Signed by author First Edition Hardcover with dust jacket Pre-owned, good condition Hardcover with dust jacket, signed large, heavy, sturdy squarish book, dark red spine, dark blue and black cloth covers with the president's seal at center front in gray and blue, bright gilt lettering for title and author's name, dark blue inside covers and adjacent end papers, 480 glossy pages, an extensive index and brief bios for the many contributors, profusely illustrated, much in color. Signed in blue on bookplate with tree ink by James M. McPherson on half-title page. DJ glossy in shades of blue and black a color photograph of JFK giving his inaugural speech on front, Grover Cleveland on back doing same.