“ALL OF US ARE BETTER FOR HAVING LIVED IN THE DAYS OF KENNEDY”: TED SORENSEN’S BIOGRAPHY OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY, ONE OF 1963 COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR

KENNEDY, John F. Kennedy. New York: Harper & Row, (1965). Octavo, original blue cloth, printed paper label, top edge gilt, original glassine dust jacket, publisher's slipcase. $500.

Signed limited first edition, number 363 of 1963 copies signed by Sorensen, special counsel to President Kennedy.

Speechwriter and special counsel to President Kennedy, Sorensen offers his "substitute for the book [Kennedy] was going to write," tracing his rise from senator to chief executive, providing unique insight into the challenges and achievements of the Kennedy administration.

Mild toning to slipcase. Book fine. A handsome signed copy.