Description
First edition of Turning Point by President Jimmy Carter, inscribed to music producer Phil Spector.
Octavo, xxv, 223pp. Beige cloth spine, title printed in gold. Publishers dust jacket, near fine, with $22.00 price on front flap, faint shelf wear. Signed on half title by President Jimmy Carter to music producer and songwriter Phil Spector: “Thanks & best wishes to Philip Spector – Jimmy Carter.” A unique association copy, undoubtedly signed before Spector was convicted of the second-degree murder of Lana Clarkson.
Comments: Phil Spector was a Grammy award winning record producer. He would produce 18 Top-10 singles during his lifetime, with artists such as The Beatles, the Ramones, Leonard Cohen and Doni DiMucci. He was convicted of second degree murder in 2003 and will likely remain in prison for the remainder of his life.
