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Walking with the Wind; A Memoir of the Movement
by Lewis, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684810654
- ISBN 13
- 9780684810652
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. First edition, first printing of Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement, signed by Congressman John Lewis.. Octavo, 496pp. Gray hardcover, title stamped in gilt on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Light foxing to outer edge of text block, otherwise fine. Laid-in postcard for an Atlanta History Center lecture and book signing event. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $26.00 on front flap, faint shelf wear, an attractive example. Signed on the title page: "To Libby, Keep the faith, Best Wishes, John Lewis. 4-21-07." John Lewis (1940-2020) served in the United States House of Representatives from 1987-2020, representing Georgia's 5th Congressional District. He was a lifelong civil rights activist, helping to organize the March on Washington in 1963, and he led the first of three marches from Selma to Montgomery across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11788
- Title
- Walking with the Wind; A Memoir of the Movement
- Author
- Lewis, John
- Illustrator
- First edition, first printing of Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement, signed by Congressman John Lewis.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0684810654
- ISBN 13
- 9780684810652
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- first edition John Lewis, signed book John Lewis, Walking with the Wind Lewis, Across that bridge John Lewis, March John Lewis, Lead from the Outside Abrams, Audacity of Hope Obama, Becoming Obama, Dreams from my father Obama, promised land Obama,
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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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....
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Number Line
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