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  First Edition of The Soul of a New Machine; Inscribed by Tracy Kidder to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

  KIDDER, Tracy. [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis].

  The Soul of a New Machine.

  Boston: Atlantic, Little, Brown and Company, 1981.

  First edition of Kidder's second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on the title page, "For Jacqueline With Best Wishes Tracy Kidder. "From the library of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with the bookplate from the Sotheby’s 23 – 26 April 1996 sale of the estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to the verso of the front wrapper. When John F. Kennedy was sworn in as president on January 20, 1961, 31-year-old Jacqueline Kennedy became the third youngest First Lady in American history. As a presidential couple, the Kennedys differed from the Eisenhowers by their relative youth and their relationship with the media. Historian Gil Troy has noted that in particular, they “emphasized vague appearances rather than specific accomplishments or passionate commitments” and therefore fit in well in the early 1960s’ “cool, TV-oriented culture”. Kennedy’ became a fashion icon during her years in the White House, hiring American designer Oleg Cassini to design her wardrobe. She was the first First Lady to hire a press secretary, Pamela Turnure, and carefully managed her contact with the media, usually shying away from making public statements and strictly controlling the extent to which her children were photographed...

  Price: $9,800.00     Item Number: 151509

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  "It was a different game now. Clearly the machine no longer belonged to its makers": First Edition of The Soul of a New Machine; Inscribed by Tracy Kidder

  KIDDER, Tracy.

  The Soul of a New Machine.

  Boston: Atlantic, Little, Brown and Company, 1981.

  First edition of Kidder's second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Tracy Kidder on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter deAngeli. An exceptional example.

  Price: $1,250.00     Item Number: 151790

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