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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!
    A Stroll With William James.

    Barzun, Jacques. [William Safire]

    A Stroll With William James.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1983.

    First edition of Barzun’s intimate biography of “Father of American psychology”, William James. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publi...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-128020
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    The Fire Next Time.

    Baldwin, James; Schapiro, Steve

    The Fire Next Time.

    Koln: Taschen, 2019.

    First illustrated edition of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Quarto, original boards, photographs by Steve Schapiro. In fine condition. Introduc...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-150898
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    Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey Signed 1994 Post Parade.

    Krone, Julie; Mike Smith; Jerry Bailey

    Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey Signed 1994 Post Parade.

    New York: Racing Today Publishing Inc, 1994.

    May 1994 issue of Post Parade signed by three of the most iconic Hall of Fame jockeys Mike Smith, Julie Krone, and Jerry Bailey. Octavo, original wrappers with a portrait of Smith, Krone, and Bailey o...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-152284
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    Ideas and Integrities: A Spontaneous Autobiographical Disclosure.

    Fuller, Buckminster

    Ideas and Integrities: A Spontaneous Autobiographical Disclosure.

    Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1963.

    First edition of this work by Fuller. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ed Westhoff in friendship Buckminster Fuller.” Edited b...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-125971
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    Countdown.

    Borman, Frank

    Countdown.

    New York: Silver Arrow Books, 1988.

    First edition, second printing of the astronaut’s classic autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bo...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-144619
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    A Time To Heal.

    Ford, Gerald R

    A Time To Heal.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1979.

    First edition of the 38th president of the United States’ autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper,...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-145505
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    The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

    Herbert, Frank

    The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

    New York: Berkley Publishing Corporation, 1977.

    Berkley Medallion edition of this collection of nine short stories by the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-150258
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    A Tale of Love and Darkness.

    Oz, Amos

    A Tale of Love and Darkness.

    New York: Harcourt, Inc, 2004.

    First American edition of “one of the most enchanting and deeply satisfying books”(The New Republic). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Amos Oz on a University of the Negev bookpla...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-107479
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    Miracle On 34th Street.

    Davies, Valentine; Tomie dePaola [Illustrator]

    Miracle On 34th Street.

    San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.

    First illustrated edition of this modern Christmas classic with paintings by beloved illustrator Tomie dePaola. Square octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with titles to the spine and front p...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-149018
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    Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

    Paton, Alan

    Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1948.

    First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. A very sharp example.
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-136106
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    Love is Hell.

    Groening, Matt

    Love is Hell.

    New York: Pantheon Books, 1986.

    Special New Mini-Jumbo edition of this comical cartoon book that were the source material for The Simpsons by the creator of ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Futurama.’ Oblong quarto, origi...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-146908
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    Anspacher

    Anspacher, Louis K

    Anspacher

    New York: Brentano's, 1904.

    Rare signed limited edition of the author’s adaptation of the great chivalric romance. Octavo, original boards. One of one hundred copies printed on Imperial Japanese vellum, this is number 93....
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-115508
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    Men From Earth.

    Aldrin, Buzz and Malcolm McConnell

    Men From Earth.

    New York: Bantam Books, 1989.

    First edition of Aldrin’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the half-title page, :To Bob Best Wishes Buzz Aldrin” and...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-144989
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    Return to Earth.

    Aldrin, Buzz

    Return to Earth.

    New York: Random House, 1973.

    First edition of this work by the second man to walk on the moon. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the front free endpaper. Ne...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-146590
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    Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business.

    Pistone, Joe and Charles Brandt

    Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business.

    Philadelphia: Running Press, 2007.

    First edition of this account of the FBI agent’s undercover operation. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Joe Pistone (Donnie...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-147903
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    Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks.

    Gehry, Frank

    Architecture + Process: Gehry Talks.

    New York: Rizzoli, 1999.

    First edition of this overview of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrations throughout.  Presentation copy, inscribed by Frank Gehry on the half-t...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-112371
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    Howard Stern: Miss America.

    Stern, Howard

    Howard Stern: Miss America.

    New York: Regan Books, 1995.

    First edition of Howard Stern’s second autobiography. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed and dated by Howard Stern in black...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-151170
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    The Plays of J.B. Priestley: Volume III.

    Priestley, J.B. [Raymond Chandler]

    The Plays of J.B. Priestley: Volume III.

    London: William Heinemann, 1950.

    First edition of Priestley’s works on realism with elements of psychological insight and social critique. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-149027
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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. Boldly signed by Gao Xingjian on the title page...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-138016
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    Kashmir In Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War.

    Schofield, Victoria [Madeleine Albright]

    Kashmir In Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War.

    New York: I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 2010.

    First printing of the revised edition of the comprehensive historical and political analysis of the Kashmir conflict. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by author on the...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-149093
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    Young Man with a Horn.

    Baker, Dorothy

    Young Man with a Horn.

    Cambridge, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938.

    First edition of this novel, which was the basis for the classic 1950 American film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Doris Day, Hoagy Carmichael, and Juano Hernande...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-140685
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    Child of Change: An Autobiography.

    Kasparov, Garry

    Child of Change: An Autobiography.

    London: Hutchinson , 1987.

    First edition of this chess legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Garry Kasparov on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-5392
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    Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission.

    Kean, Thomas H. and Lee H. Hamilton [Alvin S. Felzenberg]

    Without Precedent: The Inside Story of the 9/11 Commission.

    Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2006.

    Signed limited first edition of the Easton Press edition of this work by the co-chairmen of the 9/11 Commission. Octavo, original black leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compart...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-149779
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    Blue Nights.

    Didion, Joan

    Blue Nights.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

    First edition of this intensely personal and moving account of Joan Didion’s thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness and growing old. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly s...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-116868
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