[Rarebooks] FS: Signed Copy of Truman's Inaugural Address after the surprise election, with an archive of Inaugural ephemera

[Charles Agvent]

 From our recent Internet Catalogue posted on our website: 
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It contains 39 Signed Presidential Books and Pamphlets including items 
by John Quincy Adams, James Buchanan, Grover Cleveland, Teddy Roosevelt, 
and more.

TRUMAN, Harry. INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF HARRY S. TRUMAN PRESIDENT  OF
THE  UNITED  STATES  DELIVERED AT THE CAPITOL ...  JANUARY  20,  1949.
Washington:  Government Printing Office 1949. First Edition. Octavo in
printed  wraps;  [2], 5, [1] pages. Truman's Inaugural  Address  after
the  "Surprise Election" of 1948 when he beat projected winner  Thomas
E.  Dewey by a fairly large 3.5 percentage points and resulting in one
of  the  most  famous  photographs of the  twentieth  century:  Truman
holding  up  a  newspaper with the headline: "Dewey  Defeats  Truman."
Truman  took  the oath of office on two Bibles-- the personal  one  he
had  used for the first oath after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death and a
Gutenberg  Bible  donated by the citizens of  Independence,  Missouri.
The  main  theme  of  this address is the threat  of  the  new  enemy:
Communism.  This  particular copy is attractively SIGNED on the  front
cover  with  an  additional note in Truman's hand: "It is  still  good
policy!/11-8-56/Harry  Truman."  The  bottom of each  page  has  had a
small  area  with a previous owner name's stamp removed and  carefully
repaired  with little detraction to the presentation. In addition each
page  has  been encapsulated in mylar. Together with the SIGNED  piece
are  a  number of other uncommon related pieces including  two  unused
tickets  to  the Inauguration, a copy of the  Inauguration  Ceremonies
Program,  an official invitation to the Inauguration, the program  and
menu  from the Inaugural Dinner, the program from the Inaugural  Ball,
and  several invitations to other events. Near Fine and an outstanding
archive.                                                      $6500.00
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