Alistair Cooke's America

London: Book Club Associates, 1973. Near Fine/Very Good. Alistair Cooke (1908-2004) was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States Outside his journalistic output, which included Letter from America and America: A Personal History of the United States, he was well known in the United States as the host of PBS Masterpiece Theatre from 1971 to 1992 After holding the job for 22 years, and having worked in television for 42 years, Cooke retired in 1992, although he continued to present Letter from America until shortly before his death He was the father of author and folk singer John Byrne CookeThis work was the book tie-in for his epic BBC series on American history, broadcast in both the UK and the US to wide acclaimA near fine copy with white cloth spine on purple cloth boards and gilt titles on the spine Front cover is blindstamped with "America"Very slight edge wear A few pages have slight creasing, but no other marks or damage to binding or text at all There is an author inscription on the half title "For Bod: With many thanks & all good wishes - Alistair Cooke, June 26/79 The Bob in the inscription was Bob Holness, and popular British TV presenterRobert Holness (1928-2012) was a British-South African radio and television presenter and occasional actor He presented the British version of Blockbusters 400 pp.