THE LAST BROTHER: THE RISE & FALL OF TEDDY KENNEDY.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,subject's b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj panels with white+red letters to front,white letters to spine/baclstrip,rear panel with b/w portrait photograph of the three brotherd; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.A narrow band beside front gutter's fold/crease with slight sunning causing partial fading to the letter ;T' of THE,the 'L' of LAST and 'BR' of BROTHER.Top+fore-edges bright and clean without foxing/spotting or 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 cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettered spine/ backstrip and immaculate/clean plain white sets of endpapers.UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,14-626pp [paginated] includes 14pp introduction,Pts 1-5 comprising 10,29,13,5 and 9 chapters respectively,a Coda,author's Note and a bibliography,8pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 1 block,between pp3214/15; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication with a blank reverse,a contents list/table also with blank reverse,porse/poetry extract with blank reverse too,and individual Pts separator pages. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age and nature, i.e. a ,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the minimal fade fault described that prevent a higher grading. Controversial and compelling,'The Last Brother' is the story of Teddy Kennedy,of a life lived in the glare of publicity,and the shadow of his brothers' fame. The 1960s: the decade that began in glory with JFK's presidency was,by its end,bathed in tragedy for a family and a nation. The asassinations of both Jack and Bobby left only Teddy in the limelight - a position he was ominously ill-prpeared to occupy. Joe McGinniss traces the childhood and adolescence of the last brother from Teddy's point of view.He recreates in vivid detail Teddy's relationship with his parents,the loss of his brothers,the hopes and ideals of a nation that Teddy could never bring to fruition.The victim of his family's extraordinary courtship with success and tragedy,the close of this monumental decade sealed Teddy's fate. A summer's night of celebrations at Chappaquiddick left a young woman drowned and America's last Kennedy hope foundering amid recriminatio,suspicion and inadequacy.Chappaquiddick saw the release of Teddy's tenuous hold on credibility,and a withdrawal of the public sympathy and faith that had,up till then,been his right.The political career that had always looked like an uphill struggle was now headed unequivocally downwards. Searing,strangely moving and vividly incisive,'The Last Brother' presents a portrait of a man at war with himself,doomed to be judged by a standard he could never attain,trapped in a legacy he cannot escape. 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 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 AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.