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Are all hardback first editions of “The Audacity of Hope” first printings?

Are all hardback first editions of “The Audacity of Hope” first printings or has the book undergone more than one series of printings? Across the top of the dusk jacket, my copy says, “THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller.” Does this refer to “The Audacity of Hope” (in which case, my copy is not a first printing) or does it refer to Barack Obama (since his first book was a bestseller, too)? I can find no printing information on my copy’s copyright page, which I think is a sign that the book is the first printing, but I’m not sure.
My copy is definitely a first edition. However, I do not know if it is a first printing of the first edition or second or third, etc.

Yes, it sounds like a first edition…should be published by Crown in 2006.
If it’s hardcover and says 2006, then that should be a first edition. They don’t usually publish two hard covers–too expensive.
To be sure, check the ISBN…should be on the back, or wherever the barcode is. One of these numbers is the ISBN-10 and one is the ISBN-13–I don’t know which. But if one of them matches up, you’ve got a first edition.
978-0-307-23769-9 OR 0-307-23769-9

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