Description
First edition of Present at the Creation, signed by former Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Octavo, xiv, 798 pp. Blue cloth, very good (+) binding with some leaf toning. Stated “first edition” on copyright page. No page marking or notes. Near fine dust jacket, price clipped, light wear along top edge of spine, otherwise fine. Presentation copy signed end paper by author “To Dr. Walter E. Omundson, With affection and high regard. Dean Acheson”
Comments: Dean Acheson served as Secretary of State for President Harry Truman. He was instrumental in defining foreign policy for the United States during the cold war.
