[Signed] [First Edition] Decisions For A Decade — Edward M. Kennedy — Signed & Inscribed — First Edition, First Printing — 1968 — Original $4.95 Dust

First Edition, First Printing, signed and inscribed by Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy in the year of publication. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1968. An attractive signed copy of Kennedy's Decisions for a Decade: Policies and Programs for the 1970s, presenting his views on American domestic policy, foreign affairs, government, and the major political and social questions he believed the country would face during the coming decade. The copyright page states "First Edition" beneath the 1968 copyright notice, identifying this as the original First Edition, First Printing. The half-title is boldly inscribed in black ink: "To Bob [surname unclear] My good wishes E. M. Kennedy Mar. 6 1968" The inscription is handwritten directly in the book and is particularly desirable because it is dated March 6, 1968, the year of publication. The recipient's surname is difficult to decipher and is therefore not asserted in this listing. The volume includes a preface by noted diplomat and historian George F. Kennan. In the original photographic dust jacket featuring a portrait of Kennedy. The front flap retains the original $4.95 publisher's price. Condition Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket, based on photographs shown. The book itself appears clean and well preserved overall, with the signed half-title bright and Kennedy's inscription bold and clearly legible. The original price-intact dust jacket remains attractive and substantially complete, with general rubbing and shelf wear, edge wear, and several short closed tears and creases at the upper corners and extremities. No major areas of paper loss are evident in the photographs shown. The photographic front panel remains strong and presents well. The jacket is protected in a clear archival-style cover and retains the original $4.95 price. A desirable signed First Edition, First Printing, enhanced by a personalized inscription dated in the year of publication.