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New York : Norton, 2002.
First edition of this collection of African folktales chosen and introduced by Nelson Mandela. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Mandela on the title page.
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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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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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New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 2003.
First edition of this re-issue of this charming story. Small octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the illustrator, Maurice Sendak on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.
First printing of the fourth edition of Robert M. Parker’s first book and definitive classic in the field. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed with a star by Robert M. Parker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Beth Middleworth. Author photograph by the author’sContinue reading "Bordeaux: A Consumer’s Guide to the World’s Finest Wines."
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Los Angeles : Circa Publications, 2003.
First edition. Folio, Original illustrated boards. In fine condition. Signed and dated in 2005 by Frank Gehry on the front panel.
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Haiti : Bibliotheque nationale d'Haiti, 2003.
First edition of Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s political and social views during his presidency in Haiti. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout with color photographs, in the original Haitian Creole. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Shalom and Best wishes to you dear Prof. Lake. May “Shalom 2004” remember us whatContinue reading "Shalom 2004."
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New York : Viking, 2003.
First edition of the release of the 50th Anniversary of Bellow’s third and breakthrough book resulting in his first of three unprecedented National Book Awards. Inscribed by Bellow “For ________ with good wishes, Saul Bellow.” Rather uncommon signed as Bellow was advanced in years at the publication of this anniversary edition and did not engageContinue reading "The Adventures of Augie March."
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.
First edition of this volume which compiles John Nash’s most well-known papers. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the title page, “John F. Nash, Jr. 1 March 2011.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grady Klein.
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New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003.
First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s biography of Katharine Hepburn. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For Tom and Bill – the best reason I have to return to Chicago – with new and old affection, respectively Scott. July 2003Continue reading "Kate Remembered."
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New York : The Monacelli Press, 2003.
First edition. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Peter Eisenman. In near fine condition.
Read more![The Spiderwick Chronicles Complete Set [The Field Guide, The Seeing Stone, Lucinda’s Secret, The Ironwood Tree, The Wrath of Mulgarath; The Care and Feeding of Sprites; Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You; The Spiderwick Chronicles: Notebook for Fantastical Observations].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/RRB-141589.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1 "The Spiderwick Chronicles Complete Set [The Field Guide, The Seeing Stone, Lucinda's Secret, The Ironwood Tree, The Wrath of Mulgarath; The Care and Feeding of Sprites; Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You; The Spiderwick Chronicles: Notebook for Fantastical Observations].")
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003-2009.
First editions of each volume in the author’s acclaimed series, basis for the 2008 film starring Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker and Sarah Bolger, with Nick Nolte, Seth Rogen, and Martin Short in voice roles. Octavo, 5 volumes, original illustrated boards. Each volume is signed by each author on the title page. In fine condition.
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Washington, D.C : National Geographic Society, 2003.
Original May 2003 edition of The National Geographic Magazine cover signed by the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers featuring a portrait of Hillary wearing a winter jacket. Signed by Hillary in black felt tip on the front panel, “Ed Hillary.” In near fine condition.Continue reading "Edmund Hillary Signed 2003 National Geographic Magazine Cover."
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
First illustrated edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by James McPherson on a laid in bookplate. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Kathleen M. Lynch.
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New York : Ecco/HarperCollinsPublishers, 2003.
First edition of Edith Grossman’s definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. Octavo, original half cloth. Translated by Edith Grossman. Introduction by Harold Bloom. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design and photograph by David High and Ralph Del Pozzo.
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Otley : Smith Settle, 2003.
Signed limited De Luxe edition of this practical angling book focused on fly fishing for trout in smaller streams and flowing rivers. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full goatskin with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with ten illustrations and tipped in prints.Continue reading "Brook and River Trouting."
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Kansas City : Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003.
First edition of this illustrated biographic portrait of Mandela. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed and dated by the editor on the title page, “Best wishes Mac Maharaj 20 Sept 2007.” Edited by Mac Maharaj and Ahmed Kathrada.
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Rochester : Boa Editions, 2003.
First edition of this collection of poems by the award-winning author. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “with my Love Fadhil Al-Azzawi and again below in Arabic. In near fine condition. Translated and with an introduction by Khaled Mattawa.
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2003.
Two-dollar bill signed by British metal legend Ozzy Osbourne in black felt tip in the center. Series 2003A Federal Reserve Note from the United States of America, with “Good luck! Ozzy” written in red in an unknown hand. In near fine condition. Housed in a clear acrylic banknote display case. The entire piece measures 8Continue reading "Ozzy Osbourne Signed Two Dollar Bill."
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New York : Random House, 2003.
First edition of this powerful work, which tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Melissa, Tracy Kidder.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Mountains Beyond Mountains."
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New York : Pantheon Books, 2003.
First edition of “the most original coming-of-age story from the Middle East yet” (People). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Marjane Satropi on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine jacket. Jacket and binding design by Jean-Christophe Menu. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2003.
First edition of this work which examines the history of infinity, focusing primarily on the work of Georg Cantor, the 19th-century German mathematician who created set theory. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Base Art Co./Terry Rohrbach.
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First British Edition. Signed by Coetzee on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.
First edition of the compilation of the essays of the great composer Milton Babbitt. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by the composer, “For ____ _____, With Warmest greetings, from Milton Babbitt 6/18/08.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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First Edition
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