Portrait of the Assassin (Signed First Edition, First Printing)

Ford, Gerald R.; Stiles, John R.

Published by Simon and Schuster, 1965

About this Item

Signed First Edition, First Printing of this biography that lends itself one of the strangest one line descriptions in history of biography -- the biography of the assassin of a U.S. President co-written by a future U.S. President. As a member of the House of Representatives, President Gerald Ford was selected to serve on the Warren Commission investigation of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. As part of his duties, Ford was assigned to explore the biography of accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. The effort resulted in this detailed study of the life of the Commission-identified Lone Gunman, who was killed before facing trial. Signed by co-authors Gerald R. Ford and John R. Stiles on the front endpaper. Red cloth, 508 pages. No dust jacket. Minimal sign of previous use. Has a tanned area on the front endpapers where a period newspaper clipping about the release of the book had been stored.

Seller Inventory # 013611

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Portrait of the Assassin (Signed First Edition, First Printing)
• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Publication Date: 1965
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)