Blind Date by Jerzy Kosinski - 1977

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1977. First. Near Fine/Fair. Near fine copy in black cloth with silvered titles on spine and blind stamped title on front cover Book leans a bit, but otherwise in excellent condition DJ is complete, but front flap is detached, jacket spine is split, and there is some chipping on edges Jacket is now in a protective mylar cover
Author has signed on the title page and has also written a gift inscription with a sketch on the ffep "For Marion and Jack, affectionately, Jerzy October 5, 1977" Also he wrote on the front pastedown flap "pub Nov 14, 1977", which indicates that his gift was made a month before official publication Kosinski was a personal friend of Marion and Jacob Javits, the long-time Senator from NY

Jacob K Javits (1904 â€" 1986) was an American lawyer and politician who represented New York in both houses of Congress He served in Congress from 1946 to 1854, as NY Attorney General 1954-1956 and in the US Senate from 1956 to 1981 He was considered one of the most liberal Republicans of his time and was an active supporter of civil rights legislation and became a vocal opponent of the Vietnam War For most of his election campaigns, he was a candidate of the NY Liberal Party, as well as the Republican Party He and his wife Marion were active in numerous political, literary and arts activities throughout their lives, both within New York and nationally

237 pp.