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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!
    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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    Here is New York.

    Peress, Gilles; Michael Schulan; Susan Meiselas; Jeff Mermelstein

    Here is New York.

    New York: Scalo, 2002.

    First edition of this work by the award-winning photographer. Thick oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, original slipcase. Inscribed by Gilless Peress. Illustrated with nearly 1000 full-color...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-972
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    Soul and Circumstance.

    Stanton, Stephen Berrien [William Tecumseh Sherman]

    Soul and Circumstance.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.

    First edition of this philosophical work; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original navy blue boards. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front free endpaper beneath hi...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-145984
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    Jacob Have I Loved.

    Paterson, Katherine

    Jacob Have I Loved.

    New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1980.

    First edition of the author’s second Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author, “Since the day we were born, twins like...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-73768
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    The Gnostic Gospels.

    Pagels, Elaine

    The Gnostic Gospels.

    New York: Random House, 1979.

    First edition of the author’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Near fine in a very  good price-clipped...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-147107
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    The Process: 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East.

    Savir, Uri. [Madeleine Albright]

    The Process: 1,100 Days That Changed the Middle East.

    New York: Random House, 1998.

    First edition of this first hand account of the Middle East peace process initiated in Oslo. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, maps, letters,...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-147355
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    Vuelta.

    Paz, Octavio

    Vuelta.

    Mexico: Editorial Seix Barral, S.A, 1976.

    First edition of this collection of poems that were written between 1969 and 1975. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed on the half-title page to his good friend, “A Sergio Muñ...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-133281
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    Maggie-Now.

    Smith, Betty

    Maggie-Now.

    New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.

    First edition of this unforgettable masterpiece from one of the twentieth century’s greatest talents and author of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Octavo, original half-cloth, title page vignette. Bol...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-151439
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    How to Win Friends and Influence People.

    Carnegie, Dale

    How to Win Friends and Influence People.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1937.

    Early printing of one of the best-selling books of all time. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Dale Carnegie on the front free endpaper. In very good condition.
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-151627
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    Stocks For The Long Run.

    Siegel, Jeremy J

    Stocks For The Long Run.

    Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin, 1994.

    First edition, early printing of this stock investing classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Bill- Good luck with stocks! Je...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-138167
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    Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.

    Gladwell, Malcolm

    Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.

    New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2005.

    First edition, early printing of this exploration of the power of “thin-slicing”- the unconscious mind’s ability to find patterns and make rapid, accurate decisions based on minimal...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-151831
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    Marina.

    Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves

    Marina.

    London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2013.

    Signed limited first edition of Zafón’s gothic tale for all ages. Octavo, original pictorial boards. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 188. I...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-145039
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    Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found.

    Alexander, Rebecca. Sascha Alper [Madeleine K. Albright]

    Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found.

    New York : Gotham Books, 2014.

    First edition of this captivating memoir of psychotherapist Rebecca Alexander. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, original braille dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The P...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-147377
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    Paul Tibbets Signed Photograph.

    Tibbets, Paul W

    Paul Tibbets Signed Photograph.

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    Rare black and white photograph of the pilot of the Enola Gay, Paul Tibbets. Signed and dated by Tibbets, “Paul Tibbets, Pilot 6 AUG 1945.” The entire piece measures 10 inches by 8 inches....
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-115764
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    Longitudinal Analysis of Labor Market Data.

    Heckman, James J. and Burton Singer

    Longitudinal Analysis of Labor Market Data.

    Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985.

    First edition of this important contribution to the field of longitudinal analysis. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To John Rogers...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-116193
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    Spectacular Vernacular: The Adobe Tradition.

    Bourgeois, Jean-Louis. Photographs by Carollee Pelos. [Peter Matthiessen]

    Spectacular Vernacular: The Adobe Tradition.

    New York: Aperture Foundation, Inc, 1980.

    First edition of this spectacular celebration of traditional Adobe architecture in the West. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs by Carollee Pelos. Historical Essay by Basil Davi...
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    $475.00 Item Number: RRB-140210
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