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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!
    Investing: The Collected Works of Martin L. Liebowitz.

    Leibowitz, Martin L

    Investing: The Collected Works of Martin L. Liebowitz.

    Chicago: Probus Publishing, 1992.

    First edition of this collection of essays by Leibowitz. Thick octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To Keith...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-75089
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    Discovery: A Memoir.

    Smith, Vernon L

    Discovery: A Memoir.

    Bloomington, IL: Author House, 2008.

    First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s memoir. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John with kind regards, Verno...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-133721
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    Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom Essential Techniques And Recipes From A Lifetime Of Cooking.

    Child, Julia

    Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom Essential Techniques And Recipes From A Lifetime Of Cooking.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.

    First edition of this collection of recipes by Julia Child. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Jane Julia Child.” Fine in near...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-145839
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    Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith.

    Smith, Tommie

    Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith.

    Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007.

    First edition of this powerful autobiography by the Olympic gold medalist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-117848
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    My Life.

    Clinton, Bill; Hillary Rodham Clinton

    My Life.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

    First edition of President Clinton’s autobiography. Large octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Boldly signed in full on the title page by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Fine in a fine...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-138187
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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. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin and inscribed by co-author Wayne Warga on the front free endpaper. Very good...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-146504
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    Northwest Passage.

    Roberts, Kenneth

    Northwest Passage.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1937.

    First edition of Kenneth Roberts’ historical novel which follows the exploits of Robert Rogers, the leader of a colonial force fighting with the British during the French and Indian War. Octavo,...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-95360
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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. Presentation copy, inscribed by Buzz Aldrin on the front fr...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-148465
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    The Education of a Tennis Player.

    Laver, Rod with Bud Collins

    The Education of a Tennis Player.

    London: Pelham Books, 1971.

    First edition of the tennis great’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Andy Best Wishes Rod Laver.”...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-140060
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    After Hours with P.G. Wodehouse.

    Usborne, Richard [P.G. Wodehouse]

    After Hours with P.G. Wodehouse.

    New York: James H. Heineman Inc, 1991.

    First American edition of this record of Usborne’s involvement with the unmatched comedic novelist P.G. Wodehouse. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-145360
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    The Tenants.

    Malamud, Bernard

    The Tenants.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971.

    First edition of Malamud’s sixth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Susie and Paul With affection for dear friends- B...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-100067
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    Screening History.

    Vidal, Gore

    Screening History.

    Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1992.

    First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Gore Vidal For Kit, my only stepmother, all love....
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-126912
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    J.B. A Play in Verse by Archibald MacLeish.

    MacLeish, Archibald

    J.B. A Play in Verse by Archibald MacLeish.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1958.

    First edition of this classic play. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Archibald MacLeish on the front free endpaper. In fine condition. Title page by Ismar David.
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-131799
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    Audubon: A Vision.

    Warren, Robert Penn

    Audubon: A Vision.

    New York: Random House, 1969.

    First edition of this original work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Richard Perry all the best Rob...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-146146
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    Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America.

    Ehrenreich, Barbara

    Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America.

    New York : Metropolitan Books, 2001.

    First edition, early printing of this work, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on th...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-146483
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    After The Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, The Response, And The Work Ahead.

    Blinder, Alan S

    After The Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, The Response, And The Work Ahead.

    New York: The Penguin Press, 2013.

    First edition of the former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve’s account of the 2007–2009 financial crisis. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by autho...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-141012
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    iWoz.

    Wozniak, Steve

    iWoz.

    New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.

    First edition, early printing of this work which “traces the life and times of a brilliant, gifted…individual whose contributions to the scientific, business and cultural realms are extens...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-149297
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    Figgs and Phantoms.

    Raskin, Ellen

    Figgs and Phantoms.

    New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc, 1974.

    First edition of the author’s Newbery Honor book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Ethel & Paul many, many thanks fo...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-29005
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    Felix Frankfurter Typed Letter Signed.

    Frankfurter, Felix

    Felix Frankfurter Typed Letter Signed.

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    Typed letter signed by Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter. Two pages, typescript on Frankfurter’s Supreme Court letterhead, the letter is dated November 14, 1949 and reads in part, “My dear...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-114070
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    The Jews of Silence: A Personal Report on Soviet Jewry.

    Wiesel, Elie

    The Jews of Silence: A Personal Report on Soviet Jewry.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966.

    First edition of this powerful work by the Nobel Laureate. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated by Neal Kozodoy. Unc...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-151704
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    Ironweed.

    Kennedy, William

    Ironweed.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1983.

    First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half gray cloth. Signed by William Kennedy on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a newspaper article on Kennedy winning...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-690
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    Al Pacino: In Conversation with Lawrence Grobel.

    Pacino, Al

    Al Pacino: In Conversation with Lawrence Grobel.

    New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2006.

    First edition of this collection of interviews on the Academy Award-winning actor. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Al Pacino on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket de...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-147476
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    Cakes and Ale.

    Maugham, W. Somerset. [Raymond Chandler]

    Cakes and Ale.

    New York: The Modern Library, 1950.

    First Modern Library edition of Maugham’s classic satire.  Small octavo, original publisher’s cloth, patterned endpapers. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-148369
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    Carle, Eric

    1,2,3 To The Zoo.

    New York: Philomel, 1982.

    First edition, early printing of this classic work, the artists’ first solely authored and original picture book. Thin quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Boldly signed by Eric Carle...
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    $450.00 Item Number: RRB-137876
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