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New York: Simon And Schuster, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Good/very good. Hardcover 1st edition in dustjacket. Signed without personalization, "Best Wishes, Dan Kurzman" on the front free endpaper. A good copy with general wear at the board edges and spine ends, and a remainder stamp to the bottom text block edges. Interior is clean and unmarked. Binding is solid, but lacking in tightness - cocked forward and with a spine crease near the second picture insert. Unclipped jacket is better than the book, bright, clean and straight with minor wear at the panel edges. 544 pp., some black and white photos, indexed.

Taipei: Chinese Nationalist Huang Fuxing Party / China Century Exchange Association, 2009. Limited ed. Paperback. Good. Text in Chinese. Limited to 1000 copies. Oversize trade paperback. A Good+ copy with general wear to the cover edges and a narrow crease along the rear cover. Some scuffing and fingering to the shiny covers. The interior is much better - clean, tight and unmarked. Filled with photos in black/white as well as color, this 182 pp. commemorative putlication celebrates the 100th birthday of former Taiwan President and military hero Chiang Ching-Kuo.

New York: A LIsa Drew Book / Scribner, 2003. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Signed without inscription by first lady Barbara Bush on a blank page between the free endpaper and the half-title. "Autographed Copy" sticker to the lower front panel of the dustjacket. White and blue hardcover with bronze spine lettering, second printing in dustjacket. A very good copy with minor crimping at the spine tips and two pencilled X marks on the top and bottom textblock edge. Otherwise a clean, straight, solid copy. Unclipped jacket has minor shelfwear to the top of the panels - bright and attractive. 420 pp., indexed, color photo insert at center. Nicely signed.

New York: Times Books, 1992. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. Signed without inscription by former US President Jimmy Carter on the first blank in black sharpie. Green cloth and gray boards, hardcover with gilt spine lettering. Second printing in unclipped dustjacket. A very good copy with minor shelfwear to the board edges. Clean and tight as if unread. The jacket is not quite as good with minor soiling and some ruffling bends to the panel edges - still good+. 223 pp., indexed. Jimmy Carter, while an unpopular president, gained the respect of a nation through his work with Habitat for Humanity and other humanitarian efforts. He is the longest-lived US President in history.