The Fourth K by Puzo, Mario - 1991

G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1/4 red coloured cloth covered back strip with gilt coloured titles and illustration. 3/4 black coloured boards with self embossed author's initials to the lower right-hand corner of the front panel. Plain text dustwrapper with red and white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A novel set around American politics, and, particularly the Kennedy legend. Francis Xavier Kennedy has been elected president of the United States. He entered politics with the best intentions, but, soon his optimism is beaten down by political pragmatism, and becomes a leader unlike that he has been before. "When his own daughter becomes a pawn in a brutal terrorist plot, Kennedy, who has sensibly kept alive the memory of the assassination of his uncle's, activates all his power to retaliate in a series of bloodied measures as the world and those closest to him look on with both awe and horror." – from the front fold over panel blurb.  Some softening of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the book corners and panels. Minor rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels.  Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [13], 4 - 479, [7] pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; America ; United States; ISBN: 0394569962. ISBN/EAN: 9780394569963. Inventory No: 0128557. . 9780394569963