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McCain, John

Worth the Fighting For: A Memoir.

New York : Random House, 2002.

First edition of McCain’s memoirs. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Matthew- Best wishes John McCain.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Rembert.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-150234
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Benes, Barton Lidice; Introduction by John Berendt [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Curiosa: Celebrity Relics, Historical Fossils, & Other Metamorphic Rubbish.

New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2002.

First edition of this collection of artistic photographs. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth with a pictorial inlay on the front panel, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the title page, “For Justice Ginsburg and Martin, it is an honor for me to inscribe my book to the both ofContinue reading "Curiosa: Celebrity Relics, Historical Fossils, & Other Metamorphic Rubbish."

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$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149955
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Groom, Winston [Tom Hanks]

Forrest Gump.

Norwalk, CT : The Easton Press, 2002.

Signed limited first edition of this modern classic, basis for one of the most iconic films of the twentieth century, starring Tom Hanks. Octavo, elaborately bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, watered silk moire endpapers, silk bookmark. Boldly signed by Winston Groom andContinue reading "Forrest Gump."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150200
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Kotter, John

The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations.

Cambridge : Harvard Business School, 2002.

Early printing of this organizational work by Kotter. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Tim John Kotter.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mike Fender.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-107819
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Schorr, Jonathan [William Safire]

Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School.

New York : Ballantine Books, 2002.

First edition of this journalistic analysis of charter school life from the library of American journalist William Safire. Octavo, original half cloth. Autographed letter to American journalist William Safire laid in. As thanks for his thoughtful announcement in the word column, the note reads in part, “I am touched by the effort and generosity thatContinue reading "Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School."

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-145238
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Lucas, Jr., Robert E

Lectures on Economic Growth.

Oxford/ New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

First edition of this collection of papers “the economist who has had the greatest influence on macroeconomic research since 1970″ (Nobel Committee). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John Rogers with my best wishes Robert E. Lucas Jr.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$1,700.00
Item Number: RRB-142133
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Peress, Gilles; Michael Schulan; Susan Meiselas; Jeff Mermelstein

Here is New York.

New York : Scalo, 2002.

First edition of this work by the award-winning photographer. Thick oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, original slipcase. Inscribed by Gilless Peress. Illustrated with nearly 1000 full-color and black-and-white photographic plates with images by noted photographers such as Gilles Peress, Susan Meiselas and Jeff Mermelstein. Fine in a fine slipcase. Parr & Badger II, 232.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-972
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Zagajewski, Adam

Without End: New and Selected Poems.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.

First edition of this collection of poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow writer Peter Matthiessen, “To Peter Matthiessen- most amicably- Adam Zagajewski Houseton, February 2005.” Also, laid into this book is a note to Matthiessen stating that “Adam was pleased to inscribed this copy…”Continue reading "Without End: New and Selected Poems."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-4688
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Angelou, Maya

A Song Flung Up To Heaven.

New York : Random House, 2002.

First edition of the final volume in Angelou’s autobiography series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Ann Sherry, Joy! from Wendy and Maya Angelou.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Andy Carpenter. Jacket photograph by Dwight Carter.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-88974
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Collins, Max Allan [Tom Hanks]

Road to Perdition.

New York : Onyx Books/ The New American Library, 2002.

First edition of this work, basis for the film starring Tom Hanks and Jude Law. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Max Allan Collins and Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks on the title page. In fine condition.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-150303
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Baer, Robert [George Clooney and Matt Damon]

See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA’s War on Terrorism.

New York : Crown Publishers, 2002.

First edition of this memoir of one foot soldier’s career in the other cold war, the one against terrorist networks, basis for the 2005 film Syriana starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Dagmar, Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers Bob BauerContinue reading "See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA’s War on Terrorism."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-144086
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Buchwald, Art. [William Safire]

We’ll Laugh Again.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002.

First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on a bookplate affixed to the half-title page, “Aug 22, 2002 To Bill, you were expecting “War and Peace?” Yours, Art Buchwald.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, and presidentialContinue reading "We’ll Laugh Again."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-127932
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Arthur, Anthony (John Updike)

Literary Feuds.

New York : St. Martins Press, 2002.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, “For John Updike, with admiration- Anthony Arthur.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Updike is featured in this volume of feuds.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-5767
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Chng, Huang Hoon [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Separate and Unequal: Judicial Rhetoric and Women’s Rights.

Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2002.

First edition of this examination of the language of judges with respect to the issues of gender discrimination. Octavo, original pictorial boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “Dear Justice Ginsburg, Thank you for your support! Take care, Huang Hoon – Sept. 2002.” American lawyer and jurist,Continue reading "Separate and Unequal: Judicial Rhetoric and Women’s Rights."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148300
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Jennings, Peter and Todd Brewster

In Search of America.

New York : Hyperion, 2002.

First edition of the bestselling authors’ lavishly illustrated work exploring American identity from the country’s foundation to present day. Quarto, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs edited by Vivette Porges. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, “Rebecca You are on a great journey! & a great person P.J.” and “ToddContinue reading "In Search of America."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-144820
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Shawn, Allen [Charles Strouse]

Arnold Schoenberg’s Journey

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.

First edition of this acclaimed portrait of the composer Arnold Schoenberg by composer and pianist Allen Shawn. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with music stanzas and black-and-white photographs. From the collection of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman. Over his 50-year career, Charles Strouse wrote theContinue reading "Arnold Schoenberg’s Journey"

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-152214
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Brombert, Victor

Trains Of Thought: Memories Of A Stateless Youth.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2002.

First edition of this “beautifully cadenced work of art―it will remind some readers of Nabokov’s classic Speak, Memory” (Joyce Carol Oates). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, ” For Renee and Ted whose tenderness, poetic spirit, and wit are so precious to all their friends – AffectionatelyContinue reading "Trains Of Thought: Memories Of A Stateless Youth."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-147923
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Tartt, Donna

The Little Friend.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.

First edition of this work “destined to become a special kind of classic” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Merry Christmas Mark! from Donna.” Additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd, on the title page, front panel and on theContinue reading "The Little Friend."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-140777
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Lucas, Robert E

Lectures on Economic Growth.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press , 2002.

First edition of this collection of papers by “the economist who has had the greatest influence on macroeconomic research since 1970″ (Nobel Committee). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John with best wishes, Robert E. Lucas, Jr.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "Lectures on Economic Growth."

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-142089
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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

Vivir para Contarla [Living To Tell the Tale].

Bogota : Grupo Editorial Norma, 2002.

First edition in Spanish of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page with a large drawing of a flower, “Para Juana y Sergio, la flor del carino despues de los postres Gabriel Garcia Marquez Los Angeles, 2004.” (In English it reads, “the flowerContinue reading "Vivir para Contarla [Living To Tell the Tale]."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-132701
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Blake, Michael [Kevin Costner; Wes Studi]

Dances with Wolves.

Tucson, AZ : Hrymfaxe, 2002.

First edition of the Hrymfaxe edition of this classic novel, basis for the Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Michael Blake on the half-title page, “For Tracy (from me and John) Michael Blake.” Boldly signed by Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Costner and Wes Studi on the half-title page. Near fineContinue reading "Dances with Wolves."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151359
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Phillips, Lloyd

Beyond Borders. [WITH] A Collection of Eighty Lloyd Phillips Photographs.

Malibu : Scan Shop, 2002.

First edition of this collection of photographs taken during the filming of Martin Campbell’s ‘Beyond Borders,’ starring Angelina Jolie. Oblong octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “Arthur ‘J’, Thanks for keeping me alive and being such a good friend. LloydContinue reading "Beyond Borders. [WITH] A Collection of Eighty Lloyd Phillips Photographs."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-146969
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Peterson, Eugene H

The Message: The Bible In Contemporary Language.

Colorodo : Navpress, 2002.

First edition of the Message translation of the Bible. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, lenghthily inscribed by Eugene Peterson on the front free endpaper, who has written out the opening verse of Genesis, “For Douglas – ‘First this: God created the heavens and the earth- all you see, all you don’t see. Earth was aContinue reading "The Message: The Bible In Contemporary Language."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-152004
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Waller, Robert James

A Thousand Country Roads.

Alpine & Houston : John M. Hardy Publishing, 2002.

Signed limited edition of the sequel to The Bridges of Madison County. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Robert James Waller. Fine in a fine slipcase.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-136512
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