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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!
    The Love Machine.

    Susan, Jacqueline

    The Love Machine.

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1969.

    First edition of this work by the author of Valley of the Dolls. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Winifred Apt Best Wishes...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-114561
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    Deep Flight.

    Carpenter, Scott

    Deep Flight.

    New York: Pocket Books, 1994.

    First Pocket Books edition of the second novel written by astronaut Scott Carpenter, the sequel to his 1990 debut underwater techno-thriller, The Steel Albatross. Duodecimo, original pictorial wrapper...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-150595
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    Captain Pantoja and the Special Service.

    Vargas Llosa, Mario

    Captain Pantoja and the Special Service.

    New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1978.

    First edition of this early novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustr...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-142083
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    Nigel Short On Chess.

    Short, Nigel

    Nigel Short On Chess.

    London: Hamlyn, 1993.

    First paperback edition. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by Nigel Short on the half title page. In near fine condition.
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-5811
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    Matsushita Leadership: Lessons From the 20th Century’s Most Remarkable Entrepreneur.

    Kotter, John P

    Matsushita Leadership: Lessons From the 20th Century’s Most Remarkable Entrepreneur.

    New York : The Free Press, 1997.

    First edition of this work by the best-selling author. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by John P. Kotter on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Calvin Chu.
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-144882
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    Sonnets: 1889-1927

    Robinson, Edwin Arlington

    Sonnets: 1889-1927

    New York: Crosby Gaige, 1928.

    First edition of this collection of sonnets from 1889 to 1927. Octavo, original half cloth with decorated boards. Boldly signed by Edwin Arlington Robinson on the half-title page. In near fine conditi...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-145427
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    Max and Helen: A Remarkable True Love Story.

    Wiesenthal, Simon

    Max and Helen: A Remarkable True Love Story.

    New York: William Morrow and Company, 1982.

    First edition of this glorious love story. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Joseph Lichten most cord...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-147051
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    Saramago, Jose

    Blindness.

    New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997.

    First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed twice by jacket designer Claudine G. Mansour on the front jacket panel and the rear flap. Translated from the Po...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-147085
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    Kate Remembered.

    Berg, A. Scott

    Kate Remembered.

    New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003.

    First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s biography of Katharine Hepburn. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the yea...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-133040
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    Nuts About Nuts.

    Rosen, Michael. Illustrated by Sami Sweeten.

    Nuts About Nuts.

    London: Diamond Books, 1999.

    Early printing of British children’s author Michael Rosen’s illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by Michael Rosen on the verso of the front...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-88125
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    Missing Persons and Other Essays.

    Boll, Heinrich

    Missing Persons and Other Essays.

    New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1977.

    First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the translator in the year of publication on the front free e...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-122432
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    The Kabir Book: Forty-Four of the Ecstatic Poems of Kabir.

    Bly, Robert

    The Kabir Book: Forty-Four of the Ecstatic Poems of Kabir.

    Boston: The Seventies Press, 1977.

    First edition, review copy with the publisher’s review slips laid in. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Regan, Robert Bly.” B...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-123768
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    Resistance: A Novel.

    Shreve, Anita

    Resistance: A Novel.

    Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995.

    First edition of this work by the author of The Pilot’s Wife. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication,...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-142738
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    Let the Great World Spin: A Novel.

    McCann, Colum

    Let the Great World Spin: A Novel.

    New York: Random House, 2009.

    First edition of the author’s classic work, winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Colum McCann on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-136771
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    C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too…

    Diamond, John

    C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too…

    London: Vermilion, 1998.

    First edition of Diamond’s story of his battle with throat cancer. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Diamond on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Author photograph by Sally...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-141524
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    The Elephant and the Flea: Looking Backwards to the Future.

    Handy, Charles

    The Elephant and the Flea: Looking Backwards to the Future.

    London: Hutchinson, 2001.

    First edition of this memoir by the eminent philosopher. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Les Best wishes Charles...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-145494
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    Selected Poems 1990.

    Enright, D. J

    Selected Poems 1990.

    Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990.

    First edition of this collection containing many of Enright’s finest poems. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the poet on the title page, “For Sally So...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-124389
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    On the Razzle.

    Stoppard, Tom

    On the Razzle.

    London: Faber and Faber, 1982.

    First edition, early printing of this classic play. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Tom Stoppard on the title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Pentagram.
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-128103
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    Leadership in Turbulent Times.

    Goodwin, Doris Kearns

    Leadership in Turbulent Times.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018.

    First edition of this New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Dori...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-152152
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    A Month of Sundays.

    Updike, John

    A Month of Sundays.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.

    First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to his neighbors Ken and Jane Field. A very sharp copy of Updike’s seventh novel.
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-3600
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    Oliver’s Story.

    Segal, Erich

    Oliver’s Story.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1977.

    First edition of the dramatic sequel to Love Story, the basis for the 1978 film starring Ryan O’Neal, this time opposite Candice Bergen. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by t...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-143618
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    Roads to Santiago: Detours and Riddles in the Lands and History of Spain.

    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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    A Song Flung Up To Heaven.

    Angelou, Maya

    A Song Flung Up To Heaven.

    New York: Random House, 2002.

    First edition of the final volume in Angelou’s autobiography series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Ann Sherry, Joy! from...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-88974
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    A Fresh Start for America: Policy Addresses of George W. Bush.

    Bush, George W. [Laura Bush]

    A Fresh Start for America: Policy Addresses of George W. Bush.

    Austin, TX: Bush for President, Inc, 1999.

    First edition of this collection of this collection of policy addresses. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with graphs and photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by First Lady Laura Bush on th...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-147237
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