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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 Lorenzo Bunch.

    Tarkington, Booth

    The Lorenzo Bunch.

    Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1936.

    First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Booth Tarkington, Indianapolis, May 9. 194...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-65791
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    A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

    Johnson, Merle [Compiler]

    A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

    New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1910.

    First limited edition of this list of first editions in book form and of first printings in periodicals. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with paper titles to the spine, top edge gilt. One of...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-150732
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    My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan.

    Reagan, Nancy

    My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan.

    New York: Random House, 1989.

    First edition of Nancy Reagan’s memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly inscribed by Nancy Reagan on the half-title page. Laid in is a note from her office thanking the recipie...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-64571
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    Pigeons, Marks, Hustlers and Other Golf Bettors You Can Beat.

    Snead, Sam

    Pigeons, Marks, Hustlers and Other Golf Bettors You Can Beat.

    New York: A Golf Digest Book, 1986.

    First edition of this work by the legendary golfer. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated by Andy Myer. Boldly signed by Sam Snead on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Writt...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-150306
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    Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, A Daring Escape and The Making of Winston Churchill.

    Millard, Candice

    Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, A Daring Escape and The Making of Winston Churchill.

    New York: Doubleday, 2016.

    First edition of this New York Times bestselling narrative history recounting the twenty-four-year-old Winston Churchill’s capture by Boer forces during the South African War of 1899. Octavo, or...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-152133
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    Making the Market: Victorian Origins of Corporate Capitalism.

    Johnson, Paul

    Making the Market: Victorian Origins of Corporate Capitalism.

    Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

    First edition of this innovative study which reveals how and why capitalist institutions were created and the moral, economic and legal assumptions behind them. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation co...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-141813
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    The Americans: The Colonial Experience.

    Boorstin, David

    The Americans: The Colonial Experience.

    New York: Random House, 1973.

    Later printing of the final volume in Boorstin’s The Americans series. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Lydia A. Bogdoyan...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-96031
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    A World of Strangers.

    Gordimer, Nadine

    A World of Strangers.

    London: Gollancz, 1958.

    First edition of the author’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket showing some wear and a small stain to the s...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-2697
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    The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions.

    Borg, Marcus & Wright, N.T

    The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions.

    San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1999.

    First edition of this work by theologians Borg and Wright. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Borg on the front free endpaper prior to publication, “Dec. ’98 To M...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-101663
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    The Dean’s December.

    Bellow, Saul

    The Dean’s December.

    New York: Harper & Row, 1982.

    First edition of the first novel Bellow published after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1976. Octavo, original green cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust j...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-19006
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    Miracle in Seville.

    Michener, James A

    Miracle in Seville.

    New York: Random House, 1995.

    Signed limited edition by James Michener. Octavo, original cloth. Number 391 of 500 copies. Fine in a fine slipcase, still in the original shrinkwrap.
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-107453
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    The Cage Keeper and Other Stories.

    Dubus III, Andre

    The Cage Keeper and Other Stories.

    New York: E.P. Dutton, 1989.

    Uncorrected proof of the first edition of the author’s first book, a well-received collection of stories. Octavo, original orange wrappers. Signed by Andre Dubus III on the title page. In fine c...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-37658
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    Men in Groups.

    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.
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-2709
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    The Ice Harvest.

    Phillips, Scott

    The Ice Harvest.

    Tuscon: Dennis McMillan Publications, 2000.

    First edition and publisher’s presentation copy of Phillip’s debut novel. Octavo, bound in the original quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine. Dust jacket and i...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-101301
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    Julie Krone Signed 1993 Post Parade.

    Krone, Julie

    Julie Krone Signed 1993 Post Parade.

    New York: Racing Today Publishing Inc, 1993.

    August 1993 issue of Post Parade signed by American jockey and Belmont Stakes winner, Julie Krone. Octavo, original wrappers with a portrait of Krone on the front panel, illustrated with advertisement...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-152115
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    Nerinda.

    Douglas, Norman

    Nerinda.

    Florence: G. Orioli, 1929.

    Signed limited edition of this work, one of 475 numbered copies, this is number 272. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-121677
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    The Tories: Conservatives and The Nation State 1922-1997.

    Clark, Alan

    The Tories: Conservatives and The Nation State 1922-1997.

    London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1998.

    First edition of this personal account of modern Conservatives in government. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed and dated by the author...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-147117
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    Another Beauty.

    Zagajewski, Adam

    Another Beauty.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.

    First edition of the author’s memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Matthew Adam Zagajewski Boston, October 2004.” F...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-147467
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    The Lady From Dubuque.

    Albee, Edward. [Alan Schneider]

    The Lady From Dubuque.

    New York: Atheneum, 1980.

    First edition of Albee’s late play. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of the director Alan Schneider with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Schneider directed the play’s Broad...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-152183
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    The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations.

    Kotter, John

    The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations.

    Cambridge: Harvard Business School, 2002.

    Early printing of this organizational work by Kotter. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Tim John Kotter.” Fine in a fi...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-107819
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    Afro American History: The Modern Era. A Pioneering Chronicle of the Black People in Twentieth-Century America.

    Aptheker, Herbert

    Afro American History: The Modern Era. A Pioneering Chronicle of the Black People in Twentieth-Century America.

    New York: The Citadel Press, 1971.

    First edition of the prolific American Marxist historian’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Jan 1972 For Mrs. J...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-134261
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    The Places In Between.

    Stewart, Rory

    The Places In Between.

    Orlando: Harcourt, 2006.

    Early printing of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “To Heather, with...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-93219
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    Profiles in Character.

    Bush, Jeb and Brian Yablonski

    Profiles in Character.

    Miami: Foundation For Miami's Future, 1995.

    First edition of Jeb Bush’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Inscribed by both authors on the front free endpaper. In fine condition. Foreword by William J. Bennett.
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-85632
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    Rabbit At Rest.

    Updike, John

    Rabbit At Rest.

    Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1990.

    First edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, Smyth-sewn and bound in full top-grain leather...
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    $150.00 Item Number: RRB-147057
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