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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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The Scottish Countryside Being the Report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee 1927-1928.

[Lloyd George, David]

The Scottish Countryside Being the Report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee 1927-1928.

[Edinburgh] : Published by The Scottish Liberal Federation, 1928.

First edition of the 1928 report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy, presented by David Lloyd George on a presentation bookplate affixed to the flyleaf which reads: Presented to Councillor Duncan MacBean withContinue reading "The Scottish Countryside Being the Report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee 1927-1928."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151324

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Earhart, Amelia

20 Hrs. 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship: The American Girl, First Across the Atlantic by Air, Tells Her Story.

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1928.

Early printing of Earhart’s thrilling account of her experience as a passenger aboard the Friendship, which made her the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air in 1928. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain orange, with 61 illustrations. Boldly signed by Amelia Earhart on the front free endpaper. Very good in the rareContinue reading "20 Hrs. 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship: The American Girl, First Across the Atlantic by Air, Tells Her Story."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150000

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Jesus: The Son of Man.

Gibran, Kahlil

Jesus: The Son of Man.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1928.

First edition of Kahlil Gibran’s masterful retelling of the story of Jesus of Nazareth. Octavo, original cloth, illustrations by the author. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Roy and D. from Howard and Bill With the blessing upon you four, and with the gratitudeContinue reading "Jesus: The Son of Man."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-89433

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Message of the President of the United States, Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress.

Coolidge, Calvin

Message of the President of the United States, Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress.

Chicago : Government Printing Office, 1928.

First edition of this address given by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-119471

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A Quartette of Comedies.

Wells, H.G

A Quartette of Comedies.

London : Ernest Benn Limited, 1928.

First British omnibus edition of four comic novels culminating in “1100 pages from Mr. Wells’ magic pen.” Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed on the half-title page, “H.G. Wells Detroit Nov 9th 1931.” Very good in a very good dust jacket with darkening to the spine of theContinue reading "A Quartette of Comedies."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148954

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Earhart, Amelia

20 Hrs. and 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship. The American Girl, First Across the Atlantic by Air, Tells Her Story.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1928.

First edition of Earhart’s classic dramatic chronicle. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 61 black-and-white photographic plates, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Amelia Earhart on the verso of the frontispiece, “For Earnestine Fishbaugh. Amelia Earhart.” The recipient, Earnestine Fishbaugh was the daughter of noted Hollywood physician, Dr. Ernest C. Fishbaugh. Accompanied by a laid in note fromContinue reading "20 Hrs. and 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship. The American Girl, First Across the Atlantic by Air, Tells Her Story."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150335

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Sonnets: 1889-1927

Robinson, Edwin Arlington

Sonnets: 1889-1927

New York : Crosby Gaige, 1928.

First edition of this collection of sonnets from 1889 to 1927. Octavo, original half cloth with decorated boards. Boldly signed by Edwin Arlington Robinson on the half-title page. In near fine condition with some rubbing to the extremities and front panel.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-145427

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Orlando: A Biography.

Woolf, Virginia

Orlando: A Biography.

New York : Crosby Gaige, 1928.

First limited edition of Woolf’s immensely popular feminist classic, one of only 800 copies signed by her in her characteristic purple ink. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, engraved frontispiece portrait of Orlando as a boy, illustrated with engravings. One of 800 numbered copies, this is number 512. Boldly signed byContinue reading "Orlando: A Biography."

$8,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150565

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Quicksand.

Larsen, Nella

Quicksand.

New York & London : Alfred A. Knopf, 1928.

First edition of Nella Larsen’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To my friend Harriet S. Wright, this tale of pride, prejudice and passion Nella Larsen.” First editions of any of Larsen’s works are rare, as she disappeared from Harlem’s interracial literary and arts community after herContinue reading "Quicksand."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-95263

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Good Morning America.

Sandburg, Carl. [William Safire]

Good Morning America.

New York : Crosby Gaige, 1928.

Signed limited first edition of Sandburg’s classic poem, originally delivered at Harvard as a Phi Beta Kappa poem. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, topContinue reading "Good Morning America."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-127368

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Tisza Tales.

Schwimmer, Rosika [Eleanor Roosevelt]

Tisza Tales.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc, 1928.

First edition of this enchanting work of Hungarian folklore. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles and detailing to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece with an additional illustrated title page, illustrated with color plates and black and white plates by Willy Pogány. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page,Continue reading "Tisza Tales."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-147722

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The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays.

Wilder, Thornton

The Angel That Troubled the Waters and Other Plays.

New York : Coward-McCann, Inc, 1928.

Signed limited first edition of this collection of three-minute plays by American playwright and novelist Thornton Wilder. Imperial octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Wilder photographed by Doris Ulmann. One of seven-hundred and seventy-five copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 726. In very good condition.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-145431

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Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architect 1822-1903: Central Park as a Work of Art and as a Great Municipal Enterprise 1853-1895.

Olmsted, Frederick Law. Edited by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Theodora Kimball

Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architect 1822-1903: Central Park as a Work of Art and as a Great Municipal Enterprise 1853-1895.

New York and London : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928.

First edition of the second volume of the autobiography of one of the foremost figures in American landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Olmsted. Edited by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and Theodora Kimball. Association copy, inscribed by Frederick Law Olmsted on the front free endpaper, “To George HavenContinue reading "Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscape Architect 1822-1903: Central Park as a Work of Art and as a Great Municipal Enterprise 1853-1895."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-129463

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Sergeant York: The Story of His Life.

York, Alvin C

Sergeant York: The Story of His Life.

New York : Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1928.

Alvin C. York’s first edition copy of his autobiography, basis for the 1941 film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Gary Cooper. Octavo, original yellow cloth, frontispiece of a portrait of Alvin C. York, illustrated with eleven plates of black and white photographs. York’s personal corrections penciled in throughout, including several notations on the front freeContinue reading "Sergeant York: The Story of His Life."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-145328

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The Quest of the Davis Cup: Volume VI of The Lawn Tennis Library.

Merrihew, Stephen Wallis

The Quest of the Davis Cup: Volume VI of The Lawn Tennis Library.

New York : American Lawn Tennis, Inc, 1928.

First signed limited edition de luxe of Merrihew’s classic work on the “World Cup of Tennis.” Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, engraved photogravure tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Davis, illustrated with 48 engravings after photographs.Continue reading "The Quest of the Davis Cup: Volume VI of The Lawn Tennis Library."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-105106

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Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Signed Photograph.

Holmes, Jr., Oliver Wendell

Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Signed Photograph.

1928.

Autographed photograph of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, signed and dated February 2, 1932. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 13 inches.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-94958

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The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Former Tongues; And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command.

[Buck, Pearl S.]

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Former Tongues; And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command.

London : The British & Foreign Bible Society/Cambridge University Press, 1928.

Early 20th century Bible. Octavo, original publisher’s limp black crushed morocco-textured wraps, all edges gilt. Signed and dated by the masterful writer and novelist Pearl S. Buck on the verso of the front free endpaper, “Pearl S. Buck 1928.” Additionally lengthily inscribed and dated by Buck on the front flyleaf with a 28-line quote fromContinue reading "The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Former Tongues; And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146078

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Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress.

Beckett, Samuel; Marcel Brion; Frank Budgen; Stuart Gilbert; Eugene Jolas; Victor Llona; Robert McAlmon; Thomas McGreevy; Elliot Paul; John Rodker; Robert Sage; William Carlos Williams; G.V.L. Slingsby; Vladimir Dixon [James Joyce]

Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress.

London : Faber and Faber Limited, 1929.

First limited British edition of this collection of critical essays and two letters on James Joyce’s book Finnegans Wake. Small octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by Samuel Beckett and Marcel Brion on the half-title page, and additionally signed by Beckett above the title of his essay. Samuel Beckett and Marcel Brion both personally knewContinue reading "Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148668

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Our African Winter.

Doyle, Arthur Conan

Our African Winter.

London : John Murray, 1929.

First edition of this classic travelogue by the author of Sherlock Holmes. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with light shelfwear. We have never seen another signed example.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151579

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Alexander and Some Other Cats.

Eddy, Sarah J. [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]

Alexander and Some Other Cats.

Boston : Marshall Jones Company, 1929.

Early edition of this collection of facts and stories about cats, compiled by Sarah J. Eddy; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original light green cloth, illustrated with numerous plates of cat photographs and an additional pamphlet of photos laid in. Inscribed in ink by Gilman on the frontContinue reading "Alexander and Some Other Cats."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-145596

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Look Homeward, Angel.

Wolfe, Thomas

Look Homeward, Angel.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original dark blue cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “To Jo Dauber with thanks for dragging me in. Thomas Wolfe, Nov. 27, 1929.” Near fine in a very good first-issue dust jacket with the photograph of WolfeContinue reading "Look Homeward, Angel."

$16,000.00

Item Number: RRB-125635

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Marriage and Morals.

Russell, Bertrand

Marriage and Morals.

New York : Horace Liveright, 1929.

First edition of this work by Russell, in which he questions the Victorian notions of morality regarding sex and marriage. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his publisher, “To Horace Liveright from Bertrand Russell with love & admiration.” The recipient, Horace Liveright was an American publisher and stage producer. WithContinue reading "Marriage and Morals."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-54042

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The Return of the Native.

Hardy, Thomas; Clare Leighton [Illustrator]

The Return of the Native.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1929.

Macmillan signed limited edition of Hardy’s sixth published novel. Octavo, bound in half vellum over boards with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispiece, with black and white woodcut illustrations. Signed by illustrator Clare Leighton on the colophon page. One of 1,500 copies. In very good condition with toning and bumping. Illustrated byContinue reading "The Return of the Native."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-148848

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A Farewell To Arms.

Hemingway, Ernest

A Farewell To Arms.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.

First edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Octavo, original black cloth with gilt labels to the spine and front panel. First issue with Scribner’s seal to title verso and without legal disclaimer. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good first state dustContinue reading "A Farewell To Arms."

$48,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151376

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