My Beloved World.

SOTOMAYER, Sonia.

Item Number: 139219

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.

First edition, early printing of Justice Sotomayor’s autobiography, which details the life of the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with 16 pages of photographs. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “Marcia With a big hug from someone I admire Sonia.” Additionally signed by Sonia Sotomayor on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Mendelsund.

“A compelling and powerfully written memoir about identity and coming of age. . . . If the outlines of Justice Sotomayor’s life are well known by now, her searching and emotionally intimate memoir, My Beloved World, nonetheless has the power to surprise and move the reader. . . . This account of her life is revealing, keenly observed and deeply felt. . . . This insightful memoir underscores just how well Justice Sotomayor mastered the art of narrative. It’s an eloquent and affecting testament to the triumph of brains and hard work over circumstance, of a childhood dream realized through extraordinary will and dedication" (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).