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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!
    Memoirs of an Infantry Officer.

    Sassoon, Siegfried; Paul Hogarth [Illustrator]

    Memoirs of an Infantry Officer.

    New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1981.

    The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of the second volume in Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical Sherston trilogy. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdor...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-148811
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    The Making of the Atomic Bomb.

    Rhodes, Richard

    The Making of the Atomic Bomb.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986.

    First edition of the author’s classic work which won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-149251
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    Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.

    Waters, Alice

    Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook.

    New York: Random House, 1982.

    First edition, early printing of Waters’ first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Alice Waters on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150979
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    Dusklands.

    Coetzee, J.M

    Dusklands.

    Johannesburg: Raven Press, 1974.

    First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket that shows some light soiling...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-224
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    Soul On Fire.

    Cleaver, Eldridge

    Soul On Fire.

    Waco, Texas: Word Books Publishers, 1978.

    First edition of Cleaver’s autobiography. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Towards Freedom for all God’s Children Eldridge Cleaver 2/...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-63456
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    The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays.

    Howitt, Peter [John Maynard Keynes]

    The Keynesian Recovery and Other Essays.

    Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1990.

    First edition of Howitt’s collected essays analyzing Keynesian and Walrasian economics. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Joh...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-110737
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    Happiness Is A Sad Song.

    Schulz, Charles M

    Happiness Is A Sad Song.

    San Francisco: Determined Productions, 1967.

    First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work from the creator of Peanuts. Small Octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by Charles Schulz on the f...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-149115
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    The Heaven Makers.

    Herbert, Frank

    The Heaven Makers.

    New York: Ballantine Books, 1977.

    First Ballantine Books edition of this standalone science fiction novel from the author of Dune. Small octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-150244
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    The Story of the FBI.

    Hoover, J. Edgar [Introduction]

    The Story of the FBI.

    New York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1947.

    First edition of the official picture book of the FBI. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by J. Edgar Hoover in the year of publication on the front free endpaper,...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-133207
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    Masters 1985.

    Langer, Bernhard

    Masters 1985.

    : Augusta National Club, 1985.

    First edition of the Augusta publication of the 1985 Masters. Quarto, original boards, gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Bernhard Langer on the half-ti...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-135231
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    Oliver’s Story.

    Segal, Erich [Ryan O'Neal]

    Oliver’s Story.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977.

    First edition of the dramatic sequel to Love Story, the basis for the 1978 film starring Ryan O’Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by t...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-145784
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    The Naïve and Sentimental Lover.

    Le Carre, John

    The Naïve and Sentimental Lover.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.

    First American edition of le Carré’s classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the half-title page, “David Cornwell aka John le Carre.” Near fine in...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-146330
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    High Failure: Solo Along the Arctic Air Route.

    Grierson, John. Introduction by Wolfgang von Gronau

    High Failure: Solo Along the Arctic Air Route.

    London: William Hodge & Company, Limited, 1936.

    First edition of English Aviator John Grierson’s account of his solo trip along the Arctic Air Route. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Associtation copy, inscribed by...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-111250
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    The Last Grain Race.

    Newby, Eric

    The Last Grain Race.

    London: Secker & Warburg, 1956.

    First edition of the noted travel writer’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. Boldly signed by Eric Newby on the half-title page....
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-148373
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    Bill and Moya Lear: An Unforgettable Flight.

    Lear, Moya Olsen

    Bill and Moya Lear: An Unforgettable Flight.

    Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Company, 1996.

    First edition of this autobiography of Bill and Moya Lear. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Bob and Deloros Hope on the half-title page in the year of...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-117371
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    Crazy Heart.

    Cobb, Thomas

    Crazy Heart.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.

    First edition of this work which “might be the finest country-western novel ever written, bar none” (Houston Post), basis for the 2009 film starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-137411
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    The Problems of Lasting Peace.

    Hoover, Herbert and Hugh Gibson

    The Problems of Lasting Peace.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1942.

    First edition of this analysis for peace post-World War II. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “To Harvey P. Keller With...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-140460
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    The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.

    Saramago, Jose

    The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.

    Orlando: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1991.

    First American edition of the Nobel-Prize winning author’s second book to be translated into English. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,...
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-140786
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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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    FOG: Flowing in All Directions.

    Gehry, Frank

    FOG: Flowing in All Directions.

    Los Angeles: Circa Publications, 2003.

    First edition. Folio, Original illustrated boards. In fine condition. Signed and dated in 2005 by Frank Gehry on the front panel.
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    $975.00 Item Number: RRB-1357
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