Lot 11
Eisenhower, Dwight D (1890-1969) 34th President of the United States; Allied Supreme Commander during World War II. Signed limited edition, number 65/1500 (1,4434 are signed) of The White House Years, Mandate for Change, 1952-1956 and Waging Peace, 1956-1961 (New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1963, 1965). Two volumes, illustrated, gray cloth, spine stamped in gilt, gold Presidential Seal on upper covers. First volume uncut, paperclip burn on title of Vol. I. In publisher's slipcases, which are toned and somewhat worn.
Volume I is signed and inscribed on the colophone: "For General Perrin H. Long with best wishes from an old associate of his in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II. Dwight D. Eisenhower 1963," with an additional Eisenhower signature on the facing fly leaf. Volume II is also signed on the fly leaf. Dr. Perrin H. Long served as Eisenhower's theater medical consultant and it was to Long that Eisenhower turned for help in investigating General George Patton's "slapping" incident. Eisenhower asked Long to prepare an "eyes only" report for his review, which resulted in Patton's temporary removal from command. Accompanying Vol. I is a 1963 Typed Letter Signed by Ellis D. "Slats" Slater, president of Frankfort Distilleries and one of Ike's golf buddies and longtime political and financial supporters. He writes to Long, in part, "…I decided to get this special edition copy to you now…it comes to you from an old friend whose feelings for you deepen as the years go by."
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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