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UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL and AMERICAN HERITAGE MAGAZINE - Introduction by Bruce Catton [Senior Editor of American Heritage Magazine]: : FOUR DAYS: THE HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY

US.AMERICAN HERITAGE PUBLISHING CO.,INC., and UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL,1964.

ISBN No ISBN.

US,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/VG+.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp, presentable,wrap-around white background with subject's colour portrait photograph illustrated front panel with black lettering,similar lettering to white spine/backstrip,rear panel with colour seal of the US President centrally; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – small tear with minimal loss towards top front edge's gutter,tiny snicks to head+foot of spine/backstrip -no other major tears or splits present,rear panel with some yellow shadowing and dye mottling from from presence of smaller sized book's proximity when stored on shelf.Top+fore-edges clean without blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – virtually pristine,appears unread, apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain black faux leather (rexine) boards with bright, crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and front board,plain white sets of endpapers with off-set shadowing from dw/dj's inner flaps.US,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2- 143pp [paginated] includes rear view subject's portrait b/w photographic frntis,an introduction by Bruce Catton,4 chapters in form of day's dates i.e. Friday 22 Nov.1963 to Monday 25 Nov.1963 accompanied with glossy contemporary b/w (the majority) and colour photographs and accompanying text,remainder of the book with matt pages representing a selection of official documents,public statements,private messages and othe records bearing on the death and the funeral of President Kennedy; plus [unpaginated] title page and to the rear,as last page,a Note on the book. This historically significant book has been reprinted many times in many formats,but nothing compares with owning a copy in its original first edition state. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior and minimal faults described to the dw/dj, that prevent it having a higher grading overall. Four days that stil seem impossible to believe. Yet the events of these days happened; they are part of our history; they need to be clearly understood.here is a documentary study of the four historic days during which President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed on a Friday in Dallas and then buried by the nation on Monday in Washington.With a preface by Bruce Catton and a tex t written by the reporters of United Press Internationala nd the editors of AMERICAN HERITAGE magazine,this book is a full presentation of the incredible events that affected this nation and the world as few incidents have done in the memory of man. Black and white and colour photographs, articles by newsmen on the scene,statements by columnists,reports by historical writers, comments by people all over the world - these form a commemorative historical record of the death of Amreica's 35th Preseident. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

US,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL and AMERICAN HERITAGE MAGAZINE - Introduction by Bruce Catton [Senior Editor of American Heritage Magazine]: : FOUR DAYS: THE HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY

US.AMERICAN HERITAGE PUBLISHING CO.,INC., and UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL,1964.

ISBN No ISBN.

US,slim Qrto HB,minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG.No owner inscrptn.Aged and lightly grubbed,wrap-around white background paper-covered boards with subject's colour portrait photograph illustrated front board with black lettering,similar lettering to white spine/backstrip,rear panel with colour seal of the US President centrally; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - both lower corner tips rubbed with reciprocal paper loss.Front's gutter fold/crease with split but repaired/glued strip – rubbing/chipping to both head+foot of spine/ backstrip - no other major tears or splits of note present.Top+ fore-edges aged/toned; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – near pristine,appears unread,apart from my own collation.Plain white sets of endpapers.US,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2-143pp [paginated] includes rear view subject's portrait b/w photographic frntis,an introduction by Bruce Catton,4 chapters in form of day's dates i.e. Friday 22 Nov.1963 to Monday 25 Nov.1963 accompanied with glossy contemporary b/w (the majority) and colour photographs and accompanying text,remainder of the book with matt pages representing a selection of official documents,public statements,private messages and othe records bearing on the death and the funeral of President Kennedy; plus [unpaginated] title page and to the rear,as last page,a Note on the book. This historically significant book has been reprinted many times in many formats,but nothing compares with owning a copy in its original first edition state. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent it having a higher grading. Four days that stil seem impossible to believe. Yet the events of these days happened; they are part of our history; they need to be clearly understood.here is a documentary study of the four historic days during which President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed on a Friday in Dallas and then buried by the nation on Monday in Washington.With a preface by Bruce Catton and a text written by the reporters of United Press International and the editors of AMERICAN HERITAGE magazine,this book is a full presentation of the incredible events that affected this nation and the world as few incidents have done in the memory of man. Black and white and colour photographs, articles by newsmen on the scene, statements by columnists,reports by historical writers,comments by people all over the world - these form a commemorative historical record of the death of Amreica's 35th Preseident. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

US,slim Qrto HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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