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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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Al-Azzawi, Fadhil

Miracle Maker: Selected Poems of Fadhil Al-Azzawi.

Rochester : Boa Editions, 2003.

First edition of this collection of poems by the award-winning author. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “with my Love Fadhil Al-Azzawi and again below in Arabic. In near fine condition. Translated and with an introduction by Khaled Mattawa.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-138262
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Xingjian, Gao

Snow in August.

Hong Kong : The Chinese University Press, 2003.

First edition in English of the Nobel Laureate’s play that is based on the legendary Huineng, the sixth patriarch of Zen Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Gao Xingjian on the title page. Review copy, with slip laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Gilbert C.F.Continue reading "Snow in August."

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-1234
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Edmonds, Harfield H.; Norman N. Lee

Brook and River Trouting.

Otley : Smith Settle, 2003.

Signed limited De Luxe edition of this practical angling book focused on fly fishing for trout in smaller streams and flowing rivers. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full goatskin with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with ten illustrations and tipped in prints.Continue reading "Brook and River Trouting."

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$1,950.00
Item Number: RRB-150483
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Stephenson, Neal

Quicksilver, The Confusion, The System of the World.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 2003-2004.

First editions of each novel in the author’s classic Baroque trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth. Each volume is signed by Neal Stephenson on the title page. Fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Jacket design by Richard L. Aquan.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-144303
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Berg, A. Scott

Kate Remembered.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s biography of Katharine Hepburn. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For Tom and Bill – the best reason I have to return to Chicago – with new and old affection, respectively Scott. July 2003Continue reading "Kate Remembered."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-133040
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Gehry, Frank

FOG: Flowing in All Directions.

Los Angeles : Circa Publications, 2003.

First edition. Folio, Original illustrated boards. In fine condition. Signed and dated in 2005 by Frank Gehry on the front panel.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-1357
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Satrapi, Marjane

Persepolis: The Story of A Childhood.

New York : Pantheon Books, 2003.

First edition of “the most original coming-of-age story from the Middle East yet” (People). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Marjane Satropi on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine jacket. Jacket and binding design by Jean-Christophe Menu. Rare and desirable signed.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-152994
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Wallace, David Foster

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2003.

First edition of this work which examines the history of infinity, focusing primarily on the work of Georg Cantor, the 19th-century German mathematician who created set theory. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Base Art Co./Terry Rohrbach.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-145963
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Jones, Edward P

The Known World.

New York : HarperCollins, 2003.

First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Edward P. Jones on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Laura Blost.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-146333
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Kidder, Tracy

Mountains Beyond Mountains.

New York : Random House, 2003.

First edition of this powerful work, which tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Melissa, Tracy Kidder.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Mountains Beyond Mountains."

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-147146
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Axworthy, Lloyd [Madeleine K. Albright]

Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future.

Canada : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2003.

First edition of this call for action from one of Canada’s most eloquent statesmen and thinkers. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Madeleine Who always treated Canada with respect, and helped keep the salmon swimming Lloyd Axworthy.” Accompanied by an autograph letter from the author, “Madeleine,Continue reading "Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-147584
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Reeve, Philip

Predator’s Gold.

London : Scholastic Press, 2003.

First edition of the second volume in Philip Reeve’s award-winning Mortal Engines Quartet. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed by Philip Reeve on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover illustration by David Frankland.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-152137
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Eisenman, Peter

Blurred Zones: Eisenman Architects 1988-1988.

New York : Monacelli Press, 2003.

First edition. Folio, original gray cloth. Inscribed by architect Peter Eisenman. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-2327
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Eisenman, Peter

Code X.

New York : The Monacelli Press, 2003.

First edition. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Signed by Peter Eisenman. In near fine condition.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-80058
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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel; Edith Grossman

Living To Tell the Tale.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.

First edition in English of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s memoir. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Edith Grossman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Translated by Edith Grossman.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-133748
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Nash, John F.; Edited by Harold W. Kuhn and Sylvia Nasar

The Essential John Nash.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.

First edition of this volume which compiles John Nash’s most well-known papers. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the title page, “John F. Nash, Jr. 1 March 2011.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grady Klein.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-147384
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Nash, John F.; Edited by Harold W. Kuhn and Sylvia Nasar

The Essential John Nash.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.

First edition of this volume which compiles John Nash’s most well-known papers. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by John F. Nash, Jr. on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grady Klein.

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-138031
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Fermor, Patrick Leigh; Edited by Artemis Cooper

Words of Mercury.

London : John Murray, 2003.

Early printing of this collection of essays by Leigh Fermor. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Leigh Fermor on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designed by Octavius Murray. Edited by Artemis Cooper.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-78903
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Palin, Michael. Photographs by Basil Pao

Sahara.

New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2003.

First edition of Palin’s incredible retelling of his journey across the Sahara Desert. Quarto, original boards, patterned endpapers, photographs by Basil Pao. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Glenn – Don’t eat the camel! Michael Palin.” The recipient, Glenn Goldman founded Book Soup in 1975, an independently owned bookstore onContinue reading "Sahara."

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-119797
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Parker, Robert M.

Bordeaux: A Consumer’s Guide to the World’s Finest Wines.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.

First printing of the fourth edition of Robert M. Parker’s first book and definitive classic in the field. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Boldly signed with a star by Robert M. Parker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near dust jacket. Dust jacket design by Beth Middleworth. Author photograph by the author’sContinue reading "Bordeaux: A Consumer’s Guide to the World’s Finest Wines."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-150771
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Hillary, Edmund

Edmund Hillary Signed 2003 National Geographic Magazine Cover.

Washington, D.C : National Geographic Society, 2003.

Original May 2003 edition of The National Geographic Magazine cover signed by the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers featuring a portrait of Hillary wearing a winter jacket. Signed by Hillary in black felt tip on the front panel, “Ed Hillary.” In near fine condition.Continue reading "Edmund Hillary Signed 2003 National Geographic Magazine Cover."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-146008
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Krakauer, Jon

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith.

New York : Doubleday, 2003.

First edition of this work “right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song” (San Francisco Chronicle). Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed by Jon Krakauer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-133280
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Bellow, Saul

The Adventures of Augie March.

New York : Viking, 2003.

First edition of the release of the 50th Anniversary of Bellow’s third and breakthrough book resulting in his first of three unprecedented National Book Awards. Inscribed by Bellow “For ________ with good wishes, Saul Bellow.” Rather uncommon signed as Bellow was advanced in years at the publication of this anniversary edition and did not engageContinue reading "The Adventures of Augie March."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-188
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O'Hanlon, Michael; Mike Mochizuki [Madeleine K. Albright]

Crisis On the Korean Peninsula: How To Deal With a Nuclear North Korea.

New York : McGraw-Hill, 2003.

First edition of Michael O’Hanlon and Mike Mochizuki’s broad and ambitious program for the United States and its allies to defuse North Korea’s military threat. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white maps, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Association copy, inscribed by theContinue reading "Crisis On the Korean Peninsula: How To Deal With a Nuclear North Korea."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-147590
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