A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of Profiles In Courage by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=John+F.+Kennedy&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John F. Kennedy</a>, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">inscribed</a> to Lem Billings.<ul><li>John F. Kennedy (American).</li><li>New York:&nbsp;Harper &amp; Brothers,&nbsp;1956.</li><li>Octavo.</li><li>xix, [2], 266 pages, plus [8] pages of captioned images.</li><li>Inscribed in black ink on front flyleaf by John F. Kennedy: "To Lem / my "oldest" friend / John Kennedy", with bookplate on front pastedown of K. LeMoyne Billings.</li><li>In black buckram quarter binding with blue cloth boards, with gilt lettering to spine, jacket is beige and blue with red, white, and blue lettering, additionally, jacket is wrapped in an archival mylar sleeve, price uncut: "$3.50." </li></ul> This is an incredible association copy, evidencing the close and enduring relationship between Kennedy and Billings.

Profiles In Courage | First Edition, Inscribed to Lem Billings

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Signed</a> early printing of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Kennedy&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kennedy</a>'s classic Pulitzer-winning book, inscribed to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Eugene Clague.<ul><li>John F. Kennedy (American).</li><li>November, 1956 printing ("L-F"). New York:&nbsp;Harper &amp; Brothers,&nbsp;(1956).</li><li>xx, [2], 266 pages.</li><li>With eight-page black-and-white photo insert.</li><li>Inscribed by Kennedy on the front free endpaper: "For Commissioner Ewan Clague / a distinguished public servant / with highest regards / John Kennedy."</li><li>Original quarter black over blue and gold cloth, in original price-clipped dust jacket.</li></ul> "To be courageous, these stories make clear, requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place and circumstance." Winner of the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for biography, Profiles in Courage in many ways helped establish the bona fides for the then young Senator from Massachusetts, who would just three years later win the White House. A study of "that most admirable of human virtues," it remains beloved. This copy is inscribed to Eugene Clague, longtime commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (1946-1965). In his oral history interview for the JFK Presidential Library, Clague recalled: "[Kennedy and I] were in the government and conducting our regular business [...] when he was a senator. I don't remember all the occasions on which our paths crossed, but I do recall meeting him and his wife [Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy] once at a White House reception, where he was dancing, and I was dancing with my wife [Dorothy Whipple Clague], and he invited me to come down to see him at the Senate. It happened also that Ted Sorensen [Theodore C. Sorensen], his administrative assistant, was at that time married to the daughter of one of my closest friends, Edgar Palmer [Edgar Zavitz Palmer] and his wife [Opal Yarbrough Palmer] [... ] So I knew something about Senator Kennedy, and in fact, I have an autographed copy of his Profiles in Courage."

Profiles in Courage | Inscribed by Kennedy

First edition of John F. Kennedy’s first book, Why England Slept, inscribed to newsman Arthur Krock, also includes As We Remember Joe, The Enemy Within, and The Fruitful Bough.<ul><li>John F. Kennedy (American).</li><li>Inscribed to Arthur Krock: “To Mr. Krock. Who Baptized, Christened, and was Best Man for this book — with my sincere thanks, Jack Kennedy.”</li><li>New York:&nbsp;Wilfred Funk, Inc,&nbsp;1940.</li><li>&nbsp;xx, 252 pp.</li><li>8vo.</li><li>Publisher’s rose cloth.</li><li>Sold as a set of 4 titles authored by Kennedy, including As We Remember Joe, The Enemy Within, The Fruitful Bough: A Tribute to Joseph P. Kennedy.</li></ul> Arthur Krock (1886-1974), the “Dean of Washington Newsmen,” was Washington correspondent and bureau chief for The New York Times and wrote the “In the Nation” column. He was a close friend and political ally of Joe Kennedy and his children. He advised John F. Kennedy with the revisions of his 1939 senior honors paper, "Appeasement in Munich,” in preparation for its publication the following year. It was Krock who suggested the new title, Why England Slept, a response to Churchill’s While England Slept. Krock would continue to advise the young Kennedy, who thanked him In the Preface to Profiles in Courage. Ted Kennedy wrote admiringly of Krock in his tribute volume to his father: “Mr. Krock has long been one of the most respected newsmen and columnists in Washington. He won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He met Dad [Joseph Kennedy] during the New Deal years and won his deep admiration. Mr. Krock advised President Kennedy in the writing of his first book, Why England Slept, and has been a source of valued help to my brothers and myself.” (Edward Kennedy, The Fruitful Bough: A Tribute to Joseph P. Kennedy, p. 112) Additional included titles: As We Remember Joe. Edited by John F. Kennedy. Privately Printed: Cambridge, Mass, 1945. First edition, second issue. Original burgundy cloth. Fine copy. Inscribed, “For Martha and Arthur Krock, Bob Kennedy. Christmas 1965.” Krock contributed a short reminiscence of Joe Kennedy from the 1940 Democratic National Convention, pp. 39-41. The Enemy Within. Kennedy, Robert F. Harper &amp; Brothers: New York, 1960. First edition. Publisher’s cloth. Spine faded. Inscribed, “To Arthur Krock, With the thanks and admiration of his friend, Bob Kennedy.” Krock wrote the foreword to The Enemy Within. The Fruitful Bough: A Tribute to Joseph P. Kennedy. Collected by Edward M. Kennedy. Privately Printed, 1965. Original blue cloth. Some scuffing to front cover. Inscribed, “To Arthur Krock, Who helped make The Fruitful Bough possible. With appreciation. Ted Kennedy. Sept 6 1965.” With carbon of typescript of Krock's contribution to the volume as submitted for editing.

Signed Set of Four First Edition Works

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?locale=en&amp;query=photograph&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en&amp;filters.type=Buy%20Now" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">photograph</a> of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?locale=en&amp;query=kennedy&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JFK</a> and Jackie, signed by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?locale=en&amp;query=Jackie%20Kennedy&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en&amp;filters.type=Buy%20Now" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackie Kennedy</a>.<ul><li>Printed February, 1964.</li><li>Inscribed on the photo "For Dr. Tavell-with deepest appreciation for everything/ With affection/ Jacqueline Kennedy."</li><li>Mounted.</li><li>Laid into green morocco spine and cloth drop box.</li></ul> Dr. Janet G. Travell (1901-1997) was a New York physician was and medical researcher. She was appointed the personal physician to President John F. Kennedy in 1961. She graduated from Wellesley College and Cornell University Medical College. She was the first female doctor to be the personal physician to a sitting United States president and retained that post until March,1965. Her specialty was treating muscular pain. Kennedy's injuries from WW II were the beginnings of his back pain problems. She helped him in the late 1950s so much that he chose her as his personal physician while he was in the White House. The photo is accompanied by a small typed note on White House stationery signed by Tavell which explains that this photo was taken when the Kennedys were in Mexico at the end of June, 1962.

Photograph of President John F. Kennedy and Jackie | Inscribed by Jackie Kennedy

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, second issue of The Strategy of Peace, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signed and inscribed</a> by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=JFK&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">JFK</a>.<ul><li>John F. Kennedy (American).</li><li>USA: Harper, 1960.</li><li>Inscribed ‘To Don (Mitchell)/With many thanks and/ my personal regards/Jack Kennedy.’</li><li>Also included is a copy of the Congressional Record for Wednesday, November 27, 1963 which deals with Kennedy’s death.</li></ul> Donald J. Mitchell (1923–2003) was a Republican U.S. Congressman from New York who served from 1973 to 1983. A World War II Army veteran, he later became involved in local politics and served in the New York State Assembly before his election to Congress. During his time in the House of Representatives, Mitchell focused on veterans' affairs, defense, and agriculture, reflecting the needs of his upstate New York constituency. Known for his moderate Republican views, he was respected for his pragmatic approach to legislation. After leaving Congress, he remained active in public service and community affairs until his death.

The Strategy of Peace Signed First Edition

Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. The Reference Library

Lot Comprises: Bernhard Bischoff, Latin Palaeography: Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Cambridge, 1989, 8vo., publisher's green cloth, dust jacket Albinia C. De La Mare, The Handwriting of Italian Humanists, vol.I., Fascicule 1, Oxford, Printed at the University Press for the Association internationale de bibliophilie, 1973, large fol., publisher's blue printed boards, black cloth spine Albinia C. De La Mare & Laura Nuvoloni, The Handwriting of the Italian Humanists, vol. II, Bartolomeo Sanvito: The Life and Work of a Renaissance Scribe, Oxford, Printed at the University Press for the Association internationale de bibliophilie, 2009, fol., publisher's red cloth, white dust jacket Albert Derolez, The Palaeography of Gothic Manuscript Books from the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth Century, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, [2003], 2006, 4to., paperback Paolo Eleuteri & Paul Carnat, Scrittura greca nell'umanesimo italiano, Milan, Il Polifilo, 1991, fol., publisher's printed wrappers, slipcase Alfred Fairbank & Berthold Wolpe, Renaissance handwriting. An anthology of italic scripts, Cleveland & New York, World Pub. Co., 1960, fol., publisher's white cloth, dust jacket Stan Knight, Historical scripts: from classical times to the Renaissance, New Castle, DE, Oak Knoll Press, 1998, fol., publisher's blue cloth gilt, dust jacket Elias A. Lowe, Handwriting: Our medieval legacy, Rome, Edizioni di storia e letteratura, 1969, fol., publisher's printed wrappers, dust jacket, inscription of Alfred Fairbank (1895‐1982) dated 1969, and carbon copy of Fairbank's letter to "Julian" (Julian Brown?) recounting his contacts with Lowe Malcolm B. Parkes, English Cursive Book Hands, 1250‐1500, London, Scolar Press, 1979, small fol., publisher's red cloth, dust jacket S. Harrison Thomson, Latin Bookhands of the Later Middle Ages 1100‐1500, Cambridge, University Press, 1969, large fol., publisher's blue cloth gilt, dust jacket Berthold Louis Ullman, The Origin and Development of Humanistic Script, Rome, Edizioni di Storia e letteratura, 1960, 4to., publisher's brown wrappers James Wardrop, The script of humanism: some aspects of humanistic script, 1460-1560, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1963, small fol., publisher's red cloth, dust jacket Jonathan Wilcox, Scraped, stroked, and bound: materially engaged readings of medieval manuscripts (Utrecht Studies in Medieval Literacy, 23), Turnhout, Brepols, 2013, 4to., publisher's printed boards Giles E. Dawson & Laetitia Kennedy‐Skipton, Elizabethan Handwriting 1500‐1650: a manual, New York, Norton, 1966, 4to., publisher's tan cloth, dust jacket John le F. Dumpleton, The Art of Handwriting, an introduction to the Italic hand, London, 1964, 8vo., pamphlet, publisher's red printed wrappers Cumberland Clark, The art of early writing: with special reference to the cuneiform system, London, Mitre Press, 1938, 8vo., publisher's green simulated cloth, dust jacket Sold as a group, not subject to return.

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