Why England Slept

by Kennedy, John F

Why England Slept is the published version of a thesis written by John F. Kennedy while in his senior year at Harvard College. Its title was an allusion to Winston Churchill's 1938 book While England Slept, which also examined the buildup of German power.

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Why England Slept

by Kennedy, John F

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1940
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Wilfred Funk, New York, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. boards a bit faded/dusty Dust Jacket chipped, spine sunned. Previous owner's book-plate. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: World War II; Great Britain. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 20726. . … Read more about this item
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by Kennedy, John F

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New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940. First edition, early printing of John F. Kennedy's first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed in a contemporary hand "Jack Kennedy" on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine very good. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
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New York: Wilfred Funk, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first printing in dust jacket with publisher's price of $2.00 intact. 252 pp. Bound in publisher's cloth. Very Good, with patches of paper adhered to rear cover pulled from blank verso of the dust jacket. End sheets offset from binder's glue, small vintage bookseller's ticker to… Read more about this item
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New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940. First edition of John F. Kennedy's first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Miss Brown with many thanks for her help in bringing out this book Best wishes Jack Kennedy." The recipient, Mona Brown was a personal assistant and secretary to Joseph… Read more about this item
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by Kennedy, John F.; New Foreword by Henry R. Luce

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1961
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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… Read more about this item
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New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. First edition, first printing of Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy.. Octavo, xxx, 252pp, [5]. Red cloth boards, title stamped in white over blue, light wear to top edge of spine. First printing, with no additional printings mentioned on the copyright page. Solid… Read more about this item
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New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.
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1940
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New York: Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Introduction by Henry R. Luce. Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($2.00), rubbed at the surface and edges, a few small chips, two strips of reinforcement at the head and foot of the spine. Red buckram with blue and white ink lettering and designs on the… Read more about this item
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Why England Slept

by John F. Kennedy

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Greenwood Press Reprint, 1981-10-16. Hardcover. Good.
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by John F. Kennedy

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1940
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London: Hutchinson & Co, 1940. Cloth. Good. The 1940 1st British edition of JFK.s first published book, his senior thesis at Harvard, analyzing England's decision to resist Hitler when it did (rather than even earlier). Solid and G+ in its red cloth, with light staining -and spotting-- at the panels and along the spine. 12mo, 234 pgs. plus… Read more about this item
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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… Read more about this item
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Why England Slept [Pre-Publication Issue, Softcover, In Dust Jacket]

by Kennedy, John F. (Fitzgerald), Foreword By Henry R. Luce

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1940
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New York: Wilfrid Funk, Inc., 1940. First Edition . Plain Wrappers. Very Good + Book/Good Dustjacket. 252 Pp. Probably The Earliest Published State Of The Book, Signatures Neatly Stitched With Nine Sets Of Stitching, But Unbound, Three Preliminary Blank Leaves, Four Final Blank Leaves. Red Pencil Note On Front Sheet, "Publication / Aug 1St /Price $2.00", (Actually Published… Read more about this item
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Why England Slept

by Kennedy, John F.

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by Kennedy, John F.

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New York, NY: Wilfred Funk, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 252 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. Dust jacket not price clipped. The jacket is primarily white with red and black type face on the front. The… Read more about this item
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TIMOTHY'S QUEST a Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read it

by WIGGIN, KATE DOUGLAS

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

by KENNEDY John F.

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1940. Signed. KENNEDY, John F. Why England Slept. New York: Wilfred Funk, 1940. Octavo, original red cloth, dust jacket supplied from another copy of the same edition. $16,000.First edition, sixth printing, of John F. Kennedy's first book, issued four months after the first printing, of JFK's striking analysis of Britain's lack of preparation for WWII, inscribed by him on… Read more about this item
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WHY ENGLAND SLEPT

by Kennedy, John F.

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Wilfred Funk, New York, 1961, 1961. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Collectible, Fine/Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover, fine in near fine white dj. Clean, unmarked. 252 pp. Introduction by Henry R. Luce. JFK's Harvard thesis as it was adroitly first published in 1940 through connections of his father, Joseph P. Kennedy who was serving as Ambassador… Read more about this item
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Why England Slept

by John F. Kennedy

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1940
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Wilfred Funk, 1940. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Near Fine Copy In Like Jacket.$2.00 on Flap. 2nd Edition The Futhure President First Book Very Rare In This Condition Beautiful Fresh Copy..
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Why England Slept

by Kennedy, John F.

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WHY ENGLAND SLEPT

by KENNEDY, JOHN F.

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