george rockefeller (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Good with wear and markings. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Good with wear and markings. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Dion; Shirvanian (illustrator). First Edition. 24 pages. Features: Nelson Rockefelller explains how things are different since both his grandfathers quit school early to take jobs; Nice one-page color photo ad for Hunt's Catsup; The Last Basket - Wayne Estes of the Utah State basketball team had a strange premonition just before he died - article with nice photo of Estes at the basket; They Chose Paris - Six American career girls who moved there, and stayed - article with photos of Dorian Leigh, Janice Wells, Vicki Howard, Elmore Carruthers Richmond, Florence Gilliam and Rita Johnson; Nice 1/3-page color ad for Sophie Mae Peanut Brittle; The Baker's Art - recipes; Magic sciene tricks for kids; Diam "M" For Help - fictional story about when to tell your troubles to your Minister - and when not to; Zipcode USA - Teen Q&A - with photos of Lesley and Michael Gore; Inca Gold - historic items loaned to the U.S. by the government of Peru; Sensational color back cover ad for James Bond thriller books features action photos - including Pussy Galore pointing gun at James - a super Bond collectible! Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality vintage copy.

Rare original autograph album containing nearly 200 signed letters, notes, and responses addressed to Thomas D. Neelands, longtime President of the Canadian Club of New York. Quarto, bound in full linen with titles stamped in black to the front panel, "Canadian Club of New York Thos. D. Neelands." The interior features tipped-in letters-typed and handwritten on a wide range of letterhead, from The White House to private businesses, law firms, and publications. The collection spans from 1914 to 1919, capturing the peak years of World War I and U.S. engagement with Canadian and Allied affairs.   The album is highlighted by a typed letter signed by Theodore Roosevelt on letterhead from The Metropolitan Magazine, January 16, 1917, and reads in full, "My dear Mr. Neelands: You are most kind. I rarely read the New York Times, and did not know that it had misquoted me. I wish I could accept your invitation to dinner, but it is a simple impossibility. In the Metropolitan that is out in a fortnight hence, there is an article by me about Canada, and her share in the war. Sincerely yours, Theodore Roosevelt."   Other especially notable signers include: William H. Taft, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Elihu Root, Chauncey Depew, Henry Cabot Lodge, George W. Goethals, Leonard Wood, George Dewey, Nelson Miles, Henry L. Stimson, Ernest Thompson Seton, Wilfred Grenfell, Thomas Lipton, John Galsworthy, Otis Skinner, Geraldine Farrar, Billie Burke, and Marie Dressler. The balance of the letters are signed by lesser political, military, and civic leaders; writers, journalists, and editors; actors and actresses; and fellow members of high society. In fine condition. The Canadian Club of New York is a civic and cultural group created to bring Canadians and Americans closer together through public events, conversation, and community-building. Historically, Canadian clubs have served as forums for diplomacy and professional exchange, offering lectures, dinners, and speaker programs that connect business leaders, government officials, and members of the broader Canadian community abroad. In a city as international and commercially connected as New York, the Club has worked as a space where Canadian identity and interests could be highlighted while also encouraging cross-border relationships in areas like business, culture, and public life.