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
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
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
Corinth, Vermont: Black Mountain Press, 1967. First Edition. A pamphlet reprinting an article from Ramparts magazine in which Jonathan Mirsky described the differences he encountered when returning to Vietnam in 1967 compared with his experiences there in 1965. The war, he found, had turned much of the population anti-American. Eight tall, narrow... More
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
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