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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!
    The House on Marshland.

    Gluck, Louise

    The House on Marshland.

    New York: The Ecco Press, 1975.

    First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s second book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Larry Louise Gluck.” Ne...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-141607
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    My Michael.

    Oz, Amos

    My Michael.

    London: Chatto & Windus, 1972.

    First English edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in a contemporary hand, “For Gania, with my...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-5723
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    Irrational Exuberance.

    Shiller, Robert J

    Irrational Exuberance.

    Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2000.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page, “Robert J. Shiller Oct 8, 2015.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mar...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-144343
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    Delights and Prejudices.

    Beard, James; Illustrated by Earl Thollander

    Delights and Prejudices.

    New York: Atheneum, 1964.

    First edition of this collection of writings from James Beard. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-71977
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    Crainquebille.

    France, Anatole; Bernard Lamotte [Illustrator]

    Crainquebille.

    New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949.

    The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s satirical novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-148559
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    Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity.

    Wallace, David Foster

    Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity.

    New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2003.

    First edition of this work which examines the history of infinity, focusing primarily on the work of Georg Cantor, the 19th-century German mathematician who created set theory. Octavo, original half c...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-145963
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    Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.

    Bernanke, Ben S., Thomas Laubach, Frederic S. Mishkin, Adam S. Posen

    Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience.

    Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999.

    First edition of this ground-breaking study. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Ben Bernanke on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Marek Antoniak.
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-109451
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    Salvador.

    Didion, Joan

    Salvador.

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983.

    First edition of this classic work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lawre...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-147964
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    Costs and Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Reduction.

    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 T...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-133495
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    Present Day Italian.

    Russo, Joseph Louis. [John Steinbeck; Elaine Steinbeck]

    Present Day Italian.

    Boston: D.C. Heath and Company, 1947.

    First edition of Joseph Louis Russo’s Present Day Italian, from the library of John and Elaine Steinbeck with Elaine’s ownership signature and marginal notes throughout. In very good condi...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-114534
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    A View From the Stands of People, Politics, Military Power and the Arts.

    Galbraith, John Kenneth

    A View From the Stands of People, Politics, Military Power and the Arts.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986.

    First edition of Galbraith’s retrospective collection. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication to Elaine Steinbeck...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-128099
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    Olivia.

    Falconer, Ian

    Olivia.

    New York: Atheneum Books, 2000.

    First edition, early printing of the author’s first book. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, ” To He...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-140970
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    Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment.

    Kahneman, Daniel; Olivier Sibony; Cass R. Sunstein

    Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment.

    New York: Little, Brown Spark, 2021.

    First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author of Thinking, Fast and Slow and the co-author of Nudge, a revolutionary exploration of why people make bad judgments and how to make better...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-146715
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    This Is My God.

    Wouk, Herman

    This Is My God.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959.

    First edition of Wouk’s classic introduction to Judaism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For David and Dan in memory of Uncle Alex He...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-49878
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    The Red Tent.

    Diamant, Anita

    The Red Tent.

    New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.

    First edition, later printing of this historical reimagining of the biblical story of Dinah. Octavo, original half-cloth. Boldly signed by Anita Diamant on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket....
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-148513
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    The Steep Ascent.

    The Steep Ascent.

    New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1944.

    First edition of this work which chronicles Lindbergh’s travels to the Alps, with the engaging philosophical observations which made her Listen, the Wind! so popular. Octavo, original cloth. Pre...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-120837
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    Synergetics 2: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking.

    Fuller, R. Buckminster. In collaboration with E. J. Applewhite

    Synergetics 2: Explorations in the Geometry of Thinking.

    New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1979.

    First edition of the second volume in Fuller’s landmark work, Synergetics. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with diagrams. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on t...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-124382
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    Tales from the Ant World.

    Wilson, Edward O

    Tales from the Ant World.

    New York : Liveright Publishing Corp, 2020.

    First edition of this work which recalls Wilson’s lifetime with ants, from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest. Octavo, origin...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-120823
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    The Seekers: The Story of Man’s Continuing Quest to Understand His World.

    Boorstin, Daniel J

    The Seekers: The Story of Man’s Continuing Quest to Understand His World.

    New York: Random House, 1998.

    First edition of the third and final volume in Boorstin’s “knowledge” trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Daniel J. Boorstin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jack...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-128155
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    The Incompleat Folksinger.

    Seeger, Pete; edited by Jo Metcalf Schwartz

    The Incompleat Folksinger.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972.

    First edition of this work by the legendary folksinger. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Robert! Pete Seeger.” S...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-2166
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    We Who Would Not Kill.

    Peck, Jim

    We Who Would Not Kill.

    New York: Lyle Stuart, 1958.

    First edition of the civil rights hero’s story of a group of conscientious objectors who were imprisoned for their beliefs during World War II. Octavo, original half cloth, top edge red. Signed...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-119230
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    Washington, D.C.

    Vidal, Gore

    Washington, D.C.

    Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1967.

    First edition of the final volume in Vidal’s Narratives of Empire, his acclaimed six-volume series of historical novels about the American past. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscrib...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-125449
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    A Lion Among Men.

    Maguire, Gregory

    A Lion Among Men.

    New York: William Morrow, 2008.

    First edition of the third volume in the author’s bestselling Wicked series. Octavo, original pictorial boards, cartographic endpapers, illustrated by Douglas Smith. Lengthily signed by the auth...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-126888
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    When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession.

    Yalom, Irvin D

    When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession.

    New York: Basic Books, 1992.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Linda with best wishes Irvin D. Yalom.” Near fine in a f...
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    $650.00 Item Number: RRB-140974
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