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JOHN F. KENNEDY, PROFILES IN COURAGE, INSCRIBED TO FRANK SINATRA
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- Profiles in Courage. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955 (but a later edition, ca. 1959)
8vo. Photographic illustrations. Publisher's cloth, black spine gilt over blue covers. Original dust-jacket; spine a bit faded, one small gouge with loss to spine and some other very minor marginal tears or chips.
Condition
8vo (8 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.). Photographic illustrations. Publisher's cloth, black spine gilt over blue covers. Original dust-jacket; spine a bit faded, one small gouge with loss to spine and some other very minor marginal tears or chips.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by then-Senator Kennedy to Frank Sinatra on the front free endpaper: "For Frank—with warm regards and esteem from his friend John Kennedy." This book would have been given to Sinatra about the time Kennedy became the frontrunner for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination.