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The Man From Missouri: a biography of Harry S. Truman
by Clemens, Cyril
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Webster Groves, Missouri: International Mark Twain Society / J.P. Didier, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Signed by Author. Uber-scarce in the trade in this state, being SIGNED by the author at first free endpaper, being inscribed warmly as a PRESENTATION COPY to the recipient, the St. Clair Academy, of Sylvania, Ohio, in 1945. In essence, the first biography of the ex-President. A fine, readable, accessible hagiography of the Man From Missouri, U.S. President Harry S. Truman. Ex-library copy, with usual signs thereof, but still attractive. Flexible black leatherette covers, pebbly, tape-reinforced gutter at frontis, else clean, tightly bound, and unmarked. Complete with Index. Some tape-repaired pages. Stated First Edition, with a fine black-and-white portrait of Truman at frontis. 164 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 353454
- Title
- The Man From Missouri: a biography of Harry S. Truman
- Author
- Clemens, Cyril
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- International Mark Twain Society / J.P. Didier
- Place of Publication
- Webster Groves, Missouri
- Date Published
- 1945
- Size
- 16mo 6" - 7" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- biography U.S. history American history U.S. Presidents Harry S. Truman signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana/Regional Interest;
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