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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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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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Lawrence, T. E

Revolt in the Desert.

Garden City : Garden City Publishing Company, Inc, 1927.

Early American printing of Lawrence’s own abridgment of Seven Pillars of Wisdom, which achieved immediate popular success. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Lawrence. In very good condition.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-123444
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Reeve, Philip

Infernal Devices.

London : Scholastic Press, 2005.

First edition of the third novel in Reeve’s award-winning Mortal Engines quartet. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Philip Reeve on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by David Frankland.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-126739
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Oz, Amos

Touch the Water Touch the Wind.

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich : New York, 1973.

First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Amos Oz on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated from the Hebrew by Nicholas de Lange.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-5679
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Flagg, Fannie

A Redbird Christmas.

New York : Random House, 2004.

First edition of this enchanting Christmas classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Sweet Marilyn Perry- Much Love Fannie Flagg.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Aleta Rafton.

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Item Number: RRB-118788
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Kipling, Rudyard

The Years Between.

London : Methuen and Co., Ltd, 1919.

First edition of this collection of 45 poems, often considered Kipling’s darkest work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the original dust jacket which is in very good condition.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-120774
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Kipling, Rudyard; Max Beerbohm; Lloyd Osbourne; Charles Sarka; Carolyn Wells; et al

The Metropolitan Magazine, September 1904.

New York : The Metropolitan Magazine Company, 1904.

The September 1904 issue of The Metropolitan Magazine which includes Rudyard Kipling’s most popular short story Mrs. Bathurst. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. In very good condition.

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Item Number: RRB-122140
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Kipling, Rudyard

His Apologies.

Garden City : Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1932.

First edition of Kipling’s classic poetic tribute to his beloved Scottie. Octavo, original half cloth over illustrated boards. With drawings by Cecil Alden. In very good condition. Ownership name.

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Item Number: RRB-123048
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Coetzee, J.M

Dusklands.

London : Vintage Books, 2004.

Early printing of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. In fine condition.

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Item Number: RRB-131087
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Graham, Stedman [William Safire]

You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.

First edition of the author’s nine-step plan for success. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Bill, Congratulations on all that you do – Keep making it happen and thanks for your support! Best wishes Stedman.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author, columnist, journalist, andContinue reading "You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success."

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Item Number: RRB-135838
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Batchelor, Denzil

This My Son.

London : Collins, 1954.

First edition of Batchelor’s moving story exploring the pathos of childhood. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With love from Denzil Batchelor.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-101441
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Burroughs, Edgar Rice

Escape on Venus.

Tarzana : Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1946.

First edition of the fourth book in the ‘Venus’ series. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red, frontispiece and four illustrated plates by John Coleman Burroughs, cartographic endpapers designed by the author. Near fine in a good dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-145058
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Holroyd, Michael

Unreceived Opinions: Thoughts on Writers and Writing.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974.

First edition of the award-winning biographer’s collection of literary essays. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Sally with love M Holroyd.” The recipient, British photojournalist Sally Soames, worked for The Sunday Times from 1968 until 2000 and was highly regarded for her exclusively black and white portraitsContinue reading "Unreceived Opinions: Thoughts on Writers and Writing."

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Item Number: RRB-126853
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Fonda, Peter

Don’t Tell Dad.

New York : Hyperion, 1998.

First edition of Peter Fonda’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication, “For Howard Love messin’ with the bees! Peter Fonda ’98.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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Item Number: RRB-2955
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DeCarava, Roy; with essays by Sherry Turner DeCarava and Radiclani Clytus

The Sound I Saw: Improvisation on a Jazz Theme.

New York : First Print Press / Davis Zwirner Books, 2019.

First edition of this expressive celebration of jazz with essays by his wife Sherry Turner DeCarava and American literary historian Radiclani Clytus. Folio, original cloth, illustrated with impressive full-size black and white photographs throughout. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-146968
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James, Henry

The Real Thing.

New York and London : Macmillan & Co, 1893.

First edition, second issue of one of James’ neatest tales. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities, small tear to the front free endpaper.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-78041
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Hall, Donald

Seasons At Eagle Pond.

New York : Ticknor & Fields, 1987.

First edition of Hall’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “For Betsy seasonally! with pleasure Donald Hall 18 September 1987.” Fine in a near fine slipcase. Illustrations by Thomas W. Nason.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-587
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Parks, Rosa

Rosa Parks: My Story.

New York : Dial Books, 1992.

First edition of Parks’ powerful autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing, toning, and a slice to the front panel of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Jane Byers Bierhorst. Written with Jim Haskins.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-152119
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Henty, George Alfred [G.A.]

Both Sides the Border: A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower.

London : Blackie & Son, Limited, 1899.

First edition of Henty’s classic adventure tale. Octavo, original publisher’s decorated cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, with twelve illustrations by Ralph Peacock. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.

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Item Number: RRB-122688
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[Rackham, Arthur]

The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine. Volume II. February – July, 1899.

London : Published by Harmsworth Bros., Limited, 1899.

The second volume of the collected issues of the Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine. Quarto, Vol. II, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, profusely illustrated with photographs and illustrations by numerous artists including six by Arthur Rackham for The Manoeuvres of Jerry on pages 71-77. In near fine condition.

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Item Number: RRB-142672
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Kipling, Rudyard

The Cornhill Booklet Volume One, Number Two: Occasional Poems by Rudyard Kipling.

Boston : Alfred Bartlett, 1900.

Rare August 1900 issue of The Cornhill Booklet containing Rudyard Kipling’s “Occasional Poems.” Duodecimo, original wrappers, volume one, number two, printed in red and black, illustrated, with the original detached portrait of Kipling from an etching by William Strang laid in. In very good condition. Illustrated and designed by H.W. Colby.

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Item Number: RRB-149566
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Yourcenar, Marguerite

The Abyss.

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1976.

First English edition of the author’s evocative Prix Femina award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Translated from the French by Grace Frick in collaboration with the author. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with chipping to the crown of the spine. Jacket design by James Campus. Jacket illustration by Eric Fraser. Small name toContinue reading "The Abyss."

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-126394
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Irving, John

A Widow for One Year.

Toronto : Alred A. Knopf, 1998.

First Canadian edition of Irving’s powerful ninth novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-230
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Grant, Gerald; David Riesman

The Perpetual Dream: Reform and Experiment in the American College.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1978.

First edition of this work by famed sociologist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “For the Institute of Advanced Study with appreciation David Riesman December, 1978.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-62018
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