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2000mon0004113947Times Books 5/27/2008 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 0.8000 8.3000 5.7000. Times Books hardcover
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
1990Q-0945575041Algonquin Books 1990-07-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Algonquin Books hardcover
1989367464US: Colour Library Books 1989. Colour Library Books 1989 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition Fine/Very Good DJ Bright black and white photo and map illustrated pages. 400 pages. Bright glossy red and gold dust jacket with light edgewear and mended tears. OVERSIZE VERY HEAVY ITEM 6.13 Pounds. Size: 14 3/4 x 10 7/8 x 1 1/4 inches. 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good DJ. No Exp. Colour Library Books Hardcover
1946149606Colonial Studios 1946. Black and white photograph of Winston Churchill delivering a speech before the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 8 1946 with General Dwight D. Eisenhower seated to his left. Signed in the lower margin of the photograph "Winston S. Churchill" and "Dwight D. Eisenhower." Additionally signed by Virginia Governor William M. Tuck Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Lewis Preston Collins II and Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson. Three days after his famous 'Sinews of Peace Iron Curtain' speech at Westminster College in Fulton Missouri on March 5 1946 Churchill traveled to the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond Virginia where he gave an address to the joint houses of the Virginia General Assembly. Flanked by General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Wilson Churchill built upon his Iron Curtain message emphasizing the importance of post-war unity by drawing historical parallels with past conflicts such as the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. A resounding applause followed the conclusion of his speech: "It is in the years of peace that wars are prevented and that those foundations are laid upon which the noble structures of the future can be built. But peace will not be preserved without the virtues that make victory possible in war. Peace will not be preserved by pious sentiments expressed in terms of platitudes or by official grimaces and diplomatic correctitude however desirable these may be from time to time. It will not be preserved by casting aside in dangerous years the panoply of warlike strength. There must be earnest thought. There must also be faithful perseverance and foresight. Great Heart must have his sword and armor to guard the pilgrims on their way. Above all among the English-speaking peoples there must be the union of hearts based upon conviction and common ideals. That is what I offer. That is what I seek." After a series of boisterous chants Eisenhower also took to the podium and addressed the assembly: "'Of all the things that supported me through three and a half years of warfare on the European continent I know of no other single thing that was of greater moral benefit than the unwavering staunch indomitable courageous support of the Prime Minister of Great Britain. It is my earnest conviction that only history can measure even remotely the true value of the worth of the service he has rendered to all of us. But I am certain that in meetings such as this with the wholehearted welcome he finds in this city from my own countrymen to him he will gain some little measure of understanding in his own time of what we think of him." In near fine condition with lightly trimmed edges and some creasing to the borders. Triple matted and framed. The photograph measures 12 inches by 10 inches. The entire piece measures 20.25 inches by 17.5 inches. An exceptional signed photograph with a highly desirable assemblage of autographs. Winston Churchill’s oratory during the Second World War played a pivotal role in sustaining British morale and fortifying resistance against Nazi Germany. His speeches combined rhetorical mastery with psychological acuity transforming language into a strategic weapon of war. Addressing the nation during its darkest hours—such as after the fall of France in 1940—Churchill’s declarations of defiance “We shall fight on the beaches…†articulated not only military determination but also a collective moral resilience. His use of repetition cadence and vivid imagery appealed to both reason and emotion forging unity across class and political divisions. Beyond mere motivation Churchill’s rhetoric effectively redefined the narrative of the war: from one of imminent defeat to one of enduring struggle for freedom and civilization. By shaping public perception and maintaining confidence in ultimate victory his speeches became integral to Britain’s psychological endurance and international standing influencing Allied cohesion and laying the groundwork for eventual triumph over totalitarianism. Colonial Studios unknown
2000G0385038682I3N01Doubleday 2000. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Doubleday hardcover
1965BOOKS341527Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company. Very Good/Good. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. bookplate signed by author Dwight D. Eisenhower on front fly-leaf see photo . 8vo. 741pp. dust jacket light shelf wear to edges and corners light chipping and creasing light water staining and soiling otherwise quite good; cover light shelf wear to edges and corners corners and spine tips lightly bumped otherwise very good; bookplate signed by author Dwight D. Eisenhower on front fly-leaf measures approx. 4.25x5.75in. very light scuff stain to bottom edge of text block otherwise pages clean and unmarked. . Doubleday & Company hardcover
198669576New York: International Publishers 1986. Paperback. 137p. wraps first edition faintest sign of handling else very good condition. Unusual item from a Communist Party viewpoint; the authors resort to Gus Hall's wisdom once or twice. Their principal bogey is the Vatican propaganda mill which the CP has seen a lot of. International Publishers paperback books
1995MORROCCO-0050-06-15-2026Oxford University Press 1995-05-18. hardcover. Very Good. 5x1x8. 1995 well kept hardcover copy with dust jacket price tag cut no markings stickers or stains. fast shipping with tracking number. Oxford University Press hardcover
1995Q-019508845XOxford University Press 1995-05-18. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press hardcover
1965126169Doubleday & Company 1965. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x2. 1107 of 1500 signed limited edition in original acetate jacket and slip case. Tight and unmarked. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Doubleday & Company hardcover
1965046445New York: Doubleday 1965. First Edition / First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Probably the nicest copy you would be able to get your hands on. Tiny excess glue in binding process causes slight ripple to front jacket flap. Very trivial. Stated first edition in $6.95 priced jacket. Laid in are a couple of ephemeral pieces from the Eisenhower Birthplace. <br/> <br/> Doubleday hardcover
19471330418Washington DC: Department of the Army Historical Division 1947. Softcover. Larger Octavo; pp 213; G-/paperback; gray/beige pictorial spine without text; covers show heavy rubbing to joints and edges; few spots to lower front; minor creases to fore edges; text block has modest toning to exterior edges; previous owner's name to title page; slight cracking to hinges; light pencil inside; illustrated with black and white photos and maps; <br /> <br /> <p>NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 5 in Netdesk office. 1330418. FP New Rockville Stock. Department of the Army, Historical Division unknown books
19601342Washington DC 1960. Fine. SIGNED "Mamie Doud Eisenhower" in a large firm clean 5" autograph. 6" x 9.25" on cream colored stationary with The White House Washington letterhead. Fine item with usual two mailing folds includes original 4-cent 4th of July 1959 stamp with "Smokey the Bear" cancelation on included White House envelope. Ever the gracious First Lady hostess Mamie rarely missed an opportunity to communicate with supporters and constituents.<br /> <br /> Vivian Martin Unander 1925 - 2010 was born in Leavenworth Washington and attended Washington State University in Pullman where her grandfather was a founding regent. Vivien moved to Portland where she worked as a secretary and fashion model. She married Sigfrid Benson Unander a public servant who served two terms as Oregon State Treasurer and with whom she had two children. An accomplished painter and art historian Vivian showed her work in galleries and exhibitions. She served on the board of the Portland Symphony and was a benefactor to several charitable nonprofit organizations. Her hobbies included sailing hiking gardening and studying French and Japanese culture and language. "Dear Mrs. Unander Thank you very much.It was such a pleasure to meet you and your husband here at the White House last Thursday! With warmest good wishes to you both. Sincerely /s/ Mamie Doud Eisenhower. unknown
1955178872Denver 1955. unbound. 1 page 8.75 x 6.75 inches written in Denver on White House letterhead September 2 1955 -- a response to a letter from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily Circus manager John Ringling North regarding problems confronting production among American farmers in part: ".We are of course deeply concerned with the problems confronting the farm areas where the income is down.We have been studying ways and means to meet the situation in a positive manner.I will pass your suggestion along." Two punch holes at the top; several horizontal folds. Very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1954WRCAM42238Washington D.C. 1954. 1p. on White House stationery. Fine. It isn't clear to us which book the Illinois manuscript dealer and Lincoln scholar Hostick gave Eisenhower but President Eisenhower felt moved to write: ".As you point out it is interesting and sad to note the lack of prominence given to one of the greatest utterances of all time.it is a welcome addition to the library I hope to have at Gettysburg." The Eisenhowers had a small working farm just outside of Gettysburg where the President retired in 1961 and where he died in 1969. He was an active supporter and Trustee of Gettysburg College. unknown books
1950WRCAM43530New York 1950. 1p. plus original envelope. Single horizontal fold else fine. Letter sent to Ashley T. Cole by Dwight D. Eisenhower then president of Columbia University thanking him for his "heartwarming and encouraging letter." Eisenhower was president of Columbia University from 1948 to 1953 immediately prior to his election as President of the United States. unknown books
1958172115Washington 1958. unbound. near fine. Gracious typed letter signed "D.E." by the President thanking the recipients for their positive feedback and support for a speech he made before the American Management Association which outlined his Defense modernization plan. 1 page on White House letterhead. 6 3/4" x 9". Washington May 24 1958. Near fine condition.<br/><br/> ".There is still work to be done since the bill as reported out of the Armed Service Committee presently contains three serious flaws that would tend to encourage disunity. I shall be grateful for anything further that you can do to get these objectional provisions eliminated."<br/><br/> unknown books
19566037541956. "Dwight D. Eisenhower" in black fountain pen ink on his mint green engraved The White House Washington letterhead November 11 1956. 6 7/8" x 8 7/8"; 1 page; very good some toning 1956. Together with the original mint green typed mailing envelope stamped and postmarked Washington DC November 13 1956. To. Mr. David Levy 285 Madison Avenue New York N.Y. In part: ".Now that the recent election is history.I particularly want to add a word of thanks for your work on the election eve production.I am especially grateful in view of the last minute changes.". No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
1954BOOKS040428IWashington: White House. Nearly fine copy. 1954. 1st. softcover. 4to 1 pp. Slight tanning to the sheet; it has not been folded A one-page 8 1/2" x 11" TLS from President Eisenhower on White House stationary to the president of the Association of Junior Leagues of America on the occasion of their 32nd annual conference. In three paragraphs the president welcomes the members praises the association's past accomplishments and wishes the convention a success; signed in pen Dwight D. Eisenhower. . White House paperback
19566037541956. "Dwight D. Eisenhower" in black fountain pen ink on his mint green engraved The White House Washington letterhead November 11 1956. 6 7/8" x 8 7/8"; 1 page; very good some toning 1956. Together with the original mint green typed mailing envelope stamped and postmarked Washington DC November 13 1956. To. Mr. David Levy 285 Madison Avenue New York N.Y. In part: ".Now that the recent election is history.I particularly want to add a word of thanks for your work on the election eve production.I am especially grateful in view of the last minute changes.". No Binding. Very Good. unknown
1958172115Washington 1958. unbound. near fine. Gracious typed letter signed "D.E." by the President thanking the recipients for their positive feedback and support for a speech he made before the American Management Association which outlined his Defense modernization plan. 1 page on White House letterhead. 6 3/4" x 9". Washington May 24 1958. Near fine condition.<br/> <br/> ".There is still work to be done since the bill as reported out of the Armed Service Committee presently contains three serious flaws that would tend to encourage disunity. I shall be grateful for anything further that you can do to get these objectional provisions eliminated."<br/> <br/> unknown
1947031091UK 1947. First Edition . Paper. Good. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Two Original Autographed Index Cards of US President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Marnie Doud Eisenhower with the Original Envelope from the War Department Office of the Chief of Staff Washington letterhead and postmarked envelope. Dated 1947. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower 1890 - 1969 was the 34th president of the United States serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army. Eisenhower planned and supervised two of the most consequential military campaigns of World War II: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942-1943 and the invasion of Normandy in 1944. Mary Geneva "Mamie" Eisenhower 1896 -1979 was First Lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Card sizes are 115mm x 65mm and 115mm x 75mm. Condition is good. From the collection of autograph collector Peter Bland. £450 Ref 19234 <br/> <br/> unknown
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
1954293174Washington D.C.: U.S. Information Agency 1954. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Thin octavo. Stapled printed wrappers. 7 1pp. Fine. Extemporaneous remarks by the President along with his answers to questions about China U.S.S.R. and N.A.T.O. U.S. Information Agency unknown
