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London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2011.
Signed limited first edition of Zafón’s second young-adult novel. Octavo, original pictorial boards. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 958. In fine condition. Cover illustration by Neal Murren.
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Chicago : Haymarket Books, 2011.
First edition of the remarkable story of John Carlos, best known for raising his black-gloved fist as a salute to Black Power and human rights on the 1968 Olympic podium. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lenz We live to make history! MuchContinue reading "The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World."
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New York : Bantam Books, 2011.
First deluxe edition of the first book in the author’s acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire Series. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in the original publisher’s blue slipcase which is in fine condition.
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New York : Hyperion, 2011.
First edition of this memoir about the devastation of the Liberia civil war and its rise out of the ashes. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To former secretary of state MadeleineContinue reading "And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.
First edition of this sweeping narrative. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated by Sylvia Nasar on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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: Artisan Press, 2011.
First edition of this classic work by the founding editor of The Paris Review. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Train on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. From the library of novelist Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Matthiessen was a founding member of The Paris Review.Continue reading "The Unruly Monkey: Reflections on Life, Love, and Money."
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New York : Crown Publishers, 2012.
First edition of this “instant classic” (Vanity Fair), basis for the film starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Gillian Flynn and Academy Award-winning actor Ben Affleck. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Darren Haggar.
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New York : Viking, 2012.
First edition, early printing of the gripping true story of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran, basis for the Academy Award-winning film directed by Ben Affleck and starring him, Alan Arkin and John Goodman. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Best to Robert FromContinue reading "Argo: How The CIA And Hollywood Pulled Off The Most Audacious Rescue in History."
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London : John Murray, 2012.
First edition, early printing of this biography on bestselling travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with photographs and maps. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : Hyperion Books , 2012.
First edition of this award-winning work by the Civil Rights icon. Octavo, original boards. “To Dan, Thank you for all of your good work. Keep the faith. John Lewis, 8-2-12.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Rose. Foreword by Douglas Brinkley. Written with Brenda Jones. Rare and desirable signedContinue reading "Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America."
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New Jersey : World Scientific, 2012.
First edition of this collection of 52 key papers and seminal works by the 1990 Nobel Laureate in Economics. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial wrappers, illustrated with graphs, diagrams, and equations. Boldly signed by William F. Sharpe on the title page. In near fine condition. Edited by William F. Sharpe. Cover art by Kathy Sharpe.
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St. Paul, MN : Thomson/ West, 2012.
First edition of this work, which offers concise, articulate and reasoned discussions on reading and interpreting law. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Frank H. Easterbrook.
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New York : New York University Law Review, 2012.
Original June 2012 offprint of the New York University Law Review containing Robert A. Katzmann’s Madison Lecture: Statutes. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, volume 87, number 3. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front panel, “For Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with deep appreciation for so much, Yours, Bob, August 25, 2012.” The recipient, Ruth BaderContinue reading "New York University Law Review. Madison Lecture: Statutes."
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New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2012.
First edition of this classic comprehensive analysis on the financial crisis. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economists Robert Solow, Ben Bernanke and famed economist Burton Malkiel on the title page. Each contributed articles to this volume. In near fine condition. Rare.
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London : Granta, 2012.
First hardcover edition of the Lerner’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ben Lerner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2012.
First edition of the thrilling conclusion to ‘The Giver’ quartet. Octavo, original half-cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “with best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Brock.
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2012-20.
Complete set of Toll’s classic trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original boards. Laid in is a signed Ian Toll sheet which came with the trilogy. Fine in fine dust jackets. Housed in a custom slipcase.
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Burbank, California : DC Comics, 2012.
First edition of this graphic novel following the Dark Knight as he investigates a string of deadly “accidents” and architectural sabotage hindering a massive construction renaissance in Gotham City. Quarto, original pictorial cloth covered boards, pictorial endpapers, graphically illustrated throughout. Boldly signed twice by legendary designer Chip Kidd on the front panel and on theContinue reading "Batman: Death by Design."
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2012.
First edition of this “positively propulsive read” (Wall Street Journal). Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Jacket illustration by Joel Holland.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
First edition of this profoundly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of life so far, from one of the most cherished moral voices of all time. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd. Translated from the French by MarionContinue reading "Open Heart."
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.
First edition of this collection of poems by the Nobel Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed Louise Gluck on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gretchen Achilles.
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Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, 2012.
Early printing of this work in which prominent economists reconsider the fundamentals of economic policy for a post-crisis world. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
First edition of this historical account of Egypt in the modern era. Octavo, original publisher’s black boards, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Association copy, inscribed by the author, ‘To Secretary Albright – With admiration & respect. Enjoy! – Steven’. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serve as theContinue reading "The Struggle For Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square."
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
First edition of Meltzer’s Why Capitalism? Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jack An old friend Best Wishes Allen Meltzer.” Additionally signed by Meltzer on a book plate attached to the front free end paper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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