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The Virtues Of Aging
by Carter, Jimmy
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0345428269
- ISBN 13
- 9780345428264
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About This Item
New York: The Ballantine Publishing Group, 1998. First Edition / Third Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First edition of The Virtues of Aging, signed by President Jimmy Carter.. Octavo, xiii, [1], 140pp, [6]. Hardcover, title in gilt on spine. In the publisher's dust jacket, fine condition, retail price on front flap. Signed by former President Carter on the front endpaper with a full signature.
Synopsis
Jimmy Carter (James Earl Carter, Jr.), thirty-ninth president of the United States, is the author of thirteen previous books. In 1982 he became University Distinguished Professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and founded The Carter Center, which addresses national and international issues of public policy and attempts to promote democracy, protect human rights, and prevent disease and other afflictions. In 1991, President Carter launched The Atlanta Project (TAP), a communitywide effort to attack the social problems associated with poverty. He also teaches Sunday school and is a deacon in the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains. For recreation, he enjoys fly-fishing, woodworking, jogging, cycling, tennis, and skiing.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10512
- Title
- The Virtues Of Aging
- Author
- Carter, Jimmy
- Illustrator
- First edition of The Virtues of Aging, signed by President Jimmy Carter.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First Edition / Third Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0345428269
- ISBN 13
- 9780345428264
- Publisher
- The Ballantine Publishing Group
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- 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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