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First edition of this coming-of-age novel. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial wrappers, in the original Italian. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, "to Madame Justice Ruth Ginsburg, thank you for not only being my role model, but also my friend! Francesca." American lawyer and jurist, Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some of the most eventful legal decisions of the past half-century. Nominated by President Bill Clinton in 1993 to replace retiring justice Byron White, Ginsburg became the first Jewish woman and the second woman to serve on the Court, after Sandra Day OāConnor. Ginsburg spent much of her legal career as an advocate for gender equality and womenās rights, winning many arguments before the Supreme Court. During her tenure as associate justice of the Supreme Court, Ginsburg received attention for her fiery and passionate dissents that reflected liberal views of the law. She was popularly dubbed āthe Notorious R.B.G.ā, a moniker she later embraced. She authored several important majority opinions related to gender discrimination, voting rights, and affirmative action in cases such as United States v. Virginia (1996) which struck down the Virginia Military InstituteāsĀ male-only admissions policy as violating the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Olmstead v. L.C. (1999) in which the Court ruled that mental illness is a form of disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc. (2000) in which the Court held that residents have standing to seek fines for an industrial polluter that affected their interests and that is able to continue doing so. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Quindici by Francesca Cetta is a contemporary Italian coming-of-age novel that captures the emotional intensity and social dynamics of adolescence through the perspective of a fifteen-year-old protagonist. Written by the author at the same age, the novel offers an authentic and introspective portrayal of teenage life, centering on themes of unrequited love, digital communication, and the evolving nature of friendship. The narrative follows Alice, a teenager who confesses her feelings to her best friend, setting off a chain of emotional and relational consequences that reflect the uncertainty and self-discovery characteristic of youth.