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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!
    Fields of Fire: A Novel.

    Webb, James

    Fields of Fire: A Novel.

    Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1978.

    First edition of “the finest of the Vietnam novels” (Tom Wolfe). Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper,...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-151970
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    Sphere.

    Crichton, Michael

    Sphere.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

    First edition of Crichton’s sixth book, a sci-fi psychological thriller about a team of scientists who discover a massive, ancient spacecraft resting on the Pacific Ocean floor, basis for the fi...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-152979
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    As Ding Saw Hoover.

    Darling, Jay N. [Herbert Hoover]

    As Ding Saw Hoover.

    Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State College Press, 1954.

    First edition of “Ding” Darling’s editorial cartoons regarding President Hoover. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Hoover on the front free endpape...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-102472
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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 by legendary investor and author of A Random Walk On Wall Stre...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-112469
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    The Writings of John Burroughs: Accepting the Universe.

    Burroughs, John

    The Writings of John Burroughs: Accepting the Universe.

    Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1921.

    Volume XXI of the Autograph edition of Burroughs’ collected writings. Octavo, elaborately bound in full crushed levant morocco by H. R. Johnson with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-149746
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    The Demand and Supply of Public Goods.

    Reisman, David (James M. Buchanan)

    The Demand and Supply of Public Goods.

    Chicago: Rand McNally, 1968.

    First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication (with a two page inscription) on the front free endpaper and onto the verso, “Betty, This will have to s...
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    $1,200.00 Item Number: RRB-44012
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    Bill Russell Signed Oversized Photograph.

    Russell Bill

    Bill Russell Signed Oversized Photograph.

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    Limited edition glossy photograph of basketball legend Bill Russell in a huddle with his Celtics teammates at the Boston Garden, numbered 14/66, boldly signed, “Bill Russell, 442.” The pho...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-140481
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    The Girls of Slender Means.

    Spark, Muriel

    The Girls of Slender Means.

    London: Macmillan, 1963.

    First edition of Spark’s novella, which follows female inhabitants of London’s May of Teak Club in the summer of 1945. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Muriel Spark on the title page. Ver...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-59076
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    The Rabin Memoirs.

    Rabin, Yitzhak

    The Rabin Memoirs.

    Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1979.

    First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-148522
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    A Time To Keep Silence.

    Fermor, Patrick Leigh

    A Time To Keep Silence.

    London: John Murray, 1957.

    First edition of the author’s third book, regarding his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original blue cloth. Illustrated by John Craxton. Association copy, inscribed by the author on...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-2641
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    You’re you, Charlie Brown.

    Schulz, Charles M

    You’re you, Charlie Brown.

    New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968.

    First edition. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Charles M. Schulz on the front panel. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed.
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-148171
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    Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.

    Friedman, Milton & Rose

    Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.

    New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.

    First edition, early printing of Friedmans’ persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by b...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-148025
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    The Universe and Dr. Einstein.

    Barnett, Lincoln; Foreword by Albert Einstein

    The Universe and Dr. Einstein.

    New York: William Sloane Associates, 1948.

    First edition of this work praised by Einstein himself. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by Anthony Sadoro. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author to Anne Goodman on the front free end...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-133464
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    Catherine Carmier.

    Gaines, Ernest J

    Catherine Carmier.

    New York: Atheneum , 1964.

    First edition of Gaines’ first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page with the added words, “When Brother got out of the car, the two Cajuns sitting on t...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-29006
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    A Masque of Mercy.

    Frost, Robert

    A Masque of Mercy.

    New York: Henry Holt, 1947.

    Signed limited first edition, one of 751 numbered copies, this is number 690. Octavo, original half cloth. Fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition and the original slipca...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-110648
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    Mr. Citizen.

    Truman, Harry S

    Mr. Citizen.

    New York: Bernard Geis, 1960.

    First edition, early printing of this collection of articles written by President Truman after leaving the White House. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated. Prese...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-111871
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    I Need All The Friends I Can Get.

    Schulz, Charles M

    I Need All The Friends I Can Get.

    San Francisco : Determined Productions, Inc, 1964.

    First edition of this charming ‘little classic’ featuring Charles Schulz’s endearing Peanuts characters. Small octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on...
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    $1,150.00 Item Number: RRB-85773
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    Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: Recorded in Talks With Dr. Harlan B. Phillips.

    Frankfurter, Felix

    Felix Frankfurter Reminisces: Recorded in Talks With Dr. Harlan B. Phillips.

    New York: Reynal & Company, 1960.

    First edition of this collection of thoughts from Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of...
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    $1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-59088
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    Louis Armstrong Signed Program.

    Armstrong, Louis

    Louis Armstrong Signed Program.

    New York: Associated Booking Corp, n.d.

    ‘Louis Armstrong and his Concert Group’ program. Quarto, original wrappers, 20 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs of the band and its members. Boldy signed by Louis Armstrong on...
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    $1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-146533
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    Paul Tibbets and Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk Signed Photographic Print.

    Tibbets, Paul; Theodore Van Kirk

    Paul Tibbets and Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk Signed Photographic Print.

    :, 1945.

    Distinctive photograph of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud signed by two crew members of the Enola Gay. Black and white photographic print of the Hiroshima mushroom cloud captured just after the release o...
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    $1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-147781
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    The World of William Shakespeare.

    Burgess, Anthony [William Shakespeare]

    The World of William Shakespeare.

    London: The Arcadia Press, 1971.

    Signed limited edition of this comprehensive exploration of Shakespeare’s life, works, and lasting cultural influence, blending historical context with literary analysis to highlight his endurin...
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    $1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-147850
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    Andy Warhol: Transcript of David Bailey’s ATV Documentary.

    Warhol, Andy; Bailey, David

    Andy Warhol: Transcript of David Bailey’s ATV Documentary.

    London: Bailey Litchfield/Matthew Miller Dunbar Ltd, 1972.

    First edition of the transcript of David Bailey’s documentary film ‘Warhol’ which was banned upon release due to its alleged explicit content. Folio, original illustrated wrappers, i...
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    $1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-116014
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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 coth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Dea...
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    $1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-102598
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    Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography.

    Sanger, Margaret

    Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography.

    New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1938.

    First edition of Sanger’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Sanger. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Franklin M. Watts Marga...
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    $1,100.00 Item Number: RRB-60034
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