Description
First edition of Portrait of the Assassin, signed by the authors, Gerald R. Ford and John R. Stiles.
Octavo, 508pp. Red cloth, gilt title on spine. Stated “first printing” on copyright page. Top edge blue, clean pages. Offsetting to half-title from laid-in newspaper clipping. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $6.95 price on front flap, small separation of glassine film from paper along front hinge, bright illustrations, a near fine example.
Signed by Congressman Gerald R. Ford and co-author John Stiles on front free endpaper, dated “6/7/65.”
An excellent example.
On June 7, 1965, Congressman Gerald R. Ford and his co-author, John R. Stiles, greeted his constituents in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. They were signing copies of this book, three days before it’s public release date of June 10, 1965. There were four separate signing events around Grand Rapids on June 7th, including a book shop, the Pantlind Ballroom, Wurzburg’s Department Store and Steketee’s Book Department. The Governor of Michigan, George Romney, also received a signed copy of the book at a Kent County Republican Fundraiser the same afternoon.
