Raptis Rare Books maintains an extensive selection of framed autographs, manuscripts, signed and inscribed photographs, and historical documents.
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Black and white photograph of pioneering African-American comic and actor Godfrey Cambridge, signed by him, “Bless ya Godfrey Cambridge.” In very good condition. The photograph measures 7 inches by 5 inches.
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Prints of Beethoven‘s belles. Three reproduction prints of Beethoven‘s belles, two in color, framed together as one. Matted and framed with gilt to the cut edges of the mat. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 19.75 inches by 14.75 inches.
Read more![Carte Des Isles Qui Sont a l’Embouchure de la Riviere de Canton. [Eighteenth Century Map Of The Islands Which Are At The Mouth Of The Canton River].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RRB-137244.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1 "Carte Des Isles Qui Sont a l'Embouchure de la Riviere de Canton. [Eighteenth Century Map Of The Islands Which Are At The Mouth Of The Canton River].")
Paris c. 1750.
Eighteenth century map of the isles of the Pearl River (formerly the Canton River) by French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. One page, hand-colored, central fold. In very good condition. Later hand-coloring. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 18.25 inches by 14 inches.
Read more![Florida et Apalche. [Facsimile 16th Century Map of Florida].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RRB-138762.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1 "Florida et Apalche. [Facsimile 16th Century Map of Florida].")
[Louvain, Belgium] : Cornelius de Wytfliet, [1597].
Facsimile reproduction of the original Flemish 1597 Cornelius van Wytfliet map, one of only three maps printed prior to 1600 to depict the area with any accuracy and one of the earliest maps to refer to the region as Florida. One page, the map is based on Geronimo de Chaves’ map, which was copied byContinue reading "Florida et Apalche. [Facsimile 16th Century Map of Florida]."
Read more![Atlas de L’Histoire du Consulat et de L’Empire Dresse et Dessine Sous La Direction de M. Thiers Par MM. A. Dufour et Duvotenay. [The Thiers Atlas].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/rrb-131402.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "Atlas de L'Histoire du Consulat et de L'Empire Dresse et Dessine Sous La Direction de M. Thiers Par MM. A. Dufour et Duvotenay. [The Thiers Atlas].")
Paris : Librairie Furne, n.d..
Rare finely bound example of the Theirs Atlas, containing 66 maps and battle plans drawn by two of the best cartographers of Second Empire. Quarto, quarter cloth over marbled boards, illustrated with 66 plates by Dufour and Duvotenay printed by Dyonnet. In very good condition. A very nice example.
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Rare antique print of the eighteenth president of the United States of America. Black and white print of Ulysses S. Grant with his wife Julia Grant and four children. Framed. In fine condition. This piece measures 13.25 inches by 16.25 inches.
Read more![Carte Canada et de la Louisiane. [The Albarel Map].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RRB-138509.jpg?fit=1024%2C858&ssl=1 "Carte Canada et de la Louisiane. [The Albarel Map].")
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Beautifully illustrated facsimile map attributed to Sieur Albarel in 1695. One page, the map shows regions of North America attributed as La Louisane, Florida, Nova Anglia, Noveau Mexique, and Canada with views of Quebec, New York and Niagara Falls, and a scene of whale hunting. ‘The Albarel Map’ was likely produced in the early 20thContinue reading "Carte Canada et de la Louisiane. [The Albarel Map]."
Read more![Jean-Baptiste Du Halde Map of China: Kanton, Shang Chwen Shan and Ma-kau. [Description Geographique].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RRB-137249.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1 "Jean-Baptiste Du Halde Map of China: Kanton, Shang Chwen Shan and Ma-kau. [Description Geographique].")
: J. Wood, c. 1736.
Rare eighteenth century hand-colored map providing plans of Kanton, Shang Chwen Shan and Ma-kau, being a plate extracted from Du Halde’s celebrated Description Geographique, the most important cartographic record of the region of the eighteenth century. In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 14 inches by 11.5 inches.
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LaRue County, Kentucky August 28, 1905.
Rare original broadside advertisement of the bankruptcy sale of Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace, The Lincoln Spring Farm. One page, printed broadside advertisement by L.B. Handley, Special Commissioner of the LaRue County, Kentucky, and dated August 28, 1905. The headline states, “Commissioner’s Sale! Of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace.” Thomas and Nancy Lincoln moved into the home inContinue reading "Broadside Advertisement of Abraham Lincoln’s Birthplace, The Lincoln Spring Farm."
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Rare black and white photograph of the pilot of the Enola Gay, Paul Tibbets. Signed and dated by Tibbets, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot 6 AUG 1945.” The entire piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches. In fine condition.
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Havana February 11, 1952.
Original February 11, 1952 Time Magazine Latin American edition cover signed by British Prime Minister Anthony Eden. Quarto, featuring a reproduction of a bust portrait of Eden painted by Boris Artzybasheff. In very good condition.
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London : Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd, 1974.
Rare limited issue Centenary Picture Medal of Winston Churchill. Bronze Centenary Picture Medal containing thirteen informational disks that chronicle “outstanding events in the life of Britain’s Beloved Bulldog Winston Spencer Churchill” illustrated by F. Jaffé, original silk ribbon. One of only 2,000 medals struck in bronzed gilding metal. In fine condition with some rubbing toContinue reading "Winston Churchill Centenary Picture Medal."
Read more![Impero Della China Colle Isole Del Giappone. [Eighteenth Century Antonio Zatta Map of the Empire Of China and Islands Of Japan]](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RRB-137611.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1 "Impero Della China Colle Isole Del Giappone. [Eighteenth Century Antonio Zatta Map of the Empire Of China and Islands Of Japan]")
Venice : Presso Antonio Zatta, 1784.
Large eighteenth century hand-colored map of China and Japan by Venetian cartographer Antonio Zatta. One page, hand-colored with a fine botanical cartouche. In near fine condition. The entire piece measures 19.5 inches by 23.5 inches.
Read more![Asia. [Nathaniel and Simeon Smith Jocelyn Nineteenth Century Engraved Map of Asia].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RRB-137394.jpg?fit=1024%2C819&ssl=1 "Asia. [Nathaniel and Simeon Smith Jocelyn Nineteenth Century Engraved Map of Asia].")
c. 1825.
Rare hand-colored engraved map of Asia by American cartographers Nathaniel and Simeon Smith Jocelyn. One page, hand-colored. In very good condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 13 inches by 11.5 inches.
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Nuremberg : Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.
Hand-Colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer’s ‘Nürnbergische Hesperides.’ Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of Phaseolus Indic Cochleatus, or the Runner Bean plant. In fine condition. Double matted with a gilt ornamental border and framed. This piece measures 21.5 inches by 16.75 inches.
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Photograph of President Harry S. Truman. Warmly inscribed by Harry S. Truman. In fine condition. Double matted and framed; the entire piece measures 11.5 inches 15 inches.
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Large format color photograph of American computer scientist Leonard Kleinrock with the ARPANET, the forerunner to the Internet. Inscribed by him, “To Kent, Leonard Kleinrock.” In fine condition.
Read more![Lauro [Bay Laurel] Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RRB-145524.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "Lauro [Bay Laurel] Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.")
Nuremberg : Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.
Hand-colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer’s ‘Nürnbergische Hesperides.’ Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of Lauro, or the Bay Laurel plant. In near fine condition. Double matted with a gilt ornamental border and framed. This piece measures 21.5 inches by 16.75 inches.
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Rare original broadside poem by Edgar Guest on golfer Harry Vardon. A photograph of Vardon with a putter and the poem by Edgar Albert Guest is below. Guest who was popular poet in the 20th century and became known as the “People’s Poet”. Matted and framed.
Read more![Olivo [Olive Tree] Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RRB-145525.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "Olivo [Olive Tree] Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.")
Nuremberg : Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.
Hand-colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer’s ‘Nürnbergische Hesperides.’ Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of Olivo, or the Olive Tree. In near fine condition. Double matted with a gilt ornamental border and framed. This piece measures 21.5 inches by 16.75 inches.
Read more![Baumwollen [Cotton Plant] Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RRB-145527.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "Baumwollen [Cotton Plant] Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.")
Nuremberg : Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.
Hand-colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer’s ‘Nürnbergische Hesperides.’ Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of die Baumwollen, or the Cotton Plant. In near fine condition. Double matted with a gilt ornamental border and framed. This piece measures 21.5 inches by 16.75 inches.
Read more![Arbutus im Wörnlischen [Tree in Wörnlischen Garden] Garten Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/RRB-145526.jpg?fit=1000%2C800&ssl=1 "Arbutus im Wörnlischen [Tree in Wörnlischen Garden] Garten Hand-Colored Engraved Botanical Plate.")
Nuremberg : Nürnbergische Hesperides, c. 1710.
Hand-colored engraved botanical plate from Johann Christoph Volkamer’s ‘Nürnbergische Hesperides.’ Hand-colored engraved botanical plate of Arbutus im Wornlischen Garten, or the tree in Wörnlischen Garden. In near fine condition. Double matted with a gilt ornamental border and framed. This piece measures 21.5 inches by 16.75 inches.
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c. 1968 .
Rare collection of original Mao Zedong propaganda posters. Four posters, one in duplicate, featuring large format images of Mao. In near fine condition.
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: N.p., 1982.
Rare Time Magazine cover from the September 20, 1982 issue. Quarto, one page, featuring a reproduction of a bust portrait of Prime Minister Menachem Begin painted by Daniel Bennett Schwartz. Signed by Begin at the middle left on his portrait, “M. Begin.” In near fine condition. Accompanied by a typed slip which states, “With theContinue reading "Menachem Begin Signed Time Magazine Cover."
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![Asia. [Nathaniel and Simeon Smith Jocelyn Nineteenth Century Engraved Map of Asia].](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/RRB-137394.jpg?fit=1200%2C960&ssl=1)
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