Benes Edvard, Signed (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Octavo. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, black dust jacket with red and white lettering. Flat signed by Edvard Benes on half-title. Mild edge wear on boards, foxing on all edges of text block, top edge additionally toned. End papers toned, previous owner emboss stamp on ffep; small bit of writing in ink on top of half-title page above title and author signature. Chipping, foxing, edge wear and closed tears on jacket; lower front jacket flap significantly clipped. Binding tight, text clean and unmarked. Scarce signed and in such good condition with jacket. Edvard (also spelled Eduard) Benes was the President of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938 and then again from 1939 to 1948 (from 1939 to 1946 he was the leader of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during World War II).

Typed letter signed, two pages (both sides), 6 x 8 inch, blind-embossed Czech coat of arms stationery, Paris, 12.01.1919, in French, to Dr. Arthur Chervin - Benes "thanks to the devoted support of our French friends" (translated), signed in black ink "Edvard Benes", attractively mounted (removable) for fine display with a photograph, shows Edvard Benes in a close-up portrait (altogether 11,75 x 8,25 inch), with a central horizontal letter fold and mild browning - in fine to very fine condition.In parts:"Cher Monsieur, Je suis très sensible aux voeux que vous avez bien voulu m`adresser à l`occasion du jour de l`An et dont je vous remercie bien vivement. Vous avez su trouver les paroles si flatteuses pour notre oeuvre, pour nos efforts, mais si nous avons réussi à gagner notre cause, c`est aussi grace au concours dévoué de nos amis Francais parmi lesquels vous êtes celui de première heure. Dans votre lettre, vous parlez de même de la question du corridor. Avez-vous fait quelques démarches au ministère des / affaires étrangères afin que le rapport sur cette question vous fut confié et quel en était le résultat? Je vous serais très obligié si vous vouliez bien m`informer à ce sujet. ."Translated:"Dear Sir, I am very sensitive to the wishes you kindly sent me on New Year's Day and for which I thank you very much. You have been able to find the words so flattering for our work, for our efforts, but if we have achieved such a victory, it is also thanks to the devoted support of our French friends among whom you are the first one. In your letter, you also talk about the issue of the corridor. Did you take any steps at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs so that the report on this issue was entrusted to you and what was the result? I would be grateful if you would inform me about this. .".

Typed letter signed, one pages, 8 x 10 inch, `President of the Czechoslovak Republic` letterhead, (London), 9.02.1943, reply letter to Sir W. D. Ross (1877-1971, Scottish Aristotelian philosopher, translator, WWI veteran, civil servant, and university Administrator) - concerning an invitation, signed as President in blue ink "Dr E. Benes", with intersecting letter folds and perforated to the upper edge - in fine condition. "My dear Vice-Chancellor, Many thanks for your letter and your Kind invitation.It will give me great pleasure to lunch with you on February 27th, as suggested, and I look forward very much to the occasion. Yours sincerely, Dr.E. Benes".

Kein Einband. Condition: Gut bis sehr gut. Benes, Edvard (1884-1948) - Large signed photograph - Leader of the Czechoslovak independence movement, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the second President of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938 and again from 1940 to 1948. Signed photograph "Dr. Edvard Benes 6.10.38". 7.5 x 9.0 inch, n.p. Slightly trimmed, else good condition. Uncommon in signed photographs especially of this size. COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY BY ANDREAS WIEMER HISTORICAL AUTOGRAPHS. Signatur des Verfassers.