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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!
    Stone Soup.

    Brown, Marcia

    Stone Soup.

    New York: Charles Scribner, 1947.

    First edition, early printing of the author’s classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. With the author’s name and address in her hand laid in. In very good condition.
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-150822
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    More Die of Heartbreak.

    Bellow, Saul

    More Die of Heartbreak.

    New York: William Morrow and Company, 1987.

    First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s tenth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “For Sidney and Fredda from an old friend Saul Bellow...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-3138
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    In Europe’s Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond.

    Kaplan, Robert D. [Madeleine Albright]

    In Europe’s Shadow: Two Cold Wars and a Thirty-Year Journey Through Romania and Beyond.

    New York : Random House , 2016.

    First edition of this travelogue that examines the complex history and politics of Eastern Europe. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, Association copy, inscribed by author on the front fre...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-149036
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    Bus Ride To Justice.

    Gray, Fred D

    Bus Ride To Justice.

    Montgomery, Al: Black Belt Press, 1995.

    First edition of this Civil Rights icon’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Fred D. Gray Schal...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-139681
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    The Prisoner of Heaven.

    Zafon, Carlos Ruiz

    The Prisoner of Heaven.

    Burton: Subterranean Press, 2014.

    Signed limited edition of the third book in the ‘Cemetery of Forgotten Books’ series. Octavo, original cloth. One of 500 numbered and 26 lettered copies signed by Carlos Ruiz Zafon on the...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-145036
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    Chinese Lanterns.

    Seton, Grace Thompson

    Chinese Lanterns.

    New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1924.

    Early printing of Grace Thompson Seton’s work on Chinese lanterns. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated with photographs, many taken by the author. Inscribed by the author on the fron...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-96116
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    Tarzan Clans of American: Official Guide.

    Burroughs, Edgar Rice

    Tarzan Clans of American: Official Guide.

    Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc, 1939.

    First edition of this Official Guide for members of the Tarzan Clans of America, a special division of Edgar Rice Burrough’s Tarzan series. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, laid in is a memb...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-90419
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    The Fountain Overflows.

    West, Rebecca

    The Fountain Overflows.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1956.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “My love to Beatrice and Bruce- who first gave the Fountain...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-145967
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    Idiots First.

    Malamud, Bernard

    Idiots First.

    New York: Farrar, Straus & Company, 1963.

    First edition of this collection of short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his cousin, “For Marshall, Every good wish Bern...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-112830
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    The Kentucky Cycle.

    Schenkkan, Robert

    The Kentucky Cycle.

    New York: Plume Books, 1993.

    First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lenghtily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Adrienne Rogers, ‘R...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-144531
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    Harry Truman Signed Photograph.

    Truman, Harry S

    Harry Truman Signed Photograph.

    :, 1966.

    Photograph of  President Harry S. Truman having his arm raised at the 1947 Democratic National Convention. Inscribed by Truman, “To Joseph J. Fracelli, From Harry S. Truman, 12/7/66.” On the verso of...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-19073
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    East River: A Novel of New York.

    Asch, Sholem

    East River: A Novel of New York.

    New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.

    First edition of this classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a loose translation, “For my good friend Dr. Tunik with [illegible] and good wishes S...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-143629
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    The Thousand-Mile Summer in Desert and High Sierra.

    Fletcher, Colin

    The Thousand-Mile Summer in Desert and High Sierra.

    Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1964.

    First edition of Fletcher’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs from the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the ha...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-74000
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    Jackdaws.

    Follett, Ken [Erica Jong]

    Jackdaws.

    New York: Dutton, 2001.

    Advance reading copy of the first edition of the New York Times bestselling author’s classic World War II spy thriller. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author o...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-142632
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    Play Golf with Player: Instruction of Every Aspecct of the Game.

    Player, Gary

    Play Golf with Player: Instruction of Every Aspecct of the Game.

    London: Collins, 1962.

    First edition of this early instructional by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, “With Very Best Wishes G...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-988
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    Music at Night and Other Essays.

    Huxley, Aldous

    Music at Night and Other Essays.

    New York: The Fountain Press, 1931.

    Signed limited first edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth over marbled boards. One of eight hundred and forty-two copies signed by Aldous Huxley on the r...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-146113
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    Just as Long as We’re Together.

    Blume, Judy

    Just as Long as We’re Together.

    New York: Orchard Books, 1987.

    First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Jessica Love, Judy B...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-144145
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    What Happened to Me.

    Pickett, Lasalle Corbell [George Pickett]

    What Happened to Me.

    New York: Brentano's, 1917.

    First edition of the autobiography of LaSalle Corbell Pickett, wife of Confederate General George Pickett. Duodecimo, original cloth, top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait of the author dated January 1...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-145582
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    A Sport And A Pastime.

    Salter, James

    A Sport And A Pastime.

    New York: The Modern Library, 1995.

    Early printing of The Modern Library edition of this modern classic, hailed as a masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Howard Norman on the ti...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-123919
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    My Twenty Years of Racing.

    Fangio, Juan Manuel; Foreword by Stirling Moss

    My Twenty Years of Racing.

    London: Temple Press Limited , 1961.

    First edition of the racing legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Stirling Moss, who contributed the foreword. Near fine in a very good dust ja...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-151044
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    Decision Points.

    Bush, George W. [John McCain]

    Decision Points.

    New York: Crown Publishers, 2010.

    First edition of George W. Bush’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by war hero and Senator John McCain on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. J...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-146374
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    The Return of the Native.

    Hardy, Thomas; Clare Leighton [Illustrator]

    The Return of the Native.

    London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1929.

    Macmillan signed limited edition of Hardy’s sixth published novel. Octavo, bound in half vellum over boards with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, with black and white woodcut ill...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-148848
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    To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science.

    Weinberg, Steven

    To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science.

    New York: Harper, 2015.

    First edition of this “thoughtful history of science” (The New Yorker). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by on the title page, “To Roy Snodgrass with thanks for friendly...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-125653
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    The Green House.

    Vargas Llosa, Mario

    The Green House.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.

    First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with light shelfwear. Ja...
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    $500.00 Item Number: RRB-138165
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