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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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My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step.

Churchill, Winston S

My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step.

London : Odhams Press Limited, 1936-1939.

First Odhams press edition of four of Churchill’s best-known works. Octavo, 4 volumes, original cloth with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation set, inscribed by Churchill to his financial adviser on the front free endpaper of My Early Life, “To T.E.R. Harris from Winston S. Churchill Christmas 1947” and initialed by ChurchillContinue reading "My Early Life; Thoughts and Adventures; Great Contemporaries; Step by Step."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-131601

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No Easy Walk To Freedom: Articles, Speeches, and Trial Addresses.

Mandela, Nelson

No Easy Walk To Freedom: Articles, Speeches, and Trial Addresses.

New York : Basic Books Inc., Publishers, 1965.

First edition of Nelson Mandela’s classic account of the struggle against South Africa’s apartheid system. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “NMandela 25.5.95.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Parke P. Bowman. Introduction by Oliver Tambo. Edited by Ruth First. Housed in a custom halfContinue reading "No Easy Walk To Freedom: Articles, Speeches, and Trial Addresses."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-109564

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Will Acting Spoil Marilyn Monroe?

Martin, Pete. [Marilyn Monroe]

Will Acting Spoil Marilyn Monroe?

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1956.

First edition in book form of the famed actress’s ghostwritten piece for Pageant magazine, often considered the closest thing to an autobiographical work published during her lifetime. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 43 photographs. Signed by Marilyn Monroe on the front free endpaper. Although Monroe was an avid reader—as demonstrated by the celebrated 1999 Christie’sContinue reading "Will Acting Spoil Marilyn Monroe?"

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151580

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From Russia, With Love.

Fleming, Ian. [Sean Connery]

From Russia, With Love.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1957.

First edition, first state of the fifth James Bond novel and what Fleming considered one of his best books and listed in Life magazine as one of US President John F. Kennedy’s top ten favorite books. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt rose and gun emblem to the front panel. BoldlyContinue reading "From Russia, With Love."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150986

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Zorba The Greek.

Kazantzakis, Nikos [Kazantzaki]

Zorba The Greek.

London : John Lehman, 1952.

First edition in English, preceding the American edition by one year of the author’s most popular novel. basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Anthony Quinn. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. From the library of Odysseas Elytis, the recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature in 1979. Fine in a fine dust jacket. TranslatedContinue reading "Zorba The Greek."

$17,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138764

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The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.

Churchill, Winston S

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy.

London : Cassell & Co. Ltd, 1948-1954.

First editions of each volume in Churchill’s World War II masterpiece. Octavo, six volumes, original black cloth with spines lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated with in-line and folding maps and documents. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page of Vol. V, “Winston S. Churchill.” Each volume is near fine in a veryContinue reading "The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; Their Finest Hour; The Grand Alliance; The Hinge of Fate; Closing the Ring; Triumph and Tragedy."

$17,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150572

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Abraham Lincoln Signed Naval Commission.

Lincoln, Abraham; Gideon Welles

Abraham Lincoln Signed Naval Commission.

April 21, 1864.

American naval commission signed by Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States and Gideon Welles as Secretary of the Navy. Folio, partially engraved on vellum the document is dated April 21, 1864 and promotes Charles W. Tracy to the rank of Lieutenant. In near fine condition. Matted and framed with a portrait of LincolnContinue reading "Abraham Lincoln Signed Naval Commission."

$17,000.00

Item Number: RRB-132067

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A Farewell To Arms.

Hemingway, Ernest

A Farewell To Arms.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

Signed limited edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Tall octavo, original white parchment over green boards. One of 510 copies signed by Ernest Hemingway, this copy is number 179. Near fine in the rare original publisher’s slipcase which is in very good condition. A nice bright example, rareContinue reading "A Farewell To Arms."

$16,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149680

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The Legion Book.

Churchill, Winston S.; Aldous Huxley; Hilaire Belloc; Jacob Epstein; Eric Gill; Mark Gertler; David Low; John Lavery; Rudyard Kipling; Laura Knight; William Nicholson; Paul Nash; Charles Ricketts; Edith Sitwell; Vita Sackville‑West; Stanley Spencer; W. Heath Robinson; W. H. Davies; Rebecca West; P. G. Wodehouse et al. Edited by Captain James Humphrey Cotton Minchin

The Legion Book.

London : Privately printed by The Curwen Press for H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, 1929.

First and limited deluxe edition of the monumental Legion Book; one of only one hundred numbered copies printed for private distribution by the Prince of Wales and signed by a remarkable array of British writers and artists, as well as four prime ministers. Quarto, original publisher’s full deluxe pigskin over boards elaborately decorated in blindContinue reading "The Legion Book."

$16,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149534

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Miracle On 34th Street.

Davies, Valentine

Miracle On 34th Street.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1947.

First edition of this modern Christmas classic. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed by Valentine Davies on the half-title page. Fine in a very good first-issue dust jacket with “Double Your Enjoyment” on the rear panel. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. Exceptionally rare and desirable signed.

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150449

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George Washington Marble Bust.

[George Washington]

George Washington Marble Bust.

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Rare marble bust of George Washington depicted as general. The entire piece measures 12.5 inches by 10.5 inches.

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-126004

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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

King Jr., Martin Luther

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.

First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best Wishes Martin Luther King, Jr.” This book was signed at Coe College in October 1962, with a picture laid in of him there when he lectured there. From the libraryContinue reading "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150588

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Look Homeward, Angel.

Wolfe, Thomas

Look Homeward, Angel.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original dark blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “To Jo Dauber with thanks for dragging me in. Thomas Wolfe, Nov. 27, 1929.” Near fine in a very good first-issue dust jacket with the photograph of WolfeContinue reading "Look Homeward, Angel."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-125635

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Truth of the Stock Market Tape and Wall Street Stock Selector.

Gann, William Delbert [W.D.]

Truth of the Stock Market Tape and Wall Street Stock Selector.

New York : Financial Guardian Publishing Company, 1930.

First edition of this work by Gann, based on his years as a seasoned trader. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, 19 charts. Boldly signed by W.D. Gann on the front free endpaper. Two titles in one volume (as issued) and separately paginated. The Truth of the Stock Tape was originally published in 1923; The Wall StreetContinue reading "Truth of the Stock Market Tape and Wall Street Stock Selector."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140957

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Nobel Lectures: Physiology or Medicine 1942-1962.

Watson, James D; Francis Crick; Maurice Wilkins; Arthur Kornberg, Joshua Lederberg

Nobel Lectures: Physiology or Medicine 1942-1962.

Amsterdam : Elsevier Publishing Company, 1964.

First edition of this collection of Nobel Lectures in physiology or medicine from the years 1942-1962. Thick Octavo, original yellow cloth. Signed by all three Nobel Prize-winning scientists Francis Crick, James D. Watson and Maurice Wilkins on the title page. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962, “for their discoveries concerning theContinue reading "Nobel Lectures: Physiology or Medicine 1942-1962."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-95688

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Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph.

Hemingway, Ernest [Taylor Williams]

Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph.

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Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway. Black and white matte photograph of Hemingway at his peak wearing Western garb and leaning on a car. Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway in black ballpoint at the bottom margin below the image, “For Taylor Williams with affection and admiration from his friend ErnestContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway Signed Photograph."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150070

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James Baldwin Signed De Witt Clinton High School Class of 1941 Yearbook.

[Baldwin, James]

James Baldwin Signed De Witt Clinton High School Class of 1941 Yearbook.

Bronx, New York : Published by the Senior Class of De Witt Clinton High School, June 1941.

Rare De Witt Clinton High School Class of 1941 Yearbook signed by James Baldwin as a graduating senior. Quarto, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Signed by James Baldwin to the right of his senior photograph of page 36, “James Baldwin.” His accolades read: JAMES A. BALDWIN “Baldy” Magpie Editorial Boards; Student Court. Novelist-Playwright.Continue reading "James Baldwin Signed De Witt Clinton High School Class of 1941 Yearbook."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-130241

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For Your Eyes Only.

Fleming, Ian [Roger Moore; Julian Glover; Eva Rueber-Staier; John Wyman; John Moreno; Alkis Kritikos; Jack Klaff; Stefan Kalipha; Charles Dance; John Glen; et al.]

For Your Eyes Only.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1960.

First edition of the eighth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed and inscribed by fourteen cast members of the 1981 film adaptation of For Your Eyes Only on the title page and facing page, including: Roger Moore, director John Glen, Julian Glover, Eva Rueber-Staier, John Wyman, John Moreno, AlkisContinue reading "For Your Eyes Only."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151450

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A Farewell To Arms.

Hemingway, Ernest

A Farewell To Arms.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

Signed limited edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Tall octavo, original publisher’s white vellum over green boards with black morocco spine label lettered in gilt. One of 510 copies signed by Ernest Hemingway, this is number 102. Very good with toning to the spine. Housed in the rareContinue reading "A Farewell To Arms."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149688

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Live and Let Die.

Fleming, Ian [Roger Moore]

Live and Let Die.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1954.

First edition of the second James Bond novel, Octavo, bound by in full morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, raised bands, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, inscribed to two-time Oscar winner Leslie Bricusse by Roger Moore and the director, Guy Hamilton. Association copy, inscribed on the versoContinue reading "Live and Let Die."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150430

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The Americans.

Frank, Robert; Introduction by Jack Kerouac

The Americans.

New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1959.

First edition of the photographer’s classic work. Oblong quarto, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Peter Thompson Robert Frank.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small chip to the spine. Introduction by Jack Kerouac. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemiseContinue reading "The Americans."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146872

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All The President’s Men.

Bernstein, Carl & Bob Woodward. [Benjamin Bradlee George H.W. Bush, Henry Kissinger and Alexander Butterfield]

All The President’s Men.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1974.

First edition of this groundbreaking work in American journalism. Octavo, original blue cloth, illustrated. Signed by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein on the title page. Additionally signed by President George H.W. Bush, editor Ben Bradlee, Henry Kissinger and Alexander Butterfield. George W. Bush wrote in 41 Portrait of My Father, regarding The Watergate Scandal, “TheContinue reading "All The President’s Men."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-101455

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David Ben-Gurion Autographed Letter Signed.

Ben-Gurion, David

David Ben-Gurion Autographed Letter Signed.

1970.

Autograph letter signed by the founder of modern day Israel and first prime minister David Ben-Gurion. It reads, “Sdeh. Boker, 28. 2. 70 Dear Mr. George P. Viegelmann, Jr. I share entirely your view that it is vitally necessary for everyone in the Middle East to live in peace. I am expressing a private view:Continue reading "David Ben-Gurion Autographed Letter Signed."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-82248

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Ringworld.

Niven, Larry

Ringworld.

London : Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1972.

First British and first hardcover edition of this classic work, which went on to win the 1970 Nebula and 1971 Hugo award for best novel. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, “Not until we can deliver our secret to our respective worlds and acquire an intact ship. Larry Niven.”Continue reading "Ringworld."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-139744

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