Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President - 1st Edition/1st Printing
signed first edition Cloth
1982 · Toronto, New York, London And Sydney
by Carter, Jimmy
Toronto, New York, London And Sydney: Bantam Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1982. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0553050230 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition in a mildly edgeworn Nearly Fine dust-jacket, signed by author Jimmy Carter on a bookplate affixed to the front flyleaf; The problems that Jimmy Carter faced in the White House were tremendous. This book gives a very thorough and honest review of the major challenges confronting President Carter in the late 1970s. He brought to the Oval Office a habit he shared with two of his 20th century predecessors, Nixon and Truman - that of writing daily entries in a diary. This he maintained, thankfully, throughout his presidency. It is from these entries that his memoirs are constructed. Contains all of the classic Easton Press trimmings: premium leather, silk moiré end leaves, distinctive cover design, raised bands, accented in real 22KT gold, satin ribbon page marker, gilded page edges, long-lasting, high quality acid-neutral paper, sewn pages for strength and durability; 8vo; [i-vii] viii-xiv [xv-xvi, 1-2] 3-622 [2] pages; Signed by Author . (Inventory #: 59359)