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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!
    We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.

    Rosen, Michael; Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

    We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.

    London: Walker Books, 1989.

    First edition of this modern children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Michael Rosen on the title page, “Hello Eileen Michae...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-100832
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    Dangling Man.

    Bellow, Saul

    Dangling Man.

    New York: The Vanguard Press, 1944.

    First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth, topstain brown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “For Poetry a...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147721
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    Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes.

    Hughes, Langston

    Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes.

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    Three original autograph poems by Langston Hughes. Quarto, three pages, one typed and two handwritten in green ink for Marshall Bean. Each boldly signed by Langston Hughes. The first, “Personal...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-148255
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    To The Last Penny.

    Lefevre, Edwin

    To The Last Penny.

    New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1917.

    First edition of this classic financial novel by the author of Reminisces of a Stock Operator. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded fr...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151548
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    Picasso: The Recent Years 1939-1946.

    Janis, Harriet and Sidney. [Pablo Picasso]

    Picasso: The Recent Years 1939-1946.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1946.

    Signed limited edition of this compendium of over one hundred reproductions of Picasso’s wartime paintings. Quarto, original  publisher’s half buckram, illustrated with 135 plates. One of...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-140734
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    Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature.

    Rorty, Richard

    Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature.

    Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979.

    First edition of this classic work of twentieth century philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Richard Rorty on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-84533
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    The Exorcist.

    Blatty, William Peter [Kitty Winn]

    The Exorcist.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971.

    First edition of Blatty’s landmark horror novel, basis for the 1973 film. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William Peter Blatty and actress Kitty Winn, who starred in...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147935
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    Death Be Not Proud.

    Gunther, John

    Death Be Not Proud.

    New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1949.

    First edition, later printing of this deeply moving book, a father’s memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy. Octavo, bound by the author in full morocco by “Kingsport Press,...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-130415
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    Dangling Man.

    Bellow, Saul

    Dangling Man.

    New York: The Vanguard Press, 1944.

    First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Matthew and Adrienne greeting...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-18037
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    Portrait of James Brown.

    Brown, James [Rosa Parks]

    Portrait of James Brown.

    :, c. 2000.

    Portrait of “The Godfather of Soul” inscribed twice by James Brown to Civil Rights legend Rosa Parks. Digital color portrait of James Brown. Inscribed twice, first on the lower margin in b...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-148228
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    The Strategy of Conflict.

    Schelling, Thomas C

    The Strategy of Conflict.

    Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960.

    First edition of this work that pioneered the study of bargaining and strategic behavior. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Willia...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-150025
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    Charlie Duke and Fred Haise Apollo 11 Mission Control Signed Photograph.

    Duke, Charlie and Fred Haise

    Charlie Duke and Fred Haise Apollo 11 Mission Control Signed Photograph.

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    Large black and white photograph of Apollo 11 Mission Control Capsule Communicator Charlie Duke, Fred Haise, and James Lovell, boldly signed by Duke with his famous words, “We copy you down eagl...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-135611
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    Caricatures: In Quattro Parti.

    Caruso, Enrico

    Caricatures: In Quattro Parti.

    New York: La Follia Di New York, 1908.

    First edition of this compendium of Caruso’s caricatures. Quarto, original publisher’s half morocco with portrait label, illustrated with 150 pages of lithographed drawings. Presentation c...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-131641
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    A Time To Keep Silence.

    Fermor, Patrick Leigh

    A Time To Keep Silence.

    London: John Murray, 1957.

    First edition of the author’s third book, detailing his experiences in various monasteries. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by John Craxton. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-135041
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    Catch-22.

    Heller, Joseph

    Catch-22.

    New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961.

    First edition of Heller’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by the author on the title page and additionally signed by dust jacket designer Paul Bacon on the rare jacket flap. Ve...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151640
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    The Missing Piece Meets the Big O.

    Silverstein, Shel

    The Missing Piece Meets the Big O.

    New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1981.

    First edition of this work of poetry by the author on The Giving Tree. Small quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a large drawing of a hand w...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-145791
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    Bond on Set: Filming 007 Casino Royale.

    Williams, Greg. [Daniel Craig] [Ian Fleming]

    Bond on Set: Filming 007 Casino Royale.

    New York: DK Publishing, 2006.

    First edition of the renowned photojournalist’s work on the filming of Casino Royale, the highest-grossing James Bond film until the release of Skyfall in 2012. Quarto, original pictorial boards...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-135774
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    The Christmas Pig.

    Rowling, J.K.; Illustrated by Jim Field

    The Christmas Pig.

    London: Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2021.

    First edition of this heartwarming holiday fantasy. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth with gilt Christmas decorations to the front and rear panels, illustrated endpapers, with black-and-whi...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-152116
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    A Boy’s Will.

    Frost, Robert

    A Boy’s Will.

    New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1915.

    First American edition of Frost’s first published work. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, gilt titles to the spine and front panel. Boldly signed by the poet on the title page. In near f...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-147560
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    Rabindranath Tagore Signed Photograph.

    Tagore, Rabindranath

    Rabindranath Tagore Signed Photograph.

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    Rare original silver gelatin print of Nobel Prize-winning author Rabindranath Tagore. Signed by Rabindranath Tagore below the photograph. The entire piece measures 5 inches by 3 inches.
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-120647
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    Andrew Jackson Signed United States Patent.

    Jackson, Andrew

    Andrew Jackson Signed United States Patent.

    Washington D.C.:, June 22, 1832.

    Rare United States Patent signed by Andrew Jackson as the 7th President of the United States. One page, partially printed, the patent is dated June 22, 1832 and is issued to inventor Henry Koon for a...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151243
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    The Art of Speculation.

    Carret, Philip L

    The Art of Speculation.

    New York: Barron's, 1927.

    First edition of the Wall Street legend’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Philip Carret on the title page. Fine in the rare original dust jacket with some repair and tape....
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-141467
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    Men at Work: Photographic Studies of Men and Machines.

    Hine, Lewis W

    Men at Work: Photographic Studies of Men and Machines.

    New York: The Macmillan Co, 1932.

    First edition of Hine’s only book published in his lifetime, a landmark photobook in its celebration of “the dignity of labour and… the American skyscraper” (Parr & Badger). Small quarto, original...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-96378
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    Slide Show: The Color Photographs of Helen Levitt.

    Levitt, Helen

    Slide Show: The Color Photographs of Helen Levitt.

    New York: Powerhouse Books, 2005.

    First edition of Levitt’s impressive collection of previously unpublished color photographs. Oblong octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow photo...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-117735
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