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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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DeLillo, Don [Graham Greene]

White Noise.

New York : The Viking Press, 1985.

First edition of the author’s National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow writer Graham Greene, “For Graham Best Ever Don DeLillo.” With Graham Greene’s bookplate. DeLillo and Greene both received the Jerusalem Prize. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with aContinue reading "White Noise."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-143056
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Kai-shek, Chiang and Madame

General Chiang Kai shek: An Account Of The Fortnight In Sian.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1937.

First edition of this autobiography of Chiang Kai-shek. Octavo, original cloth. Signed on the half-title page in Chinese by Chiang Kai-shek and in English by Mei-ling Soong Chiang, former First Lady of the Republic of China, 1948-1975. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing. Exceptionally rare signed by both Chiang andContinue reading "General Chiang Kai shek: An Account Of The Fortnight In Sian."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-48012
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Bolivar, Simón

Simón Bolívar Autograph Letter Signed.

Bogota 1827.

Rare autograph letter signed by ‘El Libertador’, Simón Bolívar as President of Gran Colombia. One page, script in Spanish. Sent from Bogota, the letter is dated December 6, 1827 and reads in full, “A la Senora Manuela Garaycoa. Umd. siempre se eccele a si misma on bondades para conmigo y me prodiga elofios ques ellosContinue reading "Simón Bolívar Autograph Letter Signed."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-126188
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Keynes, John Maynard. [J.M.] [Robert M. Solow]

The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1936.

First edition of the economist’s masterpiece, generally regarded as the most influential social science treatise of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist, “Modern macroeconomics began with this book, no wonder it’s not easy to read Robert Solow.” In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box madeContinue reading "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-138055
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Markowitz, Harry M

Portfolio Selection.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, 1959.

First edition of the economist’s work, which revolutionized modern investment theory and practice. Octavo, original blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ken Best wishes Harry Markowitz.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-1292
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Stuart, Gilbert. [George Washington]

George Washington Portrait.

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Portrait of George Washington after Gilbert Stuart, American School, late 19th century oil on canvas portrait of President George Washington, after the Athaneum portrait by Gilbert Stuart. Housed in a Victorian giltwood frame with floral carved corner ornaments and oval opening. The entire piece measures 35 inches by 40 inches. An exceptional piece.

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-78002
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Kerouac, Jack

On The Road.

New York : The Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Kerouac’s classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth, top stain red. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author’s daughter, “For Allen MacGuire Best wishes, Jan Kerouac.”  Jan Kerouac was a writer and the only child of Jack Kerouac and Joan Haverty Kerouac. She published three semi-autobiographical novels, Baby Driver: A Story About Myself inContinue reading "On The Road."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-148125
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Darwin, Charles

Charles Darwin Autograph.

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Rare autograph from Charles Darwin, boldly signed, “With M. Darwin‘s Best Compliments.” Matted and framed with a portrait of Darwin. The entire piece measures 11.9 inches by 9 inches. An exceptional presentation.

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-145367
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Nabokov, Vladimir [Elizabeth Bishop]

Lolita.

Paris : The Olympia Press, 1955.

First edition, association copy of Nabokov’s masterpiece, from the library of Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet Elizabeth Bishop. First issue with the price of 900 francs on the rear panel of each volume. Octavo, 2 volumes, original green wrappers. In near fine condition with light rubbing, some toning to the extremities. Bishop and Nabokov both gainedContinue reading "Lolita."

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Item Number: RRB-104529
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Joyce, James; Henri Matisse

Ulysses.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1935.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Joyce’s landmark Ulysses, widely recognized as the first illustrated edition. Large quarto, original gilt-stamped pictorial brown cloth, with 26 illustrations. One of 1,500 numbered copies, this is number 1,476. Boldly signed by Henri Matisse in pencil on the colophon page at the rear. In near fine condition.Continue reading "Ulysses."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151736
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Watson, James D

The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.

New York : Atheneum, 1968.

First edition of Watson’s ground breaking work regarding the discovery of DNA for which the author, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1962. Octavo, original blue cloth, with numerous diagrams and photographic illustrations. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Frank from JimContinue reading "The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-99462
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo

The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Cambridge : Riverside Press, 1903.

The Autograph Centenary edition of the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, one of 600 numbered copies containing a double sided manuscript in Emerson’s hand bound into volume one. Octavo, 12 volumes, publisher’s original three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edgeContinue reading "The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-138934
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Ferrari, Enzo; Foreword by Stirling Moss

The Enzo Ferrari Story. [with] Enzo Ferrari Signed Postcard.

New York : MacMillan, 1964.

First edition of Enzo Ferrari’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Enzo Ferrari in his customary purple ink on a Ferrari postcard featuring Gilles Villeneuve on the verso, “February 22, 1978 Thank you for your warm birthday wishes and many kind regards in full, “Enzo Ferrari. ” The book is boldly signed byContinue reading "The Enzo Ferrari Story. [with] Enzo Ferrari Signed Postcard."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-20091
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McCarthy, Cormac

Blood Meridian, or The Evening Redness in the West.

London : Picador , 1989.

First British edition of the author’s classic fifth novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by George Sharp. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149220
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O'Brien, Robert C. [Robert Leslie Conly]

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh.

New York : Atheneum, 1971.

First edition of this Newbery Medal-winning children’s fantasy novel. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with titles and a small mouse stamped in purple, title page vignette, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Sue Glazer with gratitude respect and affection Robert C. O’Brien.” Fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-151840
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Faulkner, William

The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion [The Snopes Trilogy].

New York : Random House, 1940-1959.

A complete set of the limited signed first edition of Faulkner’s acclaimed Snopes Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. Each volume is signed by William Faulkner. Each are in near fine to fine condition.

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-109883
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Gibran, Kahlil

Kahlil Gibran Autograph Letter Signed.

1928.

Rare autograph letter signed by the author of The Prophet Kahlil Gibran on his letterhead, which reads, “March 25 1928 My dear Mrs. Scribner, I regret very much that I shall not be able to dine with you on Thursday April the Twelfth. Had I not already made another engagement, for that same evening, nothingContinue reading "Kahlil Gibran Autograph Letter Signed."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-144143
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Cooper, Susan

The Dark is Rising Series: Over Sea, Under Stone; The Dark is Rising; Greenwitch; The Grey King; Silver on the Tree.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1965-1977.

First British editions and true firsts of each book in the Dark is Rising Sequence. Octavo, 5 volumes. Each copy is signed or inscribed by the author. Each are in excellent condition in the original dust jackets. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-1254
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King, Stephen

Carrie.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974.

First edition of the novel that launched King’s career, with ‘First Edition’ stated on the copyright page and ‘P6’ in the gutter of page 199. Octavo, original maroon cloth, compliments stamp to the front pastedown, “With Compliments of Doubleday & Company, Inc.” Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For BobbyContinue reading "Carrie."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-147126
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Baldwin, James

Tell Me How Long the Train’s Been Gone.

New York : The Dial Press, Inc., 1968.

Rare uncorrected galley proof of Baldwin’s fourth novel. Square quarto, original spiral bound wrappers. Signed by the author on the title page, “Peace James Baldwin.” In very good condition. Publication date annotated in ink on the front wrapper. Very uncommon signed.

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Item Number: RRB-140823
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Smythe, William R. [Richard P. Feynman]

Static and Dynamic Electricity.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1950.

Richard Feynman’s copy of Smythe’s central work on static and dynamic electricity. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with mathematic equations and diagrams. Signed in ink by Feynman on the front free endpaper, “R.P. Feynman 6688 Cal Tech Physics,” beneath the previous owner’s inscription. Feynman acquired this copy from a fellow member of the Caltech physics department,Continue reading "Static and Dynamic Electricity."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-145207
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Potter, Beatrix

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.

London : Frederick Warne and Co, 1905.

The earliest known first edition, presentation copy of Potter’s popular children’s story. Octavo, original boards with embossed titles and pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 26 color plates by the author. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front pictorial endpaper in the year of publication, “For Theresa Thorp with love fromContinue reading "The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-135913
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Faulkner, William

The Town.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition, first state with the 5/57 at the bottom of the front flap of the dust jacket. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page in the year of publication, “11 Nov 57 Best wishes William Faulkner.” With the publisher’s advance review copy slip dated May 1, 1957 laid in andContinue reading "The Town."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-125095
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Mann, Thomas

Death in Venice.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.

First edition of this translation of Mann’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Dedicated to Mr. Carl Lammle by Thomas Mann 15.VII.36.” Translated from the German by H.T. Lowe-Porter. Introduction by Ludwig Lewisohn. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some expert restorationContinue reading "Death in Venice."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-140382
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