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Memoirs By Harry Truman

Limited Edition / Special Kansas City Edition

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    The Memoirs by Harry S. Truman, the scarce leather bound Kansas City Edition.

    Octavo, (two volumes), 596pp (Vol.1), 594pp (Vol.2). Bound in 3/4 blue levant morocco over marbled boards, raised bands, title in gilt on spine, stated “Limited First Edition” in gilt at bottom of spine. These books were rebound from the “Special Kansas City Edition,” as noted on the copyright page of both volumes. Light wear to edges, some separation at the spine of Volume I, but text block is solid. Contains tipped-in facsimile letter from Vice President Truman to Hugh P. Williamson of Fulton, Missouri. (Burns 0016)Books were specially bound by Max Adjarian, the former bookbinder of the National Library, Paris, France. This is a limited edition set of 75 copies, this being number 65 of 75.

    The Memoirs of Harry Truman were first published in limited quantities as the “Kansas City Edition” and a small number of specially bound presentation editions.

    Additional information

    Location Published

    Garden City

    Publisher

    Doubleday & Company, Inc.

    Edition

    Limited Edition / Special Kansas City Edition

    Date Published

    1955

    ISBN
    Binding

    Leather bound

    Condition

    Very Good

    Jacket Condition
    Author

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