Description
- Author: President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (Warren Commission)
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company / The New York Times
- Publication Date: October 1964 (Stated First Edition)
- Format: Vintage Hardcover (Issued Without Dust Jacket)
Description
This 1964 hardcover first edition stands as a definitive primary document of one of the most critical turning points in modern American history. Published by McGraw-Hill shortly after the government's official findings were assembled, this specific commercial trade version was produced in close collaboration with The New York Times. It includes the full textual report delivered to President Johnson, supplemented by an insightful introduction from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Harrison E. Salisbury alongside exclusive historical photographs and analytical commentary prepared by the newspaper's editorial staff.
The volume traces the exhaustive timeline, forensics, and investigation surrounding the events of November 22, 1963, in Dallas. Serving as both an essential reference for serious researchers and a profound artifact from a nation in transition, this volume remains highly sought after by collectors of political history and 20th-century Americana.
Why This Copy Belongs in Your Collection
- Stated First Trade Edition: This copy features the authentic October 1964 first-printing block on the copyright page, a key element for libraries curating complete historical lineages of the investigation.
- Condition Preservation: While most vintage copies from this print run suffer from sagged text blocks, cracked hinges, or heavily frayed cloth joints, this volume has survived in superior, structurally sound collector condition.
- Durable Mid-Century Production: Bound in distinct two-tone blue and grey cloth with original patterned stamping, this version was issued directly without a paper dust jacket, making the surviving cloth binding structurally complete.
Curated Vintage Condition Notes
- Condition: Near Fine / Structural Fine-.
- Details: The original cloth binding is exceptionally rigid, tight, and square, keeping the gilt lettering on the spine and front board bright and fully legible. The rear board exhibits a faint, age-typical moisture or storage blemish that does not compromise the structure or affect readability. The internal text block is immaculate—pages are crisp, flat, and completely free of modern annotations, margin highlights, or dog-ears.
- Preservation: Carefully preserved and supplied directly to you housed inside a premium archival protective sleeve to shield it from ambient wear.
A standout example of this important historical first edition.
