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On China

2011

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A signed, hardcover first edition of On China written by Henry Kissinger with a personal inscription to General Colin L. Powell. The hardcover book features a glossy white paper jacket over its grey hardcover. The grey spine displays the book title, author, and publisher name, printed vertically in white text. The lone marking on the front hardcover is “Henry Kissinger” in white text. There are no markings on the back cover. The jacket front features large black and red text, “Henry / Kissinger / On / China”. The spine of the jacket features the same text as the cover. Throughout the book are black-and-white photographs and the last page is numbered at 586. On the front title page, inscribed and signed in black ink, is a note from Kissinger to General Colin L. Powell, “To / Colin Powell / for his inspirational / public service / from his friend / Henry A.

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Catalog reference: A2022.101.1.48

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