Description
The first edition, first printing of Alexander Hamilton, signed by Ron Chernow.
Octavo, [xi], [1], 818pp, [1]. Black cloth spine over maroon boards, title in gilt on spine. The first printing, with a full number line on the copyright page. Internally clean. In the publisher’s first state dust jacket, $35.00 retail price on front flap, bright illustrations, a fine example. Housed in a half black morocco slipcase with matching chemise.
Signed by the author on the title page.
Hamilton by Ron Chernow was published on April 26, 2004, by The Penguin Press. The biography was a finalist for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography and won the inaugural George Washington Book Prize in 2005. Its success contributed to public interest in Hamilton and inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to create the Broadway musical Hamilton, which premiered in 2015.
