FIRST EDITION OF THE ENEMY WITHIN, INSCRIBED BY RFK

KENNEDY, Robert. The Enemy Within. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1960). Octavo, original olive cloth, original dust jacket. $4000.

First edition of Robert Kennedy's account of his battle to rid the American labor movement of corruption, inscribed, "To Suzanne with Best Wishes. Robert F. Kennedy."

In 1957, Kennedy "was named chief counsel of what became known as the Rackets Committee and made a name for himself by uncovering corrupt practices in the Teamsters' Union. In 1959 Kennedy left the committee to write The Enemy Within on his investigation" (ANB). "The point I want to make is this," Kennedy declares: "If we do not on a national scale attack organized criminals with weapons and techniques as effective as their own, they will destroy us" (page 265). Featuring foreword by Arthur Krock and eight pages of black-and-white photographs. First printing, with first edition statement on copyright page and publisher's code "A-K."

Cloth with mild toning to edges, dust jacket with only very mild wear to spine ends. A near-fine inscribed copy.