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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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Blinder, Alan S.; Andrew W. Lo; Robert M. Solow; Burton Malkiel; Ben Bernanke

Rethinking The Financial Crisis.

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 2012.

First edition of this classic comprehensive analysis on the financial crisis. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economists Robert Solow, Ben Bernanke and famed economist Burton Malkiel on the title page. Each contributed articles to this volume. In near fine condition. Rare.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150866
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Lerner, Ben

Leaving the Atocha Station.

London : Granta, 2012.

First hardcover edition of the Lerner’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ben Lerner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$550.00
Item Number: RRB-63022
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Lowry, Lois

Son.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2012.

First edition of the thrilling conclusion to ‘The Giver’ quartet. Octavo, original half-cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “with best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Brock.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-145163
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Toll, Ian W

The Pacific War Trilogy. Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941–1942; The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944; Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944–1945.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2012-20.

Complete set of Toll’s classic trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original boards. Laid in is a signed Ian Toll sheet which came with the trilogy. Fine in fine dust jackets. Housed in a custom slipcase.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-150990
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Weisberger, Lauren

Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

First edition of this sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Devil Wears Prada. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by Lauren Weisberger on the colophon page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-150658
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Finkel, David [Madeleine K. Albright]

Thank You For Your Service.

New York : Library of Congress, 2013.

First edition of Finkle’s insightful look into the lives of the American soldiers. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. With an autograph transmittal letter on a Center for a New American Security card to Albright laid in. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright wasContinue reading "Thank You For Your Service."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-149016
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Phelps, Edmund

Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, and Change.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.

First edition of this work which won the 2014 Gold Medal in Economics. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Edmund Phelps on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Drummond.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-151958
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Gilder, George

Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How It Is Revolutionizing Our World.

Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2013.

First edition of Gilder’s work, which introduces an all-new paradigm-shifting theory of capitalism. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by George Gilder on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by J. Henry Pereira.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-135625
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Schwartzberg, Joseph E. [Madeleine Albright]

Transforming the United Nations System: Designs for a Workable Workable World.

New York : United Nations University Press, 2013.

First edition of Schwartzberg’s examination of the structural limitations of the United Nations. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “June 2016 To Madeleine Albright, With hope for a more workable and better world. Joe Schwartzberg.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve asContinue reading "Transforming the United Nations System: Designs for a Workable Workable World."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-149061
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Leon Lederman and Christopher Hill

Beyond the God Particle.

New York : Prometheus Books, 2013.

First edition of this “tour de force of physics” (Times Literary Supplement). Octavo, original boards. Signed by Leon Lederman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grace M. Conti-Zilsberger.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-75082
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Cline, Ernest

The Importance of Being Ernest.

Austin, TX : Write Bloody Press, 2013.

First edition. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Ernest Cline on the title page. In fine condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-12020
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves

The Watcher in the Shadows.

London : Orion Children's Books, 2013.

Exclusive signed first edition of the third novel for younger readers from the author of ‘The Shadow of the Wind’. Octavo, original cloth. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author on the title page with the publisher’s embossed limitation stamp, this is number 82. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. CoverContinue reading "The Watcher in the Shadows."

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-145032
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Martin, George R.R. [Rick Berry]

The Skin Trade.

: WSFA Press, 2013.

Signed limited first edition of this award winning novella by master storyteller George R.R. Martin. Octavo, original cloth, with black and white illustrations by Rick Berry. Boldy signed by the author and artist on the second free endpaper. One of five hundred numbered copies, this is number 27. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-147754
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Blinder, Alan S

After The Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, The Response, And The Work Ahead.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.

First edition of the former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve’s account of the 2007–2009 financial crisis. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “For William, Alan Blinder.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amanda Dewy.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-141012
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Black, Temple [Madeleine Albright]

Media Events That Shaped The New Croatia: Reflections on a Successful UN Mission.

: Temple Black , 2013.

Temple Black’s printing of this role of media in shaping the public perception of Croatia. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. Bookplate to the front pastedown from ‘The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright’. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the firstContinue reading "Media Events That Shaped The New Croatia: Reflections on a Successful UN Mission."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-141234
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Deaton, Angus

The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original boards, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John Rogers Angus Deaton.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jason Alejandro.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-147447
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Gati, Charles [Editor]; Foreword by Jimmy Carter [Madeleine K. Albright]

ZBIG: The Strategy And Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski.

Maryland : Library of Congress, 2013.

First edition of ZBig Brezezinski’s multifaceted career dealing with U.S. security and foreign policy, with a foreword by President Jimmy Carter. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton fromContinue reading "ZBIG: The Strategy And Statecraft of Zbigniew Brzezinski."

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-149017
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Morris, James [Jan]; [Edmund Hillary; George Lowe; Michael Ward]

Everest.

London and Alberta : Aquila Books and Meridian Rare Books, 2013.

First edition catalog of books, ephemera, and artefacts relating to the exploration of the world’s highest peak on the 60th anniversary of its first ascent, including books from the libraries of members of the 1953 Exploration George Lowe and Michael Ward, with a foreword by Times Correspondent to the 1953 Expedition Jan Morris. Quarto, originalContinue reading "Everest."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-146565
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Ghattas, Kim [Madeleine K. Albright]

The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power.

New York : Henry Holt Company, 2013.

First edition of the compelling account of Hillary Clinton’s tenure as U.S. Secretary of State. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by author on the half-title page, “Madame Secretary, I spent a lot of time reading your book about your time at the State Department while writing myContinue reading "The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-149056
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Pynchon, Thomas

Bleeding Edge.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.

First edition of this New York Times bestselling detective novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-151749
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Kurtzer, Daniel C.; Scott B. Lasensky; William B. Quandt; Steven L. Spiegel; Shibley Z. Telhami [Madeleine Albright]

The Peace Puzzle: America’s Quest For Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989-2011.

Ithaca and London : Cornell University Press, 2013.

First edition of this informative account of the United States’ role in attempting to achieve Arab-Israeli peace. Octavo, original publisher’s black boards, illustrated with a map of The Syrian-Israeli Frontier, bookplate to the front pastedown from ‘The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright’. The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the first woman to serveContinue reading "The Peace Puzzle: America’s Quest For Arab-Israeli Peace, 1989-2011."

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-147354
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Bernanke, Ben

The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013.

Later printing of this collection of lectures given by the former chief of the Federal Reserve. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “Best wishes Ben Bernanke.” Also laid in is a signed business card from Bernanke. In near fine condition.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-147189
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Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves

Marina.

London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2013.

Signed limited first edition of Zafón’s gothic tale for all ages. Octavo, original pictorial boards. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 188. In fine condition. Design by kid-ethic.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-145039
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le Carre, John

A Delicate Truth.

London : Penguin/ Viking, 2013.

First British edition of this New York Times bestselling spy thriller. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the limitations page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-151469
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