MANCHESTER (William).

Remembering Kennedy. One Brief Shining Moment.

INSCRIBED TO GRACE HAMBLIN

Illustrations throughout. First edition. 4to. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered in blind, dust jacket. Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1983.

£125.00
MANCHESTER (William).
Remembering Kennedy. One Brief Shining Moment.

With a lengthy presentation inscription from the author to Grace Hamblin OBE (1908-2002), the longest-serving member of Winston S. Churchill’s secretarial staff, in black ink to the front free endpaper: ‘For Grace Hamblin This memoir of a dearly welcomed friend - who admired Churchill greatly (despite his own father, who didn’t) with gratitude and warm regards William Manchester 29.9.86’.

Just about a very good copy overall, contents generally clean, cloth unevenly along the edges, jacket with light wear and creasing to extremities, chipping to head of spine panel.

Stock No.
259903