2 Ron Chernow first editions are documented on this shelf, from Washington: A Life (2010) to Grant (2017). Each linked guide gives the points of issue that separate a true first printing of that Ron Chernow title from later printings and book-club copies — the publisher and year to expect, the number-line or edition-statement conventions, and the tells that show up in online listings.

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Washington: A Life — 2010 · The Penguin PressFirst printing has a complete number line on the copyright page that includes (ends in) 1; later printings drop the 1. Issued in tan boards with a green spine, gilt lettering, and a price-bearing first-state dust jacket. US The Penguin Press (New York), 2010, is the true first edition. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography, 2011. Confirm the number line includes 1; any printing line not reaching 1 is a later printing. Heavily reprinted title.
Grant — 2017 · The Penguin PressFirst printing carries a complete number line on the copyright page ending in 1; later printings drop the 1. A thick octavo (roughly xxiii + 1,074 pages) bound in blue boards with a blue cloth spine, the title and the author's initials stamped in gilt on the front panel and spine. The price-bearing first-state dust jacket should retain its printed price on the front flap. US The Penguin Press (New York), 2017, is the true first edition. Confirm the number line includes 1; the book was heavily reprinted, so later printings are common and lack the terminal 1.

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