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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!
    The American Presidency.

    Rossiter, Clinton

    The American Presidency.

    New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1956.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Aunt Lille with much love Clint July 7, 1956.” In nea...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-138089
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    Matchstick Men: A Novel of Petty Crimes.

    Garcia, Eric

    Matchstick Men: A Novel of Petty Crimes.

    New York: Random House, 2002.

    First edition of this novel, basis for the 2003 cult film directed by Ridley Scott starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Bruce Altman and Alison Lohman. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Eric G...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-152097
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    The Dark Half and Four Past Midnight Stephen King Signed Promotional Poster.

    King, Stephen

    The Dark Half and Four Past Midnight Stephen King Signed Promotional Poster.

    New York: Signet/Penguin/Viking, .

    Combined promotion and advertising campaign poster for Stephen King’s best-selling horror novels The Dark Half and Four Past Midnight. One page, the poster features a full color image of Stephen...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-145483
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    Interior America.

    Hare, Chauncey

    Interior America.

    New York: Aperture, 1978.

    First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Very best wishes Chauncey Hare.” Near fine in a v...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146111
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    Blindness.

    Saramago, Jose

    Blindness.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997.

    First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Saul Jose Saramago 29.10.2008.” Additionall...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-146522
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    Common Sense on Mutual Funds.

    Bogle, John C. [Burton G. Malkiel]

    Common Sense on Mutual Funds.

    New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1999.

    First edition of the best book on index investing ever published. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by John C. Bogle and by legendary investor and author of A Random Walk On Wall Street Burton Ma...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-46255
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    Portrait of an Assassin.

    Ford, Gerald R. and John R. Stiles

    Portrait of an Assassin.

    New York : Simon and Schuster, 1965.

    First edition of the first book about the Kennedy assassination and Lee Harvey Oswald to be authored by a member of the Warren Commission. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both authors on the front f...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148153
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    Monologue of a Dog: New Poems.

    Szymborska, Wislawa; Foreword by Billy Collins

    Monologue of a Dog: New Poems.

    Orlando: Harcourt Inc, 2006.

    First edition of this collection of poetry from the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Wislawa Szymborska on the half-title page and by Billy Collins on the title pa...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148475
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    History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II.

    Sherrod, Robert

    History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II.

    Washington: Combat Forces Press, 1952.

    First edition of this authoritative account of U.S. Marine aviation in the Pacific Theater. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with titles and the marine corps emblem stamped in blue on the spin...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148753
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    Nothing But The Night.

    Williams, John

    Nothing But The Night.

    Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press, 1990.

    First edition of the re-issue of John Williams’ first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the month of publication, “For Bob an...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-122674
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    Sean Connery and Jill St. John Signed James Bond Photograph.

    Connery, Sean. [Ian Fleming]

    Sean Connery and Jill St. John Signed James Bond Photograph.

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    Black and white photograph of Sean Connery and posing as James Bond and Jill St. John as Tiffany Case, signed by both. They were the stars of the 1971 film Diamonds Are Forever In fine condition. The...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-132959
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    The Kansas City Athletics.

    Mehl, Ernest [Roger Maris]

    The Kansas City Athletics.

    New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1956.

    First edition, second printing of this work on the famed baseball team. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by hall of famer Roger Maris on the front free endpaper,...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-133163
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    Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey.

    Collins, Michael; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh

    Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974.

    First edition, first printing of one of the finest memoirs of space travel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “All the Best to Ro...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-151475
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    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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