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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!

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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός. [The Last Temptation].

Athens : Δίφρος [Difros Press], 1955.

First edition in Greek of one of Kazantzakis’ most famous and controversial works, first published in a French translation in 1954. Octavo, bound in full cloth with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the second free endpaper and dated 12-2-56. In very good condition. Very rareContinue reading "Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός. [The Last Temptation]."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151530

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Jones, Robert T. [Bobby]

Golf Is My Game.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960.

First edition of this classic golfing technique manual. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Arthur and Carrie, with best regards, Bob Jones.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder. An exceptional example.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151490

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Lightman, Alan

Einstein’s Dreams.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1993.

First edition of this fictional, philosophical novel where a young Albert Einstein imagines 35 different, fantastical worlds, each with a unique perception of time. Duodecimo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ruth with good wishes Alan Lightman February 1998.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacketContinue reading "Einstein’s Dreams."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151488

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White, Edmund [Chip Kidd]

A Boy’s Own Story; The Beautiful Room is Empty; The Farewell Symphony.

New York : E.P. Dutton, Inc.; Alfred A. Knopf, 1982-1997.

First editions of this classic trilogy tracing the coming-of-age story of a gay man across mid-to-late 20th-century America. Octavo, three volumes, original half cloth. A Boy’s Own Story is a first edition, review copy with the original publisher’s slip laid in along with a pre-release article from Dutton News. Each volume is signed by EdmundContinue reading "A Boy’s Own Story; The Beautiful Room is Empty; The Farewell Symphony."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151482

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McCarthy, Cormac [Chip Kidd]

The Stonemason: A Play In Five Acts.

Hopewell, NJ : The Ecco Press, 1994.

First edition of this expansively imagined drama about four generations of an American family. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Additionally signed and dated three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd in the year of publication: on the front panel, on the front free endpaper, andContinue reading "The Stonemason: A Play In Five Acts."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151479

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Mackenzie, Compton [Franklin Delano Roosevelt]

Mr. Roosevelt.

New York : E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1944.

First edition of Compton Mackenzie’s classic biography of the 32nd President of the United States. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the front free endpaper to his daughter, “For Anna – with love from her affectionate Pa – Pa Franklin D. Roosevelt.” Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1906–1975) was the eldestContinue reading "Mr. Roosevelt."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151521

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Aristide, Jean-Bertrand

Shalom 2004.

Haiti : Bibliotheque nationale d'Haiti, 2003.

First edition of Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s political and social views during his presidency in Haiti. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated throughout with color photographs, in the original Haitian Creole. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Shalom and Best wishes to you dear Prof. Lake. May “Shalom 2004” remember us whatContinue reading "Shalom 2004."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-147953

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Rosen, Jeffrey

The Pursuit of Liberty: How Hamilton vs. Jefferson Ignited the Lasting Battle Over Power in America.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2025.

First edition of this work on how the clashing constitutional visions of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson have created a 250-year “tug-of-war” that continues to define and divide American politics today. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Boldly signed by Jeffrey Rosen on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Author photograph by Bill Fraser.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-151538

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Conrad, Joseph

The Works of Joseph Conrad. [Including Almayer’s Folly; An Outcast of the Islands; Heart of Darkness; Lord Jim; Nostromo; The Secret Agent; Under Western Eyes].

Edinburgh : John Grant, 1925.

The works of Joseph Conrad, elegantly bound, signed by Joseph Conrad. Octavo, twenty volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and nautical stamping to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, frontispiece to each volume, top edge gilt, signed by Joseph Conrad tipped in to Vol. I. In near fine condition.Continue reading "The Works of Joseph Conrad. [Including Almayer’s Folly; An Outcast of the Islands; Heart of Darkness; Lord Jim; Nostromo; The Secret Agent; Under Western Eyes]."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151500

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Perino, Dana

Purple State: A Novel.

New York : HarperCollins, 2026.

First edition of #1 bestselling author, popular Fox News host, and former White House press secretary, Dana Perino’s first novel—a smart, politically and romantically charged story where red meets blue, and love is never black and white. Octavo, original half coth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design and illustration by Mallory Heyer. AuthorContinue reading "Purple State: A Novel."

$40.00

Item Number: RRB-151652

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Trump, Donald J. with Tony Schwartz

Trump: The Art of the Deal.

New York : Random House, 1987.

First edition of Trump’s first book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, “To Judy Donald J. Trump.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Jacket photograph by Michele Singer.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151733

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Nixon, Richard M. [Henry A. Kissinger]

The Memoirs of Richard Nixon.

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1978.

Signed limited edition of Richard Nixon’s memoirs. Thick octavo, original cloth, illustrated, original slipcase. Signed by Richard Nixon. Additionally signed by Henry Kissinger, who served as a National Security Adviser under Nixon. Kissinger pioneered the policy of détente with the Soviet Union, seeking a relaxation in tensions between the two superpowers. As a part ofContinue reading "The Memoirs of Richard Nixon."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151700

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Woods, Tiger

How I Play Golf.

Boston : Warner Books, 2001.

First edition of this work in which the legendary Masters champion displays his techniques. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Tiger Woods on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151351

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Collins, Michael; Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh

Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1974.

First edition, first printing of one of the finest memoirs of space travel. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “All the Best to Robert Shaw from Mike Collins.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert T. McCall. Foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh.Continue reading "Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151475

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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Adelaide Lindemann – with my best wishes – Ayn Rand 4/10/58.” Near fine in a veryContinue reading "Atlas Shrugged."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151474

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le Carre, John

A Delicate Truth.

London : Penguin/ Viking, 2013.

First British edition of this New York Times bestselling spy thriller. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by John le Carre on the limitations page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-151469

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Ali, Muhammad; Will Smith; Michael Mann

Ali: The Movie and the Man.

New York : Newmarket Press, 2001.

First edition of this work on the biopic film on Muhammad Ali, directed by Michael Mann starring Will Smith. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Muhammad Ali, Will Smith and Michael Mann on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Timothy Shaner. Introduction by Michael Mann. Story byContinue reading "Ali: The Movie and the Man."

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-151602

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Faulkner, William

The Reivers: A Reminiscence.

New York : Random House, 1962.

Signed limited first edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth, original acetate. One of 500 numbered copies, this is number 407. Fine in the original acetate dust jacket, which is in fine condition.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151601

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Pagels, Elaine H.

The Johannine Gospel in Gnostic Exegesis: Heracleon’s Commentary on John.

Nashville & New York : Abingdon Press, 1973.

First edition of this comprehensive study examining how Gnostic texts interpret the Gospel of John. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-151466

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Bird, Larry; Foreword by Magic Johnson

Drive: The Story of My Life.

New York : Doubleday, 1989.

First edition, early printing of the Celtics’ legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Gary Best Wishes Larry Bird.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Magic Johnson. Written with Bob Ryan.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-151465

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Shestack, Jerome J. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Leadership and the Legal Profession in a Democratic Society.

: The Peter Gruber Foundation, .

Original offprint of Jerome J. Shestack’s Leadership and the Legal Profession in a Democratic Society. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, “To Justice Ginsburg. Ah, would that we had leaders like you! With esteem, Jerry.” The recipient, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, served as an associate justice of the SupremeContinue reading "Leadership and the Legal Profession in a Democratic Society."

$5,200.00

Item Number: RRB-151281

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Wheelan, Charles; Burton Malkiel

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2002.

First edition of this “clear, concise, informative, and witty and work” (Chicago Tribune). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For General Tim Stretil, A great addition to the Pimm’s Cup. Enjoy! Charlie Wheelan Pimm’s Cup 2002.” Boldly signed by legendary investor Burt Malkiel on the titleContinue reading "Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-151462

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Shapiro, David L. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

New York University Law Review: Continuity and Change in Statutory Interpretation.

New York : New York University Law Review, 1992.

Original November 1992 offprint of the New York University Law Review containing David L. Shapiro’s Continuity and Change in Statutory Interpretation. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, volume 67, number 5. Accompanied by a typed letter on Harvard Law School stationary laid in, inscribed and signed by David L. Shapiro to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The letter readsContinue reading "New York University Law Review: Continuity and Change in Statutory Interpretation."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151267

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Oliver, Mary

No Voyage and Other Poems.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.

First American edition of the poet’s scarce first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Mary Oliver on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Author photograph by Molly Malone Cook. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed and in this condition.

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150935

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