The Red White and Blue. Signed by John Gregory Dunne. Limited First Edition. Franklin Library. Franklin Center, 1987.

John Gregory Dunne was an American journalist and author who published several popular works in the late twentieth century. He had a successful career as a screenwriter, but published fiction and non-fiction works as well. He was also the husband of acclaimed author Joan Didion. In The Red White and Blue, he provides a political novel about a fictional American family with significant political power and influence. The work reflects on the 1960s and 70s, with intense focus on the social tensions of the period. While it wasn’t as well-received as his previous bestseller, True Confessions, The Red White and Blue was highly anticipated and ambitious. It is Dunne’s reflection on America, capturing some of the cynicism and disillusionment that accompanied the post-Vietnam era.

This limited first edition is signed by Dunne on the publisher’s tipped in signature page. It is in near-fine condition. In the original leather, finely gilt stamped. Raised bands. Gilt spine label. Text block near-fine, only very minor rubbing to bottom edge. Gilt edges. Faux marbled endpapers and bookmark sewn in.

A near-fine signed limited first edition by John Gregory Dunne.