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MR. PRESIDENT. THE FIRST PUBLICATION FROM THE PERSONAL DIARIES, PRIVATE LETTERS PAPERS AND REVEALING INTERVIEWS OF HARRY TRUMAN
by (TRUMAN, Harry) HILLMAN, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Light wear to top and bottom edges of the book. Very Good in an edgeworn, Very Good dustwrapper
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Young, (1952). First Edition. Hardcover. Light wear to top and bottom edges of the book. Very Good in an edgeworn, Very Good dustwrapper. Quarto (8" x 11") bound in two-toned cloth and illustrated with numerous facsimiles of Truman's writing, drawings, and photographs in color and black and white. INSCRIBED by the former President as usual in the large blank margin beneath the color frontispiece photograph of Truman at his desk: "My best to Commander and Mrs. Lingo/Harry Truman/White House,/April 26, 1952." Laid in is an index card written on one side in a child's hand: "Dear Mr. President, Please write in this for Mama and Daddy. Thank you. Jane Lingo." Also laid in is a piece of White House stationery with a typed note to have books delivered to Miss Jane Lingo.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016399
- Title
- MR. PRESIDENT. THE FIRST PUBLICATION FROM THE PERSONAL DIARIES, PRIVATE LETTERS PAPERS AND REVEALING INTERVIEWS OF HARRY TRUMAN
- Author
- (TRUMAN, Harry) HILLMAN, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Light wear to top and bottom edges of the book. Very Good in an edgeworn, Very Good dustwrapper
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Young
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1952)
- Keywords
- Signed, Presidential Autographs, Memoirs, Inscribed, Harry Truman, Autobiography, Presidents
- Bookseller catalogs
- Inscribed; Presidents;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Inscribed
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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