Journey to Washington (Large Type Edition)

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1967. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Autobiographical account by the first full member from Hawaii in the US House of Representatives after it became a state in 1959, then a Senator. Previously active in territorial government, he traces his interest in politics & the people to the day in 1943 when he & 10,000 other young "nisei" (Japanese-American) men were finally allowed to enlist in WWII. In 207 pages, including Forewords by then President, Vice-Presidnt & Senate Majority Leaders. First published in 1967, this is the first in a new series of Large Type Editions from this publisher, designed for the "partially seeing" bearing the stamp of approval from the Production Review Committee of National Aid to the Visually Handicapped" (First, thus). Large hardcover 4vo is in Fine condition: dark blue cloth-covered boards lettered in bright white to spine are completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages slightly off white but clean & unmarked, with a whisper of age-appropriate tanning to edges. The unclipped DJ is VG, marred by heavy fading to top edges & spine & a 1" tear & adjacent chip to top edge of front cover. Nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.