Description
First edition, first printing of Truman by David McCullough, inscribed by the author.
Octavo, 1117pp. Blue hardcover, dark blue cloth spine, title stamped in silver on spine. Full number line starting with “1” on copyright page, identifying a first edition, first printing. Light blemish along top edge of front cover, otherwise a fine example. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, with $30.00 on front flap, touch of shelf wear, a near fine example.
Signed by author David McCullough on the half-title page with a great inscription: “This is for father Ed Roberts, one of those ‘most remarkable men’ – with greetings + my best wishes. David McCullough / Martha’s Vineyard / June 1996.”
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.
