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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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Williams, Tennessee

A Streetcar Named Desire.

New York : New Directions, 1947.

First edition of Williams’ classic play, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by Tennessee Williams on the front free endpaper. Near fine in an excellent dust jacket which has had some expert restoration to the extremities. Jacket design by Alvin Lustig. Housed in a custom half moroccoContinue reading "A Streetcar Named Desire."

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-7342
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Lee, Harper

Go Set A Watchman.

London : William Heinemann, 2015.

Signed limited edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco. One of a 100 numbered copies, signed by Harper Lee. Housed in a custom clamshell box. In fine condition.

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-5503
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Rothbard, Murray N

The Mystery of Banking.

New York : Richardson and Snyder, 1983.

First edition of this work which explains the modern fractional-reserve banking system and its origins. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Murray Rothbard on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light wear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare signed.

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$7,200.00
Item Number: RRB-14056
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Angell, Roger

Let Me Finish.

New York : Harcourt, 2006.

First edition of Angell’s autobiography of his early years growing up in New York. Octavo, original boards. Inscribed by Roger Angell on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Cooley Design Lab.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-7412
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Cline, Ernest

The Importance of Being Ernest.

Austin, TX : Write Bloody Press, 2013.

First edition. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Ernest Cline on the title page. In fine condition.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-12020
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Brown, Marcia

Once A Mouse.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons , 1961.

First edition. Oblong quarto, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed by the author with a drawing on a card pasted in, opposite the title page.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-5304
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Collins, Billy

The Apple That Astonished Paris.

Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 1988.

First edition of this early collection of poems by award-winning poet. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Billy Collins on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-12017
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Kasparov, Garry

Child of Change: An Autobiography.

London : Hutchinson , 1987.

First edition of this chess legend’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Garry Kasparov on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-5392
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Clinton, Hillary Rodham

It Takes A Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1996.

First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page to former New York United States Senator Patrick Moynihan, “To Pat- Thanks for the visit- Hillary Rodham Clinton.” Clinton successfully filled the New York Senate seat left by Moynihan in 2000. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Purchased from theContinue reading "It Takes A Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-5387
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Conran, Terence

Terence Conran on London.

London : Conran Octopus Ltd, 2000.

First edition. Oblong quarto, original boards. Signed by Terence Conran on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-5373
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Arthur, Anthony (John Updike)

Literary Feuds.

New York : St. Martins Press, 2002.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, “For John Updike, with admiration- Anthony Arthur.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Updike is featured in this volume of feuds.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-5767
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Kazantzakis, Nikos

The Last Temptation of Christ [First Edition in Greek].

Athena : Thiphros, 1955.

First edition in Greek, preceding the English translation of this historical novel, basis for the 1988 Academy nominated film. Octavo, bound in green cloth. Boldly signed by Nikos Kazantzakis. In near fine condition. First editions of The Last Temptation of Christ are rare.

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$8,500.00
Item Number: RRB-5748
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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Captain Michalis or Freedom and Death.

Athens 1953.

First Greek edition of Kazantzakis’ classic novel. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Nikos Kazantzakis on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. First editions are rare, signed examples exceptionally so.

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-5746
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Mankiewicz, Frank

The U.S. V Richard M. Nixon: The Final Crisis.

New York : Quadrangle/ The New York Times Book Co., 1975.

First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To ____ ______, with best wishes- Frank Mankiewicz Mar. ’75.” Additionally inscribed by Bill Safire below, “Dear Jeff- Don’t believe everything my friend Frank says! Bill Safire.” Safire was an American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter. Fine in aContinue reading "The U.S. V Richard M. Nixon: The Final Crisis."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-57001
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Hurtado, Osvaldo [Henry A. Kissinger]

Political Power in Ecuador.

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1980.

First edition of this political history of Ecuador. Association copy, inscribed by the author to former Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Henry Kissinger, “A Henry Kissinger, con admiracion, Osvaldo Hurtado 9.4.83.” Osvaldo Hurtado, was the President of Ecuador from 1981-1984 and inscribed this book to Kissinger while in office to the chiefContinue reading "Political Power in Ecuador."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-5742
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Bellow, Saul

Dangling Man.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1944.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows some wear and toning to the spine.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-12039
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Bellow, Saul

Bellow: Novels 1944-1953: Dangling Man, The Victim, The Adventures of Augie March.

New York : The Library of America, 2003.

First edition of the Library of America release of the author’s first three novels. Octavo, original maroon cloth. Signed by both Saul Bellow and James Wood on the title page. James Wood served as editor. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Rare signed as the author was aged at this point and did not attendContinue reading "Bellow: Novels 1944-1953: Dangling Man, The Victim, The Adventures of Augie March."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-12036
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Roth, Philip

The Ghost Writer.

New York : Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux, 1979.

First edition of the author’s first book in his acclaimed Zuckerman series. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sigrid Spaeth.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-12037
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Bloom, Harold

Shelley’s Mythmaking.

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1959.

First edition of Bloom’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Harold Bloom on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the spine crown and overall light wear. Uncommon in the original dust jacket.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-5721
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Burroughs, William S

The Ticket That Exploded.

London : The Olympia Press, 1962.

First edition, first printing. Octavo, original green wrappers. Signed by William Burroughs on the title page. In fine condition. A superior example.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-5719
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Nooteboom, Cees

Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain.

New York : Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997.

First edition. Octavo, original boards. Signed and dated in the year of publication by Cees Nooteboom on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Dutch by Ina Rilke.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-5715
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Cortazar, Julio

Hopscotch.

New York : Pantheon Books, 1966.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the translator Gregory Rabassa, who has written the opening line of this title, “Would I find La Maga?” Fine in a very good dust jacket with a chip to the front panel. Jacket designed by George Salter.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-5713
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Herr, Michael

Dispatches.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.

First edition of “the best book to have been written about the Vietnam War” (The New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to a Syracuse University fraternity brother and classmate, “Al It was amazing and wonderful to see you after so many years-Continue reading "Dispatches."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-5609
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Koestler, Arthur

Arrival and Departure.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1943.

First edition of the third novel in the author’s classic trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the half-title page, “Elisa Mann from Arthur Koestler London, 24.XI.43.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-5695
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