Buckley, William F. ON THE FIRING LINE. THE PUBLIC LIFE OF OUR PUBLIC FIGURES. NY: Random House 1989. H. First edition. Speciial issue bound in gilt-stamped fulll leather with all edges gilt and including one typed manuscript page with Buckley's hand corrections and signed by him in the top margin inserted in a pocket on the front pastedown as issued. Limitation not specified. Introduction by Alistair Cooke. Slight roll on the spine leather; otherwise, an unread copy in Fine condition. The manuscript page is numbered "-331-" and appears in corrected form on p238 in the text. Contents are Buckley's review of a sex scandel involving an administrative aide during his administration and Truman Capote's seeking Buckley's help in getting a documentary on capital punishment on the air. The page ends with the first line of Capote's interview on Buckley's "The Firing Line.".
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