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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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Breyer, Stephen [Chip Kidd]

Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First edition of the justice’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and signed twice on the half-title page, “To Matthew Best wishes Stephen Breyer.” Additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the title page in the year of publication, front panel [in the year of publication]Continue reading "Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-151297
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Richter, Burton

Beyond Smoke and Mirrors.

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

First edition of this insightful overview of climate change science by Nobel Prize-winning scientist Burton Richter. Octavo, original glossy boards. Inscribed by Burton Richter on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition, without the dust jacket as issued.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-34014
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Johnson, Simon and James Kwak

13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown.

New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.

First edition of this authoritative history of America’s financial oligarchy by one of the most prominent and frequently cited economists in the nation. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Simon Johnson on the title page, “James Thank you! Simon Johnson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Barth.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-149620
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Ellis, Bret Easton

Imperial Bedrooms.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First edition of the sequel to Easton’s bestselling literary debut, Less Than Zero. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Meghan best wishes Bret Easton Ellis.” Additionally signed two times by legendary dust jacket illustrator Chip Kidd in gold with the horns outlined in his hand, onContinue reading "Imperial Bedrooms."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-151202
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Bush, George W. [Henry A. Kissinger; Dana Perino]

Decision Points.

New York : Crown Publishers, 2010.

First edition of George W. Bush’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by George W. Bush, Henry Kissinger and Bush’s White House Press Secretary Dana Perino on the half-title page. Henry Kissinger was a diplomat and political scientist who served as the 56th United States secretary of state from 1973 to 1977 andContinue reading "Decision Points."

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-152100
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Simpson, Alan and Erskine Bowles

The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

Washington, D.C 2010.

First edition of Simpson and Bowles’ final report on The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Alan Simpson on the half-title page, “Merry Christmas!! Alan Simpson.” In fine condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-117683
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Stoppard, Tom

Pizza.

London : The Cuckoo Press for John Sandoe Books, 2010.

First edition, one of only 200 copies printed given as a Christmas gift of this sketch was written for The Laws of War, a Cries from the Heart production in support of the charity Human Rights Watch, which took place at the Royal Court Theatre on 16th May 2010, which was performed by Bill NighyContinue reading "Pizza."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-150927
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Schofield, Victoria [Madeleine Albright]

Kashmir In Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War.

New York : I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 2010.

First printing of the revised edition of the comprehensive historical and political analysis of the Kashmir conflict. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by author on the title page, “To Madeleine Albright who cares about Kashmir with best wishes, Victoria Schofield. London, December 2011.” With an article about “The tangle of issues hindering aContinue reading "Kashmir In Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War."

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-149093
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Lee, Harper

To Kill a Mockingbird.

New York : Harper Collins, 2010.

First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Harper Lee on the front free endpaper, “With best wishes, Harper Lee.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Shirley Smith.

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-149938
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Johnson, Simon and James Kwak

13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown.

New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.

First edition of this authoritative history of America’s financial oligarchy by one of the most prominent and frequently cited economists in the nation. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Simon Johnson on the title page, “To John and Pam Best Wishes Simon Johnson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by BrianContinue reading "13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-149728
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Sondheim, Stephen [Annie Dillard]

The Collected Lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. Look, I Made a Hat.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First editions of the collected lyrics of Stephen Sondheim. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page to fellow writer Annie Dillard, “For Annie Best Wishes from Stephen Sondheim.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. From the library of Annie Dillard.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-133175
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McCullough, David

In the Dark Streets Shineth: A 1941 Christmas Eve Story.

Wisconsin : Shadow Mountain, 2010.

First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Signed by David McCullough on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-143615
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Carre, John le

Our Kind of Traitor and An Address Given at the Oxford Literary Festival March 2010.

London : Viking and London Review Bookshop, 2010.

Signed limited first edition of this thrilling novel which was the inspiration for the 2016 film by the same name starring Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgård, Damian Lewis and Alicia von Rittberg, together with the bound text of the author’s address at the Oxford Literary Festival on 24th March 2010. Octavo, original publisher’s morocco-backed half cloth with gilt titlesContinue reading "Our Kind of Traitor and An Address Given at the Oxford Literary Festival March 2010."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145764
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Cavett, Dick

Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets.

New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010.

First paperback edition of this collection of essays by legendary talk show host Dick Cavett. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Bill & Tom – Dick Cavett.”  The recipient, Bill Zwecker, was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (hisContinue reading "Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets."

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$95.00
Item Number: RRB-148114
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Hirsch, James S. [Willie Mays]

Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend.

New York : Scribner, 2010.

First edition of this definitive biography authorized by Willie Mays and written by Wall Street Journal and New York Times journalist James Hirsch. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Willie Mays on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jason J. Heuer.Continue reading "Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-149847
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Breyer, Stephen [Chip Kidd] [Peter Matthiessen]

Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First edition of the justice’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to writer Peter Matthiessen on the half-title page, “For Peter Best wishes Stephen Breyer.” Additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the half-title page in the year of publication, front panel [in the month ofContinue reading "Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-151208
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Hurd, Douglas

Choose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure.

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010.

First edition of Douglas Hurd’s authoritative study of two centuries of British foreign policy leadership and diplomatic debate. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with maps, sketches, and photographs. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Douglas Hurd 13. 10.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. WrittenContinue reading "Choose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-151185
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Edited by Faith S. Holsaert; Martha Prescod Norman Noonan; Judy Richardson; Betty Garman Robinson; Jean Smith Young; Dorothy M. Zellner

Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC.

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2010.

First edition of these powerful testimonies gathered presented sweeping a personal history of SNCC. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed in the year of publication by Jean Smith Young on the front free endpaper, “To Ms. T… Ella Peniston, I hope you enjoy this book. Onward, Jean Smith Young November, 2010.” Jean Smith Young isContinue reading "Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-145216
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Ephron, Nora

I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First edition of Ephron’s edgy collection of short observational stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Bill Zwecks With best wishes and thanks Nora. Nora Ephron 9-16-11.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Abby Weintraub. Rare and desirable signed.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-132355
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Roach, Mary

Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void.

New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2010.

First edition of the author’s best-selling fourth book. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Mary Roach on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Keenan.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-136594
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Malkiel, Burton G. and Charles D. Ellis

The Elements of Investing.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2010.

First edition of this work on investing by two of the world’s greatest financial thinkers. Octavo, original boards. Signed by the co-author on the front free endpaper, “With best wishes Burt Malkiel.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael J. Freeland.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-75065
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Downs, Laura Lee [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Writing Gender History.

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2010.

First edition of the second edition of this scholarly work about the historical theories of women and gender. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Florence, 31 January 2016 For Justice Ginsburg en homage amical Laura Lee Downs.” American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as anContinue reading "Writing Gender History."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147660
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Chen, Milton; George Lucas [Foreword]

Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools.

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass/A Wiley Imprint, 2010.

First edition of this visionary framework for transforming secondary education to a more student-centered learning environment. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, with black and white photographs and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To the NPF Board, and the future of out National Parks! Milton Chen.” Fine in a near fineContinue reading "Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in Our Schools."

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-148330
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Obama, Barack

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First edition of this work by President Obama, which delivers a tender, beautiful letter to his daughters in this powerful picture book illustrated by award-winner Loren Long. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Barack Obama on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Loren Long. Uncommon signed.

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$1,400.00
Item Number: RRB-144139
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