An Hour Before Daylight; Memories of a Rural Boyhood
by Carter, Jimmy
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0743211936
- ISBN 13
- 9780743211932
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Signed first edition of An Hour Before Daylight, by President Jimmy Carter.. Octavo, 284pp. Tan hardcover, blue spine, title in gilt on spine. First edition, first printing, with number line starting at "1" on copyright page. In publisher's dust jacket, near fine, $26.00 on front flap, light shelf wear, a near fine example. Signed by President Jimmy Carter on the title page, with a full signature. Having authored over 30 books, President Carter was recently asked which was his favorite, and he immediately responded with "An Hour Before Daylight." Published in 2001, An Hour Before Daylight recounts his boyhood in Plains, Georgia. It was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 and would become one of his best-selling books.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (US)
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- 11047
- Title
- An Hour Before Daylight; Memories of a Rural Boyhood
- Author
- Carter, Jimmy
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of An Hour Before Daylight, by President Jimmy Carter.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0743211936
- ISBN 13
- 9780743211932
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- President Jimmy Carter, Plains Georgia, Peanut Farmer, Rosalynn Carter, Keeping Faith, An Hour Before Daylight, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, Living Faith, The Hornet's Nest, Everything to Gain Making the Most of Life, White House Diary, Turning Poi
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