HERE IS THE BOOK "AN OUTSTRETCHED HAND" ("POEMS, PRAYERS, AND MEDITATIONS") WRITTEN AND SIGNED BY ROD McKUEN. 

 IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION, WITH SOME WEAR--DUST JACKET HAS WEAR AND TEAR-WORST IS AT THE TOP EDGE.

MR. McKUEN SIGNED:    "Alice-  with love    Rod McKuen   18 June, 1980".

ROD McKUEN WAS A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, WHO IS ALSO A SINGER AND A COMPOSER, WHO IS SAID TO HAVE WRITTEN OVER 1500 SONGS. IF FACT, McKUEN HAS RECEIVED  2  ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR COMPOSING FOR FILMS. HE HAS ALSO BEEN AWARDED 2 PRESTIGIOUS FREEDOM FOUNDATION AWARDS FOR HIS HUMANITARIAN WORK.        

ROD McKEON DIED JANUARY 29, 2015.

BOOK IS A 1980 FIRST EDITION; HAS A DUST JACKET; CONTAINS 152 PAGES; WAS PUBLISHED BY HARPER AND ROW.

COMES WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY FROM BROTHERPREACHER COLLECTIBLES.  I HAVE OVER 4,900 SIGNED ITEMS LISTED IN MY EBAY STORE, INCLUDING OVER 2,600 "SIGNED BOOKS", AND MORE ARE TO FOLLOW.

Buyer pays all return shipping charges. Item must be returned in excellent condition as originally purchased from brotherpreacher. Buyer must first contact brotherpreacher via eBay messaging prior to requesting a refund from eBay or PayPal. This seller, by mutual agreement, along with a "money back refund", either or, not both, may also be willing to exchange a book of comparable price.

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