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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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New Hampshire.

Frost, Robert; Woodcuts by J.J. Lankes

New Hampshire.

New York : Henry Holt & Company, 1927.

First edition, seventh printing of Robert Frost’s first Pulitzer Prize-winning collection. Octavo, original half cloth, woodcuts by J.J. Lankes. Boldly signed by the author, “Robert Frost Amherst June 1924” on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some professional restoration. Desirable signed and in the original dust jacket, fromContinue reading "New Hampshire."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150182

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Long Walk To Freedom.

Mandela, Nelson

Long Walk To Freedom.

London : Little, Brown and Company, 1994.

Signed limited first edition, one of only 250 numbered copies of this classic autobiography, this is number 121. Octavo, bound in full green morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled to the front panel, all edges gilt, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Fine in a fine slipcase as issued. Rare and desirable.

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-134532

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Babbitt.

Lewis, Sinclair

Babbitt.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922.

First edition, first issue of with “Purdy” for “Lyte” on Page 49 line 4 & “my” on line 5. Octavo, original cloth. With a humorous autographed letter signed from Lewis which reads, “Hartford, Connecticut Monday, Nov. 27, 1922, Louis My manly head is bowed up with grief. Either Gracie or I got balled up onContinue reading "Babbitt."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138103

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Every Building on the Sunset Strip.

Ruscha, Ed [Edward]

Every Building on the Sunset Strip.

Los Angeles : Edward Ruscha, 1966.

First edition, second issue of the artist’s classic work. Small octavo, original stiff self-wrappers, original slipcase. Association copy, inscribed by Ruscha to his aunt, “For Aunt Carol Ed Ruscha.” One continuous accordion-fold page composed of glued paper segments with black-and-white photographs of every building on the sunset strip. Near fine in a very good slipcase. AnContinue reading "Every Building on the Sunset Strip."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-1012

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British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving.

Thatcher, Margaret; Tony Blair; Gordon Brown; James Callaghan; David Cameron; Edward Heath; John Major; Theresa May

British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving.

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Rare colored engraving signed by 8 former British Prime Ministers including Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair. One page, a fine colored engraving of the New Houses of Parliament signed on the mount by Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, James Callaghan, David Cameron, Edward Heath, John Major, Theresa May, and Margaret Thatcher. In fine condition. Double mattedContinue reading "British Prime Ministers Signed New Houses of Parliament Engraving."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-123644

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An Oration Pronounced July 4, 1800, at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, in Commemoration of the Anniversary of American Independence.

Hall, Joseph

An Oration Pronounced July 4, 1800, at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, in Commemoration of the Anniversary of American Independence.

Boston : From the Printing-Office of Manning & Loring, [1800].

First edition of Hall’s famed speech tracing the history of the American Revolution. Octavo, bound in paper-covered boards, original wrapper bound in at rear. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Ephraim Williams Esq. from his friend J. Hall.” In very good condition. Housed in a custom cloth chemise and half moroccoContinue reading "An Oration Pronounced July 4, 1800, at the Request of the Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, in Commemoration of the Anniversary of American Independence."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-125043

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Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude].

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

Cien Anos de Soledad [One Hundred Years of Solitude].

Buenos Aires : Editorial Sudamericana, 1972.

First edition, early printing of the author’s masterpiece which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the translator of this novel into English, Gregory Rabassa. Very good in wrappers. Rare and desirable signed by both Garcia Marquez and Rabassa.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-7284

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Uncle Shelby’s Story of Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back.

Silverstein, Shel

Uncle Shelby’s Story of Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1963.

First edition of the first children’s book which started Silverstein’s incomparable career. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed on the half-title page by the author who has added a drawing. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. We have never seen another signed example.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138198

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Orville Wright Signed Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903.

Lemon, Frank; [Orville Wright]

Orville Wright Signed Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903.

1928.

Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903. Wright Aeronautical Corporation off-set color lithograph of a Frank Lemon watercolor painting honoring the Wright Brothers’ historic flight at Kitty Hawk, signed by Orville Wright in black ink along the horizon line. Framed. In fine condition. The piece measures 15.5 inches by 18.25Continue reading "Orville Wright Signed Lithograph of The Wright Brothers ‘Strange Contraption’ Rises at Kitty Hawk, 1903."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146523

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Gone With the Wind.

Mitchell, Margaret

Gone With the Wind.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1936.

First edition of Margaret Mitchell’s masterpiece which remains one of the fastest selling novels in the history of American publishing, with 50,000 copies sold in a single day. Octavo, original cloth. First printing, with “Published May 1936” on the copyright page and no mention of other printings. Boldly signed by Margaret Mitchell on the frontContinue reading "Gone With the Wind."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149717

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The Dark Command: A Kansas Iliad.

Burnett, W.R. [John Wayne; Roy Rogers; Gene Autry]

The Dark Command: A Kansas Iliad.

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1938.

First edition thus of Burnett’s best-selling novel adapted into the popular Western of the same name which was nominated for two Academy Awards and stands as the only film where Western icons Wayne and Rogers appeared together. Octavo, original cloth. Signed on the front free endpaper by John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, and GabbyContinue reading "The Dark Command: A Kansas Iliad."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-132134

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Naming and Necessity.

Kripke, Saul

Naming and Necessity.

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1980.

First edition of this work widely considered one of the most important philosophical works of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “Best wishes Saul Kripke.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare and desirable signed.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138119

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The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To the Galaxy. [Hitchhiker’s]

Adams, Douglas

The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To the Galaxy. [Hitchhiker’s]

London : PAN, 1979.

First British edition of this modern classic, preceding the hardcover edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Douglas Adams in a contemporary hand on the front pastedown. In fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed; this is the first example we have seen.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-140788

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The Strategy of Peace.

Kennedy, John F

The Strategy of Peace.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1960.

First edition of the selected foreign policy speeches and statements on defense, peace, and national security delivered by Kennedy during his 1960 presidential campaign. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. From the library of John F. Kennedy with his ownership stamp to the half-title page, “Senator John F. Kennedy.” In near fine condition. Housed in a customContinue reading "The Strategy of Peace."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-142889

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The End of Economic Man: A Study of the New Totalitarianism.

Drucker, Peter F

The End of Economic Man: A Study of the New Totalitarianism.

New York : John Day, 1939.

First edition of Drucker’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. An excellent near fine example in a very good dust jacket with some wear and tear. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Rare, especially signed.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-48008

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The Town: A Novel of the Snopes Family.

Faulkner, William. [Cormac McCarthy]

The Town: A Novel of the Snopes Family.

New York : Random House, 1957.

First edition, first printing of the second novel in Faulkner’s celebrated Snopes trilogy with line 8 on page 327 repeated as line 10. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of Cormac McCarthy with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. McCarthy has been widely praised as not only a disciple of Faulkner, butContinue reading "The Town: A Novel of the Snopes Family."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-143641

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Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1892.

Finely bound example of the author’s classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, volume with title vignettes and six wood-engravings. Lengthily signed by the author as follows, “There is no death to such as thou dear Eva,Continue reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly and A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-117857

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No Country For Old Men.

McCarthy, Cormac

No Country For Old Men.

New Orleans : B.E. Trice Publishing, 2005.

Signed limited first edition of this “harrowing, propulsive drama… about a stone-cold killer, a small-town sheriff, and an average Joe” (New York Times), one of only 75 copies. Octavo, bound in three quarters leather over marbled boards, gilt titles to the spine. Signed by Cormac McCarthy. Additionally signed twice with a note by the legendaryContinue reading "No Country For Old Men."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-125722

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Planet of the Apes.

Boulle, Pierre

Planet of the Apes.

New York : The Vanguard Press, Inc, 1963.

First edition in English of Pierre Boulle’s chilling novel that launched one of the greatest science fiction sagas in motion picture history. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed, “a Chris Aragama en lui souhaitant beaucoup de succes, avec l’amicale sympathie de Pierre Boulle.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in aContinue reading "Planet of the Apes."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-129718

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Goodbye, Columbus.

Roth, Philip [Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw, Larry Peerce]

Goodbye, Columbus.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1959.

First edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed Philip Roth on the title page and additionally by the director of the film Larry Peerce and by actors Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw, who starred in the 1969 film. Near fine in a near fineContinue reading "Goodbye, Columbus."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146869

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Flowers for Algernon.

Keyes, Daniel

Flowers for Algernon.

New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966.

First edition of the author’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel, basis for the Oscar award-winning movie adaptation Charly. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, who has transcribed the opening paragraph as follows, “My name is Charlie Gordon I werk at Donners bakery store – Daniel Keyes.” Additionally signed again byContinue reading "Flowers for Algernon."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150215

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A Passage To India.

Forster, E.M

A Passage To India.

London : Edward Arnold & Co, 1924.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by E.M. Forster on the title page. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed trade editions are exceptionally scarce.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-131879

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The Complete Works of Charles Sumner.

Sumner, Charles. Introduction by Hon. George Frisbie Hoar

The Complete Works of Charles Sumner.

Boston : Lee and Shepard, 1900.

The Statesman edition of the complete works of Charles Sumner, with a three-page autograph letter signed by Sumner tipped into Vol. I. Octavo, twenty volumes bound in three quarter crushed levant morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt,Continue reading "The Complete Works of Charles Sumner."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149581

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The Farmer’s Boy.

Bloomfield, Robert. [Herman Melville]

The Farmer’s Boy.

London : Sampson, Low, Son & Co, 1858.

Later printing of the poem that made Robert Bloomfield’s reputation. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth elaborately stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, illustrated with thirty engravings from drawings by Birket Foster, Harrison, Weir, and G.E. Hicks. Presentation copy, inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper, “Fanny Melville from Herman Xmas 1876.” Presentation inscription likelyContinue reading "The Farmer’s Boy."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-144051

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