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[HAVEL, Václav]. NĚMEC, Tomki. Václav Havel… Photographs. 2001. FIRST EDITION. ASSOCIATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY PRESIDENT HAVEL TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT.
Inscribed: “Milé Madlence… X | 2010, Praha… Byly to Krásne Casy.”
[With:] NĚMEC, Tomki. Václav Havel… Photographs. 2016. FIRST EDITION.
President Havel was the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic. President Havel and Secretary Albright met in 1989 when she visited Czechoslovakia with a delegation from the National Democratic Institute, and they remained close friends. While eulogizing President Havel, Secretary Albright said: “He cast light into places of deepest darkness and reminded us constantly of our obligations to one another” (Referenced by President Biden, 27 April 2022).
Together, 2 works in 2 volumes, all in original bindings (condition generally fine).
Provenance for the lot: Secretary Madeleine K. Albright (inscription, bookplates).
This lot is located in Chicago.
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