The Sixties Catalogue

41 J u l y 2 0 2 0 Inscribed By Robert Kennedy 39. KENNEDY, Robert. Just Friends and Brave Enemies. New York, 1962. Octavo, original black cloth, dust jacket. $3000. Click for more info First edition of this travel narrative intended as a fundraiser, inscribed: “For Ann King, With gratitude and warmest regards, Robert Kennedy.” Robert Kennedy’s account of his trip around the world in 1962, including his speeches and conversations. The profits from this book were to be used for scholarships for students in Japan, Indonesia, and Berlin. With code “F-M” (indicating issue date of August 1962) to copyright page; first-issue dust jacke t with “0862” to front flap. Recipient’s pencil signature. A near-fine inscribed copy. “It is an unfinished society that we offer the world—a society that is forever committed to change, to improvement and to growth.”