The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by [AFRICAN AMERICANA] [POLITICS] OBAMA, Barack
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, 2006. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24.25cm); black paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [viii],375,[1]pp. Bookplate mounted to the half-title page, signed by Obama within a raised ruled border, and featuring a raised Presidential seal. Base of spine gently nudged, a few tiny scratches to lower edge of textblock, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $25.00), with light wear to extremities; Near Fine. The former U.S. President's second book, touching on his spiritual beliefs and subjects central to his 2008 campaign.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57202
- Title
- The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
- Author
- [AFRICAN AMERICANA] [POLITICS] OBAMA, Barack
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; African-Americana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
Lorne Bair Rare Books specializes in books, mansuscripts, and printed ephemera relating to American Social History, with an emphasis on radical and utopian movements of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We are available in our showroom by appointment, at shows, and on-line through various booksellers' sites or at our website www.lornebair.com.
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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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Bookplate
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...