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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!
    Something Happened.

    Heller, Joseph

    Something Happened.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.

    First edition of this classic work by the author of Catch-22. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Stacy Hunt, With good wishes, to...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-142094
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    Decoded.

    Jay-Z

    Decoded.

    New York: Speigel and Grau, 2010.

    First edition of this work by the Grammy Award-winning artist. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jay-Z on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ro...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150114
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    Omni-Americans: New Perspectives on Black Experience and American Culture.

    Murray, Albert

    Omni-Americans: New Perspectives on Black Experience and American Culture.

    New York: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1970.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For my good friend Oliver Who will keep the faith Albert Murray.”...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-133165
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    One Writer’s Beginnings.

    Welty, Eudora

    One Writer’s Beginnings.

    Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1984.

    First edition, early printing of this reflective memoir. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-151399
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    You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running.

    Anderson, Robert. [Alan Schneider]

    You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running.

    New York: Random House, 1967.

    First edition of Robert Anderson’s quartet of one-act comedies, among the longest-running non-musical hits of the 1960s Broadway stage. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain orange, illustrated...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-152158
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    Midnight Express.

    Hayes, Billy with William Hoffer. [Oliver Stone]

    Midnight Express.

    New York: Thomas Congdon Books/E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1977.

    First edition of Hayes’ classic true story of survival and escape. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Oliver Stone on the title page. Stone adapted the memoir into a screenplay for the 197...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-140323
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    Chickenhawk.

    Mason, Robert

    Chickenhawk.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1983.

    First edition, early printing of Mason’s classic first book, one of the finest about the Vietnam War. Octavo, original cloth, map by David Lindroth. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-146077
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    Heaven’s My Destination.

    Wilder, Thornton

    Heaven’s My Destination.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1935.

    First edition of this comedic novel about a modern-day Don Quixote. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Thornton Wilder on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Haberstoc...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-43869
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    The Story of the Winged-S: Late Developments and Recent Photographs of the Helicopter.

    Sikorsky, Igor

    The Story of the Winged-S: Late Developments and Recent Photographs of the Helicopter.

    New York: Dodd, Meade & Company, 1958.

    First edition, early printing of the autobiography of the Russian-American aviation pioneer and designer of the first viable American helicopter. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-148067
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    The General in His Labyrinth.

    Marquez, Gabriel Garcia

    The General in His Labyrinth.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.

    Signed limited first edition of this “fascinating tour de force and a moving tribute to an extraordinary man” (Margaret Atwood, New York Times Book Review). Octavo, bound in full leather. Boldly...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-130969
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    What About the Airship? The Challenge to the United States.

    Rosendahl, Commander C.E

    What About the Airship? The Challenge to the United States.

    New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1938.

    First edition of this spirited defense of the airship that calls for America to secure and maintain airship superiority. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150526
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    A Hall of Mirrors.

    Stone, Robert

    A Hall of Mirrors.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.

    First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Stone who has additionally added the line from this title as follows, “They killed my girl,” Rheinhar...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-1108
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    Sexual Politics: A Surprising Examination of Society’s Most Arbitrary Folly.

    Millett, Kate

    Sexual Politics: A Surprising Examination of Society’s Most Arbitrary Folly.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1970.

    First edition of the author’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Warmly inscribed by Kate Millett on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing. Jacket typograph...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-46008
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    His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.

    The Dalai Lama

    His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.

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    Color photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. Glossy color photograph of a bust portrait of His Holiness The Dalai Lama in scarlet monk’s robes, boldly signed by him. In very g...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-145416
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    Jimmy Durante Signed Photograph.

    Durante, Jimmy

    Jimmy Durante Signed Photograph.

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    Large photograph of Jimmy Durante, inscribed by him, “To Sammy – For all you did for me – I hope I may get the chance to do something for you. My Best Always, Schnozzle Durante....
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-63000
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    Caesar and Christ.

    Durant, Will

    Caesar and Christ.

    New York : Simon & Schuster, 1944.

    First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on h...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-123718
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    Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department.

    Acheson, Dean

    Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department.

    New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1969.

    First edition of Acheson’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper,...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150943
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    The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge.

    Ayer, Alfred J. [A.J.]

    The Foundations of Empirical Knowledge.

    London : Macmillan & Co, 1962.

    Later printing of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “with best wishes A.J. Ayer Mexico City September 11 1963.” In very good condit...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-133103
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    Remarks on The Use and Abuse of Some Political Terms.

    Lewis, George Cornewall

    Remarks on The Use and Abuse of Some Political Terms.

    London: B. Fellowes, 1832.

    First edition of Cornewall Lewis’ classic work. Octavo, original boards. From the library of American journalist William Safire, although not marked. William Safire was an important American aut...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-134502
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    Groucho and Me. The Autobiography of Groucho Marx by (of all people!) Groucho Marx.

    Marx, Groucho

    Groucho and Me. The Autobiography of Groucho Marx by (of all people!) Groucho Marx.

    New York: Bernard Geis Associates, 1959.

    First edition of the autobiography of Groucho Marx. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Glenn from Grouch...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-138618
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    Son of Dracula.

    Starr, Ringo & Harry Nilsson

    Son of Dracula.

    : Blackwood Music, 1974.

    First edition of this original work. Quarter, original wrappers. Signed and dated by Ringo Starr on the front panel, “Love Ringo 05.” In near fine condition.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-3245
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    The Third Chimpanzee.

    Diamond, Jared

    The Third Chimpanzee.

    New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.

    First edition of this early work by the award-winning scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, warmly and lengthily inscribed by the author to fellow writer Peter Matthiessen on the f...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-15078
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    The Roots of Heaven.

    Gary, Romain (Patrick Leigh Fermor)

    The Roots of Heaven.

    London: Michael Joseph, 1958.

    First edition in English of this novel, which was awarded France’s Prix Goncourt in 1956. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper. Leigh Fermor co-wrote...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-47063
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    Proper Studies.

    Huxley, Aldous

    Proper Studies.

    London: Chatto & Windus, 1927.

    Signed limited edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth over marbled boards. One of 260 copies signed by Aldous Huxley. In near fine condition.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-146277
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