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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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Dubus III, Andre

The Cage Keeper and Other Stories.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1989.

First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed twice by Dubus with the words added “Stay true and be you.” Fine in a fine dust jacket without the usual fading to the orange spine panel. Jacket design by David Gatti.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-451
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Dubus III, Andre

The Cage Keeper and Other Stories.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1989.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s first book, a well-received collection of stories. Octavo, original orange wrappers. Signed by Andre Dubus III on the title page. Review slip laid in. In fine condition.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-447
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Bellow, Saul

Dangling Man.

London : John Lehmann, 1946.

First British edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with the lightest of wear. Jacket design by Robert Medley.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-190
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Roth, Philip

Operation Shylock: A Confession.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1993.

First edition of Roth’s 19th book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paula Scher.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-158
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Roth, Philip

Our Gang.

New York : Random House, 1971.

First edition of Roth’s fifth book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-156
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Vargas Llosa, Mario

The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1986.

First edition of this novel by “one of the master storytellers of our time” (Denis Lynn Heyck, Chicago Tribune Book World). Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Mario Vargas Llosa. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Alfred MacAdam.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-142
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Nimrod (Charles James Apperley); Illustrated by Henry Alken

Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq.

London : Downey & Company, 1899.

Quarto, bound in full read leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels. Twenty colour illustrations with tissue guard, by Henry Alken, all present. In excellent condition.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-3922
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Boswell, James

The Life of Samuel Johnson.

London : George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, 1891.

Octavo, 6 volumes, bound in three quarters red morocco, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, illustrated with portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds. In near fine condition. An attractively bound set.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-2542
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Barnes, David M

The Draft Riots in New York July, 1863.

New York : Baker & Godwin Publishers, 1863.

First edition of the best contemporary account of the New York City Draft Week Riots, the largest civil urban disturbance in American history. Octavo, full cloth, all edges gilt, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel. In very good condition. Embossed name of Erastus Clark on the front panel. Clark was an American attorney,Continue reading "The Draft Riots in New York July, 1863."

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-4148
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Bayle, Pierre

Oeuvres diverses de Mr. Pierre Bayle, contenant tout ce que cet Auteur a publié pendant sa vie, en Philosophie, en Critique, en Histoire, en Littérature etc. excepté son Dictionnaire historique et critique.

: Chez P. Husson, J. Swart, H. Scheurleer, J. Vand Duren, R. Alberts, C. Le Vier, 1727-1731.

Rare 18th century set of French philosopher Pierre Bayle’s magnum opus, a historical and critical dictionary. Folio, 5 volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, raised bands, marbled endpapers. In very good condition. An attractive set.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-3146
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Davila, Enrico Caterino

Historia delle guerre civili di Francia.

Venice : Paolo Baglioni, 1642.

Thick octavo, bound in contemporary vellum, 1056 pages. Woodcut title vignette. In excellent condition.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-1833
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Roosevelt, Eleanor & Helen Ferris

Partners: The United Nations and Youth.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, 1950.

First edition of this work which tells the dramatic story of the United Nations. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt and inscribed by Helen Ferris to famed photographer Fred Stein, “For Fred Stein with our appreciation and all our good wishes for the days ahead Helen Ferris June 1951.” SteinContinue reading "Partners: The United Nations and Youth."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-4553
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Watts, Dickson G

Thoughts on Life.

Cambridge, MA : The Riverside Press, 1899.

First edition. Small octavo, original cloth. Signed by Dickson G. Watts on the title page. In good condition, with some wear to the cloth.This is the first Watts signature we have encountered. Rare.

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-4486
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Rueff, Jacques

The Monetary Sin of the West.

New York : The MacMillan Company, 1972.

First edition of the economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by Jacques Rueff on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Jim McWilliams.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4384
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Coase, Ronald H

Essays on Economics and Economists.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.

First edition of this collection of articles by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Ronald Coase on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-3919
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Miller, Merton H

Merton Miller on Derivatives.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1997.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s work on derivatives. Octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mike Lynch with best wishes, Merton H. Miller Chicago, March 19, 1998.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Welsh.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-3714
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Fisher, Irving

Booms and Depressions: Some First Principles.

New York : Adelphi Publishers, 1932.

First edition of Fisher’s classic work connecting monetary fluctuations to extreme periods of the business cycle. Octavo, original green cloth. Fine in the rare original dust jacket with some wear to the spine and a few small tears.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-3664
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Samuelson, Paul A

Foundations of Economic Analysis.

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1947.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus and one of the most influential economic texts of the twentieth century. Octavo, original burgundy cloth with titles in gilt. Signed “Paul A. Samuelson MIT” on the title page. An excellent example with light wear to the cloth, some toning to the spine, near fine. HousedContinue reading "Foundations of Economic Analysis."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-3541
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Clews, Henry

Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.

New York : Irving Publishing Co, 1888.

First edition of Clews’ classic work. Thick octavo, original green cloth, with titles to the spine in gilt and engraved frontispiece and nearly 50 portrait plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Herman Ury Esq. With the compliments of Henry Clews Nov. 12, 1896.” In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-3398
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Rhea, Robert

The Dow Theory: An Explanation of Its Development and an Attempt to Define Its Usefulness As An Aid In Speculation.

New York : Barron's, 1932.

First edition of this classic work by one of the pioneering figures in the history of Dow Theory. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Katherine Hubert from the compiler of these notes Robert Rhea June 22, 1933.” Laid into this volume is a pamphlet by Rhea,Continue reading "The Dow Theory: An Explanation of Its Development and an Attempt to Define Its Usefulness As An Aid In Speculation."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-3180
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Fogel, Robert William and Stanley L. Engerman

Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery & Time On the Cross Evidence and Methods. Two Volumes.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1974.

First edition of this work which attracted widespread attention in the media and generated heated controversy and criticism for its methodology and conclusions. Octavo, original brown cloth, 2 volumes. Both volumes are inscribed by both authors to the same recipient. Volume one is near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear toContinue reading "Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery & Time On the Cross Evidence and Methods. Two Volumes."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-2415
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Samuelson, Paul A

The Samuelson Sampler.

Glen Ridge, New Jersey : Thomas Horton and Company, 1973.

First edition of this collection of writings by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original blue cloth. In very good condition. Signed and dated by Paul Samuelson on the title page.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-2261
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Roosevelt, Eleanor

India and the Awakening East.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1953.

First edition of Eleanor Roosevelt’s account of her travels through the Middle East and India. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Signed by Eleanor Roosevelt on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some chips to the spine. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-4356
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Klein, Lawrence

Economic Theory and Econometrics.

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985.

First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by Lawrence Klein on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Jaime Marquez.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-2922
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