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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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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; The Girl Who Played with Fire; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.

Larsson, Stieg; Translated by Reg Keeland

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; The Girl Who Played with Fire; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.

London : Maclehose Press, 2008-2009.

First editions in English of each volume of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy. Octavo, three volumes, original boards. Each volume is signed by the translator Reg Keeland, with a quotation added by the translator from each novel in each book. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo reads, “Everyone has secrets. It’s just a matter of findingContinue reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; The Girl Who Played with Fire; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-82278
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Detective Story.

Kertesz, Imre

Detective Story.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

First edition of this riveting novel about a torturer for the secret police of a Latin American regime who tells the haunting story of the father and son he ensnared and destroyed. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Translated from the Hungarian by Tim Wilkinson. Fine in a fineContinue reading "Detective Story."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-699
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Death With Interruptions.

Saramago, Jose

Death With Interruptions.

Orlando : Harcourt, 2008.

First edition of Saramago’s philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Harold Jose Saramago 29.10.2008.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-138908
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Utopia.

Royo, Jose

Utopia.

Valencia, Spain : ROYO art, 2008.

First edition of this luxury art monograph celebrating Royo’s artistic world. Folio, original publisher’s pictorial boards with magnetic fore-edge closure, profusely illustrated with high-quality reproductions of Royo’s signature Mediterranean scenes. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Para Gregorio y Kay Garcia con amistad Royo Nov. 2012.” One of 500 numberedContinue reading "Utopia."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-148836
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The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse.

Ford, Richard Thompson

The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

First edition of this “sharp, nuanced, enlightening reflection on how America should confront its authentic legacy of racism . . . A sharp, nuanced yet stylish analysis” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Lisa Thanks for reading the book Richard Ford.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-120633
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The Enchantress of Florence.

Rushdie, Salman

The Enchantress of Florence.

New York : Random House Inc., 2008.

First edition of Salman Rushdie’s richly imagined historical novel linking Renaissance Florence and the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar through the legend of a mysterious and captivating woman known as the “Enchantress.” Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. DustContinue reading "The Enchantress of Florence."

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-151308
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Triangular Road: A Memoir.

Marshall, Paule

Triangular Road: A Memoir.

New York : Basic Civitas Book, 2008.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the famed author’s insightful memoir. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Paule Marshall on the the title page. In near fine condition. Uncommon signed.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-129301
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The Ascent of Money.

Ferguson, Niall

The Ascent of Money.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2008.

First edition of this original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go round, destined to become a modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-147604
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La Voluntad y La Fortuna. [Destiny and Desire].

Fuentes, Carlos

La Voluntad y La Fortuna. [Destiny and Desire].

Ciudad de México : Santillana Ediciones Generales (Alfaguara), 2008.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to his close friend Sergio Munoz. Fuentes met Munoz in Mexico in the 1960’s when he was dating the daughter of Fuentes’ first wife, actress Rita Macedo.  Carlos and Sergio bonded one night asContinue reading "La Voluntad y La Fortuna. [Destiny and Desire]."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-133440
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Bolano, Roberto [Natasha Wimmer; Charlotte Strick]

2666.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece published posthumously in English, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by the translator Natasha Wimmer on the title page. Additionally signed twice by the award-winning jacket designer Charlotte Strick on the frontContinue reading "2666."

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$900.00
Item Number: RRB-148774
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Antarctica: A Call to Action.

Copeland, Sebastian; Foreword by Orlando Bloom

Antarctica: A Call to Action.

San Rafael, CA : Earth Aware, 2008.

First edition of the inspiring sequel to ‘Antarctica: The Global Warning.’ Oblong duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated with breathtaking high-resolution photographs by Sebastian Copeland throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “January 2009 To Linda, Sebastian Copeland.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Orlando Bloom.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-146836
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The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.

McCarthy, Cormac

The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses; The Crossing; Cities of the Plain.

New York : Everyman's Library, 2008.

First Everyman’s Library edition, later printing of McCarthy’s classic trilogy, appearing here in one volume for the first time. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Mario Ettlinger. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-152107
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Rambo.

Morrell, David [Sylvestor Stallone]

Rambo.

New York : The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008.

Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 copies of this work, basis for the 1982 film starring Sylvestor Stallone. Small octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by David Morrell and Sylvestor Stallone. In fine condition.

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-152021
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Basic Christianity.

Stott, John R.W

Basic Christianity.

Illinois : InterVarsity Press, 2008.

First edition of the 50th Anniversary edition of Stott’s classic work, originally published in 1958. Octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Tom with best wishes from John Stott.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-146110
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A Lion Among Men.

Maguire, Gregory

A Lion Among Men.

New York : William Morrow, 2008.

First edition of the third volume in the author’s bestselling Wicked series. Octavo, original pictorial boards, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Douglas Smith. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, “There are many things in the cauldron, but the cooks do not dip in the ladle quite blindly. Their selection is important. Gregory MaguireContinue reading "A Lion Among Men."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-126888
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames.

Sedaris, David

When You Are Engulfed in Flames.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2008.

First edition of this collection of 22 autobiographical essays by humorist David Sedaris. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by David Sedaris on the title page. Boldly signed three times in the year of publication by jacket designer Chip Kidd: on the front panel, on the title page, and the rear jacket flap. Fine inContinue reading "When You Are Engulfed in Flames."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-151621
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Midnight’s Children.

Rushdie, Salman

Midnight’s Children.

London : The Folio Society, 2009.

The Folio Society edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, frontispiece, with nine color illustrations. In fine condition. Illustrations by Anna Bhushan. Housed in the original slipcase.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-148340
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The Sisterhood: The Inside Story of the Women’s Movement and the Leaders Who Made it Happen.

Cohen, Marcia [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

The Sisterhood: The Inside Story of the Women’s Movement and the Leaders Who Made it Happen.

Santa Fe : Sunstone Press, 2009.

Early edition of this brilliant record of feminist history, with a new foreword by the author, from the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to Justice of the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “To theContinue reading "The Sisterhood: The Inside Story of the Women’s Movement and the Leaders Who Made it Happen."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-146275
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Ad Hoc at Home.

Keller, Thomas

Ad Hoc at Home.

New York : Artisan, 2009.

First edition of this cookbook featuring family-style American comfort food recipes from Thomas Keller’s Yountville restaurant, Ad Hoc. Square quarto, original publisher’s boards, profusely illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Marina It’s all about family Thomas Keller.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Written with Dave Cruz,Continue reading "Ad Hoc at Home."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-151727
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Allen, Angela Z [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

50-50 Gender Balance: Why We Have to “Get” It and Get It – Now!

: Full Circle Living, Inc, 2009.

First edition of this study on balancing our masculine and feminine qualities. Imperial octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “Dear Justice Ginsburg, You are an inspiration for this book and we are honored to be sending you a copy. Our greatest hope is that it ignitesContinue reading "50-50 Gender Balance: Why We Have to “Get” It and Get It – Now!"

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-147835
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Let the Great World Spin: A Novel.

McCann, Colum

Let the Great World Spin: A Novel.

New York : Random House, 2009.

First edition of the author’s classic work, winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Colum McCann on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robbin Schiff and Anna Bauer. Jacket drawing by Matteo Pericoli.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-136771
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Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell.

Marias, Javier

Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow, and Farewell.

New York : New Directions, 2009.

First edition of the author’s final volume in his brilliant trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Javier Marias on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Hans Geel. Translated by Margaret Jull Costa.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-138885
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American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane.

Isaacson, Walter

American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, and Heroes of a Hurricane.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.

First edition of this collection of biographical and historical essays. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Walter Isaacson on the title page, “To Ed, All the best, Walter Isaacson.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-150870
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Constituting Equality: Gender Equality and Comparative Constitutional Law.

Williams, Susan H. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Constituting Equality: Gender Equality and Comparative Constitutional Law.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

First edition of this interdisciplinary collection of essays on women’s issues. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Association copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, “To the Justice, With gratitude, respect, and affection. Susan.” From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arguably the most famous Supreme Court Justice in American history, lawyer and juristContinue reading "Constituting Equality: Gender Equality and Comparative Constitutional Law."

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-147321
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