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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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Rocking the Boat.

Vidal, Gore

Rocking the Boat.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 1962.

First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author, “Valerie — with semi-fraternal best wishes & God-paternal blessings for Christmas ’62. Gore.” The recipient, Valerie Gore was the author’s sister. Vidal’s father remarried in 1939 and had two children with his second wife; ValerieContinue reading "Rocking the Boat."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-126579

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Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity.

Baumol, William J.; Robert E. Litan; Carl J. Schramm

Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2007.

First edition. Octavo, original boards. Warmly inscribed by Baumol on the front free endpaper, “To ___ ____ from a grateful author Will Baumol.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-45006

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Bears in the Streets: Three Journey’s Across A Changing Russia.

Dickey, Lisa [Madeleine K. Albright]

Bears in the Streets: Three Journey’s Across A Changing Russia.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.

First edition of this fascinating journey to change Russia. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Madeleine-Thank you so much for your support of the book! Lisa Dickey” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as theContinue reading "Bears in the Streets: Three Journey’s Across A Changing Russia."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-149085

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A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940.

Wilson, Victoria

A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013.

First edition of this first volume of a meticulously researched biography. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Karen Davis – With best wishes – Vicky Wilson.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-148949

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The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?

Lederman, Leon with Dick Teresi

The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Leon Lederman on the title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light shelfwear.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-141416

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The Return: A Novel of Human Adventure.

Aldrin, Buzz and John Barnes

The Return: A Novel of Human Adventure.

New York : Forge/ Tom Doherty Associates, 2000.

First edition of Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s compelling work of fiction. Octavo, original glossy boards. Boldly signed by Buzz Aldrin on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-112686

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Mr. Sammler’s Planet.

Bellow, Saul

Mr. Sammler’s Planet.

New York : The Viking Press, 1970.

First edition of the author’s third and final National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-42977

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Power in Management: How to Understand, Acquire, and Use It.

Kotter, John P

Power in Management: How to Understand, Acquire, and Use It.

New York : Amacom, 1979.

First edition of this early work by Kotter. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Kotter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-106742

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The World’s Worst Children [with] The World’s Worst Children Two.

Walliams, David

The World’s Worst Children [with] The World’s Worst Children Two.

London : HarperCollins Children's Books, 2016.

First editions of the best-selling author’s collection of deliciously mischievous tales of simply the worst children. Octavo, two volumes, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with color illustrations by Tony Ross. Both volumes signed by the author opposite the copyright page. Both volumes are fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Tony Ross.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-145215

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We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race.

Stafford, Thomas P with Michael Cassutt

We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race.

Washington, D.C : Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002.

First edition, early printing of this exhilarating memoir of an Apollo space flight commander. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ken, Tom Stafford.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147235

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Secondhand is Better (2H=B).

Matthews, Douglas; Suzanne Wymelenberg; and Susan Cheever Cowley [Erica Jong]

Secondhand is Better (2H=B).

New York : Arbor House, 1975.

First edition of this unique handbook to secondhand buying. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Susan Cheever Cowley on the front free endpaper, “To Burrows, without whose diverse and grateful help this book – and a lot of other things – would not have been possible. Susan.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth DavidContinue reading "Secondhand is Better (2H=B)."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-142533

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America is Worth Saving.

Dreiser, Theodore

America is Worth Saving.

New York : Modern Age Books, 1941.

First edition, second printing of this work by the author of Carrie. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Signed for whoever buys this book to aid the cause of peace by Theodore Dreiser Hollywood. April- 1941.” Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "America is Worth Saving."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-112359

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

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."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-151185

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Breaking Ground.

Libeskind, Daniel

Breaking Ground.

New York : Riverhead Books, 2004.

First edition of the famed architect’s autobiography. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Boldly signed by Daniel Libeskind on the title page. Additionally signed twice by jacket illustrator Chip Kidd, once on the front jacket panel and again on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-122771

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Matters of Fact and of Fiction (Essays 1973-1976).

Vidal, Gore

Matters of Fact and of Fiction (Essays 1973-1976).

New York : Random House, 1977.

First edition of this collection of essays by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Gore Vidal all love to Kit.” The recipient, Katherine “Kit” Vidal was Eugene Vidal’s second wife; he married her in 1939 when she was a 20 year old model withContinue reading "Matters of Fact and of Fiction (Essays 1973-1976)."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-126757

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Desert.

Le Clezio, J.M.G

Desert.

Boston : A Verba Mundi Book, 2009.

First American edition of what many consider the author’s breakthrough novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by J.M.G. Le Clezio on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ghost. Translated from the French by C. Dickson.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-1555

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Good-bye, Mr. Chips.

Hilton, James. Illustrations by H.M. Brock

Good-bye, Mr. Chips.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1940.

Early printing of Hilton’s novella about a beloved schoolteacher. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to tooling to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Ernest Lintschish, with warmest regards and admiration from James Hilton Christmas 1944.” In near fine condition. A sharp example.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-95886

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The Financial Reality of Pension Funding Under ERISA.

Treynor, Jack L., Patrick J. Regan and William W. Priest, Jr

The Financial Reality of Pension Funding Under ERISA.

Homewood, IL : Dow Jones-Irwin, 1976.

First edition of this work on pension funding. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jack L. Treynor on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-109849

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The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World.

Carlos, John with Dave Zirin

The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World.

Chicago : Haymarket Books, 2011.

First edition of the remarkable story of John Carlos, best known for raising his black-gloved fist as a salute to Black Power and human rights on the 1968 Olympic podium. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lenz We live to make history! MuchContinue reading "The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-146175

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The Promise.

Potok, Chaim

The Promise.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1969.

First edition of the author’s sequel to The Chosen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Hugh and Marilyn Nissenson, Thanks for a beautiful evening! Chaim Potok Nov. 20, 1973.” Review copy with the slip laid in, near fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "The Promise."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-79898

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The Little Book About God.

Ford, Lauren

The Little Book About God.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1934.

First edition of this charming beautifully illustrated book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed Lauren Ford on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147713

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Facing East.

Michener, James A. and Jack Levine

Facing East.

New York : Maecenas Press/Random House, 1970.

Signed limited edition of this work by the award-winning author, signed by James Michener and illustrator Jack Levine. Folio, original cloth. lithographs and woodcuts by Jack Levine enclosed in a silk covered clamshell box with a large belt-like closure on the front cover. Fine in a near fine slipcase.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-118821

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In the Hours of Night.

Huie, William Bradford

In the Hours of Night.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1975.

First edition of this documentary novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “July 27, 1980 For My Good Friend, Dan Montemarano With best wishes Bill Huie William Bradford Huie.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-121328

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Turkey in the 21st Century: Speeches and Texts Presented at International Fora (1995-2000).

Cem, Ismail; [Madeleine K. Albright]

Turkey in the 21st Century: Speeches and Texts Presented at International Fora (1995-2000).

Mersin, Turkey : Rustem, 2000.

First edition of this collection of the author’s articles, letters, and speeches. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.” Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Madeleine with friendship and best wishes, Ismail Cem.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, wasContinue reading "Turkey in the 21st Century: Speeches and Texts Presented at International Fora (1995-2000)."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-147358

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