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Richard Nixon Book Personalized to Barbara Walters

(Re-post from a few weeks ago, as I got no replies!)

Hello all, new (and proud) member!

I figure I'd treat this group to a doozy right off the bat:

I have a copy of Richard Nixon's book The Real War that's signed and personalized on a bookplate. While not entirely rare, who it's personalized to is: Barbara Walters.

I did research and she did interview President Nixon about this book. Another interesting feature: her handwriting is in the book as well as some underlined passages. I've studied samples of her handwriting and they definitely match.

I just need a little reassurance that you all possibly see what I see and just throw a ballpark price out, as I have surprisingly very little invested in it, as I have no idea how much the Walters association adds to it.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 3, 2020 at 8:09pm

Sorry for it sitting so long with no responses! The autograph is definitely real in my opinion. I'd be surprised if Nixon didn't write the "for Barbara Walters" but I don't know his handwriting.

Richard Nixon-signed books typically bring $250-$300 at auction unless they're special like this one is. I'd identify when the interview was to build the background. Hard to value the book. I'd say $500+. I'd be surprised if it went for much lower and not surprised if it went for a lot more.