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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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The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore.

Rowling, J.K

The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore.

London : The Children's High Level Group, 2008.

First edition, limited issue of this wizarding classic. Signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page, with the authentication hologram. Octavo, original brown morocco-patterned boards with silver metal cornerpieces and central ornament accented with faux blue gems, silver metal clasp, marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark, illustrated. Housed in the embroidered velvet bag within the publisher’s calfContinue reading "The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore."

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-104144
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The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays.

Oliver, Mary

The Truro Bear and Other Adventures: Poems and Essays.

Boston : Beacon Press, 2008.

First edition of this collection by the award-winning poet. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Mary Oliver on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Bob Kosturko.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-133714
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Ibis Trilogy: Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire.

Ghosh, Amitav

Ibis Trilogy: Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire.

London : John Murray, 2008-2015.

First British editions of this critically acclaimed trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original publisher’s cloth, floral endpapers. Boldly signed by the author on the title page of each volume. Sea of Poppies is signed and dated in the year of publication, “Amitav Ghosh 1/5/08”; and River of Smoke is signed and dated in the year ofContinue reading "Ibis Trilogy: Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-149660
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Harry Markowitz: Selected Works.

Markowitz, Harry M

Harry Markowitz: Selected Works.

New Jersey : World Scientific, 2008.

First edition of the collected works of Harry Markowitz. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William: Best wishes Harry Markowitz.” In fine condition.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-74578
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The Spirit of the Place.

Shem, Samuel

The Spirit of the Place.

Kent, OH : The Kent University Press, 2008.

First edition of this ambitious novel about the complicated relationships between mothers and sons, doctors and patients, the past and the present, and love and death. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page using his real name, “To Arline, Best wishes, Steve.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. CoverContinue reading "The Spirit of the Place."

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-142111
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Ibis Trilogy: Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire.

Ghosh, Amitav

Ibis Trilogy: Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008-2015.

First American editions of this critically acclaimed trilogy. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the title page of each volume. River of Smoke is inscribed and dated in the year of publication, “For Deborah Best wishes Amitav Ghosh 2011”; and Flood of Fire is signed and inscribed with a quote fromContinue reading "Ibis Trilogy: Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-149661
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Jurassic Park and The Lost World.

Crichton, Michael [Chip Kidd]

Jurassic Park and The Lost World.

Norwalk, Connecticut : The Easton Press, 2008 .

Signed limited first edition of Crichton’s gripping, bestselling scientific thriller and its sequel The Lost World. Octavo, 2 volumes, original leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, ribbon bound in. Jurassic Park is signed by Michael Crichton and with a large original drawingContinue reading "Jurassic Park and The Lost World."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151181
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Antarctica: A Call to Action.

Copeland, Sebastian; Foreword by Orlando Bloom

Antarctica: A Call to Action.

San Rafael, CA : Earth Aware, 2008.

First edition of the inspiring sequel to ‘Antarctica: The Global Warning.’ Oblong duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated with breathtaking high-resolution photographs by Sebastian Copeland throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “January 2009 To Linda, Sebastian Copeland.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Orlando Bloom.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-146836
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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, Vernon 9-16-2015.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-133721
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; The Girl Who Played with Fire; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.

Larsson, Stieg; Translated by Reg Keeland

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; The Girl Who Played with Fire; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.

London : Maclehose Press, 2008-2009.

First editions in English of each volume of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy. Octavo, three volumes, original boards. Each volume is signed by the translator Reg Keeland, with a quotation added by the translator from each novel in each book. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo reads, “Everyone has secrets. It’s just a matter of findingContinue reading "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; The Girl Who Played with Fire; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-82278
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The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse.

Ford, Richard Thompson

The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

First edition of this “sharp, nuanced, enlightening reflection on how America should confront its authentic legacy of racism . . . A sharp, nuanced yet stylish analysis” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Lisa Thanks for reading the book Richard Ford.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-120633
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Indignation.

Roth, Philip [John Barth]

Indignation.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

First edition of Roth’s twenty-ninth book. Octavo, original boards. From the library of fellow novelist John Barth, with his signature to the half-title page. Barth won the National Book Award in fiction for his novel Chimera. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Milton Glaser.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-144685
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames.

Sedaris, David

When You Are Engulfed in Flames.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2008.

First edition of this collection of 22 autobiographical essays by humorist David Sedaris. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldly signed by David Sedaris on the title page. Boldly signed three times in the year of publication by jacket designer Chip Kidd: on the front panel, on the title page, and the rear jacket flap. Fine inContinue reading "When You Are Engulfed in Flames."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-151621
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Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare.

Arrow, Kenneth J; Amartya K. Sen; Kotaro Suzumura

Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare.

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2008.

First edition of this edition of these collected papers on social choice. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Kenneth J. Arrow on the title page. In fine condition.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-46522
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Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.

Scalia, Antonin and Bryan A. Garner

Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges.

Saint Paul : Thomson/West, 2008.

First edition, early printing of Scalia’s work on effective legal persuasion. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia and inscribed by co-author. “To Sander Shapiro, Bryan Garner” on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-149883
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Detective Story.

Kertesz, Imre

Detective Story.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.

First edition of this riveting novel about a torturer for the secret police of a Latin American regime who tells the haunting story of the father and son he ensnared and destroyed. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Translated from the Hungarian by Tim Wilkinson. Fine in a fineContinue reading "Detective Story."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-699
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Basic Christianity.

Stott, John R.W

Basic Christianity.

Illinois : InterVarsity Press, 2008.

First edition of the 50th Anniversary edition of Stott’s classic work, originally published in 1958. Octavo, original black boards. Inscribed by the author on the title page, “For ____ with best wishes from John Stott.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-2246
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The Ascent of Money.

Ferguson, Niall

The Ascent of Money.

London : Allen Lane, 2008.

First British edition of this original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go round, destined to become a modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-151204
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Death With Interruptions.

Saramago, Jose

Death With Interruptions.

Orlando : Harcourt, 2008.

First edition of Saramago’s philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication on the half-title page by Jose Saramago. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-1504
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Basic Christianity.

Stott, John R.W

Basic Christianity.

Illinois : InterVarsity Press, 2008.

First edition of the 50th Anniversary edition of Stott’s classic work, originally published in 1958. Octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Tom with best wishes from John Stott.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-146110
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The Enchantress of Florence.

Rushdie, Salman

The Enchantress of Florence.

New York : Random House Inc., 2008.

First edition of Salman Rushdie’s richly imagined historical novel linking Renaissance Florence and the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar through the legend of a mysterious and captivating woman known as the “Enchantress.” Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Salman Rushdie on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. DustContinue reading "The Enchantress of Florence."

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$100.00
Item Number: RRB-151308
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Rambo.

Morrell, David [Sylvestor Stallone]

Rambo.

New York : The Mysterious Bookshop, 2008.

Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 copies of this work, basis for the 1982 film starring Sylvestor Stallone. Small octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by David Morrell and Sylvestor Stallone. In fine condition.

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-152021
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Dow Theory for the 21st Century: Technical Indicators For Improving Your Investment Results.

Schannep, Jack

Dow Theory for the 21st Century: Technical Indicators For Improving Your Investment Results.

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008.

First edition of the investor’s must-read on trading strategy. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, “Hope some of the ideas in this book will be helpful to you in your investment success Sincerely, Jack Schannep.” In fine condition. Design by Loretta Leiva. Jacket photograph by Tommy Flynn.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-124830
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Death With Interruptions.

Saramago, Jose

Death With Interruptions.

Orlando : Harcourt, 2008.

First edition of Saramago’s philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Harold Jose Saramago 29.10.2008.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-138908
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