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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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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

Fleming, Ian

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1963.

Signed limited edition of the eleventh Bond novel, the only Bond title issued as a signed limited edition. Octavo, original publisher’s half vellum with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, color frontispiece portrait of Fleming by Amherst Villiers. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author, this is number 122. In fineContinue reading "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151806

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Why We Can’t Wait.

King, Jr., Martin Luther

Why We Can’t Wait.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964.

First edition of Dr. King’s third book, including his reflections on his 1963 Birmingham campaign. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Orlando Darden Jr. With Best Wishes Martin Luther King.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Why We Can’t Wait."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138556

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One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. Translated by Gregory Rabassa

One Hundred Years of Solitude.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.

First American edition of the author’s magnum opus and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mark from his friend Gabriel Garcia Marquez 91.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped first issue dust jacket with theContinue reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-152061

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A Theory of the Consumption Function.

Friedman, Milton

A Theory of the Consumption Function.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1957.

First edition of Friedman’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth, graphs and charts throughout. Association copy, inscribed by the author to the British economist Lionel Robbins on the front free endpaper, “To Lionel, in place of a work of art Milton.” The recipient, Lionel Robbins, along with J.M. Keynes, was the leading British economist during theContinue reading "A Theory of the Consumption Function."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-116572

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Richard Nixon, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Quarantine Image..

Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins; Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Quarantine Image..

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Rare Apollo XI quarantine image signed by President Richard Nixon and Apollo XI astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. The image shows Apollo XI crew members in quarantine being congratulated by President Nixon through a microphone. The oversized color photograph appears to be a blow-up of a contemporary magazine page, complete with printedContinue reading "Richard Nixon, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Signed Quarantine Image.."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149952

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Thomas Merton Original Calligraphic Artwork.

Merton, Thomas

Thomas Merton Original Calligraphic Artwork.

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Original signed artwork from Thomas Merton. In the last decade of his life, while living as a hermit-monk in dialogue with the world, Thomas Merton created a body of visual art, drawing from the Zen Buddhist tradition. When he was a student at Columbia University, Merton sought out a Hindu monk named Bramachari for counsel.Continue reading "Thomas Merton Original Calligraphic Artwork."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-17032

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India in Bondage: Her Right to Freedom and a Place Among the Great Nations.

Sunderland, Jabez T. [Mohandas Gandhi [Mahatma], Charlie Chaplin, and Madeleine Slade]

India in Bondage: Her Right to Freedom and a Place Among the Great Nations.

New York : Lewis Copeland Company, 1929.

First edition of this political critique of British colonial rule in India. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, vignette of India stamped in gilt to the front panel, frontispiece of Nobel Prize-winning Indian author Rabindranath Tagore, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Boldly signed by Mohandas Gandhi and comic actor,Continue reading "India in Bondage: Her Right to Freedom and a Place Among the Great Nations."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150889

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Waiting for the Barbarians.

Coetzee, J.M

Waiting for the Barbarians.

Johannesburg : Ravan Press, 1981.

First South African edition of this modern classic. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his first wife on the title page, “Philippa love from John.” Philippa Jubber and John Maxwell Coetzee were married in 1963. They had two children, Nicolas (1966–1989) and Gisela (b. 1968). In 1965 Coetzee entered the graduateContinue reading "Waiting for the Barbarians."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133608

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Atlas Shrugged.

Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, spine stamped in black and gilt. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Adelaide Lindemann – with my best wishes – Ayn Rand 4/10/58.” Near fine in a veryContinue reading "Atlas Shrugged."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151474

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Catch-22.

Heller, Joseph

Catch-22.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1961.

First edition of Heller’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by Joseph Heller and the actors of the film Alan Arkin, Bob Newhart, Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss. The 1970 film adaptation of Catch-22, directed by Mike Nichols from a screenplay by Buck Henry, stands as one of the most ambitiously castContinue reading "Catch-22."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151737

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The Postman Always Rings Twice.

Cain, James M

The Postman Always Rings Twice.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1934.

First edition of one of the most important crime novels of the twentieth century, adapted as a motion picture seven times. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly Signed by James M. Cain on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light rubbing to the crown. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "The Postman Always Rings Twice."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-114122

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“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character.

Feynman, Richard P

“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1985.

First edition of this collection of reminiscences by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and one of the greatest scientific minds of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Richard Feynman on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Mike McIver. Told toContinue reading "“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!” Adventures of a Curious Character."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-90244

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Quicksand.

Larsen, Nella

Quicksand.

New York & London : Alfred A. Knopf, 1928.

First edition of Nella Larsen’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To my friend Harriet S. Wright, this tale of pride, prejudice and passion Nella Larsen.” First editions of any of Larsen’s works are rare, as she disappeared from Harlem’s interracial literary and arts community after herContinue reading "Quicksand."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-95263

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Profiles In Courage.

Kennedy, John F

Profiles In Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Foreword by Allan Nevins. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Fred Payne with the highest regards John Kennedy.” The recipient Frederick G. Payne was a United States Senator from Maine from 1953Continue reading "Profiles In Courage."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-74004

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The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914.

Mawson, Douglas. [William Arthur Holman]

The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914.

London : William Heinemann, 1915.

First edition of this classic account of Antarctic exploration, an exceptional association copy inscribed by the author in both volumes in the year of publication to a fellow Australian, the Premier of New South Wales. Quarto, two volumes, original dark blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, gilt vignette to the front panels, profuselyContinue reading "The Home of the Blizzard: Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-123065

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The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta.

Einstein, Albert and Leopold Infeld

The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1951.

Later printing of this classic work, which traces the development of ideas in physics. Octavo, original blue cloth. Boldly signed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “A. Einstein. 53” and “L. Infeld 1958.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. We have never seen another example signed by both authors. Rare and desirable.

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-140033

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The Spy Who Loved Me.

Fleming, Ian

The Spy Who Loved Me.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1962.

First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Peter To Cheer him up! From Ian.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Richard Chopping. Housed in a full morocco clamshell box, the front panel mimickingContinue reading "The Spy Who Loved Me."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-37032

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On The Road.

Kerouac, Jack [Gary Snyder]

On The Road.

New York : The Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Kerouac’s classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by legendary beat Gary Snyder on the half-title page. Near fine in an excellent near fine dust jacket with light wear. Jacket design by Bill English. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed.

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-131088

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Milton Friedman Manuscript on J.M. Keynes’ The General Theory.

Friedman, Milton

Milton Friedman Manuscript on J.M. Keynes’ The General Theory.

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One page signed and hand-corrected manuscript entirely in the hand of Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman discussing Keynes’ The General Theory. Inscribed in the top right corner, “For Mark Gruber, Milton Friedman”, the manuscript reads, “Inflation, not unemployment, continued to be the major economic problem after the war, as it was during the war. Keynes’…flexibility would haveContinue reading "Milton Friedman Manuscript on J.M. Keynes’ The General Theory."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-88180

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West Side Story: A Musical.

Laurents, Arthur; Music by Leonard Bernstein; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Choreographed by Jerome Robbins

West Side Story: A Musical.

New York : Random House, 1958.

First edition of this classic musical. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein on the half-title page and inscribed by Stephen Sondheim on the front free endpaper. Review copy, with the slip laid in, fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by theContinue reading "West Side Story: A Musical."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148050

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Lonesome Traveler.

Kerouac, Jack; Drawings by Larry Rivers

Lonesome Traveler.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1960.

First edition of this collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth, drawings by Larry Rivers. Boldly signed by Jack Kerouac on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed, this is the first example we have seen.

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-114572

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Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Shackleton, Ernest; James Murray and George Marston

Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

London : Andrew Melrose, 1913.

Limited edition de luxe of this account of the 1907-09 Nimrod Expedition under Shackleton. number 181 of 280 copies signed on the recto of the limitation leaf by E.H. Shackleton, James Murray and George Marston. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel with a mounted color illustration, top edgeContinue reading "Antarctic Days. Sketches of the Homely Side of Polar Life by Two of Shackleton’s Men: Introduced by Sir Ernest Shackleton."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-132467

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The Feynman Lectures On Physics.

Feynman, Richard P.; Robert P. Leighton; Matthew Sands

The Feynman Lectures On Physics.

Reading, Massachusetts : Addison-Wesley Publishing Company for California Institute of Technology, 1975-76.

Early printings of each volume of one of the greatest physics books ever written. Quarto, original red printed wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in volume one, “May 5, 1982, To my friend, Al Seckel.” The recipient, Alfred Paul Seckel, authored several books on the nature of illusion and perception and edited two ofContinue reading "The Feynman Lectures On Physics."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-95373

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Rowling, J.K.; Illustrated by Mary Grandpre

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

New York : Scholastic Press, 1998.

First American edition, first printing of the first book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the second title page. Additionally signed twice by illustrator Mary Grandpre, on the title page and on the rear dust jacket flap. Fine in a fine dustContinue reading "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-139502

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