Large Truman portrait inscribed to a longtime Tennessee congressman 47. Harry S. Truman Signed Oversized Photograph. Impressive vintage matte-finish 19 x 15 photo of Truman seated and reading at his desk, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “Best wishes & kindest regards to Hon. Clifford Davis, from Harry S. Truman.” Framed to a slightly larger size. In fine condition. Clifford Davis was a Democratic Congressman from Tennessee (1897–1970), who served in said capacity for nearly 25 years. He was one of five Representatives shot on March 1, 1954, when four Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire from the visitors’ balcony into the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. Davis was shot in the leg, but was not seriously wounded. Starting Bid $200
Sought-after two-volume autobiography inscribed to an “old associate of his in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II”
48. Dwight D. Eisenhower (2) Signed Books. Desirable matching number two-volume set of Ike’s post-presidency auto-
biography: Mandate for Change: 1953-1956. First edition, limited issue, numbered 65/1500. NY: Doubleday, 1963. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.75, 650 pages. Signed and inscribed on the colophon in fountain pen, “For General Perrin H. Long, with best wishes from an old associate of his in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, Dwight Eisenhower 1963,” and on the facing page, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Waging Peace: 1956-1961. First edition, limited issue, numbered 65/1500. NY: Doubleday, 1965. Hardcover, 6.5 x 9.75, 741 pages. Boldly signed opposite the colophon in fountain pen, “Dwight D. Eisenhower.” Long was a lieutenant colonel who investigated and reported on General George S. Patton’s famed slapping of a soldier. Autographic condition: fine. Book condition: VG/None in G+ slipcases, with heavy staining to cases, and a partially separated bottom panel of Waging Peace. Accompanied by two letters addressed to Long and two newspaper clippings. Starting Bid $200
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