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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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Bellow, Saul

The Adventures of Augie March.

New York : Viking, 2003.

First edition of the release of the 50th Anniversary of Bellow’s third and breakthrough book resulting in his first of three unprecedented National Book Awards. Inscribed by Bellow “For ________ with good wishes, Saul Bellow.” Rather uncommon signed as Bellow was advanced in years at the publication of this anniversary edition and did not engageContinue reading "The Adventures of Augie March."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-188
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Bellow, Saul

Mosby’s Memoirs and other Stories.

New York : Viking Press, 1968.

First edition of the author’s first collection of short stories. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a near fine jacket that shows very light rubbing to the black dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamson.

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$425.00
Item Number: RRB-180
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Bellow, Saul

The Dean’s December.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1982.

Uncorrected Proof of the first edition of the first novel Bellow published after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976. Octavo. Fine in light green wrappers as issued. Signed by the author.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-182
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Roth, Philip

The Professor of Desire.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1977.

First edition of this “thoughtful and elegant novel” (The New York Times Book Review) . Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Philip Roth on the title page. A very sharp example.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-159
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Heaney, Seamus

Door Into The Dark.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1969.

First American edition of the author’s second book. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Seamus Heaney on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with two closed tears to the front panel. A very sharp example.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-151
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Vargos Llosa, Mario

A Fish In The Water: A Memoir.

New York : : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1994.

First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the title page. Review copy with material laid in. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-112
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Grant, Ulysses S. [U.S.]

Signed Photograph of Ulysses S. Grant.

1877.

Large signed photograph of Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States. Boldly signed below the image by Grant. The entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17 inches. Handsomely matted and framed. Scarce and desirable signed by Grant.

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-4608
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Cornwell, Bernard

Sharpe’s Company. Richard Sharpe and the Seige of Badajoz, January to April 1812.

London : Collins, 1982.

First edition of the third book in the Richard Sharpe series. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the author who has added the first lines of this book as follows, “With all best wishes- A pale horse seen a mile away at sunrise means the night is over. Bernard Cornwell.”

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-1812
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Maguire, Mairead Corrigan; Preface by the Dalai Lama; Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland.

New York : Orbis, 1999.

First edition of this work by the Nobel laureate. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Adrienne, Peace to you. Love Mairead 2.8.2005.” Also inscribed to the same recipient by Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu; who contributed the foreword. Also laid in is a pamphlet inscribed by Maguire,Continue reading "The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-831
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Mandela, Nelson; Thabo Mbeki; Joe Slovo

The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia.

1990.

First edition of the constitution of Namibia. Octavo, original wrappers. A unique copy signed and or inscribed by all the major contributors of the Republic of Namibia, which was formed in 1990. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nelson Mandela, “To Udo with my comradely compliments and best wishes Nelson R. Mandela 22.3.90 Windhoek.” Additionally signed byContinue reading "The Constitution of the Republic of Namibia."

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$17,500.00
Item Number: RRB-3303
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Mandela, Nelson

Prisoner In The Garden.

New York : The Viking Press, 2006.

First edition of this work dedicated to Mandela’s archive. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated by Nelson Mandela on the title page in the year of publication. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-851
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Kennedy, John F

Profiles In Courage.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1956.

First edition of Kennedy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Massachusetts Senator Leverett Saltonstall on the front free endpaper, “To Senator Saltonstall- with the very highest regards of his colleague John Kennedy.” The recipient, Leverett Saltonstall was the senior senator ofContinue reading "Profiles In Courage."

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$35,000.00
Item Number: RRB-2154
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Bell, Daniel

The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting.

New York : Basic Books, 1973.

First edition of this insightful work which speaks about the coming of the service economy and the importance of knowledge for creating stratification in the new society. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Anne- newer and sharper fondly Dan BellContinue reading "The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-4497
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Posner, Richard

Economic Analysis of Law.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1973.

First edition of the author’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Issued without a dust jacket. Signed by Richard Posner on the title page. In near fine condition, the text has some light underlining in it.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-3866
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Whyte, William H

The Organization Man.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1956.

First edition of one of the most influential books on management ever written. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Best to Lydia Bronte about whom this book was not written! Holly Whyte 4/18/89.” Additionally signed “William H. Whyte” on the title page. Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "The Organization Man."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-2141
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Friedman, Milton & Rose

Tyranny of the Status Quo.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984.

First edition of this work which analyzes the Reagan Administration’s attempts to greatly reduce taxes, regulations, and government spending and suggests practical changes. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by both Milton Friedman and Rose Friedman on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a slightly toned spine. Jacket design by LemContinue reading "Tyranny of the Status Quo."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-4646
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Drucker, Peter F

Men, Ideas, and Politics.

New York : Harper & Row Publishers, 1971.

First edition of this work by the father of management. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-4511
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Dimock, Anthony W

Wall Street and the Wilds.

New York : Outing Company, 1915.

First edition of Dimock’s autobiography, including his great success in cornering the gold market, also hunting grizzly bear, buffalo, deer, waterfowl, early wildlife photography, and some mention of fishing for tarpon, trout and salmon. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper,Continue reading "Wall Street and the Wilds."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-4562
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Schumpeter, Joseph A

Business Cycles: A Theoretical, Historical, And Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1939.

First edition of the economist’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of volume one, “To Seymour Harris with kind regards Joseph Schumpeter.” The recipient, Harvard economics professor Seymour Harris, was an editor of the book, Schumpeter as Social Scientist and editor of TheContinue reading "Business Cycles: A Theoretical, Historical, And Statistical Analysis of the Capitalist Process."

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$32,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4496
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Rothbard, Murray N

The Review of Austrian Economics: Volume 1.

Washington, D.C : Lexington Books, 1987.

First edition of this overview of the Austrian School of Economics. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free endpaper, “For D.A. Lambeck- For sound economics and free markets- Cordially Murray Rothbard March 1987.” In near fine condition, no dust jacket was issuedContinue reading "The Review of Austrian Economics: Volume 1."

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$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-4437
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Stopler, Wofgang F

Joseph Alois Schumpeter: The Public Life of A Private Man.

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1994.

First edition of this biography on Schumpeter. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Wolfgang Ann Arbor, MI Dec. 12, 1994.” From the library of noted economist Richard Musgrove. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-4401
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Friedman, Milton & Simon Kuznets

Income From Independent Professional Practice.

New York : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1945.

First edition of Milton Friedman’s first book, co-authored with fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist, Simon Kuznets. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Signed by Milton Friedman on the title page. In near fine condition. Income From Independent Professional Practice served as his Ph.D. thesis at Columbia. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshellContinue reading "Income From Independent Professional Practice."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-4225
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Friedman, Milton & Rose

Money Mischief: Episodes in Monetary History.

New York : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich Publishers, 1992.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist on monetary history. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Alan, some bedtime reading, Best regards Milton.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-4119
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Friedman, Milton; Introduction by Anna Jacobson Schwartz

The Essence of Friedman.

Stanford : Hoover Press, 1987.

First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To the Jackson Hole economist Tucker Smith, Milton Friedman.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Introduction by Anna J. Schwartz. Foreword by W. Glenn Campbell. Edited by Kurt R. Leube.Continue reading "The Essence of Friedman."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-4000
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