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u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022In the News: Harcourt Book Bindery in Charlestown Preserving Craft for 125 Years.u0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/in-the-news-harcourt-book-bindery-in-charlestown-preserving-craft-for-125-years/u0022u003eIn the News: Harcourt Book Bindery in Charlestown Preserving Craft for 125 Years.u003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e u003cspan class=u0022fl-sepu0022u003e | u003c/spanu003e u003cspan class=u0022fl-post-grid-dateu0022u003e December 9, 2025u003c/spanu003ernrnThe story above was featured on WBZ CBS News Boston on December 8th 2025.
u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022In the News – Harcourt Bindery Featured in the Boston Globeu0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/in-the-news-harcourt-bindery-featured-in-the-boston-globe/u0022u003eIn the News – Harcourt Bindery Featured in the Boston Globeu003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e November 11, 2025rnrnWe’re honored to be featured in today’s Boston Globe article celebrating Harcourt Bindery’s 125th anniversary — the oldest hand bookbindery in America and a proud member of the Raptis Rare Books family. For over a century, Harcourt has preserved the artistry of traditional hand binding – gilded spines, hand-tooled leather, and meticulous restoration – breathing…
u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022You Are A Wonder Woman Book-Signing Event with Adrienne Raptis.u0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/you-are-a-wonder-woman-book-signing-event-with-adrienne-raptis/u0022u003eYou Are A Wonder Woman Book-Signing Event with Adrienne Raptis.u003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003eMay 6, 2025rnrnJoin us this Saturday, May 10th from 1-3pm at Raptis Rare Books for a book-signing event with Adrienne Raptis and her inspiring book You Are A Wonder Woman. In honor of Mother’s Day weekend, come celebrate the strength, grace, and wonder of the women who uplift us every day!About the Author: Adrienne…
u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022In the News: A Jazz Age gem: Author-signed copy of ‘Great Gatsby’ on sale for nearly $1M in Palm Beach.u0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/in-the-news-a-jazz-age-gem-author-signed-copy-of-great-gatsby-on-sale-for-nearly-1m-in-palm-beach/u0022u003eIn the News: A Jazz Age gem: Author-signed copy of ‘Great Gatsby’ on sale for nearly $1M in Palm Beach.u003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e May 2, 2025 u003c/spanu003eu003c/divu003ernrnThe following article appeared in The Palm Beach Daily News on May 2, 2025: Jodie WagnerPalm Beach Daily News A rare first edition of the literary classic “The Great Gatsby” is up for sale in Palm Beach, with an asking price just shy of $1 million. Raptis Rare Books, at 329 Worth Ave., has acquired…
u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022In the News: Wayne Gretzky Visits Raptis Rare Books and Churchill Cigar Company for an Interview with Cigar Aficionado.u0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/in-the-news-wayne-gretzky-interview-with-cigar-aficionado-at-raptis-rare-books-and-churchill-cigar-company/u0022u003eIn the News: Wayne Gretzky Visits Raptis Rare Books and Churchill Cigar Company for an Interview with Cigar Aficionado.u003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e March 21, 2025rnrnLegendary hockey player Wayne Gretzky recently visited Raptis Rare Books and Churchill Cigar Company to sit down with Cigar Aficionado’s executive editor David Savona for an exclusive interview. The word “great” is used often in sports, but no man has better embodied the adjective than Wayne Gretzky, who has been known as “The…
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u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022In the News: Raptis Rare Books hosts 100th Anniversary Celebration of The Great Gatsby.u0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/in-the-news-raptis-rare-books-hosts-100th-anniversary-celebration-of-the-great-gatsby/u0022u003eIn the News: Raptis Rare Books hosts 100th Anniversary Celebration of The Great Gatsby.u003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e January 7, 2026rnrnRaptis Rare Books was featured in a January 6th article in the Palm Beach Daily News. Read the full article on the Palm Beach Daily News website here. Raptis Rare Books hosts 100th anniversary celebration of The Great Gatsby Meghan McCarthy Jan. 6, 2026 Adrienne Raptis, from left, and Melissa Smiles pose for a…
u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022In the News: Harcourt Book Bindery in Charlestown Preserving Craft for 125 Years.u0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/in-the-news-harcourt-book-bindery-in-charlestown-preserving-craft-for-125-years/u0022u003eIn the News: Harcourt Book Bindery in Charlestown Preserving Craft for 125 Years.u003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e December 9, 2025rnrnThe story above was featured on WBZ CBS News Boston on December 8th 2025.
u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022In the News – Harcourt Bindery Featured in the Boston Globeu0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/in-the-news-harcourt-bindery-featured-in-the-boston-globe/u0022u003eIn the News – Harcourt Bindery Featured in the Boston Globeu003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e November 11, 2025rnrnWe’re honored to be featured in today’s Boston Globe article celebrating Harcourt Bindery’s 125th anniversary — the oldest hand bookbindery in America and a proud member of the Raptis Rare Books family. For over a century, Harcourt has preserved the artistry of traditional hand binding – gilded spines, hand-tooled leather, and meticulous restoration – breathing…
u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022The Legacy of Jane Goodall: Science, Hope, and Humanity.u0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/the-legacy-of-jane-goodall-science-hope-and-humanity/u0022u003eThe Legacy of Jane Goodall: Science, Hope, and Humanity.u003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e October 2, 2025rnrnFew individuals have reshaped our understanding of the natural world as profoundly as Dr. Jane Goodall. Born in London in 1934, she defied the scientific norms of her time by venturing into the forests of Tanzania with little more than a notebook and a passion for animals. Her groundbreaking work with chimpanzees at Gombe Stream…
u003ch2u003eu003ca title=u0022Walt Disney’s Pinocchio: A Rare First Edition That Holds the Magic of a Generationu0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/walt-disneys-pinocchio-a-rare-first-edition-that-holds-the-magic-of-a-generation/u0022u003eWalt Disney’s Pinocchio: A Rare First Edition That Holds the Magic of a Generationu003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e September 9, 2025rnrnThere are stories that live in our memory, and then there are stories that shape the very culture we live in. Pinocchio belongs to the second kind. Originally penned by Italian author Carlo Collodi in the late 19th century, The Adventures of Pinocchio was a tale of morality, transformation, and hope. But when Walt Disney…
u003ch2 class=u0022font-normalu0022u003eu003ca title=u0022Wuthering Heights: Emily Brontë’s Storm of Passion and Revengeu0022 href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/wuthering-heights-emily-brontes-storm-of-passion-and-revenge/u0022u003eWuthering Heights: Emily Brontë’s Storm of Passion and Revengeu003c/au003eu003c/h2u003ernBy u003ca href=u0022https://raptis.bvbeta.com/author/adrienne/u0022u003eAdrienne Raptisu003c/au003e August 9, 2025rnrnThere are books that whisper gently across time—and then there are books that roar like the wind over the Yorkshire moors. Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights belongs to the latter. Published in 1847, it was the only novel Brontë ever wrote, yet it remains one of the most unforgettable and influential works in English literature. At…
