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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!
    Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triump of Sepu Kangri.

    Bonington, Chris and Charles Clarke

    Tibet’s Secret Mountain: The Triump of Sepu Kangri.

    London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson , 2000.

    First edition of this work by Bonington and Clarke. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Signed by Chris Bonington and Charles Clarke on the title page. From the library of Jam...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-111347
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    London Lyrics.

    Locker, Frederick

    London Lyrics.

    London: John Wilson, 1868.

    Rare privately printed edition of Locker’s first book. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “Joh...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-124134
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    Carl Lewis Signed Sports Illustrated.

    Lewis, Carl

    Carl Lewis Signed Sports Illustrated.

    New York: Time Inc., August 5, 1996.

    Original Sports Illustrated from August, 1996 of Olympic champion Carl Lewis on the cover. Boldly signed by Carl Lewis on the front cover. In near fine condition.
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-150634
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    Civilisations.

    Binet, Laurent

    Civilisations.

    London: Harvill Secker, 2021.

    Signed limited first edition of this alternate-history novel of the Americas and Europe. Octavo, original publishers red boards, all edges red. One of 250 numbered copies, this is number 176. Boldly s...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-150628
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    Taxation, Incomplete Markets, and Social Security.

    Diamond, Peter

    Taxation, Incomplete Markets, and Social Security.

    Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2003.

    First edition of these lectures by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Peter Diamond on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-114099
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    Fiedler: The Colorful Mr. Pops – The Man and His Music.

    Moore, Robin

    Fiedler: The Colorful Mr. Pops – The Man and His Music.

    Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1968.

    First edition of this biography of Arthur Fiedler, one of the most famous conductors in American music history. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-148401
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    Beowulf: The Script Book.

    Gaiman, Neil and Roger Avary

    Beowulf: The Script Book.

    San Diego: IDW Publishing, 2007.

    First edition of this illustrated work of Beowulf. Octavo, original wrappers. illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Neil Gaiman on the title page. In fine condition. Art and cover by Gabriel Rodrig...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-116056
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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. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To dearest Sally with thanks and...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-124373
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    The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State and Other Surprises.

    Kirkpatrick, Jeane J. [William Safire]

    The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State and Other Surprises.

    Washington, D.C: The AEI Press, 1990.

    First edition of this work by Ambassador Kirkpatrick, who played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the aut...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-127827
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    The Constant Soldier.

    Ryan, William

    The Constant Soldier.

    London: Mantle, 2016.

    First edition of Ryan’s “complex and gripping tale of love and guilt” (A.L. Kennedy). Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by William Ryan on the title page. Near...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-150669
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    The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays.

    Wilder, Thornton

    The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays.

    London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1928.

    Signed limited edition of this collection of three-minute plays by American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder. Imperial octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt ruling to th...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-145425
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    River: One Man’s Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea.

    Fletcher, Colin

    River: One Man’s Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea.

    New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.

    First edition of this epic adventure by Fletcher, a renowned traveler and writer. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 15 maps and 42 photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author o...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-100432
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    Legalize Blackmail.

    Block, Walter

    Legalize Blackmail.

    Chalmette, Louisiana : Straylight Publishing, 2013.

    First edition of this collection of classic essays. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper by Walter Block. In near fine condition.
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-137543
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    Predator’s Gold.

    Reeve, Philip

    Predator’s Gold.

    London: Scholastic Press, 2003.

    First edition of the second volume in Philip Reeve’s award-winning Mortal Engines Quartet. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine, pictorial endpapers. Boldly sig...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-152137
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    Ceremony And Other Poems.

    Wilbur, Richard

    Ceremony And Other Poems.

    New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.

    First edition of this collection of poems by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Jane and...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-146260
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    Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories.

    Roth, Philip

    Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories.

    Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978.

    Signed limited edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compart...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-147570
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    Life & Times of Michael K.

    Coetzee, J.M

    Life & Times of Michael K.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1984.

    First American edition of the author’s first Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Basco...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-74675
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    The Next Century.

    Halberstam, David

    The Next Century.

    New York: William Morrow and Company, 1991.

    First edition of this work by the award-winning journalist. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “For Sandy and Virginia wit...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-144104
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    On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century.

    Blair, Tony

    On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century.

    London: Hutchinson Heinemann, 2024.

    First edition of this masterclass on leadership from a master statesman. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Tony Blair on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-148261
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    Fungus the Bogeyman Plop-Up Book.

    Briggs, Raymond. Paper Engineer Ron Van Der Meer

    Fungus the Bogeyman Plop-Up Book.

    London: Hamish Hamilton Children's Books, 1982.

    First pop-up, or ‘plop-up’, edition of Briggs’ well-known work. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated with pop-ups engineered by Ron Van Der Meer. Presentation copy, inscr...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-112501
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    Plant Hunting.

    Wilson, Ernest H

    Plant Hunting.

    Boston, Massachusetts: The Stratford Company, 1927.

    Special autographed first edition of this autobiographical account of Ernest H. Wilson’s adventures and discoveries as a renowned British plant collector. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full gree...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-151387
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    Miss Hickory.

    Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin

    Miss Hickory.

    New York: The Junior Literary Guild and The Viking Press, 1946.

    Scarce first Junior Guild edition of this Newbery award-winning children’s book. Octavo, original red cloth with black lettering to the spine and black flower decoration to the front panel, pict...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-145270
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    Cats’ A.B.C.

    Nichols, Beverley

    Cats’ A.B.C.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1960.

    First British edition of this charming children’s book about the lives, personalities, and quirks of cats. Royal octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout by...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-147943
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    The Snow Goose.

    Gallico, Paul

    The Snow Goose.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941.

    First edition, early printing of this classic story, the moving wartime story of friendship and heroism, set against the dramatic backdrop of the World War II Battle of Dunkirk. Octavo, original cloth...
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    $200.00 Item Number: RRB-150238
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