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Memoirs by Harry S. Truman; Volume One: Year of Decisions; Volume Two: Years of Trial and Hope
by Truman, Harry S
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Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1955. Limited Edition / Special Kansas City Edition. Leather bound. Very good. The Memoirs by Harry S. Truman, the scarce leather bound Kansas City Edition.. Octavo, (two volumes), 596pp (Vol.1); 594pp (Vol.2). Bound in 3/4 blue levant morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, titles in gilt on spines, stated "Limited First Edition" in gilt at bottom of spines. These books were rebound from the "Special Kansas City Edition," as noted on the copyright page of both volumes. Light wear to edges, some separation at the spine of Volume I, but text block is solid. Contains tipped-in facsimile letter from Vice President Truman to Hugh P. Williamson of Fulton, Missouri. (Burns 0016)
Books were specially bound by Max Adjarian, the former bookbinder of the National Library, Paris, France. This is a limited edition set of 75 copies, this being number 65 of 75. The Memoirs of Harry Truman were first published in limited quantities as the "Kansas City Edition" and a small number of specially bound presentation editions.
Books were specially bound by Max Adjarian, the former bookbinder of the National Library, Paris, France. This is a limited edition set of 75 copies, this being number 65 of 75. The Memoirs of Harry Truman were first published in limited quantities as the "Kansas City Edition" and a small number of specially bound presentation editions.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- 970
- Title
- Memoirs by Harry S. Truman; Volume One: Year of Decisions; Volume Two: Years of Trial and Hope
- Author
- Truman, Harry S
- Illustrator
- The Memoirs by Harry S. Truman, the scarce leather bound Kansas City Edition.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition / Special Kansas City Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- President Truman, atomic bomb, Franklin Roosevelt, vice president Truman, President Truman, atomic bomb, Franklin Roosevelt, vice president Truman, Missouri Senator Harry Truman, Where the buck stops, Years of Decisions, The Accidental President, Tru
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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