Ambassador's Journal: A Personal Account of the Kennedy Years. [1st hardcover].
by Galbraith, John Kenneth. [Bryant, Samuel H.; illustrator & photographer]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/in FAIR dj. A gently aged, clean/tight/crisp copy: no names, no spine creases. Gray jacket PRICE CLIPPED, multiple small edg
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Boston. Houghton Mifflin. 1969. HARDCOVER. [gray/brown cloth, black backing & white/black stamping].. VG+/in FAIR dj. A gently aged, clean/tight/crisp copy: no names, no spine creases. Gray jacket PRICE CLIPPED, multiple small edge chips & tears taped on reverse. Octavo. (8vo). Illustrated in b&w: Maps of India + 60 pages of vintage photographs & facsimiles on glossy paper. xxii. + 656pp. + blank. Footnotes. Appendices I-III, Index. Library of Congress LC: 69-15012. First Edition (per 1969 title page date). First Printing R on copyright page. [Zempel & Verkler]. LC: 69-15012. Gray jacket price clipped but '1069' date code vertically on front dj flap. NOT a book club.
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- Booktopia
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2060620
- Title
- Ambassador's Journal: A Personal Account of the Kennedy Years. [1st hardcover].
- Author
- Galbraith, John Kenneth. [Bryant, Samuel H.; illustrator & photographer]
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER. [gray/brown cloth, black backing & white/black stamping].
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/in FAIR dj. A gently aged, clean/tight/crisp copy: no names, no spine creases. Gray jacket PRICE CLIPPED, multiple small edg
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin.
- Place of Publication
- Boston.
- Date Published
- 1969.
- Pages
- xxii. + 656pp. + blank.
- Keywords
- John Kenneth Galbraith Diary Memoir U.S. Ambassador India John Kennedy Administration History Economists Samuel H. Bryant First Edition
- Size
- Octavo. (8vo).
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