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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
42513Washington: GPO 1957. Offset-printed broadside in three colors 21-1/2" x 17"; printed recto-only. Old folds probably as issued; a few small nicks to extremities; Very Good or better. Announces the establishment of Pan American Week April 8-14; and Pan American Day April 14 and reprints the full text of Eisenhower's proclamation. Pan-American Day is still celebrated in some Latin American countries though news of its establishment never seems to have made a lasting impression on the U.S. populace. Though clearly intended for display this broadside is apparently scarce with no example recorded in commerce and none catalogued in OCLC as of October 2018. unknown 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
889734th U.S. President and Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in WW II. Chicago 25 1960 Guest ticket to the Republican National Convention. On the front is a portrait of Dwight Eisenhower and on the back is the International Amphitheater Chicago Illinois. Comes with original envelope. In excellent condition. unknown books
889534th U.S. President and Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in WW II. Chicago 25 1960 Press ticket to the Republican National Convention. On the front is a portrait of Dwight Eisenhower and on the back is the International Amphitheater Chicago Illinois. Comes with original envelope. In excellent condition. 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
96055hardcover. 8vo cloth d.w. Doubleday 1963. vg<br/><br/> unknown books
264157No place nd. 1 vols. In 11 3/4" x 14 3/4" frame. Fine. Framed and glazed. 1 vols. In 11 3/4" x 14 3/4" frame. From the Estate of actor Robert Montgomery. 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
2001266890New York: Free Press 2001. First. hardcover. very good-/very good. Illus. 8vo 1/2 maroon cloth d.w. cloth and boards lightly soiled. New York: Free Press 2001.<br/><br/> Free Press unknown 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
64148hardcover. illus. 500pp. 8vo cloth d.w. Garden City 1982.<br/><br/> unknown books
20031789New York: Free Press 2003. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. First edition of General Ike: A Personal Reminiscences by his son John S.D. Eisenhower. Octavo xxi 277pp. Hardcover with title on spine. Publishers dust jacket price clipped near fine condition. Inscribed by the author to "uncommon patriots John Eisenhower. June 15 2003. Free Press hardcover books
2003276726Norwalk Ct. : Easton Press. 2003. . Limited 1st edition #837 of 1320 copies. . Full dark green leather raised bands gilt decorations all edges gilt silk endpapers ribbon marker. . A fine copy no dustjacket as issued. . 8vo. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Easton Press. hardcover books
