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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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King, Billie Jean

All In: An Autobiography.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

First edition of the tennis champion’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Billie Jean King and twice by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, on the front panel and again on the rear panel. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-145811
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Binet, Laurent

Civilisations.

London : Harvill Secker, 2021.

Signed limited first edition of this alternate-history novel of the Americas and Europe. Octavo, original publishers red boards, all edges red. One of 250 numbered copies, this is number 176. Boldly signed by Laurent Binet on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the French by Sam Taylor.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-150628
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Dalio, Ray [Madeleine Albright]

Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail.

New York : Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster, 2021.

First edition of this provocative read read from the legendary investor. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Madeleine- Thank you for your wisdom and your public service. I pray for leaders like you. May the force of evolution be with you. Ray.” The recipient, Madeleine K.Continue reading "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147667
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Riley, Jason L [Thomas Sowell]

Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell.

New York : Basic Books, 2021.

First edition of the first comprehensive biography of the influential economist and public intellectual, Thomas Sowell. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Rogers, Warm regards JLR.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chin-Yee Lai.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-151832
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Wood, Gordon S

Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution.

New York : Oxford University Press, 2021.

First edition, second printing of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Gordon Wood on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-150819
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Harris, Thomas

The Silence of the Lambs.

United States : Suntup , 2021.

Signed limited first edition of Harris’ third and most famous novel. Octavo, bound in full silk, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Thomas Harris and illustrator Tom Bagshaw. In fine condition. This is a publishers copy, without a number.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-136994
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Kissinger, Henry A.; Eric Schmidt; Daniel Huttenlocher

The Age of AI: And Our Human Future.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.

First edition of this work by three of the world’s most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore AI and the way it is transforming human society—and what this technology means for us all. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Henry A. Kissinger on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Age of AI: And Our Human Future."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151691
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Murakami, Haruki

Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original illustrated boards by Chip Kidd. Boldly signed by Haruki Murakami on the half-title page and three times by Chip Kidd, on the half-title page, on the front panel and again on the rear panel. In near fine condition. Translated by Philip Gabriel. Rare andContinue reading "Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-131851
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Rowling, J.K.; Illustrated by Jim Field

The Christmas Pig.

London : Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021.

First edition of this heartwarming holiday fantasy. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with gilt Christmas decorations to the front and rear panels, illustrated endpapers, with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. With Rowling’s official hologram sticker to the verso of the front free endpaper. Near fine in a nearContinue reading "The Christmas Pig."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-152116
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McGrath, Amy with Chris Peterson. {Madeleine Albright}

Honor Bound: An American Story Of Dreams And Service.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

First edition of McGrath’s adventurous autobiography Honor Bound. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with color photographs of author throughout the years. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “Secretary Albright, Thank you for your service + for your love for our democracy. You remain an inspiration! Live your courage! Amy McGrath 2021.”Continue reading "Honor Bound: An American Story Of Dreams And Service."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-148448
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Kepnes, Caroline

You Love Me: A You Novel.

New York : Random House, 2021.

First edition of the third book in the best-selling ‘You’ series, which spawned the popular Netflix show by the same name starring Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Caroline Kepnes. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ella Laytham and Greg Mollica. Author photograph by CourtneyContinue reading "You Love Me: A You Novel."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-145435
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Stephenson, Neal

Termination Shock.

New York : William Morrow, 2021.

First edition of this speculative science fiction novel by New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Owen Corrigan. Author photograph by Brady Hall.

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$30.00
Item Number: RRB-150689
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Henk Schiffmacher

Tatoo: 1730s-1970s. Henk Schiffmacher’s Private Collection.

: Taschen, 2021.

First edition of this “impressive, exhaustive tour through the history of tattooing” (Vice.com). Folio, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Edited by Noel David. In fine condition.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-125841
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Kahneman, Daniel; Olivier Sibony; Cass R. Sunstein

Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment.

New York : Little, Brown Spark, 2021.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow and the co-author of Nudge, a revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments and how to make better ones—”a tour de force” (New York Times). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Daniel Kahneman on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fineContinue reading "Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-146715
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Kathwari, Farooq [Madeleine Albright]

Ethan Allen: We Make the American Home.

2021.

First edition of this style book of American design visionaries. Royal octavo, original wrappers, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in gold felt tip on the front free endpaper, “June 2021 Dear Madeleine, With my best wishes, Farooq.” The recipient, MadeleineContinue reading "Ethan Allen: We Make the American Home."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-147610
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Macintyre, Ben

Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle.

United Kingdom : Viking an Imprint of Penguin Books, 2022.

First edition of this military history of the prisoners in Colditz Castle during World War II. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed and dated by Ben Macintyre in the year of publication, “Ben Macintyre 14/9/22.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-150535
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Haise, Fred

Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey.

Washington, D.C : Smithsonian Books, 2022.

First edition of the extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper on a Apollo XIII bookplate, “Fred Haise Apollo 13 LMP.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gary Tooth. ForewordContinue reading "Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-151071
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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London : Bloomsbury, 2022.

First edition of the 25th anniversary edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Thomas Taylor. Signed four times by jacket illustrator Thomas Taylor, on the half-title page with a drawing ofContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-144071
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Kirk, Charlie

The College Scam: How America’s Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America’s Youth.

: Winning Team Publishing, 2022.

First edition of this work by the founder of Turning Point USA. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Charlie Kirk on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-150616
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McCarthy, Cormac. [Chip Kidd]

The Passenger and Stella Maris Original Publisher’s Presentation Box.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

Original publisher’s presentation box designed to house the first editions of McCarthy’s two-volume masterpiece: The Passenger and Stella Maris. Folio, folding cardboard box designed by Chip Kidd. Signed by Chip Kidd on the front panel several months prior to publication, “Chip Kidd 8/’22.” In fine condition.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-149238
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Newley, Alexander

Divining the Human: The Art of Alexander Newley.

London : Unicorn, 2022.

First edition of this illustrated memoir by a master of portraiture. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. In fine condition.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-151275
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Stephenson, Neal

Snow Crash.

New York : Del Rey, 2022.

First edition of the 30th anniversary edition of this “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired generations of Silicon Valley innovators. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with decorations. Boldly signed by Neal Stephenson on the titleContinue reading "Snow Crash."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-150958
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Yarrow, David

David Yarrow: Storytelling.

New York : Rizzoli International Publications, Inc, 2022.

First edition of this collection of tales of adventure and misadventure told through Yarrow’s magnificent high-art photography, with a foreword by Cindy Crawford. Quarto, original publisher’s boards, profusely illustrated with a mix of over 125 photographs of Yarrow’s most iconic work and previously unpublished photographs. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “All theContinue reading "David Yarrow: Storytelling."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-147931
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Hurston, Zora Neale; Genevieve West and Henry Louis Gates Jr. [Editors]

You Don’t Know Us Negroes: and Other Essays.

New York : Amistad 35/An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2022.

First edition of this collection of provocative essays. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited and with an introduction by Genevieve West and Henry Louis Gates Jr. Jacket design by Stephen Brayda. Jacket art by Jessica Coppet.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-148334
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