AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | A group of 9 works, most FIRST EDITIONS INSCRIBED TO ALBRIGHT.
Sale 1334 - The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright, Part II
Lots Open
Apr 26, 2024
Lots Close
May 8, 2024
Timed Online / Chicago
Estimate
$200 -
$300
Sold for $1,080
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
A group of 9 works, most FIRST EDITIONS INSCRIBED TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT:
A group of 9 works, most FIRST EDITIONS INSCRIBED TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT:
1) HARMAN, Jane. Insanity Defense Why Our Failure to Confront Hard National Security Problems Makes Us Less Safe. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2021. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY HARMAN TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: “We’ve shared much of this history, and remain passionate about public service.”
2) KISSINGER, Henry. Does America Need a Foreign Policy? Toward a Diplomacy for the 21st Century. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. FIRST EDITION.
3) MILLER, Aaron David. The Much Too Promised Land America’s Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace. New York: Bantam Books, 2008. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY MILLER TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: “With great affection and respect.”
4) SANGER, David E. The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power. New York: Harmony Books, 2009. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY SANGER TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: “A great Secretary of State and a great friend.”
5) SHATTUCK, John. Freedom on Fire: Human Rights Wars and America’s Response. Cambridge, MA and London: Harvard University Press, 2003. INSCRIBED BY SHATTUCK TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: “For your lifelong work and leadership in the struggle for human rights.”
And 4 others. Together, 9 works in 9 volumes, all in original cloth and dust jackets (condition generally fine).
Provenance for the lot: Secretary Madeleine K. Albright (inscriptions, bookplates).
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