Description
First edition, first printing of Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy, in the publisher’s fine dust jacket.
Octavo, xix, [3], 266pp. Blue cloth, black cloth spine, title in gold on spine. Stated “first edition” on copyright page, with “M-E” noting the first printing. Solid text block, rubbed corners, faint offsetting to endpapers, near fine.
In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $3.50 on front flap, with “In Courage” on cover and spine in vibrant red, “No. 4622” on back panel and “No. 5922A” on bottom of front flap. Faint sunning to spine, light wear along edges, chipping to flap folds.
A very good example.
