Description
Memoirs by Harry S. Truman, signed by President Harry Truman and First Lady Bess Truman.
Octavo, [two volumes], xi, 596pp; xi, 594pp. Black cloth, title in silver gilt on spine, signature of the author in gilt on front cover. Stated “Special Kansas City Edition” in both volumes, with color maps of Missouri on front endpapers. Previous ownership signature on front endpaper of Volume II. Top edge dyed green. Both volumes appear unread. In publisher’s first state dust jackets, $5.00 on front flap, light toning to spine of both, both in exceptional condition. (Burns, 0016) Inscribed in Year of Decisions: “Best Wishes from Harry Truman. Bess W. Truman.” A scarce set of the Truman memoirs signed by both the former President and First Lady.
