Roosevelt in Retrospect: A Profile in History [INSCRIBED by Harry S Truman]
by Gunther, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1950. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed Associational. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan cloth-effect boards, lettered on spine panel in dark blue. Portions of both covers are somewhat tanned by age, with minor rubbing along edges, top text block edge typically a bit dulled by age. Dust jacket shows mild surface rubbing/soiling, slight wrinkling, in new mylar. Copyright page does not show the typical two-letter Harper code but rather a "1" inside a square, and the DJ flap is unpriced, so we suspect this copy to be a book club edition. xii,410 pp. Boldly inscribed on front flyleaf by Harry S Truman, full signature, personalized to Jack McHugh; flyleaf also shows McHugh's inked signature/date and a pastedown label inside the front cover indicating this copy to have been part of his Rooseveltiana collection. An accompanying note from McHugh indicates that when he and his father met Truman on July 4, 1953, the former President (and Roosevelt's VP) inscribed this copy. Authenticity guaranteed, excellent provenance, purchased directly from the family that obtained the signature..
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- Seller
- Saucony Book Shop (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 064749
- Title
- Roosevelt in Retrospect: A Profile in History [INSCRIBED by Harry S Truman]
- Author
- Gunther, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Harper and Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1950
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- American History;
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