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1942rif. 376490N.p. 1942. 3pp. on three ruled sheets. Small closed tear to top edge of first page small open tear to left edge of final page; else Fine. 3pp. on three ruled sheets. A charming letter at a vital time in Eisenhower's career: in the midst of planning the attack that would lead to the defeat of Germany here refered to casually as getting "absorbed in work." We're also let in on another side of Eisenhower's responsibilities: entertaining the entertainers. He bears this somewhat wearily but nonetheless we're left with a valuable record of the spirit and dedication of not just the entertainers but all women working on or near the front line. "Last eve was an event in our house. There are several movie stars here entertaining the soldiers and officers . . . . Last eve the troupe gave a performance for the officers of AFHQ but I would not go. Afterwards I sent them an invitation . . . to come up for an after performance supper. They did. There were: Kay Francis Martha Ray Carole Landis and Mitzi Mayfair. I was a bit fearful of how movie people would act & what they'd expect--but it all went off perfectly naturally & no embarrassment. . . . They work hard giving from 2 to 3 shows per day 6 days per week. Moreover they reflect an attitude that seems to be characteristic of all women British & American in this region. They want to get close to the front. The women seem to be more casual with respect to danger than do sic the men. These particular ones want to get up as close as possible to do their stuff-as do the Red Cross the WAACs the ATS etc etc. I suppose there are 50-75 American women in this city & every one tells me that their constant cry is 'Let me get up where there is action.' Many of my officers are quite willing to take cushy jobs far from the sound of bombs & bullets. . . . "No woman can . . . take your place. Don't worry about me . . . . I'm in love with you & with no one else." This last tempted fate written just months before Eisenhower met his long-term mistress Kay Summersby. unknown books
1948rif. 376914New York: Doubleday & Company 1948. First edition #1352 of 1426 copies signed by Eisenhower on the facsimile D-Day Order and additionally inscribed on the colophon. Illustrated with six color maps by Rafael Palacios and 38 text maps plus six photographic illustrations selected by Edward Steichen. 559 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Brown buckram; facsimile signature stamped in black on front title on spine; t.e.g. rest of edges uncut; illustrated map endpapers. Original acetate jacket torn at bottom front otherwise fine. Housed in original printed slipcase shelf worn and split at top. First edition #1352 of 1426 copies signed by Eisenhower on the facsimile D-Day Order and additionally inscribed on the colophon. Illustrated with six color maps by Rafael Palacios and 38 text maps plus six photographic illustrations selected by Edward Steichen. 559 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Eisenhower's personal memoir of his service as the Allied Supreme Commander during World War II replete with detailed maps photographs and diagrams which elucidate both his strategies and decision-making across numerous battles including the Normandy invasion. The book was instrumental in propelling him to the presidency four years later. Each iteration of this limited edition was signed formally by Eisenhower at the bottom of the facsimile D-Day Order at the front of the text. This copy is additionally inscribed on the facing colophon page though using instead his well-known nickname as the signature: "For Tom Butler - / fellow member of the Augusta National - with best wishes from his friend / Ike Eisenhower." Thomas B. Butler a Baltimore banking and railroad executive was a personal friend of Eisenhower as well as a fellow member of the Augusta National Golf Club where he was often the former general's playing partner. Both men have cabins named after them on the Augusta course with Butler's being the site where the winner of each year's Masters Tournament receives his iconic green blazer. Doubleday & Company unknown books
1965rif. 376916New York: Doubleday 1965. Limited editions both no. 1231 of 1434 copies signed by the author 1500 the entire edition the first volume inscribed on the colophon. xx 650 pp; xxiv 741 pp. 2 vols. Thick 8vo. Both light tan buckram with Presidential seal stamped in gilt on upper front boards; stamped in olive and gilt on spine; decorative map endpapers; first volume uncut. Fine copies with original acetate jackets in original publisher's slipcases with affixed printed labels; some shelf wear and sunning to slipcases. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photog. Limited editions both no. 1231 of 1434 copies signed by the author 1500 the entire edition the first volume inscribed on the colophon. xx 650 pp; xxiv 741 pp. 2 vols. Thick 8vo. Eisenhower's two-volume memoir of his time in the White House issued two years apart in 1963 and 1965. Both volumes of these limited editions are numbered the same however indicating some forethought on the part of Eisenhower when presenting them to his close friend Thomas B. Butler a Baltimore banking and railroad executive who was a frequent playing partner of Eisenhower's at Augusta National Golf Club where both were long-time members. Each man has a lodge named after them on the Augusta course with Butler Cabin being the site where the winner of each year's Masters Tournament receives his iconic green blazer. Eisenhower's formal signature appears on the first blanks of the books in the first volume on a tipped-in leaf and he additionally inscribed Mandate for Change to Butler on the colophon: "For Tom Butler - / with the best wishes and warm regard of his devoted friend / Dwight D. Eisenhower / 1963." A compelling narrative by one of the twentieth-century's most significant figures dedicated in turn to one of his closest friends. Doubleday unknown books
1955rif. 3462581955. 6 single leaf letters folded for mailing; 1 postmarked envelope; a photocopy of Berkson's immigration card. All letters near fine; an impressive collection of correspondence and associations. 6 single leaf letters folded for mailing; 1 postmarked envelope; a photocopy of Berkson's immigration card. Seymour Berkson b.1905 - d.1959 was an American publisher of The Journal-American a now defunct NYC daily newspaper and was husband of fashion publicist and founder of New York Fashion Week Eleanor Lambert. In this collection of corespondences President Dwight D. Eisenhower extends an invitation to Berkson to attend a "stag dinner" on March fifteenth. The letter is boldly signed in full in which the President adds the postscript "As a personal favor to me would you keep this reasonably confidential until after the affair" A later letter from the President thanks Berkson for sending along a copy of the 1957 Information Please Almanac. "As I glance through it" Eisenhower notes "I have one mild complaint -- the book is so intriguing that I find it difficult to put down even in view of official mail that awaits attention." This letter is also signed in full about 75 words accompanied by the original typed mailing envelope. Ancilliary material enclosed includes a polite T.L.S. to Berkson from Eisenhower's Press Secretary James C. Hagerty 2 carbons of Berkson's letters to the White House and a note from legendary Times-Herald reporter and colleague Bill Hutchinson congratulating Berkson on his White House visit. The collection includes: February 21 1955: T.L.S. letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Seymour Berkson on White House stationary with a D.D.E. header. February 24 1955: Typescript letter from Seymour Berkson March 17 1955: Typescript copy letter from Seymour Berkson to Eisenhower March 17 1955: T.L.S. letter from William "Bill" Hutchinson to Berkson March 21 1955: T.L.S. letter from Press Secretary James C. Hagerty February 5 1957: T.L.S. letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower. unknown books
rif. 267686Printed leaflet printed on both sides. WG12 lower left. Two binder hole punches at top margin light edgewear. Printed leaflet printed on both sides. WG12 lower left. In this proclamation to the people of Germany from 1945 Eisenhower declares that "The Allied Forces serving under my command have now entered Germany. We come as conquerors but not as oppressors.We shall overthrow the Nazi rule dissolve the Nazi Party and abolish the cruel oppressive and discriminatory laws and institutions which the Party has created. We shall eradicate that German Militarism which has so often disrupted the peace of the world" In this edict Eisenhower suspends all German courts and educational institutions within the occupied territory and instructs all German officials employees and workers to remain at their posts until further notice. With Churchill and FDR's statements on "über Deutschlands Zukunft" "on Germany's future" on the verso. Not in Cohen unknown books
1963rif. 210932Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company Inc 1963. First Trade edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Blue cloth. Very good. First Trade edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on half-title "By one of the greatest men I ever knew to the greatest man I ever knew Bruce Barton from Alex F. Osborn." Bruce Barton 1886-1967 is considered by many to be one of the most influential advertising men of the 20th century. He was not your ordinary adman - religious author Congressman founder of the advertising agency BBDO creator of Betty Crocker. The interesting yet complicated life of this man illustrates the complexity of the creative mind. A mind that was not limited to one endeavor but found a way to apply similar skills and abilities to a multitude of opportunities. Despite all of his other accomplishments he is still remembered first and foremost as an adman. In a fictional novel based on BBDO The Virgin Queene the Bruce Barton character named Barnham Dunn tried to explain his success Alex F. Osborn was born in New York City May 241888 graduated Ph.B. in 1909 and Ph.M. in1921 at Hamilton College. Meanwhile he worked as a reporter for the Buffalo N.Y. Times in 1909 and for the Buffalo Express during the following two years. He was assistant secretary of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce in 1911-12 and sales manager of the Hard Manufacturing Co. Buffalo from 1912 to 1915. In the latter year he entered the field of advertising as manager of the E. P Remington Advertising Co. Buffalo. During World War I he worked as a volunteer for the United War Work campaign and there met another young writer Bruce Barton. He was married in Buffalo Sept. 51916 to Helen daughter of Edward Emerson Coatsworth of the city a lawyer and had five children: Katharine Joan Marion Russell Bartonand Elinor. n 1919 Alex Osborn found the advertising agency of Barton Durstine and Osborn New York City with Bruce Barton and Roy Durstine. In 1928 the firm was merged with the George Batten Co. to formBatten Barton Durstine & Osborn. Inc. A partner in the original firm Osborn was named vice-president of the newly merged agency. Advanced to executive vice-president and general manager in 1939 he became vice-chairman of the board in 1946. In 1957 he became a member of the executive committee and he served in both posts until his retirement in 1960. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown books
rif. 264157No place nd. 1 vols. In 11 3/4" x 14 3/4" frame. Fine. Framed and glazed. 1 vols. In 11 3/4" x 14 3/4" frame. From the Estate of actor Robert Montgomery. unknown books
1967rif. 257592Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company Inc 1967. First edition. Frontispiece photograph of Eisenhower's parents. 400 pp. 1 vols. Black cloth glassine. First edition. Frontispiece photograph of Eisenhower's parents. 400 pp. 1 vols. Inscribed on special label "At Ease/ Published June 16 1967/ Gettysburgh Pennsylvania." Tipped in "For: Milton S. Eisenhower Jr/ with warm regards/ Uncle Ike. Doubleday & Company, Inc unknown books
1962rif. 247360Stonihurst 1962. 10 lines in ink. 1 vols. 4to. Fine. In white linen chemise. 10 lines in ink. 1 vols. 4to. "Delighted to welcome you Aug 17th or 18th - Will have other guests here too but always room for you - Have a new cat & a new puppy 2 months old so be prepared! "All well but we need rain - "Much love from "DDE". unknown books
1991rif. 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
1997rif. 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
1963rif. 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
1965rif. 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
1957rif. 162948N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage borderless oversize portrait photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower 1957. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the verso noting the name of photographer Robert Phillips. Noted photojournalist Robert Phillips primarily covered US politics from the mid-1950s to the 1970s. His work is today held by the University of Texas at Austin. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 10.25 x 13.5 inches housed in a 20 x 16 inch 8-ply white mat. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1963rif. 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
1958rif. 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
rif. 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
1948rif. 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
1986rif. 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
1945rif. 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
1969rif. 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
1948rif. 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
1963rif. 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
1954rif. 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
1957rif. 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
