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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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Marias, Javier

Travesìa del Horizonte.

Barcelona : La Gaya Ciencia, 1972.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-3368
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Golding, William

The Spire.

London : Faber & Faber, 1964.

First British edition. Octavo, original cloth.Signed by William Golding on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. A very bright copy.

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-3353
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Bellow, Saul

More Die of Heartbreak.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1987.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s tenth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “For Sidney and Fredda from an old friend Saul Bellow.” The recipient, Sidney Hyman as a fellow writer from Chicago and a close friend of Bellow. He is best know for his work The American President.Continue reading "More Die of Heartbreak."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-3138
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Dickens, Charles; Illustrations by Marcus Stone

The Works of Charles Dickens [Including: Bleak House; A Tale of Two Cities; Little Dorrit; Great Expectations; Oliver Twist; A Christmas Carol; David Copperfield; Dombey & Son; The Old Curiosity Shop; Nicholas Nickleby].

London : Chapman and Hall, .

Complete set of Charles Dickens’ works. Octavo, 30 volumes, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated throughout. In very good condition. Ownership inscription.

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-3144
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Buck, Pearl S

The Good Earth.

London : Methuen & Co., 1931.

First British edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original light brown cloth. Signed by Pearl Buck on the title page. Near fine in the rare dust jacket which shows light wear to the extremities with minute expert restoration. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare signed.

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$9,200.00
Item Number: RRB-2928
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Naipaul, V.S

A House For Mr. Biswas.

London : Andre Deutsch, 1961.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a small chip to the crown and foot of the spine. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.

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$4,200.00
Item Number: RRB-2909
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Irving, John

Weary Kingdom In The Boston Review.

Cambridge, MA : Boston Review, 1968.

First edition of this early appearance by the author of The World According to Garp. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition with a small crease to the bottom front panel. Signed twice by John Irving, once on the front free endpaper and at his contribution. An early appearance in print for John Irving, asContinue reading "Weary Kingdom In The Boston Review."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-2850
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Welty, Eudora; Introduction by Katherine Ann Porter

A Curtain of Green.

Garden City : Doubleday, 1941.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To Bobbie Sumner Cutler with many good wishes- and good luck Eudora Welty December, 1941.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some light wear to the extremities.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-2816
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Naipaul, V.S

A House For Mr. Biswas.

New York : McGraw Hill, 1961.

First American edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Very near fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Stephen Russ. Housed in a custom slipcase.

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-2783
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Buechner, Frederick

The Book of Bebb: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, Treasure Hunt.

New York : Atheneum, 1979.

First edition of the compilation of the four books that make up the Bebb Quartet. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his Aunt and Uncle, “For Aunt Betty, Uncle Jim – a quadruple _____ from Leo Bebb- with love Freddy.” An excellent example in a near fine dust jacket with aContinue reading "The Book of Bebb: Lion Country, Open Heart, Love Feast, Treasure Hunt."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-2679
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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Nikiforos Fokas.

Athena 1927.

First edition of this early work by the author of Zorba the Greek. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. In good condition, with the signatures originally bound.

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-2646
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Kennedy, William

The Ink Truck.

New York : The Dial Press, 1969.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by William Kennedy on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-2622
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Saramago, Jose

Manual De Pintura E Caligraphia [Manual of Painting and Calligraphy].

Lisboa : Moraes Editores, 1976.

First Portuguese edition and true first of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Inscribed and dated Jose Saramago. In very good condition with some rubbing to the extremities.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-2630
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Gordimer, Nadine

Livingstone’s Companions.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1972.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$80.00
Item Number: RRB-2572
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Coetzee, J.M

The Master of Petersburg.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1994.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-2515
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Selected by Coetzee, J.M

African Road: New Writing from Southern Africa 2006.

Claremont, SA : Spearhead/ New Africa Books, 2006.

First edition of this collection of short stories. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page, who selected these stories.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-2478
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Coetzee, J.M

The Humanities in Africa/ Die Geisteswissenschaften in Afrika.

Munchen : Carl Friedrich von Siemans Stiftung, 2001.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. In near fine condition.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-2479
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Stoppard, Tom

The Real Inspector Hound.

London : Faber & Faber, 1968.

First edition of this work by the legendary playwright. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. Very good in wrappers.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-2376
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Updike, John

Rabbit Redux.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1971.

First edition of the author’s second book in his acclaimed Rabbit series. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author to his neighbor, “For Jane Field John Updike”. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-2286
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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Odyssey: A Modern Sequel.

Athens : Pyrsos, 1938.

First edition of Kazantzakis’ masterpiece. Folio, brown cloth. One of 277 copies signed by Nikos Kazantzakis, this is number 109. In near fine condition.

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$14,500.00
Item Number: RRB-2209
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Bellow, Saul

Him With His Foot In His Mouth and Other Stories.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1984.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition. Octavo, original yellow wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author to friend and fellow high school classmate, “For Abel Savitsky for old times sake (Tuley gym!) Saul.” In good condition.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-2038
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Miller, Arthur

The Creation of the World and Other Business.

New York : Viking Press, 1973.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Arthur Miller on the title page.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-2010
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Bellow, Saul

Dangling Man.

New York : Vanguard, 1944.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows some chipping to the crown and foot of the spine. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-1962
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Gordimer, Nadine

Burger’s Daughter.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1979.

First edition of this powerful novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-1964
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