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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!
    Five Plays.

    Hughes, Langston

    Five Plays.

    Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1963.

    First edition of this collection of five of Hughes’ best-known plays. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author with a full page inscription on the front free endpaper,...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-139812
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    The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting.

    Bell, Daniel

    The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting.

    New York: Basic Books, 1973.

    First edition of this insightful work which speaks about the coming of the service economy and the importance of knowledge for creating stratification in the new society. Octavo, original half cloth....
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-4497
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    The Ballad of Peckham Rye.

    Spark, Muriel

    The Ballad of Peckham Rye.

    London: Macmillan, 1960.

    First edition of this satirical gem from the “master of malice and mayhem” (The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Muriel Spark on the title page. Very good in a very good dust...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-59022
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    The Story of My Life.

    Keller, Hellen

    The Story of My Life.

    Garden City: Doubleday, Dorian & Company, Inc, 1935.

    Later printing of Keller’s autobiography of her early life, particularly detailing her relationship with Anne Sullivan. Octavo, original cloth, engraved frontispiece portrait of Keller after a p...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146138
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    Paper Money.

    Smith, Adam [George Goodman]

    Paper Money.

    New York: Summit Books, 1981.

    First edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “Fr Shecters-san! Thank...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-112445
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    George Washington: A Biography.

    Freeman, Douglas Southall

    George Washington: A Biography.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948-54.

    First edition of the author’s monumental Pulitzer Prize-winning work, widely considered the definitive biography of Washington. Octavo, six volumes, original black cloth, spines lettered in gilt, cart...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-149571
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    Airframe.

    Crichton, Michael

    Airframe.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.

    First edition of Crichton’s compelling page-turner. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by dust jacket designer Chip Kidd with an original drawing of his design for Crichton’s The Lost Wor...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-124553
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    The Measure of Man.

    King Jr., Martin Luther. [Coretta Scott King]

    The Measure of Man.

    Philadelphia/Boston: Pilgrim Press, 1968.

    First edition thus of this collection of King’s two notable devotional addresses “What is Man?” and “The Dimensions of a Complete Life.” 12mo, original cloth, illustrated...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146528
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    Pickles to Pittsburgh: The Sequel to Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

    Barrett, Judi and Ron

    Pickles to Pittsburgh: The Sequel to Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

    New York: Antheneum Books For Young Readers, 1997.

    First edition of the charming sequel to the classic Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Oblong quarto, illustrated. Boldly signed by both the author and illustrator on the front free endpaper, “J...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-147847
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    Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street.

    Bernstein, Peter L

    Capital Ideas: The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street.

    New York: The Free Press, 1992.

    First edition of the author’s most well-known work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Bernstein on the front free endpaper. With a signed postcard to the author from Bernstein...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-115654
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    South to a Very Old Place.

    Murray, Albert

    South to a Very Old Place.

    New York: McGraw-Hill, 1971.

    First edition of this classic work, “one of the most exquisite books of any year” (The Boston Globe). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Albert Murray on the title page. Fine in...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-133102
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    Conversation in the Cathedral.

    Vargas Llosa, Mario

    Conversation in the Cathedral.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975.

    First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by both the author on the title page, “In friendship Mario Vargas Llosa.” Transla...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-139416
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    Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.

    Roosevelt, Theodore

    Theodore Roosevelt Typed Letter Signed.

    New York:, February 8, 1899.

    Theodore Roosevelt typed letter signed to Thomas T. Sherman. One page on State of New York Executive Chamber stationary, the letter reads, “Feby. 8th, 1899. Thomas T. Sherman, 52 Wall St., N.Y....
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-145340
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    Israel, Zionism and the New Left.

    Rubenstein, Richard L. (David Ben-Gurion)

    Israel, Zionism and the New Left.

    New York: Zionist Organization of America, 1969.

    First edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed on the title page, “3.3.73 D. Ben Gurion.” Ben-Gurion passed away in December of 1973. In fine condition. Housed in a custom folding box.
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-72028
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    Sweet Thursday.

    Steinbeck, John [Lillian Hellman]

    Sweet Thursday.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1954.

    First edition of this sequel to Steinbeck’s famous novel Cannery Row. Octavo, original pictorial cloth, top stain red. Presentation copy, inscribed by Lillian Hellman on the front free endpaper,...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148288
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    A High Wind in Jamaica.

    Hughes, Richard

    A High Wind in Jamaica.

    London: Chatto & Windus, 1929.

    First edition of the author’s classic novel, one of Modern Library’s 100 greatest novels of the 20th century and an inspiration for William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. Octavo, origi...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-149714
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    El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].

    Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

    El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].

    Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1975.

    First Argentine edition of this “majestic, superb…a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers....
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-119741
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    Waterfront.

    Schulberg, Budd

    Waterfront.

    New York: Random House, 1955.

    First edition of Schulberg’s novel adapted from his Academy Award–winning screenplay. Octavo, original beige cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the fr...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-131837
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    High Adventure.

    Hillary, Edmund

    High Adventure.

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.

    First British edition of Hillary’s account of his ascent of Everest. Octavo, original blue cloth, with maps by A. Sparks and sketches by George Djurkouic. Boldly signed by the author in a contem...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-132749
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    Roy Orbison Signed 1975 Tour Program.

    Orbison, Roy

    Roy Orbison Signed 1975 Tour Program.

    :, 1975.

    Rare Roy Orbison UK Tour Program signed by Roy Orbison. Quarto, the program is inscribed by Roy Orbison on the title page, “Sincerely Roy Orbison.” Accompanied by a letter of provenance si...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-138742
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    Brian Wildsmith’s ABC.

    Wildsmith, Brian

    Brian Wildsmith’s ABC.

    New York: Franklin Watts Inc, 1963.

    First American edition. Oblong quarto, original cloth. Signed by Brian Wildsmith on the title page. Some rubbing to the bottom cloth and a bookplate to the inner front panel, near fine in a very good...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-29082
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    Surfacing.

    Atwood, Margaret

    Surfacing.

    Toronto: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1972.

    First edition of the author’s classic second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Rachel- Margaret Atwood June 4 1982.” F...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146203
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    Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon.

    Reagan, Ronald; Richard Nixon; Gerald Ford; Jimmy Carter

    Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph of Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon.

    :, 1981.

    Rare photograph of American Presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon gathered at the White House before departing for Anwar Sadat’s funeral in 1981. Anwar Sadat (19...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148495
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    Under the Net.

    Murdoch, Iris

    Under the Net.

    London: Chatto & Windus, .

    Early printing of Murdoch’s first novel which announced “the emergence of a brilliant talent” (Times Literary Supplement). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-170039
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