First edition of Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe by Stephen Ambrose.
Small octavo, 119pp. Red cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated first edition with full number line on copyright page. From The Norton Essays in American History collection. In publisher’s near fine dust jacket, $4.00 on front flap, small chip at corner of spine, otherwise a fine example.
One of the earliest works by noted historian Stephen E. Ambrose. In 1964, Ambrose was hired by Johns Hopkins to organize and publish the papers of Dwight D. Eisenhower. While doing so, he wrote an article in critical response to The Last Battle by Cornelius Ryan, defending Eisenhower. This article was expanded in 1967 into this book, one of the earliest by the famed historian. He would go on to write the influential D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climatic Battle of World War II, Citizen Soldiers, Undaunted Courage and Band of Brothers.
Khrushev: A Career by Edward Crankshaw, signed by the son of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushev, Sergei Khrushev. Octavo, 31pp. Black cloth, title printed in green and gold on spine. In a near fine book club edition dust jacket. Signed on the front free endpaper by Sergei Khrushev and dated 4/28/94.
Comments: Sergei Khrushev is a retired Russian engineer and author. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1999. He authored Khrushchev on Khrushchev ? An Inside Account of the Man and His Era, by His Son, Sergei Khrushchev and numerous other books on his father.
Octavo, xxiv, 266pp. Red cloth, title printed in yellow on spine and cover. Illustrated endpapers with maps of South Pacific naval operations. Stated “fourth printing” on copyright page. Publishers dust jacket, near fine, with $4.50 price on front flap, illustrated on both sides of dust jacket, small nicks along edges, light toning to spine, shelf wear along top edge of front panel. Inscribed on dedication page: “To Mr. + Mrs. Stanley Kresge. Courtesy of Sky Pilots of America.” Additional signature by Japanese flyer, Mitsuo Fuchida, on slip affixed to dedication page.
Comments: Mitsuo Fuchida was a notorious Japanese flying ace, who commanded the air attack against Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. After the war, he converted to Christianity and become a United States citizen.
First edition of Eisenhower and Berlin, 1945: The Decision to Halt at the Elbe by Stephen Ambrose. Illustrated paperback, 119pp. Illustrated boards, light wear along top edge. Stated first edition with full number line on copyright page. From the Norton Essays in American History collection.
Comments: One of the earliest works by noted historian Stephen E. Ambrose. He would go on to write the influential D-Day June 6, 1944: The Climatic Battle of World War II, Citizen Soldier, Undaunted Courage and Band of Brothers.
Publisher’s dummy copy of On Our Way by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Octavo, 11pp, [unpaginated blanks]. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine, signature of author in gilt on front panel. Copyright page dated 1934, lacking publishers device found in first trade edition. Red top stain. Contains “Chapter VII” of the forthcoming book, with multiple pages of subscription blanks. In publishers “dummy copy” dust jacket, with $2.50 on front flap, light chipping at edges and toning to spine. Dust jacket differs from trade edition with blurb on front flap noting: “The most significant book of the year,” which was later changed to “This book by the President of the United States is required reading for every citizen.” This edition is not listed in Halter. The only known copy with the scarce dust jacket
Provenance: Originally sold by Swann Auctions in 1952 to Mr. Frederick B. Adams Jr, the director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City and respected bibliophile. Includes sales receipt from The Rosenbach Company in 1952 and letter from Jacob Blanck to Mr. Fred Adams with commentary about first edition points.
