Truman Harry: Signed (168 results)
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Language: English
Published by Truman
- First Edition
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Seller: Santa Fe Used Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.Santa Fe Used Books
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Add to basketLoose Leaf. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Two typed letters signed by Margaret Truman with envelopes. Also comes with a United States Senate Congressional Record envelope with a Harry Truman franking signature in the upper right corner. Envelope is empty, previous owner's name written across front, has a couple tears. Fro…m the estate of James A. Van Sant, 1931-2023. Van Sant was raised in central Missouri in a family with close ties to the Trumans, Harry, Bess, and Margaret. He was a graduate of Trinity College, Hartford, Washington University, with further education at University of London and Harvard. He became president and CEO of General Steel Industries of St Louis, was a founder of Opera Theater of St Louis and was well connected in the field of the arts, politics and industry. He had extensive correspondence with various persons of note in these fields. Santa Fe Used Books is selling his collection of letters, autographs, and photographs on behalf of his partner of many years. Check our other listings for more from this collection. Signed by Author.
Eleanor and Harry: The Correspondence of Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
Eleanor Roosevelt,Harry S. Truman,Steve Neal (Editor),Gloria Steinem
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Bibliodisia Books, Caxton Club
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Condition: Used - As new
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. SIGNED BY THE EDITOR with ahistorical inscription. Foreword by Gloria Steinem. Has all the first edition points. A clean, unmarked and unclipped copy protected by the Mylar plastic dust jacket cover. Signed.
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Language: English
Published by Orient Longmans, New Delhi, 1970
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Viii, 176 Pp. Book With Slight Wear, Inscribed By Two Of The Editors (Daughters Of The Subject) To American Film Actress Marie Windsor And Her Husband Jack Hupp "With Our Love + Because You Both Love Mummy". Dust Jacket With Light Wear, Small Losses At…Corners. Inscribed by Author(s).
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Published by Random House, New York, 1964
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA, Jupiter, FL, U.S.A.Liberty Book Store ABAA FABA IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. 8vo (22 x 15cm). 243pp. Blue cloth covers, gilt titles to spine, pushing and darkening to head/tail of spine, top edge yellow. Bookplate of Congressman Horance Kornegay to paste-down endpaper, "with best wishes, Lady Bird Johnson" to free endpaper.… Rest of text block tight and unmarked. Unclipped DJ with chips to edges, in Mylar.
Language: English
Published by Bernard Geis Associates, New York, 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, U.S.A.NWJbooks
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Harry Truman signed on the half-title page. Gilt lettering in black spine title blocks on white & blue covers in a white & pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket rubbed & edge torn. 8vo, 315pp. Signed by Author(s).
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Language: English
Published by Bernard Geis Associates, New York, 1960
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: VARIIS, Winter Garden, FL, U.S.A.VARIIS
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Overall, the Book is in VERY GOOD condition. The Dust Jacket condition is in VERY GOOD condition and published by Bernard Geis Associates in 1960. Book is bound with blue boards, has gold gilt lettering, and white spine. The inside boards are white.…8vo; [v], [1]-315, [4] pages; approximately 6" x 9". Signed by Truman on half title page on July 12th, 1962 with a dedication. The book has been read and has no marks or underlining. Binding is tight and spine is tight and crisp. Boards are true, straight, flat, clean. Interior Is clean, legible and tightly bound. This book is not bumped. The bottom corners are square. It is not Remaindered. Not Chipped or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust jacket has the $5.00 price on lower front flap, showing some chipping, creasing, and general wear, as usually seen. Dust jacket is now in a protective mylar cover. Always well packaged for shipping, with fast service. Any taxes required by destination will be added when purchase is finalized. If applicable, a book's size and weight may require additional postage. Make it yours. Inscribed by Author(s).
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Language: English
Published by Bernard Geis, 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. .Fine Copy In Like Jacket First Edition. $5.00 on Flap. Rare Presentation Copy."Mr Citizen From Harry S. Truman To Joan O'Hara With Best Wishes 10-16-63." Gorgeous Copy. Ink Ownership Name. Presentation By Author.
Language: English
Published by Bernard Geis, 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine Copy In Like Jacket First Edition. $5.00 on Flap. Rare Presentation Copy."Mr Citizen From Harry S. Truman To Joan O'hara With Best Wishes 10-16-63.". Presentation By Author.
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Language: English
Published by Athens, Greece, 1965
- Softcover
- Signed
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Courtside Books, Medford, NJ, U.S.A.Courtside Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. [From the opening page]: "The Harry S. Truman Memorial Dedicated To Harry S. Truman President Of The United States Of America April 12, 1945 - January 20, 1953 By The Royal Greek Government And The Order Of Ahepa In commemoration of the Truman Doctrine An American Aid Program (1947-1950) o…f Economic and Military Assistance to the people of Greece." The program brochure is inscribed by Truman on the cover: "To: Peter Bell/From: Harry S. Truman 4-8-65. Peter Bell was the Supreme President, Order of Ahepa, Washington D.C. The Order of Ahepa - American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association - is the oldest association of Americans of Greek descent. Fine in stapled wrappers with a blue and white string attached. Signed by Author(s).
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Language: English
Published by UK, 1955
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United KingdomLasting Words Ltd
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Add to basketPaper. Condition: Good. First Edition. An Original Signed Photograph of US President Harry S. Truman and a Signed White House card by His Wife Bess W. Truman. The original photograph shows Truman holding a signed document towards the camera and signed 'Harry S. Truman, 12/7/ 55' vertically in blue ink to lighter area of image. K…eystone Press wet stamp to verso, and an Ink Signature of his wife on a White House card Harry S. Truman 1884 - 1972 was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt that year. Subsequently, Truman implemented the Marshall Plan in the aftermath of World War II to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, and established both the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain the expansion of Soviet communism. Elizabeth Virginia Truman 1885 - 1982 was First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman. She had previously served as Second Lady of the United States from January to April 1945. At 97 years, 247 days, she was the longest-lived first and second lady. Size is 150mm x 100mm. Card is 100mm x 65mm. Condition is good. From the collection of autograph collector Peter Bland. Ref 19243. Signed by Author(s).
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Language: English
Published by Columbia University Press, New York, 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Courtside Books, Medford, NJ, U.S.A.Courtside Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Edition. Fine in Near Fine DJ. Inscribed by the 33rd President of the United States to Barbara Voorhis Levy, editor at the Columbia University Press and during WWII worked on building Norden Bombsights: "To Mrs. Barbara Voorhis Levy with many thanks a…nd appreciation for her help. Harry Truman 4/21/60." Recipients name and address on front fly leaf. A lovely association. Signed by Author(s).
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Published by Home Book Company, New York, 1895
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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very good. Later Edition. Twelvemo, 403pp, [8]. Green cloth, title stamped in gilt on the spine and front cover. Notable wear to hinges, leaves in delicate condition. Ownership inscription on the front free endpaper: "Mattie Truman / 1895." Martha Ellen "Mattie" Young Truman (18521947) was the mother of Preside…nt Harry S. Truman. She was the mother of three children (Harry, John Vivian, and Mary Jane Truman) and remained a central figure in the Truman family into her son's presidency. She died in 1947, during Harry Truman's first elected term as president, and is buried in Jackson County, Missouri. Past and Present by Thomas Carlyle, from the library of Martha Truman, the mother of President Harry S. Truman. (illustrator). Signed.
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- Signed
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Herbst-Auktionen, Detmold, GermanyHerbst-Auktionen
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Add to basketHARRY S. TRUMAN (Biographie der Tochter über ihren Vater) William Morrow & Company Inc., New York 1973, 602 SS. gebunden in braunes Oln.mit Goldaufdruck, gut erhalten - von Margaret Truman mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Empfehlung, Unterschrift signiert.
Published by Doubleday & Company, 1955
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Mark Henderson, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.Mark Henderson
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Harry S. Truman on the half title page. No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.
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Published by Doubleday, 1956
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Arundel Books
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Condition: Used - Good
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Later Printing. Signed and inscribed on half title by President Truman: 'To Mrs. Emma Kerrigan Kind regards from Harry Truman 12/8/60.' A Good copy of the First Edition, later printing hardcover in jacket (binding has general wear; jacket chipped with wear). Note: Emma mig…ht be Erna. Signed By Author.
Published by Doubleday & Company, 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Mark Henderson, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.Mark Henderson
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Harry S. Truman on the half title page. First printing. No dust jacket. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.
Published by Doubleday & Company, 1955
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Mark Henderson, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.Mark Henderson
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Harry S. Truman on the half title page. No Dust Jacket. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.
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Published by Doubleday & Company, 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Mark Henderson, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.Mark Henderson
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Harry S. Truman on the dedication page. First printing. No dust jacket. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.
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Published by No publisher, Independence, MO, 1964
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Seller: Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA), Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Contact seller5-star sellerUnbound. Condition: Near fine condition. No edition. One page typed letter on personal stationery "Harry S Truman Independence Missouri" signed by Harry S. Truman. It reads "Gentlemen: Thank you very much for the record which has just been received, entitled "Mood Amor." I more than appreciate your thoughtfulness in remembering…me with it. Sincerely yours, [signed] Harry S. Truman." It is addressed to Amor Publications in New York. Americana, U.S. President. Attempted assassination: Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House, temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and convicted of murder; he received a death sentence, but Truman commuted the sentence to life in prison in 1952; President Jimmy Carter freed him in 1979. Size: Quarto (4to). Signed by Author(s). Autograph.
Published by Bernard Geis Associates, 1960
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Inside the Covers, Frost, TX, U.S.A.Inside the Covers
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Signed and inscribed by Harry Truman on half title page. Hard cover published by Bernard Geis Associates in 1960. Covers have some foxing and scuffing, and spine is slightly darkened, with a stain at bottom. Bottom corners are bumped some. Front endpaper has a scrape…d area with some small holes at top, probably from an erasure. Side edges of pages have a spots of foxing. One upper page corner is bent and creased. Also included are a brochure from the Harry S. Truman Library and a magazine clipping about HST and DDE. Book is in good condition. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Large 8vo, 315 pages, 1.4 lb. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 315 pages; Signed by Author.
Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Friends of JCL Vintage, Lenexa, KS, U.S.A.Friends of JCL Vintage
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Not Ex-Library - Each volume inscribed by HST and dated 3/15/55 - Vol 1 published 1955 - Vol 2 published 1956 - Both first editions - 8 1/2" X 5 3/4" - fully indexed - tight binding - clean unmarked text - black boards with silver lettering show no shelf…wear - dust jackets are not price-clipped but quite worn with tears discoloration and sunning on spine - Fast Shipping. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Bernard Geis Associates, 1960
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Mark Henderson, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.Mark Henderson
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good -. Signed by Harry S. Truman on the half title page. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by Bernard Geis Associates, 1960
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Mark Henderson, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.Mark Henderson
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good -. Signed by Harry S. Truman on the half title page. Signed by Author(s). Book.
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Published by University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First Edition. Octavo, vii, 300pp. Blue-gray cloth, title in gilt on spine. First edition with no additional printings mentioned on copyright page. Some shelf wear, especially at spine. Blindstamp on last page from previous owner. In publishers dust jacket, lightly s…oiled from handling, toning to spine, some chipping at top edge, otherwise very good. Inscribed by President Harry S. Truman on the front free endpaper to Congressman James G. Fulton, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1945-1971. Inscription reads: "To Cong. Fulton with kindest regards. Harry Truman." Congressman Jim Fulton represented Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district, which existed from 1903-1953, which was located primarily around Pittsburgh (Western Pennsylvania). First edition of Russell J. Ferguson's Early Western Pennsylvania Politics, inscribed by Harry S. Truman to a local congressman. (illustrator). Signed.
Published by Doubleday & Company, 1956
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Friends of SMPL Bookstore, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.Friends of SMPL Bookstore
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. Some yellowing/foxing on end papers. Dust jacket foxed inside edges, small tears along bottom of DJ, front & rear. Page edges yellowed with some foxing. Inscribed to an unknown host "with best wishes and thanks for his hospitality from Harry Truman 11/1/57". Inscribed by Author(s…).
Published by Bernard Geis Associates, New York
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: rarefirsts, Charlotte Hall, MD, U.S.A.rarefirsts
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED -- First Edition, no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. Signed by the author, Harry Truman, on the half title page. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not priced. Th…is collectible, " NEW" condition first edition/second printing signed copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful collectible signed copy. Unread. Scarce. GIFT QUALITY 0 Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.
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Published by Bernard Geis Associates, New York, 1960
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB, Prairie Village, KS, U.S.A.Glenn Books, ABAA, ILAB
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Add to basket1/4 White Cloth Over Boards. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine, But Price-Clipped. Later Printing. INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED on half-title page. Dust jacket shows very minor edgewear., price-clipped. Book spine shows just a bit of soiling. Owner's book-plate front pastedown. Very clean and crisp through the text.Two sections of… photographs in black and white. 315pp. Letters of authenticity laid-in. Please see photos. Size: Demy Octavo. Signed by Author.
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Published by Bernard Geis (1960), (New York), 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.Quill & Brush, member ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First edition. SIGNED BY TRUMAN on the half-title page. Large 8vo gilt-stamped quarter white cloth over blue cloth boards stamped in red, black, and blue on spine; top edge red; 315 pages. Very good or better with light soiling to spine cloth, board edges a little bumped, and top edge stain fading; in a good e…xample of the fragile dust jacket showing some chipping, creasing, and general wear, as usually seen. TOGETHER WITH a scarce commemorative publication issued by Independence Press in 1972, presumably for the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO. Small 4to stapled paperwraps; 33 pages of black-and-white photographs featuring visitors to the library, primarily celebrities and politicians, with 3 pages devoted entirely to Thomas Hart Benton and his massive mural, "Independence and the Opening of the West," which graces the entrance to the library. Good or better with light rumpling and damp stains to lower edges and few archival tape repairs. Signed.
Published by Doubleday, New York, 1955
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: Books to Die For, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A.Books to Die For
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Two volumes, both special Kansas City editions. Both volumes VG with light rubbing to board edges, clean interiors. Vol I, Years of Decision has spine slightly cocked. Both DJs sunned, rubbed, smudged, creased. Short edge tears, small chips. Vol II rear DJ panel has l…ong, diagonal closed tear, creasing starting about 2" from flap edge and curving up about 4 inches to end at flap edge. Board edges rubbed. Text clean, unmarked. Volumes notable for glued in invitation to the special Kansas City signing of the books by Truman. (Text reads: "You are cordially invited to attend an autographing party celebrating the publication of Memoirs by Harry S. Truman, The Grand Ballroom, Hotel Muehlebach, Wednesday, November 2, 1955. Mr. Truman will autograph copies of the special limited Kansas City edition from 10 a.m. until 12 noon and 2:30 until 5:30 p.m. Booksellers of Kansas City and Independence, Missouri and Doubleday & Company, Inc.") Truman's signature appears below the Nov. 2 date. Above the paste-in is the former owner's name in pencil and the the date Oct. 26, 1955. Brodart DJ. Photos provided upon request. (Item description copyrighted by Books to Die For, selling through ABE Books since 2001.). Signed by Author(s).
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Published by Doubleday, New York, 1955
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Rare Pages - Boston, Boston, MA, U.S.A.Rare Pages - Boston
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. dj. First Edition. Octavo; 2 volumes (596pp, 594pp); black buckram w author's signature stamped in silver on front covers, titling in silver and blue on spines on blue label; first editions first printings; topstain blue; dustjackets, fore edge untrimmed; colored endpapers; both volumes are "special Kansas City Limite…d Editions." Signed by the author in black ink on half title of Volume I as follows: "With kindest regards to Harry Portman from Harry Truman 3/24/56." Condition: Slight bit of shelfwear to copies; pages slightly toned; titling and covers bright. Dustjackets with sunning to spine, rub marks and several small closed tears. The recipient, Harry Portman (1896-1991) was a close Truman friend and fellow Kansas City, MO, resident who served as a Sgt. Major under Captain Truman in the Argonne offensive during the First World War. After the war, Portman spent many years overseas and made a fortune as Manager of all Lowe's and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer theatre chains in Europe. He had started out in Kansas City managing Vaudeville stages and rose to include such entertainment luminaries as Louis B. Mayor and Irving Thalberg as Friends. He gave Maurice Chevalier his first screen test and received numerous medals from European leaders. Jewish, Portman decided to leave Europe with the rise of political unrest. He returned to the States and was president of a veterinary pharmaceutical firm he founded, working in that field from 1950 through 1975. He donated money to numerous philanthropic causes; the Harry Portman Charitable Trust remains active with gifts and grants still being made. (Of note: In 1944, Portman's brother Benny, a notorious gangster gambler in Kansas City, was found murdered-shot in the head, a crime that remains unsolved). . Signed.
