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The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940
by Swift, Will
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0061173568
- ISBN 13
- 9780061173561
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Smithsonian Books / Harper Collins Publishers, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Printing Stated : First Edition. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condtion with black boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Inscribed by the author on half-title page to former owner (signature not authenticated.) Otherwise interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Contains two sections of glossy black & white photographs in addition to black & white photos in the text. Concludes with section of Source Notes, a Bibliography, and a comprehensive Index. 374 numbered pages. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * From the book jacket, "". . . presents a fresh, empathetic interpretation of the ambassadorship of Joseph Kennedy and explores the intricate, often shifting relationships among Kennedy, Chamberlain, Churchill, and, of course, Roosevelt. . . . Drawing on recently released Kennedy family archives, Joseph P. Kennedy's private papers, and using rare photographs of English society and the photogenic Kennedy clan, Dr. Swift, with penetrating psychological insight, brings to life this fascinating family during a dramatic one thousand day period.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001304
- Title
- The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940
- Author
- Swift, Will
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0061173568
- ISBN 13
- 9780061173561
- Publisher
- Smithsonian Books / Harper Collins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- History, Kennedy Family, Joseph P Kennedy - 1888-1969, Joseph P. Kennedy - Family
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; History of the 20th Century;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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