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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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Mandela, Nelson

Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales.

New York : Norton, 2002.

First edition of this collection of African folktales chosen and introduced by Nelson Mandela. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Mandela on the title page.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-849
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Saramago, Jose

La Flor Mas Grande Del Mundo.

Madrid : Alfaguara, 2001.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s only children’s book. Thin quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Jose Saramago. In fine condition.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-141
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Friedman, Milton and Rose D

Two Lucky People: Memoirs.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.

First edition of this memoir by the Nobel Prize-winning economist and his wife Rose, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, “For Dorian + John with love and thanks for your friendship Milton + Rose.” Fine in a nearContinue reading "Two Lucky People: Memoirs."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-3148
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Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom.

London : Little Brown and Company, 1994.

First British edition of the first autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Dear Lynne, with thanks. Nelson Mandela 27.2.97.” The recipient was the realtor who sold NelsonContinue reading "Long Walk To Freedom."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4426
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Fonda, Peter

Don’t Tell Dad.

New York : Hyperion, 1998.

First edition of Peter Fonda’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication, “For Howard Love messin’ with the bees! Peter Fonda ’98.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-2955
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Reagan, Nancy

My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan.

New York : Random House, 1989.

First edition of Nancy Reagan’s memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Gene Williams Best Wishes Nancy Reagan Apr ’92.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Written in collaboration with William Novak.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-1860
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Kurokawa, Kisho; Introduction by Charles Jencks

Metabolism in Architecture.

London : Studio Vista, 1977.

First edition of this seminal work in architecture. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Signed in both English and Japanese by Kurokawa and also signed by Charles Jencks, who contributed the introduction. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-3955
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Venturi, Robert; Introduction by Vincent Scully

Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture.

New York : The Museum of Modern Art, 1966.

First edition of this essential document of architectural literature. Octavo, original gray cloth, illustrated. Signed and dated by Robert Venturi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-2585
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Meier, Richard; Kenneth Frampton

Richard Meier.

New York : Phaidon, 2002.

First edition of this work on Meier. Folio, original cloth. Signed and dated by both Richard Meier and Kenneth Frampton. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-872
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Gehry, Frank

Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall.

New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2003.

First edition of this volume on Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Signed by Frank Gehry on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Preface by Deborah Borda. Introduction by Frank Gehry. With essays by Richard Koshalek and Dana Hutt, Carol McMichael Reese, Esa-Pekka Salonen andContinue reading "Symphony: Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-515
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Estienne, Robert and Henri

Thesaurus Linguae Latinae.

Basel : E. & J.R. Thurnis, 1740.

Folios, 4 volumes. Bound in contemporary vellum. In very good condition. Presents nicely.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-3016
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McPhee, John

Giving Good Weight.

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979.

First edition of this collection of McPhee’s classic essays. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Len Byrd all best John.” Additionally signed by John McPhee on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.

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$95.00
Item Number: RRB-2133
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Kertesz, Imre

A Kudarc.

Budapest : Magveto, 1988.

First Hungarian edition and true first. Octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-1489
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Rosenthal, Mark "Jasper Johns"

Jasper Johns Work Since 1974.

London : Thames & Hudson, 1989.

First edition of this compilation of work by Johns since 1974. Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Jasper Johns on the half-title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Contains 75 illustrations, 36 in color.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-1425
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Solow, Robert; Edited by Mauro Boianovsky and Kevin D. Hoover

Robert Solow and the Development of Growth Economics.

Chapel Hill, NC : Duke University Press, 2009.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert Solow on the title page. In fine condition, no dust jacket was issued for this volume.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-15051
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Le Clezio, J.M.G

The Interrogation.

London : Hamish Hamilton, 1964.

Uncorrected proof of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. In good condition with spotting to the front panel and a small stain to the page edges.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-18044
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Markowitz, Harry; Bernard Hauser; Herbert W. Karr

Simscript: A Simulation Programming Language.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1963.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Small quarto, original wrappers. Inscribed by Harry Markowitz on the title page. In very good condition. Uncommon, especially signed and inscribed.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-5379
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Short, Nigel

Nigel Short On Chess.

London : Hamlyn, 1993.

First paperback edition. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by Nigel Short on the half title page. In near fine condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-5811
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Viorst, Judith; Illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser

Alexander, Who’s Not (Do You Hear Me? I Mean It!) Going to Move.

New York : Atheneum, 1995.

First edition of this work in the author’s classic Alexander series. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “From Alexander’s mom- Judith Viorst.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-5688
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Oz, Amos

Touch the Water Touch the Wind.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich : New York, 1973.

First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Amos Oz on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-5679
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Le Clezio, J.M.G

Desert.

Paris : Gallimard, 1980.

First French edition of what many consider the author’s breakthrough novel. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. In very good condition with some shelf wear and toning to the extremities.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-5402
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Bellow, Saul

Partisan Review. Volume X, No. 5. September-October, 1943.

New York : Partisan Review, 1943.

Octavo, original Wrappers. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front panel. In near fine condition. Contains the Notes of a Dangling Man, an 18 page excerpt, with some revisions to create a cohesive story, from Saul Bellow’s soon to be published first novel, Dangling Man, which was later published by Vanguard in 1944.

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$425.00
Item Number: RRB-5665
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Viorst, Judith; Pictures by Arnold Lobel

I’ll Fix Anthony.

New York : Harper & Row,Publishers, 1969.

First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Signed by the author opposite the title page, “Wen I’m six, I’ll fix Anthony- Judith Viorst.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-5687
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Tobin, James [Robert M. Solow]

Essays in Economics: Volume 1 Macroeconomics.

Amsterdam : North-Holland Publishing Company, 1971.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow, who contributed an article in this volume. Name to the front free endpaper, in near fine condition.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-5556
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Reiss, Johanna

The Journey Back.

New York : Thomas Y. Crowell, 1976.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To ___ _____ Love and peace Johanna Reiss October ’76 Nice to see you again.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-5522
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