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Dwight D. Eisenhower. Crusade in Europe. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948.. Number 207 of 1,426 limit...
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Limited Edition Signed by Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower. Crusade in Europe. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948.Number 207 of 1,426 limited edition copies signed by Ike at the bottom of a facsimile of his D-Day message to the Allied troops. Large octavo. xiv, section title, [1]-559 pages. Profusely illustrated with battlefield and theater maps by Rafael Palacios, some of which are printed in color, and a number of photographs selected by Edward Steichen.
Publisher's light brown cloth with titles in black and gilt. Top edge gilt. Fore-edge and bottom edge uncut. Cartographic endpapers. Housed in the original green time-worn slipcase with a title plate on one side. Minimal edge and corner wear. Abstract painter Melville Price's bookplate on half-title. Internal contents bright and clean. A sturdy signed limited edition in fine condition.
"Crusade in Europe, published in late 1948, was greeted with almost unanimous critical acclaim, along with praise for its author's modesty, candor, fairness, tact, and general humanity. It was called the best American military reminiscence (with the possible exception of Grant's), and 'the work of the best soldier-historian since, perhaps, Caesar and his commentaries.' Crusade in Europe not only gave Eisenhower financial security; it stood the test of time (it was still selling briskly in the 1980s), and it added immeasurably to his popularity. It was a book worthy of the man and his services to the nation" (Stephen E. Ambrose: Eisenhower: Soldier and President, p. 237).
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2009 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #6030 (go to Auction Home page)
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October, 2009
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