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Reminiscences; General of the Army
by MacArthur, Douglas
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. Special Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Limited edition signed copy of Reminiscences by General Douglas MacArthur.. Octavo, viii, 438pp. Original beige cloth covers, gilt title over green cloth. In the publisher's slipcase, solid binding, light toning along white ribbon, blemish to top edge, a near fine example. From a signed limited edition printing of 1,750 copies, this being number 827, signed by General Douglas MacArthur on the limitation page. The memoirs of General Douglas MacArthur, Reminiscences, were published posthumously. The "Special Limitation" pages were signed a few months prior to his death in April of 1964, and individually tipped into this publication. The same year, a separate signed limited edition was produced for the MacArthur Memorial Foundation, signed by Jean MacArthur, with a facsimile signature of Douglas MacArthur.
Synopsis
Written in his own hand, and finished only weeks before his death, Reminiscences by General Douglas MacArthur spans more than half a century of modern history... Decade by decade, battlefield by battlefield, Reminiscences is a portrait of our most decorated military hero. It is the deeply moving final testament to a life of duty, honor, and service.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15236
- Title
- Reminiscences; General of the Army
- Author
- MacArthur, Douglas
- Illustrator
- Limited edition signed copy of Reminiscences by General Douglas MacArthur.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Special Limited Edition
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- limited edition Reminiscences, signed book Douglas MacArthur, limited edition Douglas MacArthur, Crusade in Europe Eisenhower, World War II, pacific theater, Japanese occupation, General MacArthur, Harry Truman, five-star general, supreme allied comm
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