Inscribed by Eisenhower to His Close Friend and Golfing Partner
Crusade in Europe.
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1948.
Price:
$17,500.00
About the item
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.
Item #376914
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.
