Coetzee, J.M
Elizabeth Costello.
London : Secker & Warburg, 2003.
First British Edition. Signed by Coetzee on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-212
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Babbitt, Milton; Edited by Stephen Peles
The Collected Essays of Milton Babbitt.
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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Item Number: RRB-1280
Martin, Jr. Bill. Illustrated by Eric Carle
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2003.
First edition of the third companion book to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, the book that began Eric Carle’s career as an illustrator. Quarto, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Eric Carle. Signed by Carle on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-114705
Jones, Edward P
The Known World.
New York : HarperCollins, 2003.
First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Edward P. Jones on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Laura Blost.
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Item Number: RRB-146333
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel; Edith Grossman
Living To Tell the Tale.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.
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Item Number: RRB-146431
Krakauer, Jon
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith.
New York : Doubleday, 2003.
First edition of this work “right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song” (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed by Jon Krakauer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana.
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Item Number: RRB-133280
De Cervantes, Miguel [Gabriel Garcia Marquez]
Don Quixote.
New York : Ecco/ Harper Collins Publishers, 2003.
First edition of this new translation which is considered one of the finest English-language translations of the Spanish novel, by authors and critics including Carlos Fuentes and Harold Bloom, who called her “the Glenn Gould of translators, because she, too, articulates every note.” Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez on the front free endpaper, whoContinue reading "Don Quixote."
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Item Number: RRB-118745
Banerjee, Subhankar; Matthiessen, Peter; Schaller, George B.; Miller, Debbie S.; Sibley, David Allen; Mauer, Fran; Meadows, William H.; Foreword by Jimmy Carter
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land.
Seattle : The Mountaineer Books, 2003.
First edition of the most comprehensive, photographic documentation of the biodiversity and indigenous cultures of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Peter Matthiessen and Terry Tempest Williams on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
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Item Number: RRB-148029
Malkiel, Burton G
The Random Walk Guide To Investing.
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2003.
First edition of this essential book for any investor. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Ted with best wishes Burt December 2003.”Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tamaye Perry.
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Item Number: RRB-150407
Coetzee, J.M. [Translated and Introduced by]
Landscape with Rowers: Poetry from the Netherlands.
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.
First edition of this collection of poetry translated and introduced by Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by J.M. Coeztee on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Maria Lindenfeldar.
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Item Number: RRB-129194
Gehry, Frank
Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2003.
First edition of this volume on Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Frank Gehry on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Preface by Deborah Borda. Introduction by Frank Gehry. With essays by Richard Koshalek and Dana Hutt, Carol McMichael Reese, Esa-Pekka Salonen andContinue reading "Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall."
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Item Number: RRB-515
Axworthy, Lloyd [Madeleine K. Albright]
Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future.
Canada : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2003.
First edition of this call for action from one of Canada’s most eloquent statesmen and thinkers. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Madeleine Who always treated Canada with respect, and helped keep the salmon swimming Lloyd Axworthy.” Accompanied by an autograph letter from the author, “Madeleine,Continue reading "Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future."
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Item Number: RRB-147584
Manji, Irshad. [Madeleine Albright]
The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith.
Canada : Random House, 2003.
First edition of this deeply personal critique of contemporary Islam. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the dedication page, “Dear Secretary Albright: From one proud feminist and immigrant to another- in the spirit of universal human rights… Best, Irshad (you can reach me through my website or through Bob Benia).” WithContinue reading "The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith."
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Item Number: RRB-149069
Fermor, Patrick Leigh; Edited by Artemis Cooper
Words of Mercury.
London : John Murray, 2003.
Early printing of this collection of essays by Leigh Fermor. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Leigh Fermor on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designed by Octavius Murray. Edited by Artemis Cooper.
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Item Number: RRB-78903
Eisenman, Peter
Blurred Zones: Eisenman Architects 1988-1988.
New York : Monacelli Press, 2003.
First edition. Folio, original gray cloth. Inscribed by architect Peter Eisenman. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-2327
Reeve, Philip
Predator’s Gold.
London : Scholastic Press, 2003.
First edition of the second volume in Philip Reeve’s award-winning Mortal Engines Quartet. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Philip Reeve on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by David Frankland.
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Item Number: RRB-152137
Bollier, David [Madeleine Albright]
The Rise of Netpolitik: How the Internet is Changing International Politics and Diplomacy.
Washington, D.C. : The Aspen Institute, 2003.
First edition of this work on how the internet is transforming global politics and diplomacy. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” The collector, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President BillContinue reading "The Rise of Netpolitik: How the Internet is Changing International Politics and Diplomacy."
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Item Number: RRB-147968
Coombs, David; Minnie Churchill [Winston S. Churchill]
Sir Winston Churchill’s Life Through His Paintings.
Delray Beach, Florida : Levenger Press, 2003.
Levenger limited edition of this definitive, comprehensive catalogue of over 500 oil paintings created by Winston Churchill. Quarto, bound in full dark blue leather with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, frontispiece of Churchill painting, profusely illustrated with Churchill’s oil paintings. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 1,141. In fine condition.Continue reading "Sir Winston Churchill’s Life Through His Paintings."
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Item Number: RRB-151021
Rowling, J.K
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
London : Bloomsbury, 2003.
First adult edition of the fifth novel in J.K. Rowling’s enormously popular best-selling Harry Potter Series. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Webb. Jacket image by Michael Wildsmith. Author photograph by Bill de la Hey.
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Item Number: RRB-151259
Hartmann, William K.; [James Lovell]
A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet.
New York : Workman Publishing, 2003.
First edition of this complete and accessible guidebook to Mars. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with color photographs and a folding map of Martian markings charted by Earth-based telescopes in the 1960s. Association copy, boldly inscribed by the author to James Lovell on the title page, “For Jim Lovell with admiration! William K Hartmann.” TheContinue reading "A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet."
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Item Number: RRB-147320
Manikas, Peter M., Laura L. Thornton [Madeleine Albright]
Political Parties in Asia: Promoting Reform and Combating Corruption in Eight Countries.
United States of America : Library of Congress, 2003.
First edition of this comparative analysis of anti-corruption strategies employed by political parties across eight Asian nations. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policyContinue reading "Political Parties in Asia: Promoting Reform and Combating Corruption in Eight Countries."
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Item Number: RRB-149068
Nash, John F.; Edited by Harold W. Kuhn and Sylvia Nasar
The Essential John Nash.
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 by John F. Nash, Jr. on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grady Klein.
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Item Number: RRB-138031
Diamond, Peter
Taxation, Incomplete Markets, and Social Security.
Cambridge : The MIT Press, 2003.
First edition of these lectures by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Peter Diamond on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Item Number: RRB-114099
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel; Edith Grossman
Living To Tell the Tale.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Edith Grossman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.
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Item Number: RRB-133748
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The Trouble With Islam Today: A Muslim’s Call for Reform in Her Faith.
Biography and Autobiography
$475.00
RRB-149069
The Rise of Netpolitik: How the Internet is Changing International Politics and Diplomacy.
First Edition
$175.00
RRB-147968
A Traveler’s Guide to Mars: The Mysterious Landscapes of the Red Planet.
First Edition
$500.00
RRB-147320
Political Parties in Asia: Promoting Reform and Combating Corruption in Eight Countries.
First Edition
$125.00
RRB-149068
