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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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Fitzgerald, F. Scott [Jackson R. Bryer]

F. Scott Fitzgerald. Novels and Stories 1920-1922: This Side of Paradise, Flappers and Philosophers, The Beautiful and Damned, and Tales of the Jazz Age.

New York : The Library of America, 2000.

First edition of the Library of America compilations of the works fiction of F. Scott Fitzgerald from 1920-1922. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, pictorial endpapers, silk ribbon bound in. Signed by Jackson R. Bryer on the colophon. Bryer is a Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Maryland and the co-founder and president ofContinue reading "F. Scott Fitzgerald. Novels and Stories 1920-1922: This Side of Paradise, Flappers and Philosophers, The Beautiful and Damned, and Tales of the Jazz Age."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-151939

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Rivera, Mark with Mike Poncy. Foreword by Ringo Starr

Sideman: In Pursuit of the Next Gig.

Dallas, Texas : Matt Holt Books, 2023.

First edition of renowned musician, musical director, and rock star Mark Rivera’s revealing memoir. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Signed by Mark Rivera on the half-title page with a modern peace sign. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brigid Pearson.

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-151801

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Snyder, Gary

Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems.

Berkeley, CA : Counterpoint Press, 2009.

First edition, second printing of the 50th anniversary edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Gary Snyder on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Bullen. Accompanied by an autograph note initialed by the author on their personalized stationery laid in.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-151645

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Armstrong, Neil; Robert White

Neil Armstrong and Robert White Signed Photograph.

c. 1960.

Rare photograph of a North American X-15 aircraft signed by Neil Armstrong and Robert White. Color matte photograph of Neil Armstrong, fellow-test pilot Robert White, and four others posing in front of a North American X-15 aircraft. Boldly signed along the lower margin below their figures “Neil Armstrong” and “Robert M. White,” respectively. The groupContinue reading "Neil Armstrong and Robert White Signed Photograph."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151767

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George Gershwin. Libretto by DuBose Heyward. Lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. Production Directed by Rouben Mamoulian

Porgy and Bess.

New York : Random House, 1935.

Deluxe limited edition of Porgy and Bess, number 55 of only 250 copies signed by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and director Rouben Mamoulian. Folio, original full red morocco, raised bands, top edge gilt, illustrated. In near fine condition. An exceptional example.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-98943

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Rowling, J.K.; Illustrated by Jim Field

The Christmas Pig.

London : Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021.

First edition of this heartwarming holiday fantasy. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with gilt Christmas decorations to the front and rear panels, illustrated endpapers, with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. With Rowling’s official hologram sticker to the verso of the front free endpaper. Near fine in a nearContinue reading "The Christmas Pig."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152116

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Foster, Alan Dean

Lost on Paradise.

Ashland, OR : Black Stone Publishing, 2026.

Advanced reading copy of the first edition of this science fiction novel by New York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “For Matthew – With every good wish – Alan Dean Foster 4/26.” In fine condition. Cover andContinue reading "Lost on Paradise."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-151754

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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem [Bill Walton]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Autograph Note Signed.

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Rare autograph note signed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to fellow basketball player Bill Walton. Duodecimo, note card featuring a color design of the player shooting a basketball on the recto and a black and white design of the player with a basketball in hand on the verso. Inscribed on the verso by Abdul-Jabbar in blue ballpoint,Continue reading "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Autograph Note Signed."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-151764

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Walker, Alice

The Color Purple.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.

First edition of Walker’s classic third novel, in which she became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Alice Walker on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Judith Kazdym Leeds.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151794

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Tagore, Rabindranath

Stray Birds.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1916.

First edition of this classic collection of 320 poems by Tagore. Small octavo, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, frontispiece in color by Willy Pogany, gilt decorative borders to each page. Signed by Rabindranath Tagore on the front free endpaper. Near fine in the originalContinue reading "Stray Birds."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151789

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Borman, Frank

Frank Borman Signed “Apollo 8 Mission – Artist Conception” Photograph.

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Rare photograph of an artist’s conception of the Apollo 8 mission signed by Frank Borman. Satin-finish photograph depicting an “artist’s concept… of a phase of the scheduled Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission…” in which panels are jettisoned. Boldly signed by Borman in black felt tip to the bottom left. In fine condition. Official NASA photographContinue reading "Frank Borman Signed “Apollo 8 Mission – Artist Conception” Photograph."

$325.00

Item Number: RRB-151662

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Sebold, Alice

The Lovely Bones.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2002.

First edition of this New York Times bestselling author’s debut novel. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Alice Sebold on the title page. Additionally signed twice by jacket designer Yoori Kim; on the front panel and the rear jacket flap of this unforgettable jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by YooriContinue reading "The Lovely Bones."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-151766

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Collins, Jim

Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t.

New York : Harper Business, 2001.

First edition of this analysis on how companies transition from mediocre performance to sustained greatness. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with graphs and diagrams. Boldly signed on a Mayfield Partners bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper by Jim Collins. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chin-Yee Lai.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151746

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Walker, Alice

The Color Purple.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992.

First edition of tenth anniversary edition of Walker’s third novel, in which she became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Alice Walker on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Vaughn Andrews. Jacket illustration by Joan Eda.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-151745

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Tibbets, Paul W; Theodore J. Van Kirk

Return of the Enola Gay.

Columbus, Ohio : Mid Coast Marketing, 1998.

First edition of Tibbets’ account of the bombing of Hiroshima. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by pilot Paul Tibbets and navigator Dutch Van Kirk beneath their respective image preceding the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151739

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Fonda, Peter; Dennis Hopper; Terry Southern

Easy Rider.

New York : Signet, 1969.

First edition of the complete script, with a selection of black white and color stills, interviews and articles. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. Lengthily inscribed by Dennis Hopper on the verso of the front cover, “To the best of the best internal view I’ve ever had That’s the best man…Love Thanks and Hate IndifferenceContinue reading "Easy Rider."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151735

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Becker, Jurek [Robin Williams]

Jacob the Liar.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.

First edition of this powerful work, basis for the 1999 film starring Robin Williams. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Academy-Award winning actor Robin Williams on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Seymour Chwast. Translated by Melvin Kornfeld. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151744

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Nixon, Richard. [Henry A. Kissinger]

Leaders: Profiles and Reminisces of Men Who Have Shaped the Modern World.

New York : Warner Books, 1982.

First edition of this work which recollects Nixon’s memories of leaders such as Churchill, de Gaulle and Khrushchev. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 32 photographs. Boldly signed by both Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger on the half-title page. Henry Kissinger served as a National Security Adviser under Nixon. Kissinger pioneered the policy of détenteContinue reading "Leaders: Profiles and Reminisces of Men Who Have Shaped the Modern World."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151742

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Heller, Joseph

Catch-22.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1961.

First edition of Heller’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by Joseph Heller and the actors of the film Alan Arkin, Bob Newhart, Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss. The 1970 film adaptation of Catch-22, directed by Mike Nichols from a screenplay by Buck Henry, stands as one of the most ambitiously castContinue reading "Catch-22."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151737

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Pervushin, Nicholas V

Between Lenin and Gorbachev: Memoirs of Lenin’s Relative and Critic.

New York : Vantage Press, 1989.

First edition of this memoir detailing the author’s life from the Russian Revolution to the Gorbachev era. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed in Russian by Nicholas V. Pervushin on the front free endpaper and dated 1991. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151738

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Joyce, James; Henri Matisse

Ulysses.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1935.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Joyce’s landmark Ulysses, widely recognized as the first illustrated edition. Large quarto, original gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth, with 26 illustrations. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 1,476. Boldly signed by Henri Matisse in pencil on the colophon page at the rear. In near fine condition.Continue reading "Ulysses."

$9,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151736

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Wiesel, Elie

Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidic Masters.

New York : Random House, 1972.

First edition of this exploration of Hasidism, focusing on the tales, legends, and portraits of its 18th and 19th-century masters. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain maroon, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page and signed in English and Hebrew, “For Maurine and Stanley Kessler – in these daysContinue reading "Souls on Fire: Portraits and Legends of Hasidic Masters."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-151676

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Jordan, Robert

The Eye of the World.

New York : A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1990.

First edition of the first book in the acclaimed Wheel of Time series. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with two maps. Boldly signed by Robert Jordan on the title page. This is the hybrid issue, one of a small number of wrappered copies that were rebound by the publishers into boards after theContinue reading "The Eye of the World."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151377

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Frankl, Viktor E. [Elie Wiesel]

From Death-Camp To Existentialism [Man’s Search For Meaning].

Boston : Beacon Press, 1959.

First edition in English of Frankl’s classic work, which was later titled Man’s Search For Meaning in 1962. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel on the front free endpaper. Both Frankl and Wiesel survived Auschwitz, and both spent the rest of their lives transmuting that survival into somethingContinue reading "From Death-Camp To Existentialism [Man’s Search For Meaning]."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151732

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