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BAKER III, James A. The Politics of Diplomacy, FIRST ed., SIGNED author's dedication to Howe at title page, Howe bookplate, some light spotting at text-block edges, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995._ISAACSON, Walter and THOMAS, Evan. The Wise Men, Howe bookplate, page corners turned by Howe at personal points of interest, rubbing/wear at d.j. edges, New York: Simon and Shuster, 1986._HOPPER, Kenneth and HOPPER, William. The Puritan Gift, SIGNED author's dedication to Howe at title page, Howe's page markers at personal points of interest, near fine, New York: I. B. Tauris, 2008._SHULTZ, George P. Turmoil and Triumph, FIRST ed., SIGNED author's inscription to Elspeth Howe at ffep, near-fine with slight marking at text-block edges, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993._MEYER, Christopher. DC Confidential, SIGNED author's dedication to the Howes at ffep, Howe's page markers at places of personal interest, near-fine with slight dirt spots, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005._DASH, Samuel. The Untold Story of Watergate, SIGNED author's dedication to the Howe's at ffep, Dash was a lawyer who became famous as Counsel for the Senate during the Watergate trial, some spotting around edges of text-block, toning to d.j., New York: Random House, 1976._HOWARTH, David and HOWARTH, Stephen. The Story of P&O, Howe bookplate, near-fine with some toning at spine and rubbing to slipcase, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986._Survey of London, volume XIV: The Parish of St. Margaret, Westminster, 4to, Howe bookplate, some toning at edges, London: B. T. Batsford, 1932._KING, Geoffrey. The Traditional Architecture of Saudi Arabia, 4to, SIGNED author's dedication to Howe at ffep, scarce, near fine, v. light spotting head of text-block, London, I. B. Tauris, 1998._ Georgia O'Keeffe. Art and Letters, 4to, tipped-in Signed gift inscription from James A. Baker III on US Seal headed paper, Howe bookplate, light spotting at edges, New York: NYGS, 1989._ KENNEDY, J. F. Profiles in Courage, no d.j., some toning/rubbing: London: Hamish Hamilton, c. 1956._HARVEY, Robert. Global Disorder, Howe's page markers at personal points of interest, near-fine, London: Constable, 2003 (12)

From the library of Geoffrey and Elspeth Howe. Geoffrey Howe (1926-2015) held two of the Great Offices of State in the UK Government: Chancellor of the Exchequer and Foreign Secretary. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons. His prominent position in UK politics in the 1980s and 1990s meant he had a profound influence over domestic, and international, policy making during a turbulent and historic era. His wife Elspeth Howe (1932-2022) also worked in politics, and later became a crossbench Member of the House of Lords serving as Baroness Howe of Idlicote.
BAKER III, James A. The Politics of Diplomacy, FIRST ed., SIGNED author's dedication to Howe at title page, Howe bookplate, some light spotting at text-block edges, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1995._ISAACSON, Walter and THOMAS, Evan. The Wise Men, Howe bookplate, page corners turned by Howe at personal points of interest, rubbing/wear at d.j. edges, New York: Simon and Shuster, 1986._HOPPER, Kenneth and HOPPER, William. The Puritan Gift, SIGNED author's dedication to Howe at title page, Howe's page markers at personal points of interest, near fine, New York: I. B. Tauris, 2008._SHULTZ, George P. Turmoil and Triumph, FIRST ed., SIGNED author's inscription to Elspeth Howe at ffep, near-fine with slight marking at text-block edges, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1993._MEYER, Christopher. DC Confidential, SIGNED author's dedication to the Howes at ffep, Howe's page markers at places of personal interest, near-fine with slight dirt spots, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005._DASH, Samuel. The Untold Story of Watergate, SIGNED author's dedication to the Howe's at ffep, Dash was a lawyer who became famous as Counsel for the Senate during the Watergate trial, some spotting around edges of text-block, toning to d.j., New York: Random House, 1976._HOWARTH, David and HOWARTH, Stephen. The Story of P&O, Howe bookplate, near-fine with some toning at spine and rubbing to slipcase, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1986._Survey of London, volume XIV: The Parish of St. Margaret, Westminster, 4to, Howe bookplate, some toning at edges, London: B. T. Batsford, 1932._KING, Geoffrey. The Traditional Architecture of Saudi Arabia, 4to, SIGNED author's dedication to Howe at ffep, scarce, near fine, v. light spotting head of text-block, London, I. B. Tauris, 1998._ Georgia O'Keeffe. Art and Letters, 4to, tipped-in Signed gift inscription from James A. Baker III on US Seal headed paper, Howe bookplate, light spotting at edges, New York: NYGS, 1989._ KENNEDY, J. F. Profiles in Courage, no d.j., some toning/rubbing: London: Hamish Hamilton, c. 1956._HARVEY, Robert. Global Disorder, Howe's page markers at personal points of interest, near-fine, London: Constable, 2003 (12)

From the library of Geoffrey and Elspeth Howe. Geoffrey Howe (1926-2015) held two of the Great Offices of State in the UK Government: Chancellor of the Exchequer and Foreign Secretary. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the House of Commons. His prominent position in UK politics in the 1980s and 1990s meant he had a profound influence over domestic, and international, policy making during a turbulent and historic era. His wife Elspeth Howe (1932-2022) also worked in politics, and later became a crossbench Member of the House of Lords serving as Baroness Howe of Idlicote.

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