SIGNED FIRST EDITION. First Edition Thus. 528 pages. This Collector's Edition is signed by Stephen E. Ambrose. History of the last year of World War II in Europe. Easton Press Certificate of Authenticity is laid in the book, as is the publisher's card and unmarked bookplate. Bookmark ribbon is slightly frayed small mark on gold guilt. Never read. Beautifully bound in gilt-decorated dark blue leather; all edges gilt; salmon-colored silk moiré endpapers.