Written by
Senator Kennedy, Robert F., American, 1925 - 1968
Senator Kennedy, Edward, American, 1932 - 2009
Published by
Hallmark Editions, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Date
1969
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product) with cardboard , adhesive and thread
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7 11/16 × 4 3/4 × 1/2 in. (19.5 × 12.1 × 1.2 cm)
Description
A first edition, hardcover edition of Robert F. Kennedy: Promises to Keep written by Robert F. Kennedy, with an introductory note by Ted Kennedy. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with a sewn binding and adhesive binding. The book’s paper dust jacket features a color photograph of Kennedy is standing in front of a building with large glass windows. Kennedy is depicted from the thighs up, standing in profile, with his body turned towards the spine edge of the book. His hands are in his suit pants pockets and he is looking downwards. Kennedy wears a gray suit, gray tie, and a white dress shirt. Between Kennedy and the building is a white panel with long black diagonal lines. White text printed at the top reads [Robert F. Kennedy: / Promises To Keep / With an Introductory Note by Edward M. Kennedy]. Printed on the jacket spine is the full title of the book at the top, and the name of the publisher, [Hallmark], printed at the bottom. The back of the dust jacket is white. Printed at the top is the text [From Robert F. Kennedy: Promises to Keep] followed by a three paragraph quote from that book printed in black text divided by a thin blue line. The front and back covers are covered in variegated blue cloth. Embossed in silver on the front cover, at the top center, is the title of the book [Robert F. Kennedy: / Promises To Keep], above small text that reads [HALLMARK EDITIONS]. The text is framed above and below with two bands of fourteen five-pointed stars. The back cover is plain. The book title, [Robert F. Kennedy: Promises To Keep], is printed in silver text at the center of the spine, and framed on either side with a single five-pointed star. The interior pages are white with black text, color photographs of Kennedy, and a timeline of Kennedy’s speaking engagements. The book has 61 pages.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Books and Published Materials
Type
hardcover books
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Civil rights
Government
Politics
Race relations
Segregation
Travel
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.52.22
Restrictions & Rights
© Hallmark Editions
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5667808be-b58f-4d7d-b12d-6fa53fe76f62

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