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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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Cavett, Dick

Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets.

New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010.

First paperback edition of this collection of essays by legendary talk show host Dick Cavett. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Bill & Tom – Dick Cavett.”  The recipient, Bill Zwecker, was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (hisContinue reading "Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets."

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$95.00
Item Number: RRB-148114
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves

The Midnight Palace.

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2011.

Signed limited first edition of Zafón’s second young-adult novel. Octavo, original pictorial boards. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 958. In fine condition. Cover illustration by Neal Murren.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-145038
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Martin, George R.R

A Dance with Dragons.

New York : Bantam, 2011.

First edition of the fifth novel in the author’s classic series. Octavo, original half boards, illustrated endpapers. Signed by the George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Stevenson. Jacket illustration by Larry Rostant.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-125854
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Desantis, Ron

Dreams From Our Founding Fathers: First Principles in the Age of Obama.

Jacksonville, FL : High-Pitched Hum Publishing, 2011.

First edition of DeSantis’ first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bruce and Patty- Faithful and strong in defense of the Constitution! Ron DeSantis.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mary Fisher Design.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148943
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Carlos, John with Dave Zirin

The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World.

Chicago : Haymarket Books, 2011.

First edition of the remarkable story of John Carlos, best known for raising his black-gloved fist as a salute to Black Power and human rights on the 1968 Olympic podium. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lenz We live to make history! MuchContinue reading "The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-146175
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Martin, George R.R

A Game of Thrones.

New York : Bantam Books, 2011.

First deluxe edition of the first book in the author’s acclaimed A Song of Ice and Fire Series. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by George R.R. Martin on the title page. Fine in the original publisher’s blue slipcase which is in fine condition.

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-151381
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Train, John [Peter Matthiessen]

The Unruly Monkey: Reflections on Life, Love, and Money.

: Artisan Press, 2011.

First edition of this classic work by the founding editor of The Paris Review. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Train on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. From the library of novelist Peter Matthiessen with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Matthiessen was a founding member of The Paris Review.Continue reading "The Unruly Monkey: Reflections on Life, Love, and Money."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-144372
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Kamara-Umunna, Agnes Fallah; Emily Holland [Madeleine K. Albright]

And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation.

New York : Hyperion, 2011.

First edition of this memoir about the devastation of the Liberia civil war and its rise out of the ashes. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.”  Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To former secretary of state MadeleineContinue reading "And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation."

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-147576
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Nasar, Sylvia

Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2011.

First edition of this sweeping narrative. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated by Sylvia Nasar on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-47016
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Parfit, Derek

On What Matters.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Derek Parfit on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-138917
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Millard, Candice

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President.

New York : Doubleday, 2011.

First edition of this Edgar Award-winning narrative history reconstructing the assassination of President James A. Garfield. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Candice Millard on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-152148
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Kahneman, Daniel

Thinking, Fast and Slow.

Toronto : Doubleday, 2011.

First edition, early printing of this contemporary classic “in the same league as Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams” (Nassim Nicholas Taleb). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To William, D. Kahneman.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Thinking, Fast and Slow."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-144887
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Kasparov, Garry

Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Volumes I-3.

London : Evveryman Chess , 2011-14.

First editions of each volume. Octavo, original cloth, three volumes. Each is signed by Garry Kasparov on the title page. Each are fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional set.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-5380
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Naipaul, V.S

Collected Short Fiction.

New York : Everyman's Library, 2011.

First edition of this collection of fiction by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. With an introduction by the author.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-56745
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Kaplan, Benjamin [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Harvard Law Review.

: The Harvard Law Review Association, 2011.

The April 2011 issue of the Harvard Law Review. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. From the library of American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020 and was responsible for some of the mostContinue reading "Harvard Law Review."

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$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149933
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Maxwell, John C

5 Levels of Leadership.

New York : Center Street, 2011.

First edition of this inspirational work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “To Melody J. Maxwell 12.11.” Very good in a very good dust jacket, marginalia. Jacket design by Brand Navigation.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-141311
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Nadal, Rafael [Rafa]

Rafa.

New York : Hyperion, 2011.

First edition of the legendary tennis champion’s autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Rafael Nadal on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Laura Drew. Written with John Carlin.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-150991
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Kissinger, Henry A

On China.

New York : Penguin Press, 2011.

First edition of Kissinger’s 13th book, in which he draws on historical records and 40 years of direct interaction with four generations of Chinese leaders to analyze the link between China’s ancient past and its present day trajectory. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Jane Good wishesContinue reading "On China."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-151633
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Sondheim, Stephen

Look, I Made a Hat. The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

First edition of the collected lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. Quarto, original boards with the author’s name stamped in blind to the front panel, with 195 photographs and illustrated throughout. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-150305
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Proulx, Annie

Bird Cloud: A Memoir.

New York : Scribner, 2011.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s magnificent memoir. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Annie Proulx on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rex Bonomelli. Jacket photograph of Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-140722
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Worden, Al with Francis French

Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon.

Washington, D.C : Smithsonian Books, 2011.

First edition of this unprecedented and exhilarating account of Al Worden’s experience with NASA. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the authors on the half title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Dick Gordon. Epilogue by Tom Stafford. Jacket design by Brian Barth.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-147208
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Dylan, Bob; Illustrated by Jon J. Muth

Blowin’ in the Wind.

New York : Union Square Books, 2011.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work, bringing images to Dylan’s classic song. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout, includes a CD of Dylan’s original 1963 recording. Boldly signed by Bob Dylan and illustrator John J. Muth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Plus a special note by renowned music columnistContinue reading "Blowin’ in the Wind."

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$5,000.00
Item Number: RRB-152101
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Downey, Juan

Juan Downey: The Invisible Architect.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT List Visual Arts Center/Bronx Museum of Arts, 2011.

First edition of the exhibition catalogue from Downey’s 2011-2012 solo exhibition covering several decades of his work. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated. In fine condition.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-138515
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Sondheim, Stephen

The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. Look, I Made a Hat.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

First edition of the collected lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-146134
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