West Point: Two Centuries of Honor and Tradition.

COWLEY, Robert; Thomas Guinzburg; Stephen Ambrose; William F. Buckley.

$500.00

Item Number: 147325

New York : Warner Books, 2002.

First edition of this commemorative history of the famous military academy. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with over 400 photographs and drawings, including famous and rarely seen paintings, historic letters from cadets, treasured athletic memorabilia, and other artifacts. Signed by Tom Wicker, Thomas Guinzburg, David Halberstam, and one additional contributor on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Accompanied by the original West Point 200th anniversary invitation which has been inscribed, “… you may get a second invite for it. See ya there, Rich.”

"To West Pointers, those three words, 'Duty, Honor, Country,' are more than a motto. They are immortal ideals that guide your life" (From the Introduction by General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, West Point Class of 1956).