Philadelphia: Macrae-Smith-Company, 1938. First Edition. An unusual book aimed at guys who want to go from copy boy to ace reporter. Unusual in the sense that it combines both fiction and nonfiction. We follow Jerry, a likeable copy boy on a New Jersey daily who puts up with coarse (and... More about Copy Boy
New York: Atheneum, 1984. First American Edition. INSCRIBED by Harold Evans on the title page: "For --- / With warm regards and / admiration, from the author / Harold Evans / Chicago 1984." A terrific autobiography by one of the most outstanding journalists of the 20th century. Near Fine, with... More about Good Times, Bad Times
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1963. First Edition. Octavo, 386 pages. Very good in a Very Good dust jacket. Pages slightly browned along edges, some soiling on the bottom edge. Dust jacket has a few small tears, soiling and yellowing. Ownership signature on front free end paper. A collection of... More about America Comes of Middle Age
New York: Hastings House, Publishers, 1970. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author to NBC News anchorman John Chancellor on the front free end paper: "For Jack: / A great newsman with / a fatal flaw -- he's not at CBS. / With thanks for years of friendship. / Bill." Octavo... More about To Kill a Messenger: Television News and the Real World
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1948. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author to George Kennan on the half title: "For George Kennan, / with admiration, / respect and appreciation, / Sam Welles." Octavo, 386 pages. Page edges lightly creased, possibly due to improper shelving. Spine and lower front corner bumped... More about Profile of Europe