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195110813Boston: Samuel Ward Stationery 1951. Guest Book. Full leather. Very good. The Guest Book from President Harry Truman's "Air Force One" featuring signatures from President Harry S. Truman General Dwight D. Eisenhower Representative John F. Kennedy Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his assistant Indira Nehru Ga. Octavo 125pp. Full blue leather title stamped in gilt on cover. Housed in custom blue leather clamshell title on cover over red morocco label. This book is from the private collection of the pilot Colonel Chester C. Moomaw. Includes ephemera from Colonel Moomaw. The plane used for these trips was a Lockheed Constellation under the designation of SAM 8608. Notable flights include: Wake Island 1950 Independence MO 1949 New Delhi 1949 Berlin 1949 Little White House in Key West 1950 and Santiago 1950. An exceptional piece includes the signatures of three US Presidents as well as various US Cabinet secretaries chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Prime Ministers of India and numerous other dignitaries. Signed by the following dignitaries with their contemporary title:<br/> <br/>Harry Truman President of the United States<br/>Dwight D. Eisenhower President of Columbia University<br/>John F. Kennedy House Representative<br/> <br/>Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India<br/>Indira Nehru Gandhi Assistant to Prime Minister of India<br/> <br/>George C. Marshall Secretary of Defense<br/>Dean Acheson Secretary of State<br/>Dean Rusk Assistant Secretary of State<br/> <br/>Omar Bradley Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff<br/>Hap Arnold General of the Air Force<br/>Andrew Goodpaster General of the Army<br/>Matthew Ridgway General of the Army<br/>Forrest Sherman Chief of Naval Operations<br/>Frank Pace Secretary of the Army<br/>Stuart Symington Secretary of the Air Force<br/>Louis A. Johnson Secretary of Defense<br/>J. Lawton Collins Chief of Staff Army<br/> <br/>James Fulbright Senator<br/>Warren Magnuson Senator<br/>Stephen T. Early White House Press Secretary<br/>Averell Harriman Special Assistant to the President<br/>Hoyt Vandenberg Chief of Staff Air Force<br/>Margaret Truman Daughter of President Truman<br/>Stephen J. Springarn Administrative Assistant to the President<br/>Clark M. Clifford White House Counsel<br/>Vannevar Bush Engineer<br/>Arthur Vandenberg Senator-President Pro Tempore<br/>Charles W. Sawyer Secretary of Commerce<br/>Gabriel Gonzalez Videla President of Chile<br/>Bernard Baruch Presidential Adviser. Samuel Ward Stationery unknown books
19672833361967. unbound. fine. Interesting group of three signed items by Presidents wives including: Two United Nations issued Marc Chagall Stained Glass Windows First Day Covers postmarked November 17th 1967. Separately signed by Bess M. Truman and Mamie Doud Eisenhower. Also: an original assemblage by noted autograph dealer Seymour Kessler who has used a heavy stock photograph of Presidents Truman and Eisenhower glaring at each other after a misunderstanding; customizing it into a First Day of Issue cachet for both the Truman and Eisenhower stamps released by the Post Office in 1971 and 1973. Item is boldly signed below her husband's portrait stamp by First Lady Bess M. Truman. Photographic Certificate of Authenticity from R and R Auctions Catalog 406 Item 98. Fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
19892308716New York: Pocket Books 1989. 1st Printing. 1st Printing. Very Good. 1st printing. Faint edge wear. 1989 Trade Paperback. Foreword by David Eisenhower. A collection of poignant letters from World War II servicemen to their loved ones providing a personalized historical account of what being in the war was really like. Pocket Books unknown books
19892306253New York: Military Press 1989. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Small sticker remnant on front jacket corner jacket lightly rubbed. 1989 Large Hardcover. 400 pp. An extensively illustrated history of the Second World War published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the conflict. Map illustrated endpapers. Military Press hardcover books
19142365New York: Oxford University Press 1914. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. Inscribed first edition of Columbia by Frederick Keppel from the personal library of Eisenhower's speech writer Kevin McCann. Octavo xvi 297pp. Green cloth title in gilt on sides and front cover. Top edge gilt. Some wear at hinge of spine stable text block. Light wear from handling at edges of spine. Inscribed by Kevin McCann on the front free endpaper: "This book was bought by me in late 1947 that I might brief Dwight Eisenhower on what Columbia had been before he had its Presidency in mind. Kevin McCann. October 21 1976." Additional signature of Kevin McCann on title page. A unique historical association copy with Eisenhower's time as the president of Columbia University being met with criticism that he was an "absentee president." Kevin McCann met future President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1946 while he was serving as Army Chief of Staff at the Pentagon. McCann followed General Eisenhower to Columbia University in 1948 then to Paris when Eisenhower was appointed the Supreme Allied Commander. In Paris McCann served as special assistant to the General assisting in the preparation of his influential memoirs Crusade in Europe. McCann was appointed President of Defiance College in 1951 but soon took a leave of absence to follow Eisenhower to the White House as a speech writer. When President Eisenhower retired to Gettysburg PA McCann and his wife moved to the Eisenhower farm to serve as Special Assistant to the former president helping to write his memoirs. Oxford University Press unknown books
19591340420New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1959. Hardcover. Quarto oblong; 2 volumes in slipcase; VG; Hardcover; Spine black with gold print; Slipcase in grey paper with black print in poor condition with tears to edges rear spine present but torn off slipcase shelfwear; Boards quarter bound with grey cloth to spine and black cloth to boards clean and strong; Text blocks clean and tight; CONTENTS: Vol. I. 1689-1900 xiv 158 three-color maps with text description on facing pages - Vol. II 1900-1953 xi three-color maps separately numbered for each war with text description on facing pages. <br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1340420. FP New Rockville Stock. Frederick A. Praeger hardcover books
1959RESPWES00EFFrederick A. Praeger 1959. Very Good. Esposito Vincent J. editor. The West Point Atlas of American Wars. Volume I: 1689-1900. Volume II: 1900-1953. Eisenhower foreword Dwight D. New York: Frederick A. Praeger 1959. 1st edition. Illustrated. Oblong folio. Book condition: Very good with slightly yellowed and stained spines and lightly bumped edges. Clean bright pages. Slipcase is in good condition with numerous repairs made with packing tape light stains and faint yellowing. Rich with detailed maps. Frederick A. Praeger unknown books
1963115760Garden City NY: Doubleday 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Later. Very good in good dustwrapper. Hardcover slightly rubbed at spine ends and lightly bumped corners pages slightly browned minor foxing. Dustwrapper rubbed and chipped at spine ends and corners soiled and worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information. Doubleday hardcover books
1963UEISWIN00MELDoubleday 1963. Very Good. Eisenhower Milton S. The Wine is Bitter: The United States and Latin America. New York: Doubleday 1963. 342pp. Indexed. 8vo. Gray cloth. Book condition: Very good with lighlty rubbed and bumped edges. Doubleday hardcover books
196323199New York: Doubleday & Company 1963. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. xiv 342 pp. 8vo. Doubleday & Company hardcover books
1963290835Garden City: Doubleday 1963. hardcover. very good/very good. 342 pages. 8vo. grey cloth chipped and sunned wrapper; corners lightly bumped. Garden City NY: Doubleday 1963. A very good copy in a very good wrapper.<br/><br/> Inscribed by the author on flyleaf: "For my friend John Diebold with best wishes and esteem Milton S. Eisenhower 1967". With Diebold's personal library stamp.<br/><br/> Doubleday unknown books
197610273New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1976. Book Club Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty by Peter Collier and David Horowitz from the personal library of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. Octavo 746pp. Black cloth title in gilt on spine. A book club edition with embossed mark on back panel. Clean text throughout previously read solid text block. In publisher's dust jacket some wear at hinges closed tears along top edge a very good example. Signed on the half title Nancy Johnson in Mamie Eisenhower's hand. Includes a note from the desk of Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower: "February 21 1977 / Dear Nancy - Thank you for letting me keep 'The Rockefellers' book so long - Many interesting passages to me - MDE." A unique association copy. After the death of President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1969 Mamie Eisenhower continued to reside at their home in Gettysburg PA. As her health began to suffer she moved to an apartment in Washington DC to be closer to family. She died in 1979 two years after reading this book. Holt, Rinehart and Winston unknown books
1955115770Washington D.C. 1955. unbound. 2.5 x 4 inches Washington D.C. no date circa 1955. Bold signature in sky-blue ink as "Mamie Doud Eisenhower" as the First Lady. Tiny stain overlapping the last letter of her signature; still very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
197609039Indianapolis: Curtis Publishing 1976. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Large Octavo. Contains Rex Stout novelette "Method for Murder." A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with short closed tear very light edge wear. 310 pp. <br/><br/> Curtis Publishing hardcover books
199716817New York: Free Press 1997. BCE. Paper covered boards. Dust jacket. F/F. xiv 464 pp. including index. Illustrations. 8vo. <br/><br/> Free Press hardcover books
198257315Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company 1982. First Edition. Signed presentation from Eisenhower on the half-title page: "To CSM Robert H. Campitell Best regards to an old comrade-in-arms from the 358th CA. John Eisenhower." Robert H. Campitell 1927-2020 was a Command Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army and World War II veteran serving in the European Theatre of operations with over 44 years of active and reserve service. At age 65 he was recalled to active duty out of retirement to serve seven additional months in Operation Desert Storm. Among his many awards and decorations the highest was the Legion of Merit and the Legion of Honor. Thick 8vo. blue cloth in dust jacket; 500 pages. Illustrated. Very Good minor wear & minor bumping covers; contents clean & tight; little edgewear & browning d/j. Doubleday & Company unknown books
196957371NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1969. First Edition first printing. With a special "The Bitter Woods" bookplate on the half-title page with a signed presentation from Eisenhower: "To 1st Sgt. Robert H. Campitell With warm best wishes. John Eisenhower." Robert H. Campitell from Pennsylvania was command sergeant major of the U.S. Army and a World War II veteran serving in the European Theatre of operations with 44 years of active and reserve service. At age 65 he was recalled to active duty out of retirement to serve seven additional months in Operation Desert Storm. Among his many awards and decorations the highest the Legion of Merit and the Legion of Honor. Eisenhower's book about the famous Battle of the Buldge. Thick 8vo. black cloth in supplied book club dust jacket; 506 pages. Illustrated. Very Good minor wear covers; contents clean & tight; some wear especially spine ends interior stain down spine d/j. G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1997Embry 110382Free Press 1997. First edition first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Free Press, 1997. First edition, first printing. unknown books
1997038115New York Etc.: Free Press 1997. xiv 464p. b/w illus. dj. Free Press unknown books
1982UEISALL01HMRDoubleday 1982. Very Good. Eisenhower John S. D. Allies: Pearl Harbor to D-Day. Garden City New York: Doubleday 1982. 500pp. Indexed. Bibliography. 8vo. Blue cloth with cartographic endsheets. Book condition: Very good with bumped edges and former owner's name stamped on bottom edge of text-block. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with chips and closed tears in edges of yellowed panels. Doubleday hardcover books
1993UEISINT00OFNorton 1993. Very Good. Eisenhower John S. D. Intervention! The United States and the Mexican Revolution 1913-1917. NY: Norton 1993. 393pp. Indexed. Bibliography. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good lightly bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good in dust jacket protector. Norton hardcover books
19744575bdGarden City: Doubleday 1974. First Edition. Inscribed and signed “To Andy Low / Thanks for being / one of the cast of / characters - // Best regards / John Eisenhower.†Also laid-in is a 14-line typed letter on personal letterhead addressed to Low dated 8/28/1989. The letter mentions the brief meetings of the two over the decades and invites Low for a visit. Octavo cloth xiv 412 pp. Photos. The son of President Eisenhower John Eisenhower served as a young officer in WWII an aide in the White House and Ambassador to Belgium among other experiences. The book is inscribed to Andrew S. Low a fellow cadet at West Point whom is mentioned extensively on pages 36-39. Major General Low later became director of aerospace programs for the Air Force. The book is in Near-Fine condition in a chipped dust jacket and with the letter laid-in. Doubleday, 1974. First Edition. hardcover books
19691336439Norwalk CT: Easton Press 1969. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 506 pages; VG; bound in fine brown genuine leather with bright gilt spine title and gilt motif on covers; gilt text blocks; silk endpapers; silk ribbon; shelved in Easton Press. 1336439. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Easton Press hardcover books
1963Embry 175486Doubleday 1963. First edition first printing. Fine in near fine lightly soiled dust jacket in mylar cover. B&W illustrations and photos. Doubleday, 1963. First edition, first printing. unknown books
1963Embry 193590Doubleday 1963. First edition first printing. Slight bump to upper front corner else fine in near fine slightly toned dust jacket with a faint stain and minor ripple to front panel in mylar cover. B&W illustrations and photos. Doubleday, 1963. First edition, first printing. unknown books
