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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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Durrell, Lawrence

Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea. [The Alexandria Quartet].

London : Faber and Faber, 1960-1961.

First editions of each of the novels comprising the author’s acclaimed Alexandria Quartet, each volume signed by Lawrence Durrell. Octavo, original cloth, 4 volumes. Justine is signed twice by Lawrence Durrell on the front free endpaper. Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea are each signed by Lawrence Durrell on the front free endpaper. Each book is fine inContinue reading "Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea. [The Alexandria Quartet]."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138169

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Sikorsky, Igor

The Story of the Winged-S: with New Material on the Latest Development of the Helicopter.

New York : Dodd, Meade & Company, 1942.

First edition, early printing of the autobiography of the Russian-American aviation pioneer and designer of the first viable American helicopter. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page, “To Mr. Henry Drans with kindest personal regards of I. Sikorsky Dec 16 1942.” In very good condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-138142

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Marquez, Gabriel Garcia

Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit. [One Hundred Years of Solitude].

Koln : Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1982.

Early German edition of the author’s masterpiece which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the dedication page, “Para Patricia, del amigo, Gabo 83.” Translated by Curt Meyer-Clason. In near fine condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138432

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell

The Last Leaf. Poem. By Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Cambridge : Houghton Mifflin & Co. The Riverside Press, 1886.

First edition of Holmes’ classic poem. Folio, original publisher’s half vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and panels, top edge gilt, illustrated by George Wharton Edwards and F. Hopkinson Smith. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Ulysses S. Grant’s daughter Nellie Grant, “Oliver Wendell Holmes forContinue reading "The Last Leaf. Poem. By Oliver Wendell Holmes."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138225

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Goodall, Jane with Phillip Berman

Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey.

New York : Warner Books, 1999.

First edition of Goodall’s moving memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Caroline Together we make a difference Jane Goodall.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-138205

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Reid, Aileen [I.M. Pei]

I.M. Pei.

New Jersey : Crescent, 1995.

First edition of this work on the famed Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed I.M. Pei on the title page (he closed it before his signature dried, resulting in blotching). Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Pei are rare.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138044

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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

Gift From The Sea: An Answer to the Conflicts In Our Lives.

New York : Pantheon, 1955.

First edition, early printing of this modern inspirational classic. Octavo, original half blue cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrations by George W. Thompson.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-138202

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Sante, Luc

Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York.

New York : Farrar Strauss Giroux, 1991.

First edition of Sante’s classic work, which tells the story of New York’s Lower East Side, circa 1840-1920. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Luc Sante on the title page. Fine in a fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Barbara de Wilde.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-138180

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The Dalai Lama of Tibet

My Land and My People: The Memoirs of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1962.

First edition of the Dalai Lama’s first autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing, bookplate to the front free endpaper. Edited by David Howarth. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138138

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Friedman, Milton, Frederick Mosteller, W. Allen Wallis, H.A. Freeman

Sampling Inspection: Principles, Procedures, and Tables for Single, Double, and Sequential Sampling in Acceptance Inspection and Quality Control Based on Percent Defective.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1948.

First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Milton Friedman on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Scarce in the original dust jacket and signed by Friedman

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138192

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Germains, Victor Wallace [Winston S. Churchill]

The Truth About Kitchener. To Which is Appended a Letter From General Von Ludendorff.

London : John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd, 1925.

First edition of Germains’ defense of Kitchener’s role in the First World War, from the library of Winston S. Churchill. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front pastedown, “Rt Hon. Winston Churchill. from the Author V. W. Germains 23/2/27.” Germains’ defense of Lord Kitchener contains a critical analysis of theContinue reading "The Truth About Kitchener. To Which is Appended a Letter From General Von Ludendorff."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138052

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McElroy, Joseph

Women and Men.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

First edition of this modern classic compared with Joyce’s Ulysses. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joseph McElroy on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear. Jacket illustration and design by Carin Goldberg.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138905

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Parfit, Derek

On What Matters.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Derek Parfit on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138917

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Jewett, Sarah Orne

Betty Leicester: A Story For Girls.

Boston and New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889.

First edition of the author’s classic story for girls. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Sarah O. Jewett 1899.” In near fine condition.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-138148

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Lewis, Sinclair

Babbitt.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.

First edition, first issue of with “Purdy” for “Lyte” on Page 49 line 4 & “my” on line 5. Octavo, original cloth. With a humorous autographed letter signed from Lewis which reads, “Hartford, Connecticut Monday, Nov. 27, 1922, Louis My manly head is bowed up with grief. Either Gracie or I got balled up onContinue reading "Babbitt."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138103

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McCullers, Carson

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940.

First edition, first printing with the date of 1940 on the title page of the author’s first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. With a note laid in from the author which reads, “With all good wishes from Carson McCullers Thanks for the good time at the Inn.” Fine in a near fine dust jacketContinue reading "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138095

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Murakami, Haruki

The Elephant Vanishes.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.

First edition of this classic collection of stories, one of which was the basis for the 2018 acclaimed film Burning. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Karen Haruki Murakami (in both Japanese and English) 5/6/93 Princeton, NJ.” Additionally signed three times byContinue reading "The Elephant Vanishes."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138128

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DeLillo, Don

White Noise.

New York : The Viking Press, 1985.

First edition of the author’s National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Joe Don DeLillo.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. A very sharp example.

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-138126

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Gaddis, Thomas E

Birdman of Alcatraz: The Story of Robert Stroud.

New York : Random House, 1955.

First edition of this work, basis for the classic film starring Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden and Thelma Ritter. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, ” Best- Thomas E. Gaddis August 7, 1958.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket, with the Ingo Perminger Agency stamp to the frontContinue reading "Birdman of Alcatraz: The Story of Robert Stroud."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-138123

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Keller, Helen

We Bereaved.

New York : Leslie Fulenwider, Inc, 1929.

First edition of this small book of wisdom by Helen Keller. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Mrs Warren Monk, whose sweet faith is a bond between us. Affectionately, Helen Keller, July 24th, 1940.” In near fine condition. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138074

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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lillian Davison- with my best wishes- Cordially, Ayn Rand December 19, 1960.” Fine in aContinue reading "Atlas Shrugged."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138060

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Joyce, James

Finnegans Wake.

London : Faber & Faber, 1939.

First signed limited edition, number 115 of only 425 large-paper copies signed by Joyce. Large octavo, original red cloth, titles to spine in gilt, top edge gilt, original publisher’s yellow cloth slipcase. Signed by James Joyce on the limitation page. In near fine condition.

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137512

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First Edition of Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye; Inscribed by Her To Sally Soames

Atwood, Margaret

Cat’s Eye.

Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 1988.

First Canadian edition and true first of this “brilliant, three-dimensional mosaic… the story of Elaine’s childhood is so real and heartbreaking you want to stand up in your seat and cheer” (Boston Sunday Globe). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Melanie- best wishes- Margaret Atwood.” Fine inContinue reading "Cat’s Eye."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-138067

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Blume, Marshall E, Jeremy J. Siegel and Dan Rottenberg

Revolution On Wall Street.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1993.

First edition of this informative history of the New York Stock Exchange. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by all three authors on the front free endpaper, “To Barbara and David Holmes The pride of the Franklin Inn! Dan Rottenberg, Jeremy Siegel and Marshall E. Blume.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Revolution On Wall Street."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-138057

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