[Rarebooks] FS: SIGNED Harry Truman MR. PRESIDENT

Charles Agvent chagvent at ptd.net
Sat May 26 13:57:45 EDT 2012


One of many fine items in our new catalog recently posted on our home 
page--SPRING MISCELLANY 2012 catalog with 70 select books and 
autographs, all new arrivals: 
http://www.charlesagvent.com/shop/agvent/catalogues.html?id=J5Y9M2kL&mv_pc=1881 


(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 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. Light wear to top and bottom edges 
of the book. Very Good in an edgeworn, Very Good dustwrapper. 
(#016399)        $900.00
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