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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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Bellow, Saul

The Adventures of Augie March.

New York : The Viking Press, 1953.

First edition of Bellow’s first National Book Award winning novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, handmade Italian marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Saul Bellow. In fine condition.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-117859
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Schweitzer, Albert

Albert Schweitzer Autograph Signed Photograph.

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Large photograph of Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene purchasing supplies for the hospital, signed and inscribed by him. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 11 inches. One of the largest signed photographs we have seen or handled.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-117846
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Reagan, Ronald and George H. W. Bush

Ronald Reagan and George Bush Inaugural Gift Collection.

1981.

Fine collection of official gifts from the inauguration of Ronald Reagan as President and George H. W. Bush as Vice President of the United States. The collection includes a sterling silver money clip and pill box embossed with the Reagan Bush inaugural logo and a fountain pen from the inaugural reception of George H. W.Continue reading "Ronald Reagan and George Bush Inaugural Gift Collection."

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$1,450.00
Item Number: RRB-117304
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Dyson, Freeman J

Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland April–November 1985.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page with a quote from this work, “The expansion of life and mankind into the universe will lead to a vast diversification of ecologies and of cultures. p. 298 Freeman Dyson.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Infinite in All Directions: Gifford Lectures Given at Aberdeen, Scotland April–November 1985."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-117097
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Raiffa, Howard

The Art and Science of Negotiation: How To Resolve Conflicts and Get the Best Out of Bargaining.

Cambridge, MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University , 1982.

First edition of this classic work on negotiating. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Roger- It’s really been a pleasure working with you. I’ve learned a lot. Howard.” The recipient, Roger Fisher was a close friend and colleague of the author’s. With Fisher’s name to the frontContinue reading "The Art and Science of Negotiation: How To Resolve Conflicts and Get the Best Out of Bargaining."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-117539
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Flagg, Fannie

A Redbird Christmas.

New York : Random House, 2004.

First edition of this enchanting Christmas classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Sweet Marilyn Perry- Much Love Fannie Flagg.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Aleta Rafton.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-118788
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Douglas, Norman

One Day.

Chapelle-Réanville : The Hours Press, 1929.

Signed limited edition, deluxe issue, one of 200 signed examples of this work by the author of South Wind, this is number 106. Octavo, original cloth, photographic portrait of the author, photographic endpapers. In near fine condition.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-121543
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Douglas, Norman

Nerinda.

Florence : G. Orioli, 1929.

Signed limited edition of this work, one of 475 numbered copies, this is number 272. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-121677
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Faulkner, William

Intruder In The Dust.

New York : Random House, 1948.

First edition of this classic Faulkner novel, which explores the lives of a family of characters in the South. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a vry good dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by E. McKnight Kauffer.

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$800.00
Item Number: RRB-121493
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Schmidt, Eric and Jonathan Rosenberg

How Google Works.

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014.

First edition of this “informative and creatively multilayered Google guidebook from the businessman’s perspective” (Kirkus). Octavo, original boards. Signed by both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jonathan Jarvis. Written with Alan Eagle. Foreword by Larry Page.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-117377
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Reuben, David R

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex*.

New York : David McKay Company, Inc, 1969.

First edition of David Reuben’s wildly popular sex manual, one of the first sex manuals to enter mainstream culture. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin. Jacket photograph by Arthur Shay.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-117058
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Malthus, Thomas Robert [T.R.]

An Essay on the Principle of Population, as It Affects the Future Improvement of Society.

London : J. Johnson, 1798.

First edition of this cornerstone text of modern economics. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf. Laid in is a clipping from an original manuscript signed by Malthus and entirely in his hand which reads in part, “If at one time such a given product would make an effectual demand for certain commodities the conditions ofContinue reading "An Essay on the Principle of Population, as It Affects the Future Improvement of Society."

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$200,000.00
Item Number: RRB-116955
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Ruskin, John. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

The King of the Golden River.

London : George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1932.

Signed limited edition. Octavo, original limp vellum, gilt titles and decoration to front cover, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt, color frontispiece and three plates, illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. Signed by Arthur Rackham, one of 570 copies of which 550 were for sale, this is number 549. Near fine in the the rareContinue reading "The King of the Golden River."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-117643
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Kipling, Rudyard

Rudyard Kipling with The British Fleet.

Boston : For the Boston American, 1915.

The Boston American’s complimentary reprint of Kipling’s Fringes of the Fleet which first appeared in England in The Daily Telegraph, and in the United States in the Hearst newspapers. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise case. Rare.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-120584
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Briggs, Raymond

Selected Works of Raymond Briggs.

London : Various Publishers, 1973-2001.

Fine collection of first editions and early printings with two signed by children’s book author Raymond Briggs. Quarto, four volumes, original boards and wrappers, illustrated. The collection includes a Picture Puffin edition of The Mother Goose Treasury inscribed by the author (London: Picture Puffin, 1976), a Picture Puffin edition of Jim and the Beanstalk inscribedContinue reading "Selected Works of Raymond Briggs."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-117655
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Scott, Robert Falcon. Edited by Ernest Henry Shackleton, Louis C. Bernacchi and Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard

The South Polar Times.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1907-1914.

First limited edition of the complete collection of the South Polar Times, a periodical created by Scott’s crew during his two polar expeditions on the ships Discovery and Terra Nova, with a slip signed by Ernest Shackleton and Rudolph Blakenburg Quarto, three volumes, publisher’s gilt decorated cloth, all edges gilt, frontispiece to each volume, elaboratelyContinue reading "The South Polar Times."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-95157
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de Bourrienne, Fauvelet. [Napoleon]

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte.

London : Richard Bentley and Son, 1885.

Exceedingly rare edition of M. de Bourrienne’s Life of Napoleon extra-illustrated with additional portraits and views and over 50 autograph letters and notes signed by Napoleon I,  members of his family, associates, and the author bound in. Octavo, bound in three quarters scarlet morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartmentsContinue reading "Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte."

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$45,000.00
Item Number: RRB-117078
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Martin, Theodore. [Queen Victoria]

The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. With Portraits and Views.

London : Smith, Elder, & Co, 1875-1880.

Complete set of Martin’s extensive biography of Prince Albert, contracted and edited by Queen Victoria, each volume inscribed by her. Octavo, five volumes, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, stamped ruling to the panels, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with 8 additional tissue-guarded plates of portraits and views; one a foldingContinue reading "The Life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort. With Portraits and Views."

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-117508
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Dickens, Charles

The Personal History of David Copperfield.

London : Bradbury and Evans, 1850.

First edition in book form of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over marbled boards with black morocco spine label lettered in gilt tooling to the spine and raised gilt bands, frontispiece, pictorial title page and 38 etched plates by H. K. Browne. In veryContinue reading "The Personal History of David Copperfield."

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$2,250.00
Item Number: RRB-117844
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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition in book form of one of Dickens’ most popular novels. Octavo, bound in three quarters calf over boards, gilt titles to the spine. First issue points with “visiter” for “sister” on p. 123, “latter” for “letter” p.160, “flys” for flies on p. 245, and “visiters” for “visitors” on p. 272. First issue pointsContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby."

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$1,050.00
Item Number: RRB-117498
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Kipling, Rudyard

The Years Between.

London : Methuen and Co., Ltd, 1919.

First edition of this collection of 45 poems, often considered Kipling’s darkest work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-120774
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Gleig, G. R. [Arthur James Balfour]

The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington.

London : Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1864.

The People’s Edition of Gleig’s biography of Arthur Duke of Wellington; gifted by his godson, Arthur James Balfour to his colleague at Eton. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to theContinue reading "The Life of Arthur Duke of Wellington."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-117318
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Scholes, Myron S. and Mark A. Wolfson

Taxes and Business Strategy. A Planning Approach.

Englewood, NJ : Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1992.

First edition of this classic work, now in it’s sixth edition. Quarto, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “_____ Good luck in all of your endeavors Myron S. Scholes 6/12/10.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-117632
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Balfour, Arthur James

A Fragment on Progress. Inaugural Address Delivered on his Installation as Lord Rector.

Edinburgh : David Douglas, 1892.

First edition of Balfour’s Inaugural Address delivered on his installation as Lord Rector . Octavo, bound in full calf with Balfour’s signature stamped in gilt to the front panel. Presentation copy, inscribed by Arthur James Balfour on the front free endpaper, “‘B. Mallet, with the kindest regards of Arthur James Balfour. 18.8.92.” The recipient, BernardContinue reading "A Fragment on Progress. Inaugural Address Delivered on his Installation as Lord Rector."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-117521
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