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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!
    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, boldly signed by Ford. Octavo, original cloth. Association co...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-125682
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    Rafa.

    Nadal, Rafael [Rafa]

    Rafa.

    New York: Hyperion, 2011.

    First edition of the legendary tennis champion’s autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Rafael Nadal on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150991
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    Cambio de Piel. [A Change of Skin].

    Fuentes, Carlos

    Cambio de Piel. [A Change of Skin].

    Mexico: Joaquin Mortiz, 1967.

    First edition of this work which defines existentially a collective Mexican consciousness by exploring and reinterpreting the country’s myths. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, lengthily in...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-132766
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    Recent Paintings 1968-1974.

    Bacon, Francis [Peter Beard]

    Recent Paintings 1968-1974.

    New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.

    First edition of this collection featured at the Metropolitan Museum in 1975, focuses on themes of loss, grief, and the intense psychological exploration of the human form following the death of his l...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-151839
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    Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets.

    Fisher, M.F.K

    Here Let Us Feast: A Book of Banquets.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1946.

    First edition of Fisher’s classic fifth book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Marian Allen de Ford Shipley fro...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-140274
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    Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Volumes I-3.

    Kasparov, Garry

    Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov: Volumes I-3.

    London: Evveryman Chess , 2011-14.

    First editions of each volume. Octavo, original cloth, three volumes. Each is signed by Garry Kasparov on the title page. Each are fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional set.
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-5380
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    There Are No Spies.

    Granger, Bill [Pierce Brosnan]

    There Are No Spies.

    New York: Warner Books, 1986.

    First edition of classic thriller, basis for the film November Man, starring Pierce Brosnan and Bill Smitrovich. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front fr...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-145776
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    One Fine Day.

    Hogrogian, Nonny

    One Fine Day.

    New York: The Macmillan Company, 1971.

    First edition of this classic work, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1972. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author with a drawing of a fox on the half-title page, “With...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-143374
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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. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and signed by legendary investor and author of A Random Walk On Wa...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-100062
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    Langston Hughes Signed Howard University Sorority Afternoon Forum Program.

    Hughes, Langston

    Langston Hughes Signed Howard University Sorority Afternoon Forum Program.

    [Washington, D.C.]: [Howard University], [1947].

    Original Howard University Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Afternoon Forum Program signed by Langston Hughes. One page, quarto, folded sheet, typescript, contemporary copy of typed program for forum organi...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-147803
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    A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor.

    Rothchild, John

    A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor.

    New York: Viking, 1988.

    First edition of “the funniest book about investing ever written” (New York Post). Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily and humorously signed by the author on the title page, “Cons...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148329
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    Plan of Attack.

    Woodward, Bob [Gerald R. Ford]

    Plan of Attack.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.

    First edition of this definitive account of how and why President George W. Bush, his war council, and allies occupied Iraq. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs....
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-148407
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    Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language.

    Searle, John R

    Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language.

    Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969.

    First edition of “one of the most important contributions to the philosophy of language in recent decades” (The Philosophical Quarterly). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribe...
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    $1,250.00 Item Number: RRB-150029
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    The Godfather.

    Puzo, Mario [Francis Ford Coppola]

    The Godfather.

    New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969.

    Finely bound edition of Puzo’s definitive novel of the Mafia underworld, boldly signed by director Francis Ford Coppola. Octavo, bound in full leather, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Boldly si...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150897
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    The Very Busy Spider.

    Carle, Eric

    The Very Busy Spider.

    New York: Philomel Books, 1984.

    First edition of this classic picture book. Oblong octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author opposite the title page in black felt tip, “For Van, wit...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-146480
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    The Mottled Lizard.

    Huxley, Elspeth

    The Mottled Lizard.

    London: Chatto & Windus, 1962.

    First edition of this sequel to Huxley’s The Flame Trees of Thika. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-46332
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    The Perfect Storm.

    Junger, Sebastian [George Clooney]

    The Perfect Storm.

    New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1997.

    First edition of this work, basis for the 2000 film starring Wolfgang Petersen starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantoni...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-150103
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    Ararat.

    Gluck, Louise

    Ararat.

    New York: The Ecco Press, 1990.

    First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s collection of poetry, prompted by the death of her father. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the poet opposite the hal...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-124951
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    The Art of Seeing.

    Huxley, Aldous

    The Art of Seeing.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, 1942.

    First edition, early printing of this classic work which details Huxley’s experience with and views on the controversial Bates method, which according to him improved his eyesight. Octavo, origi...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-140889
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    Gretzky: From the Back Yard Rink to the Stanley Cup.

    Gretzky, Walter; Jim Taylor [Wayne Gretzky]

    Gretzky: From the Back Yard Rink to the Stanley Cup.

    Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1984.

    First edition of this biography of the greatest hockey player of all-time told through the eyes of his father, Walter Gretzky, to respected columnist, Jim Taylor. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated w...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-148212
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    Chemical Pink: A Novel of Obsession.

    Arnold, Katie. [Joan Didion]

    Chemical Pink: A Novel of Obsession.

    New York: A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 2001.

    First edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Joan – Thank you for being so generous &...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-141135
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    La Guerra del Fin del Mundo [The War of The End of The World].

    Vargas Llosa, Mario

    La Guerra del Fin del Mundo [The War of The End of The World].

    Barcelona: Plaza & Janés, 1981.

    First edition of the author’s magnum opus in the original Spanish. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the half-title page. In very good condition. Cover design by...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-145391
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    The Power of One.

    Courtenay, Bryce

    The Power of One.

    London: William Heinemann, 1989.

    First British edition of the Courtenay’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Bryce Courtenay 22/3/89....
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-147199
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    Discovering Prices: Auction Design in Markets with Complex Constraints.

    Milgrom, Paul

    Discovering Prices: Auction Design in Markets with Complex Constraints.

    New York: Columbia University Press, 2017.

    First edition of this foundational contribution to modern market design by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Paul Milgrom on th...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-149642
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