Description
The first edition, first printing of Crusade in Europe, signed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Octavo, xiv, [2], 559pp. Publisher’s tan cloth, title printed on spine. Stated “First edition” on copyright page, noting that it follows the limited edition published the same year. Illustrated endpapers. Solid text block, internally clean, a near fine example. Faint dust remnant along top of text block. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $5.00 on the front flap, wear along edges, light sunning to the spine, bright illustrations, a very good example. Ownership inscription along top edge of title page.
This copy is signed on the title page by General Dwight D. Eisenhower, with invitations to a reception at the Columbia University Alumni Club in Chicago, Illinois laid-in.
General Eisenhower visited Chicago on October 23, 1950 to dedicate the Blue Island Community High School. At the time, he was serving as President of Columbia University. The visit was coordinated by his administrative assistant, Kevin McCann, a former staff member at Midlothian Newspaper. The school was renamed the Dwight D. Eisenhower High School in his honor in 1961.
