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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!
    Fear of Flying.

    Jong, Erica

    Fear of Flying.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.

    First edition of the author’s controversial, gound-breaking second-wave feminist classic which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Octavo, original cloth, red endpapers. Presentation copy...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-141273
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    Thistly B.

    Tudor, Tasha

    Thistly B.

    New York: Oxford University Press, 1949.

    First edition. Signed by Tasha Tudor on the title page. In very good condition, lacking the dust jacket.
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-1148
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    My Mystery Ships.

    Campbell, Gordon [Clement Atlee]

    My Mystery Ships.

    London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1937.

    Early printing of Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell’s My Mystery Ships; from the library of United Kingdom Prime Minster Clement Attlee with his bookplate to the pastedown. Octavo, original cloth. In...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-134587
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    Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.

    Richter, Burton

    Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.

    New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

    First edition of this insightful overview of climate change science by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Burton Richter. Octavo, original glossy boards. Inscribed by Burton Richter on the front free endpa...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-34014
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    Outerbridge Reach.

    Stone, Robert

    Outerbridge Reach.

    London: Andre Deutsch, 1992.

    First edition of Stone’s fifth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Sally recalling a lovely, morning in London – wi...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-123971
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    Madam Secretary: A Memoir.

    Albright, Madeleine

    Madam Secretary: A Memoir.

    New York: Miramax Books, 2003.

    First edition of this classic memoir by the first female Secretary of State in United States history. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-t...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-147966
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    King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop.

    Sitkoff, Harvard [Martin Luther King, Jr.]

    King: Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop.

    New York: Hill and Wang, 2008.

    First edition of this stunning reappraisal of King and his increased relevance. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-143903
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    Giving Kids A Fair Chance.

    Heckman, James J

    Giving Kids A Fair Chance.

    Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2013.

    First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John Rogers with respect J...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-144400
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    The Fall.

    Camus, Albert

    The Fall.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1957.

    Early printing of the first American edition of Camus’ last complete work of fiction. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red. Translated by Justin O’Brien. Near fine in a near fine dust jack...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-150926
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    Le Mur. [The Wall].

    Sartre, Jean-Paul

    Le Mur. [The Wall].

    Paris: Gallimard, 1939.

    Limited edition of Sartre’s 1939 short story collection, containing one of his greatest existentialist works of fiction, The Wall. Octavo, original boards. One of 1,000 numbered copies, this is...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-137275
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    Gathering Blue.

    Lowry, Lois

    Gathering Blue.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

    First edition of this work by the Newbury Award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “With best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a near fine dust ja...
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    $275.00 Item Number: RRB-139213
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    Codex: The City of Culture of Galicia.

    Eisenman, Peter

    Codex: The City of Culture of Galicia.

    New York: Monacelli Press, 2005.

    First edition of this work by Eisenman. Oblong quarto, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. In fine condition. Inscribed and dated by Peter Eisenman on the title page.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-38753
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    On a Lark to the Planets.

    Montgomery, Frances Trego

    On a Lark to the Planets.

    Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Co., 1904.

    First edition of this whimsical early science fiction novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, illustrated by Winifred D. Elrod. In very good condition. A very nice example.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-147973
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    The Adventures of Sir Edward Leithen.

    Buchan, John

    The Adventures of Sir Edward Leithen.

    London: Hodder and Stoughton LTD, .

    Finely bound edition of this collection of stories about recurring protagonist and distinguished Scottish barrister Sir Edward Leithen. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over cloth covered board...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-150855
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    The Vivisector.

    White, Patrick

    The Vivisector.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1970.

    First edition of this work by “one of the great magicians of fiction . . . White’s scope is vast and his invention endless” (The Observer). Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fin...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-132699
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    Our Gang.

    Roth, Philip

    Our Gang.

    New York: Random House, 1971.

    First edition of Roth’s fifth book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-156
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    Revelation: A Romance.

    Wyndham, Eric

    Revelation: A Romance.

    London: Digby, Long & Co., Publishers, 1897.

    First edition of this fantastical reinterpretation of the legend of the Wandering Jew. Octavo, original cloth, floral endpapers. In very good condition.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-147990
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    Augustus.

    Buchan, John

    Augustus.

    London: Hodder and Stoughton LTD, 1937.

    Finely bound edition of this historical novel of the first Roman Emperor. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, The Downs Schoo...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-148956
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    The Gift of Acabar.

    Mandino, Og and Buddy Kaye

    The Gift of Acabar.

    Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1978.

    First edition of Mandino and Kaye’s enchanting parable. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Mandino on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “With Love Og Mandino 9/28/...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-90426
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    Stevengraph Bookmark “May The Bestower.”

    Stevengraph Bookmark “May The Bestower.”

    :, c. 1876.

    Rare Stevengraph bookmark titled “May The Bestower.” Jacquard-woven from silk with “May The Bestower of all Bliss Grant Thee Long Years of Happiness” in decorative letters at t...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-151883
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    Out of My Later Years.

    Einstein, Albert

    Out of My Later Years.

    New York: Philosophical Library, 1950.

    First edition of Einstein’s collection of social science-related articles, addresses and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-149411
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    The Art of Seduction.

    Greene, Robert

    The Art of Seduction.

    New York: Penguin Books/ A Joost Elfers Book, 2001.

    Later printing of this modern classic. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Robert Greene on the half-title page. In fine condition.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-150373
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    Wildlife.

    Ford, Richard

    Wildlife.

    New York: Collins Harvill, 1990.

    First British edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Sally So finally with love. From R....
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-121321
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    Real and Ideal.

    Montclair, J. W. (Weidemeyer, J. W.)

    Real and Ideal.

    Philadelphia: Frederick Leypoldt, 1865.

    First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author, “With the compliments of the author”. In very good condition.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-60
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