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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!
    A Widow for One Year.

    Irving, John

    A Widow for One Year.

    Toronto: Alred A. Knopf, 1998.

    First Canadian edition of Irving’s powerful ninth novel. Octavo, original boards. Signed by John Irving on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-230
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    Touch the Water Touch the Wind.

    Oz, Amos

    Touch the Water Touch the Wind.

    Harcourt Brace Jovanovich: New York, 1973.

    First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Amos Oz on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Translated from the Hebrew by Nic...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-5679
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    No Other Life.

    Moore, Brian

    No Other Life.

    London: Bloomsbury, 1993.

    First edition of the award-winning novelist’s gripping drama. Octavo, original cloth, ribbon bound in. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Sally Soames L...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-126419
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    Prose Improvements.

    Parkman, Trevor

    Prose Improvements.

    Brighton, England: Degree Zero, 2017.

    First edition of this work by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Trevor Pateman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover art by Ilva Kalnberza.
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-147892
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    My Life and The Times.

    Catledge, Turner

    My Life and The Times.

    New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1971.

    First edition of this autobiography by the New York Times journalist and editor. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To M...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-109372
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    The Trick Of It.

    Frayn, Michael

    The Trick Of It.

    London: Viking, 1989.

    First edition of of Frayn’s reverential novel. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Sally with best wishes from Michael Frayn 15 Augus...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-119338
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    Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School.

    Schorr, Jonathan [William Safire]

    Hard Lessons: The Promise of an Inner City Charter School.

    New York: Ballantine Books, 2002.

    First edition of this journalistic analysis of charter school life from the library of American journalist William Safire. Octavo, original half cloth. Autographed letter to American journalist Willia...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-145238
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    Sahara.

    Palin, Michael. Photographs by Basil Pao

    Sahara.

    New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2003.

    First edition of Palin’s incredible retelling of his journey across the Sahara Desert. Quarto, original boards, patterned endpapers, photographs by Basil Pao. Presentation copy, inscribed by the...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-119797
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    New Worlds to Conquer.

    Halliburton, Richard

    New Worlds to Conquer.

    Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929.

    First edition of the third legendary travel-adventure book from this author. Medium octavo, original olive green cloth with gilt titles, beveled edges, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of the auth...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-145248
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    Going to Miami: Exiles, Tourists, and Refugees in the New America.

    Rieff, David. [Peter Matthiessen]

    Going to Miami: Exiles, Tourists, and Refugees in the New America.

    Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1987.

    First edition of Rieff’s classic work on the complex history of Miami, Florida. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “For Maria,...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-135144
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    Home Before Dark: A Biographical Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter.

    Cheever, Susan

    Home Before Dark: A Biographical Memoir of John Cheever by His Daughter.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.

    First edition of Cheever’s candid portrait of her father, John Cheever. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “New York City Octobe...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-142633
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    The Americans: The Colonial Experience.

    Boorstin, David

    The Americans: The Colonial Experience.

    New York: Random House, 1973.

    Early printing of the final volume in Boorstin’s The Americans series. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Jim Wooley – fellow Oklahoman...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-36598
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    A Redbird Christmas.

    Flagg, Fannie

    A Redbird Christmas.

    New York: Random House, 2004.

    First edition of this enchanting Christmas classic. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Sweet Marilyn Perry- Much Love Fan...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-118788
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    The Givenness of Things: Essays.

    Robinson, Marilynne

    The Givenness of Things: Essays.

    New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2015.

    First edition of this collection of essays from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Marilynne Robinson on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-12057
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    Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music.

    Fox, Charles [Charles Strouse]

    Killing Me Softly: My Life in Music.

    Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2010.

    First edition of the memoir of composer Charles Fox. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece facsimile of the music to “Killing Me Softly With His Song”, illustrated with black-and-white phot...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-152198
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    Borderlines.

    Mayor, Archer

    Borderlines.

    New York: Putnam, 1990.

    First edition of the author’s second mystery in his acclaimed Joe Gunther series. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, Lengthily inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-117
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    The Course of My Life: My Autobiography.

    Heath, Edward

    The Course of My Life: My Autobiography.

    London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1998.

    First edition of this historical snapshot and autobiography. Octavo, original navy boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by Edward Heath on the title page. Fine in a near fine d...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-146787
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    John Adams.

    McCullough, David

    John Adams.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.

    Later printing of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by the David McCullough on the title page. Fine in...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-147017
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    Dusklands.

    Coetzee, J.M

    Dusklands.

    London: Vintage Books, 2004.

    Early printing of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by J.M. Coetzee on the title page. In fine condition.
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-131087
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    Whiteout.

    Follett, Ken

    Whiteout.

    London: Macmillan, 2004.

    First edition of Follett’s internationally bestselling novel, a high-stakes thriller of human betrayal, medical peril, and a race against time. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with black and white...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-150758
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    Son.

    Lowry, Lois

    Son.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2012.

    First edition of the thrilling conclusion to ‘The Giver’ quartet. Octavo, original half-cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “with best wishes Lois Lowry.” Fine in a...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-145163
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    Seasons At Eagle Pond.

    Hall, Donald

    Seasons At Eagle Pond.

    New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1987.

    First edition of Hall’s classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “For Betsy seasonally! with pleasure Donald Hall 18...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-587
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    Great Balls of Fire.

    Padgett, Ron

    Great Balls of Fire.

    Chicago: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.

    First American edition of the poet’s 1969 collection. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Shelly a [Great] idea… Gary C...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-129719
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    Tremor: Selected Poems.

    Zagajewski, Adam

    Tremor: Selected Poems.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1985.

    First edition of the poet’s first book to be published in English. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Adrienne- with best wishes, Ada...
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    $125.00 Item Number: RRB-147466
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