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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!
    Words About Music.

    Babbitt, Milton; Edited by Stephen Dembski & Joseph N. Straus

    Words About Music.

    Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1987.

    First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the Babbitt, “For _____ ______, With warmest greetings, from Milton Babbitt P.S. how ty Rot-partitione!” Edi...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-1279
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    The Human Stain.

    Roth, Philip

    The Human Stain.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

    First edition, second printing of Roth’s award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-150374
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    Farmer.

    Harrison, Jim

    Farmer.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1976.

    First edition of Harrison’s third novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, top stain yellow. Boldly signed by Jim Harrison on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket desi...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-150156
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    Codex: The City of Culture of Galicia.

    Eisenman, Peter

    Codex: The City of Culture of Galicia.

    New York: Monacelli Press, 2005.

    First edition of this work by Eisenman. Oblong quarto, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. In fine condition. Inscribed and dated by Peter Eisenman on the title page.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-38753
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    Rise to Rebellion.

    Shaara, Jeff

    Rise to Rebellion.

    New York: Ballantine Books, 2001.

    First edition of this classic historical novel about the American Revolution. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Jeff Shaara on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust ja...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-150143
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    Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports.

    Phil Bildner, Illustrated by Brett Helquist [Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert]

    Martina & Chrissie: The Greatest Rivalry in the History of Sports.

    Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2017.

    First edition of this fascinating dual biography of tennis greats Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout by Brett Helquist. Boldly signed by b...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-148143
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    The Art of Seduction.

    Greene, Robert

    The Art of Seduction.

    New York: Penguin Books/ A Joost Elfers Book, 2001.

    Later printing of this modern classic. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Robert Greene on the half-title page. In fine condition.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-150373
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    Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life.

    Coetzee, J.M

    Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life.

    London: Secker & Warburg, 1997.

    First edition of this fictionalized autobiography by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “J.M. Coetzee Cape Town, 1999.” Fine in...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-132418
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    Real and Ideal.

    Montclair, J. W. (Weidemeyer, J. W.)

    Real and Ideal.

    Philadelphia: Frederick Leypoldt, 1865.

    First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author, “With the compliments of the author”. In very good condition.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-60
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    Sisterhood of Spies: The Women of the OSS.

    McIntosh, Elizabeth P

    Sisterhood of Spies: The Women of the OSS.

    Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1998.

    First edition, early printing of this historical work documenting the 4,000 women who served in America’s WWII intelligence agency, the Office of Strategic Services. Octavo, original publisher...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-151639
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    Day with the Giants.

    Day, Laraine [Leo Durocher]

    Day with the Giants.

    Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952.

    First edition of Day’s account of her experiences as “The First Lady of Baseball”. Octavo, original cloth, with drawings by Leo Hershfield. Signed by Lairaine Day and Leo Durocher on...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-123480
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    I Am Charlotte Simmons.

    Wolfe, Tom

    I Am Charlotte Simmons.

    New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2004.

    First edition of this “hilarious, exclamation-point filled novel” (John Freeman). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page,...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-143989
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    Original The Caretaker Playbill.

    Pinter, Harold

    Original The Caretaker Playbill.

    London: Proscenium Publications, 1991.

    Original Playbill from the May 1991 performance of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker performed at the Alhambra Theatre. Small octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Rehearsal photographs by Ivan Kyn...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-88116
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    The Orphan Master’s Son.

    Johnson, Adam

    The Orphan Master’s Son.

    New York: Random House, 2012.

    First edition of this emotionally rousing novel, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Johan...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-147177
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    Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems.

    Snyder, Gary

    Riprap and Cold Mountain Poems.

    Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint Press, 2009.

    First edition, second printing of the 50th anniversary edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Gary Snyder on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Bul...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-151645
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    Our Gang.

    Roth, Philip

    Our Gang.

    New York: Random House, 1971.

    First edition of Roth’s fifth book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-156
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    PR!: A Social History of Spin.

    Ewan, Stuart

    PR!: A Social History of Spin.

    New York: Basic Books, 1996.

    First edition of this thorough history of public relations. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For John: For the greater good to pre...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-74789
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    So Well Remembered.

    Hilton, James

    So Well Remembered.

    Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1945.

    First edition of James Hilton’s later novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Sincerely, James Hilton.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-90801
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    The Gift of Acabar.

    Mandino, Og and Buddy Kaye

    The Gift of Acabar.

    Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1978.

    First edition of Mandino and Kaye’s enchanting parable. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Mandino on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “With Love Og Mandino 9/28/...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-90426
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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. Present...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-142111
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    The Breast.

    Roth, Philip

    The Breast.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972.

    Uncorrected proof of the author’s comic novella which features David Kapesh’s transformation into a 155 pound breast. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. In...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-1625
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    The Way of the Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life.

    Norman, Greg

    The Way of the Shark: Lessons on Golf, Business, and Life.

    New York: Atria Books, 2006.

    First edition of this work by the Golden Shark. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Col Steve Thanks for your Support…...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-139297
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    Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine And Other Stories, Sketches, and Essays.

    Wolfe, Tom

    Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine And Other Stories, Sketches, and Essays.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976.

    First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth, sketches by the author. Boldly signed by Tom Wolfe on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jan...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-141279
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    Olivia Forms a Band.

    Falconer, Ian

    Olivia Forms a Band.

    New York: Atheneum, 2006.

    First edition of the fourth book in Falconer’s acclaimed Olivia series. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Ian Falconer on the title page. Fine in a fi...
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    $250.00 Item Number: RRB-141011
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