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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!
    No Easy Victories.

    Gardner, John W. Edited by Helen Rowan

    No Easy Victories.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968.

    First edition of “the father of campaign finance reform”, John W. Gardner’s fourth book. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free end...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-110909
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    I Was A Rat! …or The Scarlet Slippers.

    Pullman, Philip. Illustrated by Peter Bailey

    I Was A Rat! …or The Scarlet Slippers.

    London: Doubleday, 1999.

    First edition of Pullman’s classic adventure story. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated by Peter Bailey. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Eil...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-114586
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    Bird Cloud: A Memoir.

    Proulx, Annie

    Bird Cloud: A Memoir.

    New York: Scribner, 2011.

    First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s magnificent memoir. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Annie Proulx on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rex B...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-140722
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    Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen.

    Nadel, Ira B. [Leonard Cohen]

    Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen.

    New York: Pantheon Books, 1996.

    Uncorrected proof of the first authorized biography of author, poet, and singer song-writer Leonard Cohen. Octavo, original wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-147094
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    The Passionate Friends.

    Wells, H.G

    The Passionate Friends.

    London: Macmillan and Co, 1913.

    First edition of this novel, which was the first introduction of Wells’ notion of an “open conspiracy” of individuals to achieve a world state through an “open conspiracy again...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-149399
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    Position at Noon.

    Linklater, Eric. Decorations by Hans Tisdall

    Position at Noon.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1958.

    First edition and signed limited edition of Linklater’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. With decorations by Hans Tisdall. One of 250 numbered copies signed by the aut...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-128153
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    The American Economy in Transition.

    Feldstein, Martin

    The American Economy in Transition.

    Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1980.

    First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper, “To Lee Bach With Best Wishes Martin Feldstein.”...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-102797
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    The Messiah of Stockholm.

    Ozick, Cynthia

    The Messiah of Stockholm.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987.

    First edition of this “truly intriguing mystery…Ozick brings off effects comparable to those of Isaac Bashevis Singer” (The New York Review of Books). Octavo, original half cloth. Si...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-145996
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    Bachelor Girls.

    Wasserstein, Wendy

    Bachelor Girls.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.

    First edition of this work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Karen Davis Best- Wendy Wasse...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-150191
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    The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed.

    McPhee, John

    The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed.

    New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973.

    First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author, “For Mike Hutcheson many thanks and all the best John McPhee Bradford 1/23/89.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-2544
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    The Enchantress of Florence.

    Rushdie, Salman

    The Enchantress of Florence.

    New York : Random House Inc., 2008.

    First edition of Salman Rushdie’s richly imagined historical novel linking Renaissance Florence and the court of the Mughal emperor Akbar through the legend of a mysterious and captivating woman known...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-151308
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    Incredible Truth.

    Cobb, Irvin S

    Incredible Truth.

    New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1931.

    First edition of Cobb’s absorbing collection of historical essays. Octavo, original cloth, top edge red. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Yours Sincerely Irvine S. Cobb....
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-115067
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    My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew.

    Pogrebin, Abigail

    My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew.

    Bedford, New York: Fig Tree Books, 2017.

    First edition of this memoir and cultural reportage of the Jewish liturgical calendar. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publicat...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-148948
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    Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat. The Vampire Chronicles.

    Rice, Anne

    Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat. The Vampire Chronicles.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

    First edition of the final installment in Anne Rice’s best-selling Vampire Chronicles. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, pictorial endpapers, with ten illustrations. Boldly signed by An...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-151483
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    Nuts About Nuts.

    Rosen, Michael. Illustrated by Sami Sweeten

    Nuts About Nuts.

    London: Diamond Books, 1999.

    Early printing of British children’s author Michael Rosen’s illustrated book of poetry about nuts. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Signed and dated by Michael Rosen on the verso of th...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-88124
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    When Boyhood Dreams Come True.

    Farrell, James T

    When Boyhood Dreams Come True.

    New York: The Vanguard Press, 1946.

    First edition of this work by the author of Studs Lonigan. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For JW Miller With best wishes James A....
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-114731
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    Shirley Eaton’s Golden Touch: An Intimate Diary of Poems.

    Eaton, Shirley; Foreword by Roger Moore

    Shirley Eaton’s Golden Touch: An Intimate Diary of Poems.

    Tennessee: Concept Productions, 2006.

    First edition of this diary by the famed actress of James Bond’s Goldfinger. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes Shirle...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-123244
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    Elegy in Manhattan.

    Jessel, George. Foreword by Ben Hecht

    Elegy in Manhattan.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961.

    First edition of the author’s acclaimed collection of Broadway memoirs. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To one I highly rega...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-137351
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    The Affluent Society.

    Galbraith, John Kenneth

    The Affluent Society.

    Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.

    First edition of the 40th anniversary of the economist’s landmark work. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by John Kenneth Galbraith on the half-title page. In near fine condit...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-118388
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    Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.

    [Channing, Carol]

    Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.

    New York: Life Magazine, 1964.

    April 3, 1964 issue of Life Magazine signed by legendary musical actress Carol Channing. Folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by Channing on the front cover which features a photograph of...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-124701
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    Good As Gold.

    Heller, Joseph

    Good As Gold.

    Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1982.

    The Franklin Library signed limited edition of this work by the author of Catch – 22. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised b...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-151632
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    Hong Kong.

    Morris, Jan

    Hong Kong.

    Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1988.

    Signed limited first edition of this incredibly vibrant history of Hong Kong, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, Smyth-sewn and bound in full top-gr...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-147058
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    Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian’s Story.

    O'Hara, John

    Lovey Childs: A Philadelphian’s Story.

    New York : Random House, 1969.

    Signed limited first edition of this novel by the author of Appointment in Samarra, number 166 of 200 examples. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in the original acetate dust jacket in the fine publisher...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-120671
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    Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.

    [Channing, Carol]

    Carol Channing Hello, Dolly! Signed Life Magazine.

    New York: Life Magazine, 1964.

    April 3, 1964 issue of Life Magazine signed by legendary musical actress Carol Channing. Folio, original wrappers, illustrated. Inscribed by Channing on the front cover which features a photograph of...
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    $100.00 Item Number: RRB-124841
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