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Raptis Rare Books maintains an extensive selection of rare art books and rare books on architecture in our library. Browse through our entire collection below, view details about individual books and contact us to ask a question or find out more information.

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[Weizmann, Chaim]; Sir Oswald Birley

Chaim Weizmann Signed Photograph of his 60th Birthday Portrait.

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Rare signed photograph portrait of the future first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann on his 60th birthday. Silver gelatin photograph of an original oil on canvas portrait of Weizmann done by British portrait artist Sir Oswald Birley in 1934 on the occasion of Weizmann’s 60th birthday. Signed by Weizmann in the lower right corner, “CContinue reading "Chaim Weizmann Signed Photograph of his 60th Birthday Portrait."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146614

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Adams, Douglas

The Illustrated Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1994.

First illustrated edition of Adams’ modern classic. Folio, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “Douglas Adams 22-9-94.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146617

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Warhol, Andy

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again).

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.

First edition, early printing of this work by Warhol. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed in green by Andy Warhol on the half-title page. Additionally inscribed by Warhol on the title page, “To Bob & son Andy Warhol,” with a drawing of a can of Campbell’s Pea Soup can. Near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again)."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146539

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Groening, Matt

Love is Hell.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1985.

Special New Mini-Jumbo edition of this comical cartoon book that were the source material for The Simpsons by the creator of ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Futurama.’ Oblong quarto, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by the author on the front pastedown, “Matt Groening, 9/16/87,” below a full-length sketch of his character Binky with a speech bubble inscribedContinue reading "Love is Hell."

$700.00

Item Number: RRB-146535

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Dean, Abner [William Safire]

Naked People: A Selection of Drawings From Four of His Books: It’s A Long Way to Heaven; What Am I Doing Here?; And On the Eighth Day; Cave Drawings for the Future.

New York : Stein and Day, 1963.

First edition of this collection of drawings from four books by American cartoonist Abner Dean. Oblong octavo, original half cloth, illustrated throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the artist on the dedication page, “To Bill Safire – the one-man Publicombine Cordially, Abner Dean.” Accompanied by an autograph letter signed by Dean to Safire thanking him forContinue reading "Naked People: A Selection of Drawings From Four of His Books: It’s A Long Way to Heaven; What Am I Doing Here?; And On the Eighth Day; Cave Drawings for the Future."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146550

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National Gallery

National Gallery Trafalgar Square Illustrations to the Catalogue Volume III: British, French, & Spanish Schools.

London : Printed for the Trustees, 1926.

First edition of the last volume in the Official Catalogue of the National Gallery, this volume featuring illustrations comprising the British, French, and Spanish Schools of art. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with nearly four hundred reproductions. In very good condition with some toning and light rubbing to the extremities. Accompanied by original dry mounted platesContinue reading "National Gallery Trafalgar Square Illustrations to the Catalogue Volume III: British, French, & Spanish Schools."

$25.00

Item Number: RRB-146552

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LE CARRÉ, John

John Le Carré Original Painting of ‘Rumpelstiltskin.’

1952.

Rare original watercolor painting by British author John le Carré of a scene from the German fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin. Gouache and watercolor painting depicting Rumpelstiltskin incensed that the nearby queen had correctly guessed his name, titled in pencil at the bottom edge “Rumpelstiltskin,” signed by le Carré in the lower right with his given name,Continue reading "John Le Carré Original Painting of ‘Rumpelstiltskin.’"

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146524

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Lemon, Frank; [Orville Wright]

Orville Wright Signed Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903.

1928.

Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903. Wright Aeronautical Corporation off-set color lithograph of a Frank Lemon watercolor painting honoring the Wright Brothers’ historic flight at Kitty Hawk, signed by Orville Wright in black ink along the horizon line. Framed. In fine condition. The piece measures 15.5 inches by 18.25Continue reading "Orville Wright Signed Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146523

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[Lincoln, Abraham]

Abraham Lincoln Engraving.

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Engraved oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. Displayed in an antique wooden frame. The engraving measures 4.5 inches by 6 inches. The entire piece measures 10.75 inches by 12.75 inches. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146474

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Richardson, John; with the collaboration of Marilyn McCully

A Life of Picasso Volume II: 1907-1917: The Painter of Modern Life.

New York : Random House, 1996.

First edition of the second volume in Richardson’s four-volume biography of the famous artist. Small quarto, original publisher’s white embossed cloth, frontispiece of a self-portrait photograph by Picasso 1912, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. Boldly signed by John Richardson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-145269

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Palladio, Andrea. Translated from the Italian by Giacomo Leoni

The Architecture of A. Palladio: In Four Books Containing a Short Treatise of the Five Orders, and the Most Necessary Observations Concerning All Sorts of Building; As Also The Different Construction of Private and Publick Houses, High-ways. Bridges, Market-places, Xystes, and Temples, with their Plans, Sections and Uprights.

London : Printed by John Darby for the Author, 1721.

Rare second English edition of Leoni’s English translation of Palladio‘s monumental work, containing new typesetting, but reusing the same plates from the first edition. Folio, two volumes bound in full contemporary polished calf with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling and decorative stamping to theContinue reading "The Architecture of A. Palladio: In Four Books Containing a Short Treatise of the Five Orders, and the Most Necessary Observations Concerning All Sorts of Building; As Also The Different Construction of Private and Publick Houses, High-ways. Bridges, Market-places, Xystes, and Temples, with their Plans, Sections and Uprights."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146284

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Richardson, John; with the collaboration of Marilyn McCully [Pablo Picasso]

A Life of Picasso: Volume I 1881-1906.

New York : Random House, 1991.

First edition of the first volume in Richardson’s four-volume biography of the famous artist. Small quarto, original cream pictorial cloth, frontispiece portrait of Picasso in charcoal, illustrated with about 900 black and white drawings and paintings throughout. Boldly signed by John Richardson on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "A Life of Picasso: Volume I 1881-1906."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-146213

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Zeller, Mrs. Hannah. Preface by H. B. Tristram. Introduction by Edward Atkinson

Wild Flowers of The Holy Land.

London : James Nisbet and Co, 1883.

Third edition of this classic work on the field flowers of Palestine. Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial cloth stamped in black and gilt, illustrated with fifty-four tissue-guarded plates by Hannah Zeller of Nazareth printed in color comprising detailed botanical illustrations of the flora of the Holy Land including the Palestine Bramble, Thistle, Egyptian Thrift, Apple ofContinue reading "Wild Flowers of The Holy Land."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-146422

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[William Tecumseh Sherman]

Album von Berlin.

: Jewish Welfare Board, .

Rare collection of color postcards featuring destinations in Berlin, Germany; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Sextodecimo, seven heliotint pages in a folding album, original envelope wrappers, illustrated. Fine in good wrappers with some rubbing and closed tears, a few losses to the extremities.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-145990

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Saint-Exupery, Antoine de

The Little Prince Original Antoine de Saint-Exupery Watercolor Drawing.

[New York] [1942].

Rare original watercolor study of the beloved protagonist of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince, a timeless masterpiece that has transcended generations and remains the most widely read work of fiction in history, having sold over 150 million copies over the course of the past 80 years. One page, pencil and watercolor on American ‘FidelityContinue reading "The Little Prince Original Antoine de Saint-Exupery Watercolor Drawing."

$150,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146264

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[William Tecumseh Sherman]

Album von Berlin.

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Rare collection of color postcards featuring destinations in Berlin, Germany; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Sextodecimo, seven pages in a folding album, illustrated. In fine condition.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-145936

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Barrett, C.R.B. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Essex: Highways, Byways, and Waterways.

London : Lawrence & Bullen, 1892.

Limited first edition of this tour of the ancient low-lying county of Essex; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Quarto, original cream buckram with gilt titles to the spine, gilt coats of arms to the front panel, original silk ribbon, tissue-guarded frontispiece of St. Mary-at-the-Wall Colchester, illustrated with several drawings and tissue-guarded engravings. P.T.Continue reading "Essex: Highways, Byways, and Waterways."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-145930

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Barrett, C.R.B. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Essex: Highways, Byways, and Waterways: Second Series.

London : Lawrence & Bullen, 1893.

Limited edition of this tour of the ancient low-lying county of Essex; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Quarto, original cream buckram with gilt titles to the spine, gilt coats of arms to the front panel, original silk ribbon, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Leighs Priory, illustrated with several drawings and tissue-guarded engravings. P. T. Sherman’sContinue reading "Essex: Highways, Byways, and Waterways: Second Series."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-145887

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Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

Second Part of The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha.

London : Printed for Edward Blount, 1620.

First edition of the second part of Cervantes’ masterpiece in English. Oblong duodecimo, bound in half leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, black and green morocco spine labels. In near fine condition, lacking the engraved title with several words faintly missing on p.Continue reading "Second Part of The History of the Valorous and Witty Knight-Errant, Don Quixote of the Mancha."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145724

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Jacobs, Jane

The Death And Life of Great American Cities.

New York : Random House, 1961.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original half cloth. In very good condition, name to the front free endpaper.

$95.00

Item Number: RRB-145586

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Solomon, Charles

The Prince of Egypt: A New Vision in Animation.

New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1998.

First edition of this brilliantly illustrated behind-the-scenes look at the ‘The Prince of Egypt.’ Small folio, original boards, illustrated throughout with over 500 full color screen captures, pieces of concept art, and photographs of the animators. Presentation copy, inscribed in black felt tip by the movie directors Simon Wells, “To Larry – Thanks for havingContinue reading "The Prince of Egypt: A New Vision in Animation."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-145446

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Kaye, S. L.; [David Ben-Gurion]

David Ben-Gurion Signed S.L. Kaye Sketch.

1960.

Framed rare graphite artist’s sketches of the Founding Father of Israel David Ben-Gurion by artist S. L. Kaye. Signed and dated by Ben-Gurion below the portrait, “D. Ben-Gurion 9. 3. 60.” Additionally signed by the artist at the corner of his sketch. In fine condition. The piece measures 20.9 inches by 16.9 inches. A fineContinue reading "David Ben-Gurion Signed S.L. Kaye Sketch."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-145560

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Volkamer, Johann Christoph

Cotyledon Africana frutefcens [Fruiting African Cotyledon] Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.

Nuremberg : Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.

Hand-colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer’s ‘Nürnbergische Hesperides.’ Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of Cotyledon Africana frutefcens, or the fruiting African Cotyledon. In near fine condition. Double matted with a gilt ornamental border and framed. This piece measures 21.5 inches by 16.75 inches.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-145528

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Volkamer, Johann Christoph

Arbutus im Wörnlischen [Tree in Wörnlischen Garden] Garten Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.

Nuremberg : Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.

Hand-colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer’s ‘Nürnbergische Hesperides.’ Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of Arbutus im Wornlischen Garten, or the tree in Wörnlischen Garden. In near fine condition. Double matted with a gilt ornamental border and framed. This piece measures 21.5 inches by 16.75 inches.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-145526

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