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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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Wilson, Edward O

Sociobiology: The New Synthesis.

Cambridge MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1975.

First edition of Wilson’s classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrations by Sarah Landry. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page, who has added a drawing of an ant. Name on the front pastedown and some wear to the front free endpaper, near fine in an very good dust jacket with some closedContinue reading "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-1616

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Kornberg, Arthur

Enzymatic Synthesis of DNA.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1962.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Arthur Kornberg on the front free endpaper. Small stamp of Biologist L.S. Baron on the front endpage. Fine in a dust jacket that shows just a touch of wear.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-747

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Smith, Huston

The Religions of Man.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Huston Smith on the half title page. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare and desirable signed by Huston Smith.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-1350

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Tiger, Lionel

Men in Groups.

New York : Random House, 1969.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Inscribed by Lionel Tiger on the front free endpaper.

$150.00

Item Number: RRB-2709

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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.

$250.00

Item Number: RRB-60

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Angelou, Maya [Bill Clinton]

On the Pulse of Morning: The Inaugural Poem.

New York : Random House, 1993.

First edition of the poem that Maya Angelou read at the Inauguration of William Jefferson Clinton on January 20, 1993. Small octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “____ ____ Joy Maya Angelou.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-3972

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Pinsky, Robert

The Situation of Poetry.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1976.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page to another poet “Lisa Colt with best wishes, Robert Pinsky November 1977.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-980

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Africa.

Salgado, Sebastiao; Lelia Wanick Salgado

Africa.

Cologne, Germany : Taschen, 2007.

First edition of this collection of Salgado’s black and white images of Africa taken over the course of thirty years. Oblong quarto, original boards. Boldly signed by Sebastiao Salgado on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Leila Salgado and Mia Couto. Features text by Mia Couto in English, French, andContinue reading "Africa."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-4532

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Kertesz, Andre

Day of Paris.

New York : J. J. Augustin Publisher, 1945.

First edition of Kertész’s first book published in America, with 103 black-and-white photogravure plates,featuring “some of Kertész’s most famous photos” (Roth 101). Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Andre Kertesz on the title page. Edited by George Davis. Very good in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips and wear to the spineContinue reading "Day of Paris."

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-4261

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Hare, Chauncey

Interior America.

New York : Aperture, 1978.

First edition of this classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Lengthily inscribed by Chauncey Hare on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-3725

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Albers, Josef. [Henri Cartier-Bresson]

Despite Straight Lines.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1961.

First edition of this work by the famed artist. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Henri Cartier-Bresson, “For Henry Cartier-Bresson Josef Albers May 20, ‘68.” Cartier-Bresson was working for Magnum Photographers when he photographed Josef Albers at his home in Connecticut in May of 1968. An outstanding association copy, linking Albers,Continue reading "Despite Straight Lines."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-3783

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Weegee

Weegee by Weegee: An Autobiography.

New York : Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1961.

First edition of the famed photographer’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Frances Colley Weegee.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-2292

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Owens, Bill

Suburbia.

San Francisco : Straight Arrow Books, 1973.

First Edition. Oblong quarto, original photographic stiff paper wrappers. Inscribed by the photographer, “For William Enjoy “William” Bill Owens 2008.” Laid into is a photograph signed by Bill Owens on the verso. In excellent condition with only light wear.

$1,000.00

Item Number: RRB-1910

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Heath, Dave

A Dialogue With Solitude.

New York : Community Press, 1965.

First edition of the photographer’s seminal work, one of the great photobooks of the second half of the twentieth century. Tall quarto, original gray cloth. Signed by Dave Heath on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows some light rubbing to the front and rear panel.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-1763

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Starn, Doug and Mike

alleverythingthatisyou.

Aspen : Baldwin Gallery, 2006.

First edition. Limited Edition 1 of 1,000 copies, this being number 265. Quarto. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Original 8×8 print signed by both Starn brothers. Comes with the original envelope from the Starn brothers office.

$725.00

Item Number: RRB-1607

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Burke, Bill

I Want To Take Picture.

Atlanta : Nexus Press, 1987.

First edition. Folio, original glossy illustrated boards. Limited to 1,000 copies. Signed by Bill Burke. In fine condition.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-1684

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Sternfeld, Joel

American Prospects.

Houston : Times Books, 1987.

First edition of Sternfeld’s acclaimed first photobook. Oblong quarto, original cloth, with 55 plates. Fine in a near fine dust jacket that shows a small closed tear. Signed by Joel Sternfeld on the title page.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-1440

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Goldblatt, David; Courtney-Clarke, Margaret; Kench, John

Cape Dutch Homesteads.

Cape Town : Struik, 1981.

First edition. Original beige cloth. Signed by the photographer, David Goldblatt. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-1359

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Szarkowski, John

The Photographer’s Eye.

New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1966.

First edition. Square quarto, original cloth. Inscribed by the author to Robert Lewis; former head of the Yale School of Drama, author, actor, and founder of the Actor’s Studio, “with warm good regards.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. The black jacket almost inevitably shows wear, this is a very nice exampleContinue reading "The Photographer’s Eye."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-1115

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Ruscha, Ed [Edward]

Every Building on the Sunset Strip.

Los Angeles : Edward Ruscha, 1966.

First edition, second issue of the artist’s classic work. Small octavo, original stiff self-wrappers, original slipcase. Association copy, inscribed by Ruscha to his aunt, “For Aunt Carol Ed Ruscha.” One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments with black-and-white photographs of every building on the sunset strip. Near fine in a very good slipcase. AnContinue reading "Every Building on the Sunset Strip."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-1012

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Peress, Gilles; Michael Schulan; Susan Meiselas; Jeff Mermelstein

Here is New York.

New York : Scalo, 2002.

First edition of this work by the award-winning photographer. Thick oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, original slipcase. Inscribed by Gilless Peress. Illustrated with nearly 1000 full-color and black-and-white photographic plates with images by noted photographers such as Gilles Peress, Susan Meiselas and Jeff Mermelstein. Fine in a fine slipcase. Parr & Badger II, 232.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-972

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Peress, Gilles; Text by Eric Stover; Foreword by Richard Goldstone

The Graves: Srebrenica and Vukovar.

New York : Scalo , 1998.

First edition of this moving record of the atrocites that befell the Balkans in the 1990’s. Thick octavo, original illustrated boards. Signed by all three contributors: photographer Gilles Peress; Eric Stover, who contributed the text and Justice Richard Goldstone, who contributed the foreword. In fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-973

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Peress, Gilles & Ghulam Husayn Saidi

Telex Persan.

Paris : Contrejour, 1984.

First French edition, published simultaneously with the American edition of the photojournalist’s first book. Folio, original stiff photographic wrappers, photographic endpapers. Inscribed by the photographer, Gilles Peress. In fine condition.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-969

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Peress, Gilles & Ghulam Husayn Saidi

Telex Iran: In the Name of Revolution.

New York : Aperture, 1983.

First American edition, published simultaneously with the first French edition of the photojournalist’s first book. Folio, original stiff photographic wrappers, photographic endpapers. Inscribed by Gilles Peress. In fine condition.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-970

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