New York: Times Books, 1995. First edition / First printing. Black cloth spine, ivory paper-covered boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Tiny spot offset to the inside back of the jacket near the spine from the black cloth, It is not visible on the outside of the jacket. Book does not appear to be affected. A sharp attractive copy. Chosen as number 10 in The New York Times 50 Best Memoirs of the last 50 years. Barack Obama's remarkable first book, a memoir. Published 9 years before his Keynote address at the 2004 Democratic Convention propelled him into the National spotlight and four years later into the Presidency. This is the correct First Edition. The book was reissued in 2004, in both paperback and hardcover, and became a bestseller.