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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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Kroc, Ray

Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald’s.

Chicago : Henry Regnery Company, 1977.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original leather, gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Allen Stults with every good wish Ray.” The recipient Allen Stults was a close business partner of Ray Kroc and a member of the Board ofContinue reading "Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald’s."

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$3,600.00
Item Number: RRB-151218
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Ellis, Bret Easton

The Shards.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

First edition of this New York Times bestselling thriller from the author of American Psycho. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Signed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Bret Easton Ellis.” Signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd on the front panel (in the year of publication) and second free endpaper, “Chip KiddContinue reading "The Shards."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-151153
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Simon, Herbert A

Models of My Life.

New York : Basic Books, 1991.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To Harry and Helen Lipp with best wishes, Herbert A. Simon 3/15/91.” Near fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket design by JanetContinue reading "Models of My Life."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-151166
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Hoover, Herbert

The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of Adventure 1874-1920; The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933; The Great Depression 1929-1941.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1951-1952.

First editions of each volume in Hoover’s memoirs. Octavo, three volumes, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Herbert Hoover on the front free endpaper of The Cabinet and the Presidency, “The good wishes of Herbert Hoover.” Years of Adventure and The Great Depression are first printings, The Cabinet and the Presidency isContinue reading "The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: Years of Adventure 1874-1920; The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933; The Great Depression 1929-1941."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-151230
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Chernow, Ron [Lin-Manuel Miranda]

Alexander Hamilton.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.

First edition of this landmark biography of Alexander Hamilton, basis for the Award-winning Broadway play. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda (who starred in the Broadway adaptation) on the title page. Fine in a very good jacket. Jacket design by Gabriele Wilson.

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-151238
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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Captain Michalis or Freedom and Death.

Athens 1953.

First Greek edition of Kazantzakis’ classic novel. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the front free endpaper. In very good condition, inscription. First editions are rare, signed examples exceptionally so.

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151284
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Isaacson, Walter; Evan Thomas

The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1986.

First edition of this biography on how six influential American statesmen shaped U.S. foreign policy and the global order during the Cold War. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Walter Isaacson on the front free endpaper, “To Norm Olean, Best wishes, Walter Isaacson.” Near fine in aContinue reading "The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-151134
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Moss, Stirling

Le Mans: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Big Race.

New York : Hanover House, 1960.

First edition of this firsthand experience of the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-151133
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Greene, Brian

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1999.

First edition of this introduction to string theory. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with graphs and diagrams throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by The ATTIK, NY. Author photograph by Dan Dieth.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-151210
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Windsor, Duke of [King Edward]; Duchess of Windsor [Wallis Simpson]

A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor and The Heart Has Its Reasons: The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons / David McKay Company, Inc., 1951 and 1956.

First edition of A King’s Story, King Edward’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with coat of arms stamped in gilt to the front panel, top stain red, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs. Inscribed note by the Duke of Windsor on his official monogrammed stationary laid in, “To Harry Evans withContinue reading "A King’s Story: The Memoirs of the Duke of Windsor and The Heart Has Its Reasons: The Memoirs of the Duchess of Windsor."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151138
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Carpenter, Scott

Deep Flight.

New York : Pocket Books, 1994.

First Pocket Books edition of the second novel written by astronaut Scott Carpenter, the sequel to his 1990 debut underwater techno-thriller, The Steel Albatross. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Scott Carpenter on the half-title page. In very good condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-150595
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Reagan, Nancy

My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan.

New York : Random House, 1989.

First limited edition of Nancy Reagan’s memoirs. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated, in the original publisher’s unopened shrink wrap. One of 300 numbered copies. Boldly signed by Nancy Reagan on the limitations page. In fine condition. Written in collaboration with William Novak.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-151137
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Sunderland, Jabez T. [Mohandas Gandhi [Mahatma], Charlie Chaplin, and Madeleine Slade]

India in Bondage: Her Right to Freedom and a Place Among the Great Nations.

New York : Lewis Copeland Company, 1929.

First edition of this political critique of British colonial rule in India. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, vignette of India stamped in gilt to the front panel, frontispiece of Nobel Prize-winning Indian author Rabindranath Tagore, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Boldly signed by Mohandas Gandhi and comic actor,Continue reading "India in Bondage: Her Right to Freedom and a Place Among the Great Nations."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150889
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Rice, Anne

Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat. The Vampire Chronicles.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

First edition of the final installment in Anne Rice’s best-selling Vampire Chronicles. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, pictorial endpapers, with ten illustrations. Boldly signed by Anne Rice on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrations by Mark Edward Geyer. Jacket design by Abby Weintraub.

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-151483
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Jones, James

The Thin Red Line.

New York : Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1962.

First edition of Jones’ sequel to his first novel, From Here to Eternity. Octavo, original black cloth, cartographic endpapers. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leonard Slonevsky.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-149814
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Walesa, Lech

A Way of Hope: An Autobiography.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1987.

First edition of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lech Walesa on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-150493
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Updike, John

Rabbit, Run.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1960.

First edition, second printing of the first book in the Rabbit quartet. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth, stamp of number 23 to the top of the textblock and “Library Copy” to the bottom. Boldly signed by John Updike on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with rubbing and soiling. JacketContinue reading "Rabbit, Run."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-151385
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White, T.H

T. H. White Verses.

Alderney : Privately Printed For The Author, 1962.

Signed limited edition of the final book published during White’s lifetime. Royal octavo, original publisher’s half vellum with gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, frontispiece portrait. One of one hundred numbered copies signed and dedicated by the author with an original drawing, this is number 4. In nearContinue reading "T. H. White Verses."

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$1,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151235
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Badeau, Adam. [Ulysses S. Grant]

Military History of Ulysses S. Grant, From April, 1861, to April, 1865.

New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1885.

Finely bound editions of Badeau’s important “eyewitness estimation of Grant’s performance during the war,” a continuation of Grant’s Personal Memoirs. Octavo, Vols. II and III of three volumes, original publisher’s cloth stamped in gilt and black. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of Vol. III in the year of publication,Continue reading "Military History of Ulysses S. Grant, From April, 1861, to April, 1865."

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-151234
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Woolf, Virginia

On Being Ill.

London : Printed and published by Leonard & Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1930.

Signed limited edition and first edition in book form of this meditation on the literary possibilities of illness. One of 250 numbered copies signed by Virginia Woolf in her characteristic purple ink on the limitation page, this is number 104. Octavo, original half vellum over green silk boards, marbled endpapers. Fine in the rare original dustContinue reading "On Being Ill."

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151223
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Simon, Herbert A

Models of Man: Social and Rational.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1957.

First edition of this pioneering and foundational text in decision theory, organizational behavior, and cognitive science by the most cited name in Artificial Intelligence. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Richard D. Edwards with best wishes Herbert A. Simon.” The recipient, was Simon’s colleague Richard D.Continue reading "Models of Man: Social and Rational."

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-151290
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Henry, Marguerite; Illustrated by Wesley Dennis

Misty of Chincoteague.

New York : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, 1997.

Signed limited edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original publisher’s maroon cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated by Wesley Dennis. One of two hundred and fifty numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 77. Fine in the original publisher’s matching slipcase which is in fineContinue reading "Misty of Chincoteague."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-151225
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le Carre, John

The Looking-Glass War.

London : Heinemann, 1965.

First edition of the author’s fourth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “B. Payne best wishes John le Carré.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with toning to the spine.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-151111
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Coolidge, Calvin

Have Faith in Massachusetts: A Collection of Speeches and Messages.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1919.

Second enlarged edition of this collection of speeches. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Coolidge. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To William F. Prindle With regards, Calvin Coolidge Aug 1920.” Very good in the rare original dust jacket which is in good condition with chipping to the extremities. RareContinue reading "Have Faith in Massachusetts: A Collection of Speeches and Messages."

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$900.00
Item Number: RRB-151229
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Rosendahl, Commander C.E

What About the Airship? The Challenge to the United States.

New York : Charles Scribners Sons, 1938.

First edition of this spirited defense of the airship that calls for America to secure and maintain airship superiority. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top stain red, illustrated with 16 black and white photographic plates. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper,Continue reading "What About the Airship? The Challenge to the United States."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-150890
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Edward VIII [Duke of Windsor]; Bobby Jones [Robert T.]; Walter Hagan; Gene Sarazen; Tommy Armour

Bobby Jones, Walter Hagan, Gene Sarazen, and Tommy Armour Signed 1941 Bahamas Red Cross Benefit Match Admission Pass. [with] Two Duke of Windsor Typed Letters Signed.

Bahamas : Government House, 1941-1942.

Exceptionally rare 1941 Bahamas Red Cross Benefit Match Admission Pass signed by Bobby Jones, Walter Hagan, Gene Sarazen, and Tommy Armour handsomely framed with a typed letter signed by the Duke of Windsor, “Edward” to Gene Sarazen thanking him for a fine set of golf clubs and anticipating his visit and participation in the benefitContinue reading "Bobby Jones, Walter Hagan, Gene Sarazen, and Tommy Armour Signed 1941 Bahamas Red Cross Benefit Match Admission Pass. [with] Two Duke of Windsor Typed Letters Signed."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-151082
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McMurtry, Larry

Lonesome Dove.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1985.

First edition of the author’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Larry McMurtry on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by George Corsillo. Jacket painting by Shannon Stirnweis.

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-151090
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Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Photograph.

c. 1969.

Glossy black and white photograph signed by NASA astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Apollo 11 crew members Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are pictured waving for photographers from the Lunar Lander Ladder on Earth at an exhibit in Bombay, India, as part of the Apollo 11 “Giant Step” World Tour in 1969. BoldlyContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Photograph."

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150543
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Rand, Ayn

The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution.

New York : New American Library, 1971.

First edition, a paperback original of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand beneath her name. In near fine condition. First editions are rare signed.

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$2,250.00
Item Number: RRB-151299
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Stephenson, Neal

Snow Crash.

New York : Del Rey, 2022.

First edition of the 30th anniversary edition of this “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired generations of Silicon Valley innovators. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with decorations. Boldly signed by Neal Stephenson on the titleContinue reading "Snow Crash."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-150958
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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program.

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Rare original 75th Anniversary Celebration program of the Clark Equipment Company signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong. Square duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs, sixteen pages, golden bookmark tassel, dated May 7-9, 1978. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong in blue felt tip on his biographical page and on a back “Notes” page.Continue reading "Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150916
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Ricks, Thomas E

Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2006.

First edition of this critical examination of the first three years of the Iraq War. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “For David Broder – Whose career I would like to emulate – Tom RicksContinue reading "Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-151061
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Ferguson, Niall

Colossus: The Price of America’s Empire.

London : Allen Lane, 2004.

First British edition of this historical argument that the United States is the most powerful empire in history but operates “in denial” of its imperial nature. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with charts and graphs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-151024
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Rousmaniere, John

A Picture History of the America’s Cup.

Connecticut : Mystic Seaport Museum Stores, 1989.

First limited edition of this history of the America’s Cup yacht racing competition from 1851 through 1988. Quarto, bound in full brown leather with gilt titles to the spine, double gilt ruling to the front panel, title page vignette photograph of the Cup, illustrated profusely with photographs of the America’s Cup taken by the RosenfeldContinue reading "A Picture History of the America’s Cup."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-150977
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Leigh Fermor, Patrick; Artemis Cooper and Colin Thubron [Editors]; [Daphne Fielding]

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road.

London : John Murray, 1977-2013.

First editions of each volume in Leigh Fermor’s trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with maps. A Time of Gifts is an association copy, warmly inscribed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper to Daphne Fielding with with a large ink sketch of a coastal scene with church bell tower, castle tower,Continue reading "A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road."

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$12,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150875
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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

London : London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of the last of Dickens’ picaresque novels. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with by “Phiz” with  40 plates.  With aContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit."

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-139459
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Thesiger, Wilfred

My Kenya Days.

London : Harper Collins, 1994.

First edition of Wilfred Thesiger’s memoir, the famous explorer’s account of living among the Northern tribes of Kenya. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Wilfred Thesiger on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-150955
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Hoyle, William [Ian Fleming]

Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope.

London : S.W. Partridge and Co./National Temperance Publication, c. 1890.

Early edition of this collection of hymns, inscribed by legendary creator of 007 Ian Fleming. Octavo, bound in the original full black morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within stamped-in-blind bands, yapp edges, all edges gilt, silk ribbon bound in, illustrated with hymn stanzas. Boldly signed by Ian Fleming in pencilContinue reading "Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150873
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Breyer, Stephen G.; Paul W. Macavoy

Energy Regulation by the Federal Power Commission.

Washington, D.C. : The Brookings Institution, 1974.

First edition of this study examining the regulatory practices of the Federal Power Commission (FPC) in overseeing natural gas and electric power markets, inscribed by Justice Breyer and the office copy of the co-author with his signature. Octavo, original publisher’s orange cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with graphs andContinue reading "Energy Regulation by the Federal Power Commission."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-150931
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Wallace, David Foster

The Broom of the System.

New York : The Viking Press, 1987.

First edition of the author’s first book, which had an initial print run of only 1300 copies. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by David Foster Wallace on the title page, “For Michael with all best wishes David Foster Wallace 2-96.” Additionally signed by dust jacket illustrator Lon Kirschner three times: on the titleContinue reading "The Broom of the System."

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$7,200.00
Item Number: RRB-151611
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Bush, George H.W.; Yitzhak Rabin

George H.W. Bush and Yitzhak Rabin Signed Photograph.

1992.

Photograph of President George H.W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Color glossy photograph of George Bush and Yitzhak Rabin walking on a sidewalk near Bush‘s vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine, on August 10, 1992. Boldly signed by both on the lower border beneath their respective images in black felt tip. Israeli politician, statesmanContinue reading "George H.W. Bush and Yitzhak Rabin Signed Photograph."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150888
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Shanken, Marvin R

Cigar Aficionado’s World of Cigars.

Philadelphia : Courage Books, 1996.

First edition, early printing of this work by the legendary founder of Cigar Aficionado. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Marvin R. Shanken on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-150155
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Breyer, Stephen [Chip Kidd]

Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First edition of the justice’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and signed twice on the half-title page, “To Matthew Best wishes Stephen Breyer.” Additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the title page in the year of publication, front panel [in the year of publication]Continue reading "Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-151297
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Malcolm X. with the assistance of Alex Haley

The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1965.

First edition of one of TIME Magazine’s ten most important nonfiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed byContinue reading "The Autobiography of Malcolm X."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150961
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Forester, C.S

The African Queen.

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.

First edition of C.S. Forester’s beloved African adventure, the basis for John Huston’s 1951 Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. One of only 2500 copies printed. Octavo,  bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling toContinue reading "The African Queen."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150960
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Smith, Betty

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943.

First edition of Smith’s classic first novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt in 22 karatContinue reading "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn."

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150893
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Herbert, Frank

The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

New York : Ace Books, 1977.

First mass market edition of this collection of nine short stories by the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, all edges stained orange. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In near fine condition.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-150263
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Barnes, David M

The Draft Riots in New York July, 1863.

New York : Baker & Godwin, Printers and 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, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with original printed paperContinue reading "The Draft Riots in New York July, 1863."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-147793
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