Mr. Citizen
by Truman, Harry S
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine /Near Fine
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Bernard Geis Associates. Bernard Geis Assoc., New York:, 1960. Original Blue & White Cloth. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 32 pages of black-and-white photographs. Condition: Fine. Bright colors and dark print to cover, pages, and dust jacket. No fading. No foxing. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Slight chipping to extreme top and bottom of spine. Not clipped. Not faded. First Edition. Fine, solid book in near fine dust jacket. A lovely copy of Truman's biographical reminiscences after leaving the White House. - fine dark dedication and signature by Truman on the title page to journalist Ed Morgan: "To Ed Morgan best of luck from Harry Truman 6/11/60". Ed Morgan was an American journalist and writer who reported for newspapers, radio, and television media including ABC, CBS networks, and PBS. In 1956, he broadcast a professional news report of the collision of the ocean liners S.S. Andrea Doria and S.S. Stockholm off the Massachusetts coast, not telling listeners that his 14-year-old daughter had been aboard the Andrea Doria and was believed to have been killed. In the 1960s, he anchored portions of ABC's coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the 1964 political convention. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1953.
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- Bookseller
- J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000532
- Title
- Mr. Citizen
- Author
- Truman, Harry S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Bernard Geis Associates
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
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About the Seller
J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
Biblio member since 2019
Garrison, New York
About J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
We are a 50 year old, third generation antiquarian bookshop nestled in the bucolic Hudson Highlands of New York's historic Hudson Valley, less than a mile from a transverse of the Appalachian Trail. While we have strong first edition literature and poetry collections, we specialize in New York, history, and Americana. We are a proud member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA).
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