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Raptis Rare Books maintains an extensive collection of rare and first-edition books from a variety of authors and publishers. Navigate through our full selection of first-editions below to find a particular item you're looking for, ask a question, or order online today!

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Newby, Eric

The Last Grain Race.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1956.

First edition of the noted travel writer’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. Boldly signed by Eric Newby on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-148373
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Caro, Robert

Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

First edition of Caro’s memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Scott Robert Caro.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-149371
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Waugh, Evelyn

Evelyn Waugh Autograph Letter Signed.

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Autograph letter signed by Evelyn Waugh declining a speaking engagement. Octavo, one page on Easton Court Hotel letterhead. The letter reads in full, “Oct. 15th Dear Sir, My thanks for your letter of yesterday. I notice that the promise given to any writer’s books in your exhibition depends on his publisher’s arrangements of their stall,…ofContinue reading "Evelyn Waugh Autograph Letter Signed."

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$700.00
Item Number: RRB-148505
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Mandela, Nelson

The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Yearbook 2003-2005.

South Africa : The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, 2005.

First limited edition of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Yearbook 2003-2005. Oblong quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated with color photographs. Boldly signed by Nelson Mandela on the limitation page. South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black headContinue reading "The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Yearbook 2003-2005."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148504
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Pepys, Samuel; Henry B. Wheatley [Editor]

The Diary of Samuel Pepys.

London : George Bell & Sons, 1928.

Finely bound example of this famous firsthand account of the Restoration period. Octavo, 10 volumes, bound in three-quarters contemporary calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece. With Lord Braybrooke’s notes, edited with additions by Henry B. Wheatley. In veryContinue reading "The Diary of Samuel Pepys."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-148423
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Williams, Tennessee

The Night of the Iguana.

New York : New Directions, 1962.

First edition of this powerfully compassionate play. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, 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 edges gilt. Boldly signed by TennesseeContinue reading "The Night of the Iguana."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149896
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Cellini, Benvenuto; Fritz Kredel [Illustrator]

The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: Written By Himself.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1937.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this autobiographical account by the Italian Renaissance sculptor, goldsmith, and writer Benvenuto Cellini. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rearContinue reading "The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: Written By Himself."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148544
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Publius Vergilius Maro [Virgil]; Bruno Bramanti [Illustrator]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer]

The Georgics.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1952.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Virgil’s classic didactic poem. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles,Continue reading "The Georgics."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-148543
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Plato; Eugene Karlin [Illustrator]

Dialogues On Love and Friendship: Lysis, or Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1968.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Plato’s dialogues on love and friendship. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with blackContinue reading "Dialogues On Love and Friendship: Lysis, or Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148529
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McCarthy, Cormac

The Passenger and Stella Maris.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

First editions of McCarthy’s two-volume masterpiece: The Passenger is the story of a salvage diver, haunted by loss, afraid of the watery deep, pursued for a conspiracy beyond his understanding, and longing for a death he cannot reconcile with God. Octavo, 2 volumes, original boards, original slipcase. Signed by Cormac McCarthy in each volume. AdditionallyContinue reading "The Passenger and Stella Maris."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-14753
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Rabin, Yitzhak

The Rabin Memoirs.

Boston : Little, Brown & Company, 1979.

First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Herbert B. Lazarus with best wishes Y. Rabin 10.1.82.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by JohnContinue reading "The Rabin Memoirs."

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$1,150.00
Item Number: RRB-148522
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Brownmiller, Susan

Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1975.

First edition of this bestselling feminist classic that revolutionized the way we think about rape, as a historical phenomenon and as an urgent crisis, named by the New York Public Library’s 100 Books of the Century. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, “My purpose in this book has been toContinue reading "Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-147307
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Meltzer, Brad

The Tenth Justice.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1997.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Brad Meltzer on the title page. Additionally signed by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the title page and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-149889
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Yarrow, David

Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures.

New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 2016.

First Deluxe limited edition of this unparalleled collection of high-art photography of fauna and cultures from around the world with a foreword by HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the limitations page, “Dear Richard! Thank you for your kind…Pleasure to meet you Best David 5/10/2017.” Elephant folio,Continue reading "Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148079
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Milton, John

Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books.

London : Printed by S. Simmons next door to the Golden Lion in Aldersgate-Street, 1674.

Rare second edition of Milton’s masterpiece, “one of the greatest works of the human imagination” (DNB). Small octavo, bound in three quarter leather over marbled boards with gilt titles and stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised bands. Revised and augmented by the author, the number of books has been extended from tenContinue reading "Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149837
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Deming, W. Edwards

Out of the Crisis.

Cambridge : The MIT Press, 1986.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of W. Edwards Demings. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “My best greetings to Mr. Clint Jones W. Edwards Deming 7 May 1990.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-150019
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Scalia, Antonin and Bryan A. Garner

Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.

Saint Paul : Thomson/West, 2008.

First edition, early printing of Scalia’s work on effective legal persuasion. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia and inscribed by co-author. “To Sander Shapiro, Bryan Garner” on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-149883
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Frankfurter, Felix

Law and Politics: Occasional Papers of Felix Frankfurter 1913-1938.

New York : Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1939.

First edition, early  printing of this collection of essays and speeches in which Justice Frankfurter explores the relationship between legal principles and political processes. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “Felix Frankfurter- April 29/44.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. Edited by ArchibaldContinue reading "Law and Politics: Occasional Papers of Felix Frankfurter 1913-1938."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-148518
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Maugham, W. Somerset; John Sloan [Illustrator]

Of Human Bondage.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1938.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Maugham’s masterpiece and one of the most important novels of the 20th century. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt numbers to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Of Human Bondage."

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-148515
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Hazlitt, Henry

Economics In One Lesson.

New York : Laissez Faire Books, 1986.

Signed limited edition, one of only 200 numbered copies of the author’s seminal work. Octavo, original leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk endpapers, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by Henry Hazlitt. In fine condition. Rare and desirable.

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149556
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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London : Bloomsbury, 2022.

First edition of the 25th anniversary edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Thomas Taylor. Signed four times by jacket illustrator Thomas Taylor, on the half-title page with a drawing ofContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-144071
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Palmer, Arnold [Payne Stewart, Vijay Singh]

A Golfer’s Life.

New York : Ballantine Books, 1999.

First edition of the golfing legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, with 16 black-and-white photographic plates. Boldly signed by Arnold Palmer and Payne Stewart on the half-title page, co-author James Dodson on the title page and additionally signed by Vijay Singh and others on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. WrittenContinue reading "A Golfer’s Life."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-149555
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Astaire, Fred

Steps In Time.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1959.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Paul- Fred.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-148555
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Faulkner, William

Light In August.

New York : Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1932.

First edition, first issue, with first printing statement on copyright page, and “Jefferson” for “Mottstown” on page 340, line 1; first-issue binding, lettered in blue and orange. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the spine. Petersen A13a; Howard A13.1a; Massey 103.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-146368
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