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Capital Punishment; The Inevitability of Caprice and Mistake
by Black, Charles L. [Bill Clinton]
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- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1974. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Near fine. Inscribed by Bill Clinton as Attorney General of Arkansas in 1977, the first edition of Capital Punishment: The Inevitability of Caprice and Mistake by Charles L. Black Jr.. Twelvemo, 96pp. Blue illustrated covers. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Faint shelf wear to covers. Free of notes or marginalia. Includes a printout of an e-mail from 2007, asking Mr. Epes if he knows more about the provenance of this book. Inscribed on the half title: "To Wooten - Thanks for all your help and friendship. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Bill Clinton / Christmas 1977." A unique early signature from the future President, with a unique connection to the Whitewater controversy. Wooten Epes was the agency director of the Arkansas Housing Development Finance Authority, appointed by Governor Bill Clinton in 1983. He was ensnared in the Whitewater Controversy and compelled to testify before congress about political influence and large donations to the Clinton Campaign, in exchange for loan consideration from the Arkansas Housing Authority.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15217
- Title
- Capital Punishment; The Inevitability of Caprice and Mistake
- Author
- Black, Charles L. [Bill Clinton]
- Illustrator
- Inscribed by Bill Clinton as Attorney General of Arkansas in 1977, the first edition of Capital Punishment: The Inevitability of
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- first edition Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton My Life, Clinton Portrait of Victory, Hillary Clinton Living History, Between Hope and History Clinton, Hard Choices Clinton, Bill Clinton Giving, Bill Clinton Back To Work, Clinton Selected Speeches
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