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Kennedy | John F.

Why England Slept

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First edition, second printing of Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy.

Octavo, xxx, 252pp. Red cloth, title stamped in white over blue, light wear to top edge of spine. “Second printing, August, 1940” stated on the copyright page. Solid text block, top edge dyed blue, offsetting to endpapers, dampstain to lower edge of rear cover, no impact to text block, a very good example. (Newcomb 10) In publisher’s second state dust jacket, with “Second Large Printing” statement on front panel, $2.00 price on front flap, some chipping along top edge, front flap fold starting to separate, dampstain to verso, a good example.

Why England Slept is an expansion of John F. Kennedy’s Harvard Thesis, which examines England’s lack of preparedness for the rising threat of World War II.

Additional information

Location Published

New York

Publisher

Wilfred Funk, Inc.

Edition

First Edition, Second Printing

Date Published

1940

ISBN
Binding

Cloth

Condition

Very Good

Jacket Condition

Good

Author

Kennedy | John F.

Author Display

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