Description
First edition, first printing of Truman by David McCullough, signed by the author.
Octavo, 1117pp, [1]. 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. Previous owner’s name on front free endpaper in blue pen. In publisher’s first state dust jacket, with $30.00 on front flap, bright illustrations, a fine example.
Signed and dated by author on the title page: “David McCullough 6/20/92.”
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.
