Time to Heal

1979. First Edition. Signed. FORD, Gerald R. A Time to Heal. (New York): Harper & Row/Reader's Digest, (1979). Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. $1200.First trade edition of President Ford’s memoirs, one of an unknown limitation of copies specially autographed for members of “The First Edition Circle,” signed by Ford on a tipped-in leaf.The 38th President's memoirs are ""at once the autobiography of a political career and the human story of a dedicated but unassuming man propelled by history into taking on the immense burdens of the Presidency,"" with a special emphasis on Ford's decision to pardon Nixon and the transition of power between the two. Illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photographs. Also issued in a signed limited edition of 250 copies. Fine condition.