# Is "Eisenhower: The President (Volume 2)" by Stephen E. Ambrose a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Eisenhower: The President (Volume 2) by Stephen E. Ambrose (Simon & Schuster, 1984) is identified by: First US edition, first printing, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1984, of the second volume of Ambrose's two-volume Eisenhower biography, running to 750 pages with illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. US true first (Simon and Schuster, 1984).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First US edition, first printing, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1984, of the second volume of Ambrose's two-volume Eisenhower biography, running to 750 pages with illustrations, notes, bibliography and index
- The first printing is identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- The volume is bound in quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, and the first-state pictorial dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap (the price should be present, though a clipped jacket does not by itself rule out a first printing)
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 1984 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First US edition, first printing, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1984, of the second… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First US edition, first printing, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1984, of the second volume of Ambrose's two-volume Eisenhower biography, running to 750 pages with illustrations, notes, bibliography and index. The first printing is identified by the full number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. The volume is bound in quarter cloth over paper-covered boards, and the first-state pictorial dust jacket carries the printed price on the front flap (the price should be present, though a clipped jacket does not by itself rule out a first printing).

## Is this the true first?
US true first (Simon and Schuster, 1984). A separate British edition was also published; the Simon and Schuster printing is the true first for this US title.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Book-of-the-Month Club editions lack the printed jacket price and typically carry a blind-stamped dot or square to the lower rear board; they reprint the text but are not the true first.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Eisenhower: The President (Volume 2)* by Stephen E. Ambrose a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/eisenhower-the-president-volume-2
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.