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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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Owens, Bill

Suburbia.

San Francisco : Straight Arrow Press, 1973.

First Edition. Oblong quarto, original photographic stiff paper wrappers. Inscribed by Bill Owens on the front free endpaper, “For Dave Bill Owens Can you avoid Suburbia.” In very good condition. Laid in is the photographer’s business card.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-948
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Levitt, Helen; Essays by Robert Coles

In the Street.

Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1987.

First edition of the photographer’s second major photobook. Quarto, original cloth. Signed by Helen Levitt on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Not to be confused with the more common paperback edition. Helen Levitt and the author James Agee first collaborated in 1945 on a documentary film set in Harlem, called “InContinue reading "In the Street."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-810
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Claxton, William and Berendt, Joachim E

Jazzlife [Jazz Life].

Offenburg : Burda Druck und Verlag, 1961.

First edition of Claxton’s seminal photobook on jazz. Quarto, original black cloth, pictorial front endpapers. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Presentation copy, inscribed by the photographer on the half-title page, “For _______, William Claxton.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-393
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Laurents, Arthur & Stephen Sondheim

Anyone Can Whistle: A Musical Fable.

New York : Random House, 1965.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Warmly Inscribed by both Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine bright jacket without the fading usually encountered with the spine.

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-762
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Starr, Ringo & Harry Nilsson

Son of Dracula.

: Blackwood Music, 1974.

First edition of this original work. Quarter, original wrappers. Signed and dated by Ringo Starr on the front panel, “Love Ringo 05.” In near fine condition.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-3245
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Townshend, Pete & Barnes, Richard

The Story of Tommy.

Middlesex, England : Eel Pie Publishing, 1977.

First edition of this work by the legendary member of the Who. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Pete Townshend on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-1658
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Gordimer, Nadine; Edited by Stephen Clingman

Essential Gesture: Writing, Politics and Places.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1988.

First British edition of this collection of writing by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Edited and introduced by Stephen Clingman.

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$75.00
Item Number: RRB-546
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Bernstein, Peter. L

The Price of Prosperity.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1962.

First edition of the Wall Street legend’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Paul- Best wishes for much prosperity- Peter Bernstein.” Fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-511
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Irving, John [Peter Matthiessen]

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed.

New York : Arcade Publishing, 1996.

First edition of this collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page to author and fellow National Book Award-winning novelist Peter Matthiessen and his wife, “For Peter & Maria- directing your attention to the 2nd piece of the collection first, the memoir called “The ImaginaryContinue reading "Trying to Save Piggy Sneed."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-4658
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Farah, Naruddin

Sardines.

London : Allsion & Busby, 1981.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author, “To Greg: Always a pleasure: a friend, someone I admire. Stay well. Naruddin Farah Toronto 23 Oct 1998.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-4591
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Mailer, Norman

The Naked and the Dead.

New York : Rinehart and Company, 1948.

First edition of the author’s first book. Thick octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to journalist Joe Haas, “For Joe Haas in Jamaica after our Lady Norman Mailer May 1969.” Near fine in a very good first issue price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to theContinue reading "The Naked and the Dead."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-4625
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Kosinski, Jerzy

The Painted Bird.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed on the half title page, “with every best wish, cordially, Jerzy Kosinski Sept. 1975.” Fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine.

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$800.00
Item Number: RRB-4491
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Updike, John

More Matter: Essays and Criticism.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1999.

First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth, with 46 illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his friend and golfing partner in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Peter Vermilze matters to be consumed in small tasty bites Merry Christmas John Updike 12/25/99.” UpdikeContinue reading "More Matter: Essays and Criticism."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-3569
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Gordimer, Nadine

Sport of Nature.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1987.

First British edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brian Robins.

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$65.00
Item Number: RRB-4160
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Donleavy, J.P

The Ginger Man.

New York : McDowell, Obelensky, 1958.

First American edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “J.P. Donleavy Washington D.C. March 1994.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Alfred Manso. A bright example.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-3965
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Rodocanachi, C.P. [Translated by Patrick Leigh Fermor]

Forever Ulysses.

New York : The Viking Press, 1938.

First edition of the author’s first novel and Patrick Leigh Fermor’s first significant literary contribution. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the translator Patrick Leigh Fermor on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the crown of the spine and a few small closed tears. Leigh Fermor translatedContinue reading "Forever Ulysses."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-3901
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Grass, Gunter

The Tin Drum.

New York : Pantheon, 1962.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic first novel. Octavo, bound in full black morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, top edge gilt. Signed by Gunter Grass on the title page. Translated by Ralph Manheim. In fine condition.

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-3796
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Heller, Joseph

Harbrace Handbook of English and The Random House Handbook.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941.

Joseph Heller’s copies of The Handbook of English, with his signature. Octavo, 2 volumes, original boards. From the library of Joseph Heller.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-3735
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Naipaul, V.S

In A Free State.

London : Andre Deutsch, 1971.

First edition of the author’s Booker Prize-winning novel. Octavo. Signed by the author on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear. Jacket design by Sam Houston.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-3701
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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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Grass, Gunter

The Tin Drum.

New York : Pantheon, 1962.

First American edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by the author to poet Robert Lowell in a German inscription, translated into English, which reads: “To Robert Lowell, in admiration and in the hopeContinue reading "The Tin Drum."

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$8,500.00
Item Number: RRB-3526
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Marias, Javier

Manana en la batalla piensa en mi [Tomorrow In the Battle Think On Me].

Barcelona : Editorial Anagrama, 1994.

First edition of the author’s classic novel. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Signed by Marias on the title page. In near fine condition.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-3434
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Marias, Javier

Travesìa del Horizonte.

Barcelona : La Gaya Ciencia, 1972.

First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed by Javier Marias on the title page.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-3368
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Golding, William

The Spire.

London : Faber & Faber, 1964.

First British edition. Octavo, original cloth.Signed by William Golding on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of rubbing. A very bright copy.

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-3353
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