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A Time to Heal
by Ford, Gerald R
- Used
- Fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060112972
- ISBN 13
- 9780060112974
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/near fine. Signed first edition of A Time To Heal by President Gerald R. Ford, inscribed to his friend and Betty Ford Center board member, Paul G. Jenkins.. Octavo, 454pp. Blue cloth, title in gilt on spine and replicated gilt signature on cover. Stated "first edition" on copyright page, with full number line beginning at 1. Publisher's first state dust jacket, near fine, $12.95 retail price, with "0679" at bottom of front flap, light sunning to the spine, bright illustrations. Book is signed on the front free endpaper: "To my very good friend, Paul Jenkins, with appreciation for your many kindnesses. Best regards, Gerald R. Ford." Paul G. Jenkins (1927-2009) met President Ford after his presidency, competing in charity golf tournaments around Southern California. Jenkins, a former stock broker, was a Board Member of the Betty Ford Center and a Founding Trustee of the Eisenhower Medical Center. Ford and Jenkins remained friends until Ford's death in 2006.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12929
- Title
- A Time to Heal
- Author
- Ford, Gerald R
- Illustrator
- Signed first edition of A Time To Heal by President Gerald R. Ford, inscribed to his friend and Betty Ford Center board member,
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060112972
- ISBN 13
- 9780060112974
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Humor and the Presidency Gerald Ford, A Time To Heal Gerald Ford, Selected Speeches Gerald Ford, Portrait of the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, The Times of My Life Betty Ford, Write It When I'm Gone Thomas DeFrank, Aspects of the Presidency John Hersey
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Jacket
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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