943 during the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy, and the senior U.S. naval commander on D-Day, June 1944. In retirement, Kirk became a U.S. diplomat, serving in Belgium, the Soviet Union, and Taiwan. First edition of Admiral Thunderbolt by Hans Christian Adamson, from the library of U.S. Navy Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk. (illustratore). Signed.
Altre immaginiMAY 22nd 1957: DINNER FOR SUSAN & STEPHEN CLARKE, A 'DAKOTA' PARTY": [The AUTOGRAPHS of 15 SIGNIFICANT GUESTS attending a dinner party at the Dakota in honor of Susan & Stephen Carlton Clark, the newspaper publisher, art collector & philanthropist who founded the Baseball of Fame in Cooperstown].
Clark, Stephen Carlton (founder of the Baseball of Hall of Fame in Cooperstown); Prince Aschwin of Lippe-Biesterfeld; Hughes, Eileen Lanouette; Brownlee, John; De Gripenberg, Georg Achates & Peggy; Kirk, Lydia Chapin; Kirk, Alan Goodrich; Schurmann, Carl
Editore: May 22nd, 1957., 1957
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Da: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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EUR 220,31
EUR 4,92 spedizioneSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Fine. May 22nd, 1957., 1957. Fine. - Fifteen signatures, including that of Stephen Clark, penned on both sides of a 10-3/4 inch high by 8-5/8 inch wide sheet removed from a guest book. These significant guests were in attendance at the dinner party offered by Charles Douglas Jackson and his wife Grace Bristed Jackson… at the prestigious "Dakota" apartment house in New York City. Near fine.Following are those guests whose autographs we were able to identify:1. Stephen Carlton Clark (1882-1960) was the American art collector, businessman, newspaper publisher and philanthropist who founded the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.2. Prince Aschwin of Lippe-Biesterfeld (Ashwin de Lippe, 1914-1988) was an expert in Chinese painting and Indian sculpture, and curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.3. Simone de Lippe, the Prince's wife.4. Eileen Lanouette Hughes (1925-1998), an international correspondent for Life Magazine who married Life Magazine editor Emmet John Hughes.5. John Brownlee (1900-1969), an Australian operatic baritone who spent most of his career in Europe before moving to the United States.6. Carla Brownlee, the operatic baritone's wife.7. Georg Achates Gripenberg (1890-1975), Finland's first Ambassador to the United Nations, he had previously served as Finland's Envoy to London and then Stockholm.8. Peggy Gripenberg, was the ambassador's wife.9. Lydia Chapin Kirk (c.1896-1984). The wife of Admiral Alan G. Kirk. She authored three suspense novels and accompanied her husband when he served as Ambassador to Belgium, the Soviet Union, and to Taiwan. She published a collection of letters to her children titled "Postmarked Moscow: An American Ambassador's Wife Looks at Life in Russia Today".10. Unidentifiable signature.11. Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk (1888-1963) was the U.S. senior naval commander during the Normandy landings in WWII. He subsequently served as the U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, the Soviet Union and the Republic of China (Tawain).12. Unidentifiable signature.13. Carl W.A. Schurmann (1903-1994). Dutch representative at the United Nations and Ambassador to Washington. He played a crucial role in the U.N. resolutions on nuclear disarmament.14. Unidentifiable signature.15. Lewis Galantiere (1895-1977). American man of letters, translator, and government official who is remembered for his friendship with the "Lost Generation" of American expatriate authors living in Paris.Charles Douglas Jackson [known as "C.D."] and his wife Grace Bristed Jackson hosted parties and events at their apartment in the Dakota. Jackson worked on and off at Time magazine in an administrative capacity for many years and was made vice president of Time, Inc. in 1940. He was periodically sent on various diplomatic missions by Eisenhower. He also found time to serve on the boards of several organizations, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Free Europe Committee and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Altre immaginiEditore: World Publishing Company, Cleveland, 1958
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Da: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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EUR 418,59
EUR 6,84 spedizioneSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCloth. Condizione: Near fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: near fine. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, 508pp, [1]. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, author's signature stamped in gilt on front board. Stated "second printing" on copyright page. Solid text block, red stain to top edge, sunning along spine, a near fine exampl…e. In publisher's dust jacket, $6.00 retail price on front flap, sunning on spine, a touch of wear on corners and a single small closed tear on bottom corner of spine, a vibrant, near fine example. This copy is signed by U.S. Navy Admiral Alan G. Kirk on the front free endpaper, with a note: "from John Mason Brown / New York / Xmas 1958." Field-Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery was a British Army officer, serving in both World Wars and the Irish War of Independence. Alan Goodrich Kirk served in the U.S. Navy during both World War I and World War II. He was a commander in 1942 and 1943 during the Allied invasions of Sicily and Italy, and the senior U.S. naval commander on D-Day, June 1944. In retirement, Kirk became a U.S. diplomat, serving in Belgium, the Soviet Union, and Taiwan. The man giving this copy to Kirk, John Mason Brown, was a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II and served with Kirk during the invasion of Sicily. Brown wrote of the invasion in his book To All Hands, which features a foreword by Kirk. The two were photographed together in New York. First edition, second printing of The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery, from the library of U.S. Navy Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk. (illustratore). Signed.
