The Nixons. A Family Portrait

Book Publishers Network, 2009.

PRESENTATION COPY FROM ED NIXON, YOUNGEST OF THE FIVE NIXON BROTHERS, TO DISGRACED FORMER BRITISH MP JONATHAN AITKEN, WHO WROTE A MUCH-ACCLAIMED BIOGRAPHY OF FORMER US PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON. THE HAND-WRITTEN INSCRIPTION OPPOSITE THE TITLE-PAGE READS: "TO JONATHAN AITKEN WITH DEEP GRATITUDE FOR THE INSPIRATION TO CONTINUE AND TO RECOGNIZE TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS AS FUEL FOR THE ENGINE OF DISCOVERY. STRONG FAMILIES ARE AT THE HEART OF A GREAT NATION. KEEP THE FAITH ALIVE!" ED. 5-9-09. Also signed by both authors on the title-page. Aitken was convicted of perjury in 1999 and received an 18-month prison sentence, of which he served seven months. Hardback. xiv, 474 pages. Dust-jacket. Like new.