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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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Eisenhower, Dwight D

The White House Years: Mandate for Change 1953-1956 and The White House Years: Waging Peace 1956-1961.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday and Company, 1963-65.

Signed limited first editions of Eisenhower’s memoirs, each one of 1500 copies. Thick Octavo, two volumes, original tan cloth with green morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, cartographic endpapers. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the author. Association copy, Waging Peace is an Advance presentation copy, inscribed by Eisenhower to Secretary of Defense, Thomas S. Gates,Continue reading "The White House Years: Mandate for Change 1953-1956 and The White House Years: Waging Peace 1956-1961."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-133263

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Uris, Leon; Photographs by Dimitrios Harissiadis

Exodus Revisited.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1960.

First edition of this monograph of photographs of Uris’ visit to Israel. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Marcia and David Straus Shalom Leon Uris.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes. Project coordination by Ilan Hartuv.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-133903

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First edition of Mind of My Mind; inscribed by Octavia E. Butler

Butler, Octavia E

Mind of My Mind.

Garden City : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977.

First edition of Butler’s second book; the chilling “pre-sequel” to Patternmaster. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Ron Keep Reading Octavia E. Butler.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Jan Esteves.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-134199

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Bernstein, Leonard and Stephen Wadsworth

A Quiet Place: An Opera in Three Acts.

n.d. : Jani Publications, Inc./Boosey & Hawkes, .

First edition of the piano and vocal score of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Wadsworth’s A Quiet Place from the collection of Bernstein’s assistant and editor Jack Gottlieb. Quarto, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Bernstein on the title page, “For Yakele [“Little Jack” in Yiddish, spelled with Yiddish characters], with eternal gratitude. + love. LB.Continue reading "A Quiet Place: An Opera in Three Acts."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-135429

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Buber, Martin

Ich und Du [I and Thou].

Leipzig : Insel-Verlag, 1923.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original illustrated boards as issued. Boldly signed by Martin Buber on the title page. In fine condition. We have never seen another signed first edition.

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-135492

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Schelling, Thomas C

Costs and Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Reduction.

Washington, D.C : American Enterprise Institute, 1998.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Warm regards to John Rogers Tom Schelling October 2015.” In fine condition.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-133495

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Paz, Octavio

Vuelta.

Mexico : Editorial Seix Barral, S.A, 1976.

First edition of this collection of poems that were written between 1969 and 1975. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed on the half-title page to his good friend, “A Sergio Muñoz Bata, cordialmente Octavio Paz.” With Sergio Muñoz Bata’s ownership inscription on the title page with the words Mexico 76. Sergio Muñoz Bata writes aContinue reading "Vuelta."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-133281

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Hughes, Langston and Milton Meltzer

A Pictorial History of the Negro in America.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1956.

First edition of this important compilation on the history of African Americans. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Especially for Laura and Louise Fields, as a gift at Christmas from Mabel Smythe- Sincerely, Langston Hughes New York 1957.” In near fine condition.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-135491

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Lewis, C.S

Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia.

London : Geoffrey Bles, 1951.

First edition of the second book in Lewis’ beloved Narnia series. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Pauline Baynes. With an autograph note signed by C.S. Lewis to his PhD student at Cambridge, Anthony Spearing. On Lewis’ Magdalene College, Cambridge letterhead, the note reads in full, “5th Nov. 57 Dear Mr. Spearing, I gatherContinue reading "Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia."

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-135229

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le Carre, John

[The Karla Trilogy]: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy; The Honourable Schoolboy; Smiley’s People.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1974-1979.

First editions of each title in the author’s acclaimed Karla Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, 3 volumes. Each volume is signed by John le Carre on a bookplate to the title page. Each is near fine in near fine dust jackets. An exceptional set, uncommon in this condition and signed.

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133663

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Mahoney, David and Richard Restak. Foreword by William Safire

The Longevity Strategy: How to Live to 100 Using the Brain-Body Connection.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1998.

First edition of this “wise and compelling guide” (Stephen Covey). Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by David Mahoney on the half-title page in the year of publication to William Safire, who contributed the foreword, “Feb 1998 To Bill not for what you are but for what you have made me. Gratefully, David.” The recipient,Continue reading "The Longevity Strategy: How to Live to 100 Using the Brain-Body Connection."

$175.00

Item Number: RRB-135640

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Valenti, Jack. [William Safire]

A Very Human President.

New York : W.W. Norton & Compan Inc, 1975.

First edition of Valenti’s intimate biography of Lyndon Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill Safire – a wise and eloquent ‘old pro’ – and me dear and valued friend Jack Valenti.” The recipient, William Safire was an important American author,Continue reading "A Very Human President."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-135521

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Salinger, Pierre [John F. Kennedy]

A Tribute to John F. Kennedy.

Chicago : Encyclopedia Britannica Inc, 1964.

First edition of this tribute to President Kennedy. Octavo, original boards, original slipcase, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Allan Sherman with the sincere appreciation of his friend and admirer Pierre Salinger.” The recipient, Allan Sherman was actor, singer, producer and writer who became known as a song parodistContinue reading "A Tribute to John F. Kennedy."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-134104

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Klein, Gerda Weissman

All But My Life.

New York : Hill & Wang, 1957.

First edition of the author’s “moving personal testament to courage” memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Thomas Kaufman with thanks for your work in this whole course! All my good wished Gerda W. Klein Apr. 1962.” With a letter from Ms. Klein’s assistant statingContinue reading "All But My Life."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-133637

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[Mackenzie, Poppy]

The Truth About My Friends.

London : Dow & Lester, n.d.

Small parlor game book belonging to Poppy Mackenzie, each page with tipped-in printed slip lifting to reveal a self-criticism or “truth” (one of them being “My sympathies are with the suffragettes”), below which the participants have signed their name. In good condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-135645

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Stein, Gertrude. [Alice B. Toklas] Introduction by Virgil Thomson

Bee Time Vine and other Pieces [1913-1927].

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1953.

First edition of volume three of the Yale edition of Stein’s unpublished writings, collected under the general editorship of Carl Van Vechten. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Stein’s partner Alice B. Toklas on the front free endpaper, “A peace offering to dear Elizabeth with love from Alice Paris 4 – VI – 54.”Continue reading "Bee Time Vine and other Pieces [1913-1927]."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-135240

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Vonnegut Jr., Kurt

Breakfast of Champions or Goodbye, Blue Monday.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1973.

First edition of Vonnegut’s classic work. Octavo, original orange cloth, with drawings by the author. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, inscription to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Bob Giusti.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-134681

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Caldwell, Erskine

God’s Little Acre.

New York : The Viking Press, 1933.

First edition of what many consider Caldwell’s finest novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ingle Barr Here is a book you should read some day Erskine Caldwell.” The recipient, Ingle Barr was a prominent book collector. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in aContinue reading "God’s Little Acre."

$6,000.00

Item Number: RRB-134506

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[Anthony Burgess] Joseph Kell

One Hand Clapping.

London : Peter Davies, 1961.

First edition of this work by the author of A Clockwork Orange. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To dear Si with affection ‘Joe’(Anthony/John.” The recipient, Si Litvinoff was the executive producer for Stanley Kubrick’s film A Clockwork Orange that was based on Burgess’ 1962 dystopian novel.Continue reading "One Hand Clapping."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-134575

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Alsop, Stewart

The Center: People and Power in Political Washington.

New York, Evanston, and London : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.

First edition of American journalist Stewart Alsop’s vivid portrait of political Washington. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Helene – Bill tells me you even got through the Supreme Court… which is more than I could ever do Best, Stew Alsop.” The recipient, William Safire, wasContinue reading "The Center: People and Power in Political Washington."

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-135146

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McCullers, Carson

The Member of the Wedding.

New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1946.

First edition of McCullers’ classic coming-of-age story like no other about a young girl’s fascination with her brother’s wedding, which has been compared to The Catcher in the Rye and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Harrell with love Carson.” NearContinue reading "The Member of the Wedding."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-134589

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Tolkien, J.R.R

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

London : George Allen and Unwin, 1967.

Second editions of the author’s classic trilogy, signed by Tolkien in each volume. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth, folding maps. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Signed for Ethel May with love J. R. R. Tolkien.” Volumes two and three are signed by J.R.R. Tolkien on the half-title page. The recipient,Continue reading "The Lord of The Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King."

$75,000.00

Item Number: RRB-134590

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Maugham, W. Somerset

For Services Rendered: A Play in Three Acts.

London : William Heinamann Ltd, 1932.

First edition of Maugham’s popular play. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “by W. Somerset Maugham for Elsie Tritton.” The recipient, Elsie Tritton, was a noted collector and friend of Maugham‘s who introduced him to Alan Searle. A younger man from the London slum area of Bermondsey, Searle hadContinue reading "For Services Rendered: A Play in Three Acts."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-133055

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Colmore, G. [Gertrude Baillie-Weaver; Emily Duval]

The Life of Emily Davison.

Kingsway, W.C. : The Woman's Press, 1913.

First edition of Gertrude Colmore’s brief biography of Emily Wilding Davison. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, frontispiece portrait of Davison. Association copy, from the library of fellow English suffragette Emily Duval with her ownership inscription, “Emily D. Duvall Given to her by Mrs. Green Dec. 17th 1913.” Like Davison, Emily Duval was a militant petitioner in theContinue reading "The Life of Emily Davison."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-135208

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