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Harry S. Truman: Inscribed and Signed Memoirs

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 USD
Harry S. Truman: Inscribed and Signed Memoirs
<B>Harry S. Truman: Inscribed and Signed Special Edition of <I>Memoirs by Harry S. Truman</B></I></B></I> <I>Volume One: Year of Decisions.</B></I> (Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1955), special Kansas City edition limited to 20,615 copies, 596 pages, black cloth with silver and blue lettering on the spine and front board, 8vo (5.5" x 8.5"), no dust jacket, clear plastic protective sleeve on boards, housed in a black quarter leather slipcase with marbled boards and gilt titles & five raised bands on the spine. Inscribed and signed "<I>To my good friend A. E. Loures with kindest regards and many, many thanks for his courtesies to me Harry Truman Independence Nov. 17, 1955</B></I>" on the dedication page. The book is in very good condition, with some minor edge wear and some fading to the spine titles. The text edges show small areas of staining, not affecting the inner text, which is itself a touch toned. The binding is excellent in this attractive first volume of Truman's memoirs, personally inscribed and signed by the man himself.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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