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10 Gift Books for Big Spenders

If price is no object, any one of these special editions is worth its (sometimes hefty) weight in gold
By Tina Jordan Updated December 15, 2010 at 01:00 AM EST
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Patti Smith, Just Kids | Just Kids , Patti Smith The boxed, signed edition of Smith's memoir, which just won the National Book Award, has a price tag of $250.

Just Kids, Patti Smith
The boxed, signed edition of Smith's memoir, which just won the National Book Award, has a price tag of $250.

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George W. Bush | Decision Points , George Bush The limited, signed edition of the former president's memoir goes for $389 (in comparison, the regular hardcover is a mere…

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The limited, signed edition of the former president's memoir goes for $389 (in comparison, the regular hardcover is a mere $35).

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Rose C'est Paris , Bettina Rheims with Serge Bramly For $1,000 you get both an art-house film and an accompanying erotic photo book that tell…

Rose C'est Paris, Bettina Rheims with Serge Bramly
For $1,000 you get both an art-house film and an accompanying erotic photo book that tell the same story from different angles.

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Christo and Jeanne-Claude , Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wolfgang Volz & Paul Goldberger Publisher Taschen sells this elegantly boxed retrospective of the artists' work for $1,500…

Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Wolfgang Volz & Paul Goldberger
Publisher Taschen sells this elegantly boxed retrospective of the artists' work for $1,500 (all six ''art'' editions of the book, which included a piece of original art, have sold — for $50,000 each).

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Taxi Driver | Taxi Driver , Steve Schapiro The deluxe, signed edition of Schapiro's book — a collection of behind-the-scenes photos from De Niro's iconic film — will…

Taxi Driver, Steve Schapiro
The deluxe, signed edition of Schapiro's book — a collection of behind-the-scenes photos from De Niro's iconic film — will set you back $2,000 for the ''art'' edition and $1,000 for the regular edition.

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Backstage Dior , Roxanne Lowit This photo memoir of John Galliano's tenure at Dior, which comes with a signed, numbered print, is yours for $2,500.

Backstage Dior, Roxanne Lowit
This photo memoir of John Galliano's tenure at Dior, which comes with a signed, numbered print, is yours for $2,500.

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Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture: The Complete Works , 1962–2002, Pierre Berge Sketches, notes, and photos from almost every garment Saint Laurent ever designed: All…

Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture: The Complete Works, 1962–2002, Pierre Berge
Sketches, notes, and photos from almost every garment Saint Laurent ever designed: All yours for $2,750.

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Classic Africa , Michael Poliza The collector?s edition of this book of duotone photos goes for $3,000, which will also get you a signed and…

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The collector?s edition of this book of duotone photos goes for $3,000, which will also get you a signed and numbered museum-quality print.

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Star Wars: Frames Star Wars creator George Lucas handpicked all 1,416 film frames — ''the defining moments'' of the series — for this $3,000 set,…

Star Wars: Frames
Star Wars creator George Lucas handpicked all 1,416 film frames — ''the defining moments'' of the series — for this $3,000 set, composed of six oversize leather-bound volumes in an embossed wooden box.

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Moonfire: Lunar Rock Edition , Norman Mailer Mailer's book, packaged with a certified lunar meteorite in a case made of ''a single piece of aluminum…

Moonfire: Lunar Rock Edition, Norman Mailer
Mailer's book, packaged with a certified lunar meteorite in a case made of ''a single piece of aluminum — its surface an actual 3-D topography of the Moon,'' sells for a cool $112,500.

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