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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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Wharton, Edith

Ethan Frome.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911.

First edition, first issue with “wearily” in perfect type on penultimate line of page 135 and with four pages of publisher’s advertisements at rear, of Wharton’s greatest tragic story, a “grim tale of a bud of romance ice-bound and turned into a frozen horror in the frigid setting of a New England winter landscape” (The NewContinue reading "Ethan Frome."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-142474
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Stern, Philip M

The Oppenheimer Case: Security on Trial.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1969.

First edition of this early biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Joan and Arthur Gardner With the warmest and fondest wishes of their friend Phil S. November, 1969.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-143398
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Ford, Julia Ellsworth. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

Snickerty Nick.

New York : Moffat, Yard & Co, 1919.

First edition of the author’s beloved children’s tale. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated by Arthur Rackham with color frontispiece, two color plates, and numerous in-text black and white illustrations. In very good condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-142503
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Berger, Thomas

Crazy In Berlin.

New York : Charles Scribner's, 1958.

First edition of Berger’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Thomas Berger on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell slipcase. An exceptional presentation.

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$1,100.00
Item Number: RRB-142436
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Follett, Ken [Erica Jong]

A Place Called Freedom.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc., 1995.

First edition of Follett’s New York Times bestseller. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Erica & Ken, with love Ken Follett.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best known forContinue reading "A Place Called Freedom."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-142627
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Shreve, Anita

Resistance: A Novel.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1995.

First edition of this work by the author of The Pilot’s Wife. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “March 28, 1995 For Ken, with thanks for your help in a different battle front Anita Shreve.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth DavidContinue reading "Resistance: A Novel."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-142738
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Dahl, Roald; Illustrated by Quentin Blake

The BFG: Illustrations by Quentin Blake.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1982.

First edition, early printing of this Dahl classic, which has sold over 20 million copies. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Love Doug Roald Dahl 1984.” Additionally signed by Quentin Blake below. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-142114
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Vargas Llosa, Mario

The Storyteller: A Novel.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1989.

First edition of this “brilliant novel” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Mark Sturgeon. Jacket design by Cynthia Krupat. Author photograph by Jerry Bauer. Translated by Helen Lane.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-142072
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Hueffer, [Ford] Ford Madox

The Good Soldier. A Tale of Passion.

London : John Lane Company, 1915.

First edition, first issue without the 16 pp. of advertisements of this literary highspot, one of the great novels of the first half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. An exceptional presentation.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-142068
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von Neumann, John and Oskar Morgenstern

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1944.

First edition of von Neumann and Morgenstern’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John von Neumann on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. With the original “Corrigenda” slip laid in. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Books signed by von NeumannContinue reading "Theory of Games and Economic Behavior."

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$160,000.00
Item Number: RRB-137277
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Rackham, Arthur

The Land of Enchantment.

London : Cassell and Company, Limited, 1905.

First edition of Rackham’s beautifully illustrated work. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, rebacked, illustrated with 36 full-page and vignette line drawings by Arthur Rackham. Neat ownership name. In very good condition.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-142761
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Collins., Mrs. Jane S

Free At Last.

Pittsburgh : Press of Murdoch, Kerr & Co., Incorporated, 1896.

First edition of this semi-historical civil rights narrative by Jane S. Collins, whose husband ran the first racially-integrated school in Indiana during the Civil War. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with frontispiece and 15 plates. In very good condition. Ownership inscription. Rare.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-142376
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Kenyon, C. R. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

The Argonauts on the Amazon.

London and Edinburgh : W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1901.

First edition of the author’s classic adventure tale, containing some of Arthur Rackham’s earliest illustrations. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with 6 full-pages illustrations by Arthur Rackham. In very good condition. Bookplate.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-142584
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Updike, John [Erica Jong]

Rabbit At Rest.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Erica Jong, one more trip to the intersection of id and superego. All best, John.” The recipient, Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famously controversialContinue reading "Rabbit At Rest."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-142983
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Nielsen, Svend Aage. [John F. Kennedy; Rose Kennedy]

Kennedy’s Philosophy of Life: Revolution of Love and Visions of Peace.

New York : Vantage Press, 1981.

First edition of this work by the founder of The Kennedy Society of Denmark. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Toreby Denmark February 2, 1982. Dear Mrs. Rose Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy cared so much for peace. Therefore I hope, you will find thisContinue reading "Kennedy’s Philosophy of Life: Revolution of Love and Visions of Peace."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-142351
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Updike, John [Erica Jong]

The Afterlife.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.

First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Erica J. These stories are more Jungian than Jongian, but then I’m older that you Best, John U.” Additionally signed three times by legendary jacket designer, on the front panelContinue reading "The Afterlife."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-142974
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Dunne, Dominick [Erica Jong]

People Like Us.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1988.

First edition of Dunne’s richly textured novel of New York society in the eighties. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Erica & Ken Best regards, Dominic Dunne.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica JongContinue reading "People Like Us."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-142904
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Drucker, Peter F

Peter Drucker on the Profession of Management.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard Business Review Book, 1998.

First edition of this work by the father of modern management. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Jim Black with best regards from Peter Drucker.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lance Hidy. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-142028
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Follett, Ken [Erica Jong]

A Dangerous Fortune.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1993.

First edition of the internationally bestselling author’s classic thriller. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Erica + Ken – with love, Ken Follett.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best knownContinue reading "A Dangerous Fortune."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-142786
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Cheever, Susan

Elizabeth Cole.

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989.

First edition of Cheever’s savage portrait of the New York art world. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “New York City May 4, 1990 To Ken Whose friendship and council have been my mainstay for all these years Susan Cheever.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth DavidContinue reading "Elizabeth Cole."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-142886
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Levin, Ira [Katharine Ross]

The Stepford Wives.

New York : Random House, 1972.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1975 film starring Katharine Ross. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly inscribed by Ira Levin and actress Katharine Ross on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Rare and desirable.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-142445
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Hurst, Fannie

Back Street.

New York : Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1951.

First edition of the bestselling story behind Ross Hunter’s classic melodrama starring Susan Hayward and John Gavin. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, contemporary name to the front free endpaper.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-142081
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Iden, V. Gilmore

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913: History and Digest.

Philadelphia : The National Bank News, 1914.

Rare first edition of this work on the Federal Reserve Act. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-142249
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Isherwood, Christopher

The Memorial: Portrait of a Family.

London : Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1932.

First edition of the author’s classic second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Christopher Isherwood on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by John Banting. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Uncommon signed.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-142447
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