WHY ENGLAND SLEPT by Kennedy, John F - 1962

Greenwood Press, 1981-10-16. Reprint. hardcover. Used: Good.

BOSTON, MA: HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO.. copyright page 1890. no additional printings, red clothboards. . VG. Hardcover. 1890.

Doubleday, 1962. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Doubleday, 1962. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hardback. Very Good.

NY: DOLPHIN BOOKS/DOUBLEDAY. WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY HENRY R. LUCE . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Printing. 1962.

New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1961 Reissue of book first released in 1940, red & blue-stamped gray cloth boards show light edge wear & soil (primarily to spine top region), staining (coffee spill?) to foredge page block leaking to some page margins but contents unaffected, binding is tight & pages unmarked & unfoxed, dust jacket included with $3.00 price, soil & edge wear & large hole/abrasion to front panel, still useful early copy with the 'new' foreword (1961) by Luce; 8vo; (xxx) 252pp. Hard Cover. Good.

Wilfred Funk, Inc., 1961. Good / Good. 1st Thus. First printing of the 1961 reissue, with Foreward by Henry Luce. This was JFK's 1940 Harvard thesis and his first published book. An ex-library copy, with usual library markings and pocket in rear. Binding is square, light grey boards have sunning and edgewear. The text is clean, with no highlighting or underlining. The dustjacket is unclipped with $3.50 price intact. Jacket shows no chips or tears and has been taped to boards. Protected in mylar cover. Carefully packaged and shipped in a cardboard box.

New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1961. Reprint Edition. good, fair to good. 252, appendix, bibliography, foxing to fore-edge, DJ soiled, DJ edges worn and small tears, DJ in plastic sleeve. The original edition was published in 1940; this edition contains a new foreword by Henry R. Luce. John F. Kennedy originally wrote this book as his senior thesis at Harvard. He explores the short-term weaknesses of a democratic and capitalistic system, facing a totalitarian power, under the requirements of modern warfare.

New York: William Funk Inc. , 1961. Written when John F Kennedy was a senior at Harvard and published in 1940. "A brilliant appraisal of the tragic events of the thirties that led to World War II. This one is ex-library but textblock tight and square. Boards are in good shape except that jacket is taped to them. Jacket is protected in mylar and taped to boards. Typical library stamps and paraphenelia. No chips or tears to jacket. . Reprint. Cloth. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.