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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!
    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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    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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    Golf: Being a Short Treatise for the Use of Young People Who Aspire to Proficiency in the Royal and Ancient Game.

    Cotton, T. Henry

    Golf: Being a Short Treatise for the Use of Young People Who Aspire to Proficiency in the Royal and Ancient Game.

    London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, 1931.

    First edition of Cotton’s first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Cotton. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication beneath his fron...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-135277
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    Jazz.

    Morrison, Toni

    Jazz.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

    First edition of the author’s classic sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Toni Morrison on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-139772
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    Soul Mountain.

    Xingjian, Gao

    Soul Mountain.

    New York: Harper Collins, 2000.

    First edition in English of the author’s magnum opus, which led to him winning the Nobel Prize in literature in 2000. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on t...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-150599
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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 title page, “For David Pete Seeger.” Seeger h...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-133172
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    Drugstore Cowboy.

    Fogle, James. [Matt Dillon]

    Drugstore Cowboy.

    New York: Delta Fiction/Dell Publishing, 1990.

    First edition of James Fogle’s autobiographical novel. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by actor Matt Dillon on the half-title page. Illustrated on the covers with stills from...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-152159
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    The Conservationist.

    Gordimer, Nadine

    The Conservationist.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1974.

    Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. In very good condition.
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-540
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    Landmark Papers in Economic Growth.

    Solow, Robert M

    Landmark Papers in Economic Growth.

    Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001.

    First edition of this collection of writings by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Robert M. Solow on the title page. In fine condition, issued without a...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-37017
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    Portrait Of A Professional Golfer.

    Palmer, Arnold

    Portrait Of A Professional Golfer.

    London: Pelham Books, 1964.

    First edition of this early work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth, illstrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best Wishes Arnold Palmer.” Near fine in a v...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-147007
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    Fiddler on the Roof.

    Stein, Joseph, Book by, Music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick

    Fiddler on the Roof.

    New York: Crown Publishers, 1964.

    Original playbill of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, inscribed by the lyricist Sheldon Harnick on the front panel, “For Peter: Sheldon Harn...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-112721
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    The King of the Golden River.

    Ruskin, John. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham

    The King of the Golden River.

    London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1932.

    Signed limited edition. Octavo, original limp vellum, gilt titles and decoration to front cover, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt, color frontispiece and three plates, illustrations in the text, a...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-117643
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    Warrant: The Current Debate.

    Plantinga, Alvin

    Warrant: The Current Debate.

    New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Alvin Plantinga on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Ann Lowe.
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-139243
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    Menachem Begin Signed Time Magazine Cover.

    Begin, Menachem

    Menachem Begin Signed Time Magazine Cover.

    : N.p., 1982.

    Rare Time Magazine cover from the September 20, 1982 issue. Quarto, one page, featuring a reproduction of a bust portrait of Prime Minister Menachem Begin painted by Daniel Bennett Schwartz. Signed by...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-146658
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    Tisza Tales.

    Schwimmer, Rosika [Eleanor Roosevelt]

    Tisza Tales.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc, 1928.

    First edition of this enchanting work of Hungarian folklore. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and detailing to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece wit...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-147722
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    Exchange-Rate Instability.

    Krugman, Paul

    Exchange-Rate Instability.

    Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1989.

    First edition of Krugman’s provocative analysis of the extraordinary exchange-rate volatility of the 1980s. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-148346
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    Gringos.

    Portis, Charles

    Gringos.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

    First edition of this novel by the author of True Grit “an engine of pure delight” (The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the fron...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-150568
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    Democracy: A Novel.

    Didion, Joan

    Democracy: A Novel.

    New York : Simon & Schuster, 1984.

    First edition of this gorgeously written, bitterly funny look at the relationship between politics and personal life. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the front free endpap...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-150984
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    Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants.

    Goodall, Jane with Gail Hudson

    Seeds of Hope: Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants.

    New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2014.

    First edition of this work by the renowned naturalist and scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Jane Goodall on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Tom McKe...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-149413
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    The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money, and Power.

    Yergin, Daniel

    The Prize. The Epic Quest For Oil, Money, and Power.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

    First edition, early printing of “the best history of oil ever written” (Business Week), which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-151992
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    The Flower Drum Song.

    Lee, Chin Yang

    The Flower Drum Song.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957.

    First edition of Chin Yang Lee’s best known work which inspired both the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and 1961 Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-96009
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    The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.

    Taleb, Nassim Nicholas

    The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.

    New York: Random House, 2007.

    First edition, later printing of this work concentrating on outlier events. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed signed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the front free endpaper, “To...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-148719
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    The Challenge to Liberty.

    Hoover, Herbert

    The Challenge to Liberty.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934.

    First edition of Herbert Hoover’s challenge to Roosevelt’s New Deal arguing it abandoned “the heritage of liberty.” Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the...
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    $600.00 Item Number: RRB-125711
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