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Raptis Rare Books carries a variety of rare and antique books including many signed or autographed books. If you’re looking for a particular piece of work with an authentic signature, you’ve come to the right place. Browse our collection of autographed books here & contact us for any questions!

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Zorba The Greek.

Kazantzakis, Nikos [Kazantzaki]

Zorba The Greek.

London : John Lehman, 1952.

First edition in English, preceding the American edition by one year of the author’s most popular novel. basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Anthony Quinn. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. From the library of Odysseas Elytis, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1979. Fine in a fine dust jacket. TranslatedContinue reading "Zorba The Greek."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138764

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The Heart of the Matter.

Greene, Graham

The Heart of the Matter.

New York : The Viking Press, 1948.

First American edition of what many consider the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Bob Goldstein from Graham Greene Nothing under $200,000.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket design by Edgard Cirlin. Housed in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "The Heart of the Matter."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-3736

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Miguel Street.

Naipaul, V.S

Miguel Street.

London : Andre Deutsch, 1959.

First edition of Naipaul’s third novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the crown. Jacket design by Stephen Russ.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3544

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Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.

Kubrick, Stanley & Anthony Burgess

Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange.

New York : Abelard-Schuman, 1972.

First edition of the book recreation of Stanley Kubrick’s epic film adaptation of Anthony Burgess’ dystopian masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Kubrick, “To Mark Best wishes Stanley Kubrick.” Additionally signed by Anthony Burgess on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears.Continue reading "Stanley Kubrick’s Clockwork Orange."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3062

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Se Non Ora, Quando? [If Not Now, When?].

Levi, Primo

Se Non Ora, Quando? [If Not Now, When?].

Torino : Einaudi, 1982.

First Italian edition and true first of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. folded map. Boldly signed by Primo Levi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-2872

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A World of Strangers.

Gordimer, Nadine

A World of Strangers.

London : Gollancz, 1958.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket showing some wear and a small stain to the spine panel, inscription to the front free endpaper.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-2697

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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.

Saramago, Jose

The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.

Orlando : Harcourt Brace and Company, 1991.

Uncorrected proof of the Nobel-Prize winning author’s second book to be translated into English. Octavo, original blue wrappers. Signed and dated by Jose Saramago. In fine condition.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-2631

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A House For Mr. Biswas

Naipaul, V.S

A House For Mr. Biswas

New York : Everyman's Library/ Knopf, 1995.

First edition of the Everyman’s Library of the author’s most well-known work. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page.

$550.00

Item Number: RRB-2188

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The Suffrage of Elvira.

Naipaul, V.S

The Suffrage of Elvira.

London : Andre Deutsch, 1958.

First edition of Naipaul’s second book. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear. Jacket design by Robert Micklewright. An exceptional example.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-2135

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The Victim.

Bellow, Saul

The Victim.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1947.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed twice by the author. Signed “good wishes Saul Bellow” on the title page and again on a notecard on the front free endpaper. Light rubbing, near fine in the original dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-1961

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In The Castle Of My Skin.

Lamming, George

In The Castle Of My Skin.

London : Michael Joseph, 1953.

First edition of Lamming’s masterpiece. Octavo, original gray cloth. Signed by the author, “With the compliments of George Lamming.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Denis Williams.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-1856

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Christ in Concrete.

Di Donato, Pietro

Christ in Concrete.

New York : Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1939.

First edition of this classic portrait of Lower East Side of Manhattan in the 1920s. Octavo, original black cloth. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a good dust jacket with some wear and tear.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-1871

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Mr. Sammler’s Planet.

Bellow, Saul

Mr. Sammler’s Planet.

New York : The Viking Press, 1970.

First edition of the author’s third National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Alderman and Lois Stone from an old Tulyite Saul Bellow March 16′ 87.” The recipient was Bernard and Lois Stone, the former a politician from the city of Chicago. FineContinue reading "Mr. Sammler’s Planet."

$700.00

Item Number: RRB-1786

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The Interrogation.

Le Clezio, J.M.G

The Interrogation.

New York : Atheneum, 1964.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the foot of the spine. Jacket design by Isadore Seltzer. Translated from the French by Daphne Woodward.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-1709

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Death With Interruptions.

Saramago, Jose

Death With Interruptions.

Orlando : Harcourt, 2008.

First edition of Saramago’s philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication on the half-title page by Jose Saramago. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-1504

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Steven Millhauser Collection: Edwin Mullhouse, Portrait of A Romantic, In The Penny Arcade, From the Realm of Morpheus, The Barnum Museum, Little Kingdoms, Martin Dressler, The Knife Thrower, Enchanted Night, The King in the Tree, Dangerous Laughter.

Millhauser, Steven

Steven Millhauser Collection: Edwin Mullhouse, Portrait of A Romantic, In The Penny Arcade, From the Realm of Morpheus, The Barnum Museum, Little Kingdoms, Martin Dressler, The Knife Thrower, Enchanted Night, The King in the Tree, Dangerous Laughter.

New York 1972-2008.

Uncorrected proofs of the first editions of the first eleven books by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steven Millhauser. Octavo, 11 volumes, original wrappers as issued. Each are in near fine to fine condition. Each volume is signed by Steven Millhauser. An uncommon set of proofs.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-1330

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Snow in August.

Xingjian, Gao

Snow in August.

Hong Kong : The Chinese University Press, 2003.

First edition in English of the Nobel Laureate’s play that is based on the legendary Huineng, the sixth patriarch of Zen Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Gao Xingjian on the title page. Review copy, with slip laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Gilbert C.F.Continue reading "Snow in August."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-1234

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Vassilikos, Vassilis

Z.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1968.

First American edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original black cloth. Warmly Inscribed by the author on the title page, “For George with my friendship, Vassilis Vassilikos.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows very light wear. Jacket design by Enrico Arno. Translated from the Greek by Marilyn Calmann.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-1164

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Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer.

Millhauser, Steven

Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer.

New York : Crown, 1996.

Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize- winning novel. Octavo, original beige wrappers. Signed by Steven Millhauser on the title page. In fine condition.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-887

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Nectar In a Sieve.

Markandaya, Kamala

Nectar In a Sieve.

London : Putnam, 1954.

First Edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best Wishes and love, Kamala Markandaya January 1955.” Very good in a very good dust jacket. This is the first example of this title we have seen signed or inscribed.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-855

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The Giants.

Le Clezio, J.M.G

The Giants.

New York : Atheneum, 1975.

First American edition of the author’s sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear. Jacket design by Diane Simmard. Translated from the French by Simon Watson Taylor.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-775

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Fever.

Le Clezio, J.M.G

Fever.

New York : Atheneum, 1973.

First American edition of this collection of nine stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page Very good in a very good dust jacket with a small chip from the foot of the spine. Jacket design by Harry Ford. Translated from the French by Daphne Woodward.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-776

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Sorstalansag [Fatelessness].

Kertesz, Imre

Sorstalansag [Fatelessness].

Budapest : Szepirodalmi, 1975.

First Hungarian edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s masterpiece. Small octavo, original cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Also, laid in is an original pamphlet on this work, which is also signed by Kertesz. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Rare and desirable signed.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-5057

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Liquidation.

Kertesz, Imre

Liquidation.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

First edition of this novel by the 2002 Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Gall. Translated by Tim Wilkinson.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-697

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Felszamolas [Liquidation].

Kertesz, Imre

Felszamolas [Liquidation].

Budapest : Magveto, 2003.

First Hungarian edition, preceding the English edition. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-698

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Detective Story.

Kertesz, Imre

Detective Story.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

First edition of this riveting novel about a torturer for the secret police of a Latin American regime who tells the haunting story of the father and son he ensnared and destroyed. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Translated from the Hungarian by Tim Wilkinson. Fine in a fineContinue reading "Detective Story."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-699

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Ironweed.

Kennedy, William

Ironweed.

New York : The Viking Press, 1983.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Signed by William Kennedy on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a newspaper article on Kennedy winning the Pulitzer Prize. Some offsetting to the half and title pages, otherwise fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. A veryContinue reading "Ironweed."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-690

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Die Vorzüge der Windhühner.

Grass, Gunter

Die Vorzüge der Windhühner.

Berlin : Luchterhand, 1956.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Fine in illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Gunter Grass on the title page.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-574

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The Cage Keeper and Other Stories.

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.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-451

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The Cage Keeper and Other Stories.

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.

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-447

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Operation Shylock: A Confession.

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.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-158

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Our Gang.

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.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-156

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Partners: The United Nations and Youth.

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."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-4553

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A Proclamation.

Truman, Harry S

A Proclamation.

Washington, D.C May 8, 1945.

Large three-colored broadside of Harry Truman’s Proclamation declaring the surrender of Germany, boldly signed by Harry S. Truman. Also included at the lower left is the original 1945 Christmas card from the President and Mrs. Truman and at lower right, the original red, white and blue ribbon. These were presented by the President as giftsContinue reading "A Proclamation."

$11,500.00

Item Number: RRB-4419

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Thoughts on Life.

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.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-4486

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Essays on Economics and Economists.

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.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3919

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Merton Miller on Derivatives.

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.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-3714

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Foundations of Economic Analysis.

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."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3541

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Twenty-Eight Years In Wall Street.

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."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-3398

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

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."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-3180

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

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."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-2415

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The Samuelson Sampler.

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.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-2261

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India and the Awakening East.

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.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-4356

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Economic Theory and Econometrics.

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.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-2922

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Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales.

Mandela, Nelson

Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales.

New York : Norton, 2002.

First edition of this collection of African folktales chosen and introduced by Nelson Mandela. Quarto, original glossy illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Mandela on the title page.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-849

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La Flor Mas Grande Del Mundo.

Saramago, Jose

La Flor Mas Grande Del Mundo.

Madrid : Alfaguara, 2001.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s only children’s book. Thin quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Jose Saramago. In fine condition.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-141

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Two Lucky People: Memoirs.

Friedman, Milton and Rose D

Two Lucky People: Memoirs.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.

First edition of this memoir by the Nobel Prize-winning economist and his wife Rose, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by both authors on the half-title page, “For Dorian + John with love and thanks for your friendship Milton + Rose.” Fine in a nearContinue reading "Two Lucky People: Memoirs."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-3148

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Long Walk To Freedom.

Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom.

London : Little Brown and Company, 1994.

First British edition of the first autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century which has went on to sell over six million copies worldwide. Octavo, original black boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Dear Lynne, with thanks. Nelson Mandela 27.2.97.” The recipient was the realtor who sold NelsonContinue reading "Long Walk To Freedom."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-4426

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