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1983réf. 13356Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press 1983. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket. Owner name to front flyleaf; dustjacket is tanned along top edge of flaps. Education. EDU1/4042. Johns Hopkins University Press hardcover books
1401réf. 3045914/01/1953. “Since November 4th my thoughts have turned often to those whose faith and support - and financial contributions - helped to make victory possible. In the task of bringing the message of our Crusade to all of our follow Americans we would have failed without their much-needed help.” The 1952 United States presidential election was held on Tuesday November 4 1952. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower won a landslide victory over Illinois Democratic Governor Adlai Stevenson becoming the first Republican president in 20 years. This was the first election since 1928 without an incumbent president on the ballot. Eisenhower was re-elected in 1956 in a rematch with Stevenson. The 1952 presidential election campaign was conducted against the backdrop of a “red scare” in which many Americans feared that foreign communist agents were attempting to infiltrate the government. Two years earlier Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy who held that the Roosevelt and Truman administrations amounted to “20 years of treason” claimed that he had a list of State Department employees who were loyal only to the Soviet Union. Though McCarthy offered no evidence to support his charges and revealed only a single name he won a large personal following. The Red Scare the stalemated Korean War and a renewal of inflation handicapped Stevenson who fought a vigorous campaign. Eisenhower campaigned tirelessly impressing millions with his warmth and sincerity. His wide friendly grin wartime heroics and middle-class pastimes—he was an avid golfer endeared him to the public and garnered him vast support. On the eve of the election there was a general opinion that the presidential race was close. The final tally however was anything but. Eisenhower won by more than six million votes capturing 39 states and 442 electoral votes to Stevenson’s 9 states and 89 electoral votes. The election was considered a great personal triumph for Eisenhower. In the wake of the election Eisenhower thanked his major contributors for their financial support which had enabled him to bring his message to the American people. Typed letter signed on his letterhead New York January 14 1953 to Hugh Moore president of the Dixie Cup Company and a supporter of his. “Dear Mr. Moore: To the thanks you have undoubtedly already received for your generous contribution during the campaign I wish to add my own. “Since November 4th my thoughts have turned often to those whose faith and support - and financial contributions - helped to make victory possible. In the task of bringing the message of our Crusade to all of our fellow Americans we would have failed without their much-needed help. That is why I am particularly glad of this opportunity to express my gratitude to you and to ask for your continued support.” It is interesting that Eisenhower saw his election as a crusade and his views as carrying a message. <img class=""alignnone size-post-window wp-image-25018"" src=""https://cdn.raabcollection.com/wp-content/uploads/20231204144051/Folder-site-11-1600x1327.jpg"" alt="""" width=""1600"" height=""1327"" /> unknown books
1961réf. 556061New York: Columbia University Press 1961. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Foreword by Grayson Kirk. Corners very slightly bumped else fine in lightly rubbed near fine dust jacket. Columbia University Press hardcover books
1953réf. 425891New London Connecticut: General Dynamics Electric Boat 1953. Unbound. Near Fine. A collection of 50 black and white press photographs of the U.S.S. Nautilus measuring 8" x 10". Additionally included are a newspaper clipping and two programs discussing the ship. All items near fine with some edgewear. An archive of photographs and programs following the construction and later christening of the U.S.S. Nautilus the first nuclear powered submarine. The photographs are part of the public relations branch of General Dynamics Corporation's Electric Boat Division which was responsible for constructing the ship. A brochure from 1952 when construction began is entitled "The Beginning of an Era" and according to a printed note from the Chairman was "prepared to commemorate an occasion significant in history - the first application of atomic power to propulsion - in a submarine now to help preserve the peace." It continues "I am sure you share my pride that the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation was selected for this most important undertaking and I hope that you will find interest and pleasure in this brochure as a memento of the keel laying." The earliest photographs depict the keeling process and early construction including a photo of President Truman from the keel laying ceremony. In 1954 when the submarine was completed the christening ceremony was conducted by Mamie Eisenhower. A program from this ceremony is also featured here along with professional photographs from the event. The introduction of the program reads "January 21 1954 lives in history as the launching day of the world's first atomic powered vessel the submarine "Nautilus.'" It continues "we are particularly honored to have as our sponsor the First Lady of the Land Mrs. Dwight David Eisenhower." The photos show Mamie arriving by train the crowds surrounding the submarine and Mamie holding a bottle of champagne for the christening. One of these photos shows Mamie in a fur coat with the president of the Electric Boat Division showing her where to break the champagne bottle. Other images show the launched submarine departing the dock and Mamie touching the hands of people in the crowd and handing roses to children. The use of nuclear propulsion allowed the vessel to stay submerged longer and thus it was able to travel to places "previously beyond the limits of submarines." In August of 1958 it was the first vessel to complete a "submerged transit of the North Pole." According to the National Park Service "Nautilus was decommissioned in 1980 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982." An interesting collection detailing the early days of the first atomic powered submarine. General Dynamics Electric Boat unknown books
réf. 384129Hardcover. Very Good. Oblong quarto. Stiiff black leather blank album. Joints and spine eroded but sound very good internally about fine. Photo album with approximately 165 well-composed images. Various sizes mostly two three or four to a page. Circa 1945. The album consists largely of images of Washington D.C. New York City Gettysburg Philadelphia and Valley Forge with a reasonable selection of images of sailors on leave. In Washington many of the photographs are of government buildings and monuments including some taken from the Washington Monument cherry blossoms and in the other cities of various landmark buildings. Among the Washington photos are several from a homecoming parade for General Eisenhower with a couple of him waving from a jeep and another pair of close-ups of him speaking. The photographs were taken by Petty Officer Hugh W. Brannon of Atlanta. Brannon spent thirty years working for Eastman Kodak and during the War was a photographer assigned to the Staff of Secretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal where he screened all Navy combat footage for the Secretary and Chief of Naval Operations Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King. During the Korean War he was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet Camera Party and filmed all Developmental Weapons Tests for the Bureau of Ships. As might be expected from the photographers bona fides the images in this album are of an unusually fine quality to be found in a vernacular photo album. hardcover books
1961réf. 382280Washington: Government Printing Office 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Miscellaneous House Documents 87th Congress 1st Session bound in one volume. Thick octavo. With photographs and folding maps. Complete as issued in the original publisher's cloth. Ex-library with ink stamp front free endpaper and small spine numbers else near fine with no other markings. Contains House documents from the end of the Eisenhower administration and beginning of the Kennedy administration including two detailed reports that were pivotal to the completion of Eisenhower's Interstate Highway Program which was then engaged in a battle for its life as an additional $11.6 billion was needed to complete the Program on schedule or scale it back. Also included are early addresses by John F. Kennedy and the important final report of the Boston National Historic Sites Commission a detailed study of Boston's historic sites and buildings from the Colonial and Revolutionary periods. A nice copy scarce in the trade. Government Printing Office hardcover books
réf. 341391Unbound. Fine. Small slip of paper 5.5" x 2.25" Inscribed: "My best wishes to Terry Mamie Dodd Eisenhower. April 25 1956 unknown books
1954réf. 293174Washington D.C.: U.S. Information Agency 1954. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Thin octavo. Stapled printed wrappers. 7 1pp. Fine. Extemporaneous remarks by the President along with his answers to questions about China U.S.S.R. and N.A.T.O. U.S. Information Agency unknown books
1953réf. 277478Williamsburg Virginia: The College of William and Mary 1953. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. A neat bookplate on the front pastedown fine in gray cloth gilt in a lightly rubbed fine original marbled papercovered slipcase the whole housed in a newer quarter leather custom slipcase. Included is the speech of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower has Signed his address at page 58 and additionally affixed to the rear endpaper is an original photograph of Eisenhower at the ceremony. Ike had been U.S. President for only four months when the ceremony took place. Very nicely printed at the William Byrd Press. The College of William and Mary hardcover books
1991réf. 232339Easton Press 1991-01-01. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Signed. Signed by John Eisenhower. Full dark blue leather with gilt board design and page edges. Four raised bands to the spine. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. 436 pages. Includes the Easton Press Notes from History sheet. us Easton Press hardcover books
1997réf. 232458Easton Press 1997. Hardcover. Very Good. Full brown leather with gilt board design and page edges. Five raised bands to the spine. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Includes the Easton Press Collector's Notes sheet and an unused Easton Press bookplate. 506 pages. ww2 Easton Press hardcover books
1963réf. 338155Garden City: Doubleday 1963. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with a few black-and-white photographs. 650 pages. 4to two-toned boards lacking d.w. Garden City: Doubleday 1963. Some wear to spine ends. Tiny tear to half-title page. Title page still partially uncut with slightest of tearing as a result. A very good copy. Doubleday unknown books
1965réf. 590233Washington D.C.: National Geographic 1965. Softcover. Near Fine. Vol. 128 No. 2. Small quarto. Pictorial wrappers featuring a photograph of Winston Churchill. Wraps lightly foxed a bit of wear at the spine ends near fine overall held in a protective box with gilt titled spine a bit of rubbing along the spine. This issue largely focuses on Winston Churchill includes a section written by Dwight D. Eisenhower titled "The Churchill I Knew." Also include a vinyl recording bound in narrated by David Brinkley titled "The Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill London January 30 1965 with Excerpts From His Speeches. National Geographic unknown books
1963réf. 290835Garden City: Doubleday 1963. hardcover. very good/very good. 342 pages. 8vo. grey cloth chipped and sunned wrapper; corners lightly bumped. Garden City NY: Doubleday 1963. A very good copy in a very good wrapper. Inscribed by the author on flyleaf: "For my friend John Diebold with best wishes and esteem Milton S. Eisenhower 1967". With Diebold's personal library stamp. Doubleday unknown books
1958réf. 172115Washington 1958. unbound. near fine. Gracious typed letter signed "D.E." by the President thanking the recipients for their positive feedback and support for a speech he made before the American Management Association which outlined his Defense modernization plan. 1 page on White House letterhead. 6 3/4" x 9". Washington May 24 1958. Near fine condition. ".There is still work to be done since the bill as reported out of the Armed Service Committee presently contains three serious flaws that would tend to encourage disunity. I shall be grateful for anything further that you can do to get these objectional provisions eliminated." unknown books
réf. 2551The black and white glossy photograph by "The News" captures Eisenhower in academic robes when he was President of Columbia University and Bourke-White also in academic robes on the day they each received honorary degrees from Rutgers: the future U. S. President for Doctor of Laws and renown World War II photographer for Doctor of Letters. The explanation of the photograph is docketed on verso. Trim lines visible with notations on verso. Condition: Bends at corner tips cracking at lower left corner and throughout visible under light. During the Second World War he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe with responsibility for planning and supervising the successful invasion of France and Germany in 1944-45. After the war he served as President of Columbia University and in 1951 he became the first supreme commander of NATO. As a photographer for "Life Magazine" Margaret Bourke-White was the first female photographer to serve with the US armed forces covering World War II. She photographed Eisenhower for Life Magazine in 1942. unknown books
1948réf. 19194Garden City: Doubleday & Company 1948. First Edition / Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. The signed limited edition of Crusade in Europe signed twice by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Octavo xiv 559pp tan buckram gilt title over black on spine. Stated "first edition" on the copyright page. Illustrated endpapers. Top edge gilt uncut edges. In the publisher's original acetate jacket a fine example. Includes the publisher's slipcase light wear along opening solid hinges and a sound binding. This book is a limited edition of 1426 copies signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower. This is number 281 of 1426. Additional inscription by Eisenhower on the half title. This copy was signed the month of publication to a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps: "For Russell S. Gardner Jr. / with best wishes and regard. Dwight D. Eisenhower / December 1948. Doubleday & Company unknown books
1986réf. 19104New York: Random House 1986. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/fine. The first edition first printing of Eisenhower at War 1943-1945 signed by David Eisenhower. Octavo xxvii 977pp 2. Black cloth title in gilt on spine blind-stamped medallion on front cover. Stated "First Edition" on copyright page with full number line. In the publisher's fine dust jacket $29.95 retail price on front flap. Includes the belly band from Kroch & Brentano's of Chicago with "Autographed by the Author" noted. Signed by David Eisenhower on the front free endpaper. A detailed study of Dwight D. Eisenhower's wartime leadership from 1943 to 1945 focusing on his command of Allied forces in Europe the politics of coalition warfare the planning of the Normandy invasion and the military and diplomatic decisions that shaped the final years of World War II. Random House unknown books
1945réf. 19330Germany: Supreme Allied Command 1945. Printed Leaflet. Printed Document. Near fine. German language broadside of Proklamation Nr. 1 issued in 1945 by Supreme Allied Command announcing that Allied forces had entered Germany. Eisenhower states that ".we came as conquerors but not as oppressors. Printed broadside text on both sides. Measures 8.5" x 5.75". Pencil notation on upper right corner "WG12" code on lower left corner. Previously folded along centerline. Statements by Roosevelt and Churchill on verso translated into German. A scarce piece of Allied propaganda with only two other known examples to reach the public market. The proclamation announced that Allied forces had entered Germany in early 1945. It established military government in occupied territory and declared the authority of the Supreme Commander. The text ordered the removal of Nazi laws and institutions the closing of courts and schools and the obedience of German officials to Allied Military Government orders. The statements by Roosevelt and Churchill on the verso outline future plans for the occupied Germany and their eventual return to self-determination. Supreme Allied Command unknown books
1969réf. 19350New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1969. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/near fine. The first edition first printing of The Bitter Woods signed by John S. D. Eisenhower. Octavo 2 506pp 6. Black cloth title in gilt over black on the spine. Illustrated with photographs and maps. Map endpapers. The first printing with no additional printings listed. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket $10.00 retail price on the front flap light shelf wear along the spine. Signed by John S. D. Eisenhower on the second free endpaper. From the "First Edition Circle" at Kroch's and Brentano's of Chicago. Eisenhower traces the German Ardennes offensive from its planning through the Allied counterattack. This was his first book. G.P. Putnam's Sons unknown books
1948réf. 19596Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc 1948. First Edition Second Printing. Cloth. Fine/fine. The first edition second printing of Crusade in Europe inscribed by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Octavo xiv 2 559pp. Publisher's tan cloth title printed on spine. Illustrated endpapers. The second printing with this copy lacking the "first edition" statement on the copyright page. Clean text throughout a fine example. In the publisher's second state dust jacket $3.95 on front flap bright illustrations on cover and spine touch of wear at the head of the spine a fine example. Inscribed on the dedication page by Dwight D. Eisenhower: "For Gerald F. Currier / with best wishes / Dwight D. Eisenhower. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown books
1963réf. 18169Garden City: Doubleday and Company 1963. Limited Edition. Cloth. Near fine/good. Signed limited edition of The White House Years: Mandate for Change and Waging Peace by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Octavo xvii 650pp; xxiii 741pp. Beige cloth title printed in gilt on green spine. Illustrated endpapers. Both volumes in the publisher's issued slipcases with shelf wear to labels solid bindings. In the publisher's mylar dust jackets large chip on spine of Waging Peace closed tear to jacket of "Mandate for Change." From a signed limited edition of 1500 with "Waging Peace" numbered 958 and "Mandate for Change" numbered 1432 both signed by President Eisenhower on the limitation page. Doubleday and Company unknown books
1954réf. 17641Worcester MA: Achille J. St. Onge 1954. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Near fine. Limited edition miniature of The Inaugural Address of Dwight David Eisenhower published by Achille St. Onge. Miniature volume 6 33pp 1. Measures approximately 2 x 2.75 inches. Tan morocco title and presidential seal in gilt on front cover. All edges gilt patterned endpapers. Solid text block light rubbing to covers otherwise fine. Features a frontispiece portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower originally taken by George Tames. One of 1000 copies printed on handmade paper by the Chiswick Press and bound in London. A nice copy. Achille J. St. Onge unknown books
1957réf. 16283Washington DC: Washington Post 1957. Matte Photograph. Photograph. Near fine. Photograph of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale at the FBI National Academy in Washington D.C. on November 8 1957 signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. The monochrome photograph is mounted on white matte paper previously framed with mounting tape residue on verso. Full piece measures 9" x 11.25". Others in the photograph include former Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr. and Attorney General William P. Rogers. The photograph was taken by the Washington Post and the Times Herald. Signed along the bottom quarter: "For Dr. Norman Vincent Peale / with best wishes and high esteem / Dwight D. Eisenhower / J. Edgar Hoover." Norman Vincent Peale 1898-1993 was a Protestant minister and the author of The Power of Positive Thinking 1952. His book sold over 20 million copies and was on The New York Times bestseller list for 186 consecutive weeks. Despite criticism from some psychologists and theologians for oversimplifying complex mental health issues Peale's ideas reached a global audience and his philosophy influenced leaders like U.S. President Richard Nixon and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Peale was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1984. Peale served as the pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in New York City for over five decades where his messages of faith optimism and "positive thinking" resonated with millions. [Washington Post] unknown books
1968réf. 13766Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc 1968. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Fine/fine. Typed preface by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower for One Heartbeat Away: Presidential Disability and Succession by Senator Birch Bayh. Preface is signed by Eisenhower with handwritten notes by the editor. Includes copy of the book. Octavo ix 3 372pp. Red cloth title stamped on spine. Stated "first printing" on copyright page. This copy is unread. In the publisher's fine dust jacket. Book and documents housed in custom blue cloth clamshell case title in gilt on spine in fine condition. Includes a three-page typed preface by former President Eisenhower stapled at top left corner numerous editorial notes in pencil signed by Eisenhower in black pen on the last page. Provenance: RR Auction of Amherst NH purchased in 2022. ".because this possible peril existed Vice President Nixon and I in consultation with the Attorney General prior to my 1956 operation reduced to memorandum form our understanding as to what would be the Vice President's role in the event of a Presidential disability." - former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution clarifies the presidential line of succession and eliminates ambiguity about the role of the Vice President. As President Eisenhower noted in his preface his signed agreement with Vice President Nixon did not have the legal authority to make Nixon the president if Eisenhower had become incapacitated during his surgeries. The death of President Kennedy brought new focus on the presidential line of succession with legislation for the Twenty-fifth Amendment proposed by Senator Bayh in 1965 and ratified by the states in 1967. The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc unknown books
