Description
First edition, first printing of Truman by David McCullough, signed by the author.
Octavo, 1117pp. Blue hardcover, dark blue cloth spine, title stamped in silver on spine. The first printing, with a full number line starting with “1” on the copyright page. Touch of wear to the blue cloth spine, text block solid. In publisher’s first state dust jacket, with $30.00 on front flap, bright illustrations, a fine example.
Signed by author David McCullough on the second free endpaper.
This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography by author and historian David McCullough is part of a series of works that have helped to rehabilitate the legacy of President Harry Truman. Recent historians consider Truman’s time in office as one of the most consequential in American history, often ranking him in the upper tier of Presidents.
