Fine Books & Manuscripts
Sat, Jan 27, 2018 11:00AM EST - Sun, Jan 28, 2018 11:00AM EST
Lot 21
The Radio Addresses of President Truman. Vols. 1—16.
Estimate: $700 - $1,000
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Truman, Harry S. The Radio Addresses of President Truman. Vols. 1—16. Complete in sixteen vols., original cloth slipcases lettered in gilt, each stamped on the front cover in presentation to Truman’s secretary Matthew J. Connelly. Totaling 192 twelve-inch shellac discs (12 per vol.), dark blue labels bearing the presidential seal, and titled with the president’s address, the radio network which aired it, and the date. Discs not play-graded, but appear in very good condition visually, a few with damaged labels. Some slipcases worn and frayed, the sixteenth volume with significant losses to cloth backstrip. A scarce set distributed privately only.
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