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New York : Riverhead Books, 2004.
First edition of the famed architect’s autobiography. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Daniel Libeskind on the title page. Additionally signed twice by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, once on the front jacket panel and again on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2004.
First edition of this definitive account of how and why President George W. Bush, his war council, and allies occupied Iraq. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To President Ford With greatest respect and admiration. Bob Woodward.” Additionally signed by PresidentContinue reading "Plan of Attack."
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New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 2004.
First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Lonnie Busch.
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New York : Riverhead Books, 2004.
First edition of this intimate record of conversation between the Dalai Lama and his dear friend, Victor Chan. Octavo, original yellow half-cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page: “Lori, Here’s to the spectacular success of the XIV Dalai Lama Scholar’s program. With warmest wishes, Victor … 2008.” Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "The Wisdom of Forgiveness: Intimate Conversations and Journeys."
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New York : Hill and Wang, 2004.
First edition of this compilation of the author’s classic Night Trilogy. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Dean Nicastro.
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Germany : Steidl Publishers, 2004.
First edition of this volume, which commemorates the first major exhibit of Frank’s work in Britain. Oblong quarto, original flexible photographic wrappers Inscribed and dated in 2007 by Robert Frank on the title page. In fine condition, issued without a dust jacket.
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Boston : Little Brown & Company, 2004.
First edition of this collection of stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice.
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London : Macmillan, 2004.
First edition of Follett’s internationally bestselling novel, a high-stakes thriller of human betrayal, medical peril, and a race against time. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Ken Follett on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Dust Jacket design by Richard Hasselberger. Jacket illustration by John Alvin.Continue reading "Whiteout."
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Durham : Carolina Academic Press, 2004.
First edition of this discussion of constitutional principles and political settlements. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Best regards, Lou Fisher.” From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous Supreme Court Justice in American history, lawyer and jurist Ruth BaderContinue reading "The Politics of Executive Privilege."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Advanced reader’s edition of the first edition of Murakami’s award-winning novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed twice by dust jacket illustrator, once on the front panel and on the title page and on the rear jacket flap. Cover design by Chip Kidd. In near fine condition.
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South Africa : The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, 2005.
First limited edition of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Yearbook 2003-2005. Oblong quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated with color photographs. Boldly signed by Nelson Mandela on the limitation page. South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black headContinue reading "The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Yearbook 2003-2005."
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Norwalk, CT : The Easton Press, 2005.
Signed limited edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt. Signed David Halberstam. In fine condition.
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Fayetteville, North Carolina : Kimo Press, 2005.
First edition of this personal memoir of Civil Rights activism. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “Durham NC, 2023 For James, The narrative here concludes in early 1966. Chuck Fager. But fifty-plus years later, the story & the courageous black struggle goes on, in some ways asContinue reading "Eating Dr. King’s Dinner: A Memoir of the Movement 1963-1966."
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London : Viking, 2005.
First edition of this work dedicated to Mandela’s archive. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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London : Scholastic Press, 2005.
First edition of the third novel in Reeve’s award-winning Mortal Engines quartet. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Philip Reeve on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by David Frankland.
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
First edition, early printing of this exploration of the power of “thin-slicing”- the unconscious mind’s ability to find patterns and make rapid, accurate decisions based on minimal information. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jeff Malcolm Gladwell.” Additionally signed twice by jacket designer Yoori Kim: onContinue reading "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Advanced reading copy of the first edition of this “harrowing, propulsive drama… about a stone-cold killer, a small-town sheriff, and an average Joe” (New York Times). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page and signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd: on the front panel in the monthContinue reading "No Country For Old Men."
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New York : The Philosophical Library, 2005.
Reprint of one of the most important spiritual books of the twentieth century, Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition.
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London : Bloomsbury, 2005.
First edition of the sixth and penultimate novel in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. Additionally signed and inscribed by several members of the primary cast of the 2009 film including: Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) on the front free endpaper, Warwick Davis (goblin Griphook)Continue reading "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
First edition of this acclaimed biography of the second president of the United States. Octavo, original half cloth, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by James Grant on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amy C. King. Author photograph by Sigrid Estrada.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
First edition of this “harrowing, propulsive drama… about a stone-cold killer, a small-town sheriff, and an average Joe” (New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the second free endpaper and signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd: on the front panel in the year of publication, the freeContinue reading "No Country For Old Men."
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London : Bloomsbury, 2005.
First edition of the sixth and penultimate novel in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by Jason Cockcroft.
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New York : Little Brown & Company, 2005.
First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Yoori Kim. Jacket photograph by Kelly Campbell. Author photograph by Marion Ettlinger.
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New York : D.C. Comics, 2005.
First edition of the comic movie adaptation. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by director Christopher Nolan and Academy Award-winning actor Christian Bale on the front panel. In fine condition.
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Biography and Autobiography
Biography and Autobiography
