[Rarebooks] FS: Harry Truman MR. PRESIDENT, Inscribed to a member of the White House staff

[Charles Agvent]

One of a number of fine signed Harry Truman items that will be part of our 
upcoming catalogue of SIGNED PRESIDENTIAL material to be posted on our website 
soon: http://www.erols.com/agvent.  Also included will be important signed and 
association copies of FDR and Teddy Roosevelt books as well as several letters 
from FDR to his eldest son.

  (TRUMAN,  Harry)  HILLMAN,  William.   MR.  PRESIDENT.  THE  FIRST
PUBLICATION  FROM  THE  PERSONAL DIARIES, PRIVATE LETTERS  PAPERS  AND
REVEALING  INTERVIEWS  OF  HARRY TRUMAN. New  York:  Farrar,  Straus &
Young  (1952).  First  Edition. 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 and
SIGNED  by  the  former President as usual in the large  blank  margin
beneath  the  color  frontispiece photograph of Truman  at  his  desk:
"Kindest  regards to Dorothy M. Shanley/Harry Truman." Also SIGNED and
INSCRIBED  to  Shanley  by the author on the title page  along  with a
fine  SIGNED  INSCRIPTION  on the front endpaper by  Rose  A.  Conway,
President  Truman's  personal  secretary from 1945-1953:  "With  every
good  wish  to/Dorothy and many thanks/for the many kindnesses to  me,
/during  my tour of duty here./Rose A. Conway." Dorothy Shanley was an
usher  on  Truman's White House staff. Some chipping and  edgewear  to
the  dustwrapper  with  a large chip at the bottom front  panel.  Near
Fine in a Good dustwrapper.                                   $1250.00

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