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If you’re looking for first edition books celebrating the American experience, you’ve come to the right place. At Raptis Rare Books we maintain an extensive collection of rare Americana, books, manuscripts and more. Browse through our entire collection online, use our sorting tools or search to find exactly what you’re looking for then call with any questions you may have or order online today.

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Undercover Girl.

MacDonald, Elizabeth P

Undercover Girl.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1947.

First edition of this work chronicling MacDonald’s extraordinary career in the Office of Strategic Services. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Very good in a good dust jacket with sunning and chipping, and toning to the textblock. Introduction by General William J. Donovan. Accompanied by a laid in typed letter from The Macmillan Company about Elizabeth P.Continue reading "Undercover Girl."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-151673

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Neil Armstrong Class of 1947 Signed Yearbook.

[Armstrong, Neil]

Neil Armstrong Class of 1947 Signed Yearbook.

Wapakoneta, Ohio : Blume High School Class of 1947, 1947.

Rare Blume High School Class of 1947 yearbook, signed by Neil Armstrong as a graduating senior. Quarto, original leatherette. Signed by Neil Armstrong beneath his senior portrait on page 12 of the yearbook. Armstrong is also featured in a number of additional photographs throughout the book: on page 44 as a Band Officer, page 52Continue reading "Neil Armstrong Class of 1947 Signed Yearbook."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-122684

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The Economic Reports of the President: As Transmitted to the Congress January 1948, January 1947, July 1947.

Truman, Harry S

The Economic Reports of the President: As Transmitted to the Congress January 1948, January 1947, July 1947.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1948.

First edition of this compilation of three of Truman’s most memorable economic reports. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author opposite the title page, “Most sincerely Harry Truman.” Introduction by President Truman’s Council of Economic Advisers. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is price-clipped and in very good condition. Housed in aContinue reading "The Economic Reports of the President: As Transmitted to the Congress January 1948, January 1947, July 1947."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-139753

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George Washington: A Biography.

Freeman, Douglas Southall

George Washington: A Biography.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948-54.

First edition of the author’s monumental Pulitzer Prize-winning work, widely considered the definitive biography of Washington. Octavo, six volumes, original black cloth, spines lettered in gilt, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, with Vol. I inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Autographed for Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Ramage with every good wish DouglasContinue reading "George Washington: A Biography."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-149571

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The Negro Ghetto.

Weaver, Robert C

The Negro Ghetto.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1948.

First edition of this pioneering study of racial residential segregation in American cities by the economist who would become the first African American member of a United States presidential cabinet. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Henry Lee Moon with admiration and regards, Robert C.Continue reading "The Negro Ghetto."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152267

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James Dean Signed 1949 Black and Gold Fairmount High School Yearbook.

Dean, James

James Dean Signed 1949 Black and Gold Fairmount High School Yearbook.

Fairmount, Indiana : Published by the Journalism Department, 1949.

Rare original 1949 Black and Gold Fairmount High School yearbook signed by James Dean. Imperial octavo, original gold faux-leather embossed binding with “Black & Gold ’49”, title page vignette, frontispiece, unpaginated, with black and white photographs throughout. Signed by James Dean in pencil above his photograph on The Debate Club page. By all accounts, theContinue reading "James Dean Signed 1949 Black and Gold Fairmount High School Yearbook."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-149915

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The Vagrant Mood: Six Essays.

Maugham, W. Somerset

The Vagrant Mood: Six Essays.

London : William Heinemann LTD, 1952.

Limited edition of this collection of insightful literary essays. Octavo, original publisher’s half leather with gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 328. Boldly signed by W. Somerset Maugham on the limitations page. In near fine condition, bookplateContinue reading "The Vagrant Mood: Six Essays."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150503

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Weekly Guide of the Palm Beaches: Pocket Size Summer Edition, 1952.

Bolling, Jack and Connie

Weekly Guide of the Palm Beaches: Pocket Size Summer Edition, 1952.

West Palm Beach : Jack and Connie Bolling, 1952.

Summer 1952 issue of the Weekly Guide of the Palm Beaches, the pocket-sized visitors’ guide distributed free throughout the resorts: Volume 3, Number 28, the Summer Edition covering August 17 through September 6, 1952. Duodecimo, original orange pictorial wrappers. Published by Jack and Connie Bolling of West Palm Beach with the approval of the PalmContinue reading "Weekly Guide of the Palm Beaches: Pocket Size Summer Edition, 1952."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-152217

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In the Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 1952. Oliver Brown, Mrs. Richard Lawton, Mrs. Sadie Emmanuel v. Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

[Brown, Oliver]

In the Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 1952. Oliver Brown, Mrs. Richard Lawton, Mrs. Sadie Emmanuel v. Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

New York : Bar Press Inc., 1952.

Scarce Amicus brief issued for the historic 1954 Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled racial segregation in American schools to be unconstitutional. Octavo, original wrappers, rebacked with a tape repair. Invery good condition. Scarce, OCLC locates only a single copy held by theContinue reading "In the Supreme Court of the United States October Term, 1952. Oliver Brown, Mrs. Richard Lawton, Mrs. Sadie Emmanuel v. Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135377

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As Ding Saw Hoover.

Darling, Jay N. [Herbert Hoover]

As Ding Saw Hoover.

Ames, Iowa : The Iowa State College Press, 1954.

First edition of “Ding” Darling’s editorial cartoons regarding President Hoover. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Hoover on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne the good wishes of Herbert Hoover.” Additionally inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To the Ken Brownes With warm appreciation of friendship andContinue reading "As Ding Saw Hoover."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-102472

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Grand Inquest: The Story of Congressional Investigations.

Taylor, Telford

Grand Inquest: The Story of Congressional Investigations.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1955.

First edition, second printing of this landmark legal and historical analysis of the investigative powers of the United States Congress. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top stain orange. In near fine condition.

$30.00

Item Number: RRB-152134

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur: An Address Delivered at Los Angeles, California January 26, 1955.

MacArthur, Douglas

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur: An Address Delivered at Los Angeles, California January 26, 1955.

Stanford Connecticut : The Overbrook Press, 1955.

First edition of this address delivered by General Douglas MacArthur at Los Angeles, California January 26, 1955 in which he discusses the current state of the nation. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. In near fine condition. Scarce.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-96032

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Profiles in Courage.

Kennedy, John F

Profiles in Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. Uncommon in this condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-143898

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A Pictorial History of the Negro in America.

Hughes, Langston and Milton Meltzer

A Pictorial History of the Negro in America.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1956.

First edition of this important compilation on the history of African Americans. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Especially for Laura and Louise Fields, as a gift at Christmas from Mabel Smythe- Sincerely, Langston Hughes New York 1957.” In near fine condition.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-135491

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Profiles in Courage.

Kennedy, John F

Profiles in Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, inscription to the verso of the front free endpaper. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker. An exceptional example.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-144316

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A Pictorial History of the Negro in America.

Hughes, Langston and Milton Meltzer

A Pictorial History of the Negro in America.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1956.

First edition of this important compilation on the history of African Americans. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Langston Hughes and Milton Meltzer on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-140222

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Profiles in Courage.

Kennedy, John F

Profiles in Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. From the library of PT Boat Captain William J. (Wild Bill) Barrett, from Great Barrington, Massachusetts with his name and date 2/1/56 on the front endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jack design by PhilContinue reading "Profiles in Courage."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140620

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A Pictorial History of the Negro in America.

Hughes, Langston and Milton Meltzer

A Pictorial History of the Negro in America.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1956.

First edition of this important compilation on the history of African Americans. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Langston Hughes and Milton Meltzer on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147261

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Profiles in Courage.

Kennedy, John F

Profiles in Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jack design by Phil Grushkin. Jacket photograph by Hank Walker.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150909

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The Honey Fitz Presidential Yacht Copy of Profiles in Courage.

Kennedy, John F

The Honey Fitz Presidential Yacht Copy of Profiles in Courage.

New York : Pocket Books, Inc, 1957.

Cardinal edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work; the Honey Fitz Presidential Yacht Copy; signed by John F. Kennedy. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by John F. Kennedy on the verso of the front panel. Accompanied by a photograph album of various locations within the yacht. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional exampleContinue reading "The Honey Fitz Presidential Yacht Copy of Profiles in Courage."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-134268

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Harry Truman Signed Photograph.

Truman, Harry S

Harry Truman Signed Photograph.

1957.

Large black and white photograph of the Senate Committee investigation headed by Harry Truman into the $40 million contract for wartime planes with Howard Hughes and Henry J. Kaiser, lengthily inscribed by Truman, “To my good friend and Committee Councilor Charles Patrick Clark, with kindest regards and happy memories of a most important day inContinue reading "Harry Truman Signed Photograph."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-94776

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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

King Jr., Martin Luther

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.

First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing, name to the front pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell.

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130938

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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

King Jr., Martin Luther

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.

First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-140289

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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

King, Jr., Martin Luther

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.

First edition, early printing of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-142687

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