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Tapped Out; The Coming World Crisis in Water and What We Can Do About It
by Simon, Paul [McGovern, George]
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 1566493498
- ISBN 13
- 9781566493499
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About This Item
New York: Welcome Rain Publishers, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Inscribed to Senator George McGovern, first edition of Tapped Out by Senator Paul Simon.. Octavo, x, 198pp. Blue hardcover, title in silver on spine. Stated "First Edition: October 1998" on copyright page, with full number line. Solid text block, lightly bumped spine, a fine example. In the publisher's dust jacket, shelf wear, bumped edges, a near fine example. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "To George McGovern - with deep gratitude - Paul Simon / 3-24-00." Paul Simon (1928-2003) was an Illinois Democrat who served in the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1985 and in the Senate from 1985 to 1997. Simon wrote twenty-two books throughout his career, and was known for his traditional horn-rimmed glasses and bow tie. In a tribute to Simon, former President Bill Clinton said he was "beyond question, one of the most remarkable public servants I ever knew." George McGovern (1922-2012) was the Democratic candidate in the 1972 presidential election, losing to incumbent President Richard Nixon. McGovern also served as Senator from South Dakota from 1963-1981.
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- Title
- Tapped Out; The Coming World Crisis in Water and What We Can Do About It
- Author
- Simon, Paul [McGovern, George]
- Illustrator
- Inscribed to Senator George McGovern, first edition of Tapped Out by Senator Paul Simon.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1566493498
- ISBN 13
- 9781566493499
- Publisher
- Welcome Rain Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Autobiography Senator Paul Simon, Senator Paul signed, Paul Simon signed, Senator Paul Simon first edition, Paul Simon Fifty Two signed, Paul Simon We Can Do Better signed, Paul Simon Winners and Losers signed, Paul Simon Tapped Out signed, Senator P
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