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New York : The Penguin Press, 2008.
First edition of this original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go round, destined to become a modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
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New York : Random House, 2002.
First edition of this novel, basis for the 2003 cult film directed by Ridley Scott starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Bruce Altman and Alison Lohman. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Eric Garcia, actors Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell and Bruce Altman on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by DanielContinue reading "Matchstick Men: A Novel of Petty Crimes."
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New York : New York University Law Review, 2012.
Original June 2012 offprint of the New York University Law Review containing Robert A. Katzmann’s Madison Lecture: Statutes. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, volume 87, number 3. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front panel, “For Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with deep appreciation for so much, Yours, Bob, August 25, 2012.” The recipient, Ruth BaderContinue reading "New York University Law Review. Madison Lecture: Statutes."
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London : Printed for E. and R. Brooke, Bell-Yard, near Temple-Bar, 1793.
Third edition of this important late-eighteenth-century legal treatise from the library of Alexander Hamilton, signed twice by him and additionally by his eldest son Philip Hamilton. Octavo, bound in full calf with stamping to the spine and panels in blind. Signed by Alexander Hamilton on the title page, “A. Hamilton” and again on the finalContinue reading "The Bankrupt Laws."
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New York : The Mysterious Press, 1990.
First edition of Ellroy’s neo-noir classic, adapted into the 1997 film of the same name starring Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, and Danny DeVito. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by James Ellroy and Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Stephen Peringer.Continue reading "L.A. Confidential."
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Harvard Law Review Association, 1984.
Original November 1984 offprint Harvard Law Review containing David L. Shapiro’s “Wrong Turns: The Eleventh Amendment and the Pennhurst Case.” Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, Volume 98, Number 1. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, “For Ruth, With all best regards, David.” The recipient, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, served as an associate justice ofContinue reading "Wrong Turns: The Eleventh Amendment and the Pennhurst Case."
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New York : Random House, 1957.
First edition, first printing of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original green cloth, frontispiece stamped in gilt, spine stamped in black and gilt. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter.
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New York : United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1999.
Original offprint of the “proceedings held on the occasion of the induction of Honorable Robert A. Katzmann as United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.” Octavo, original wrappers, dated October 25, 1999. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, “For Ruth & Marty, with continuingContinue reading "Induction Proceedings for Robert A. Katzmann."
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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.
First American edition of the author’s magnum opus and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mark from his friend Gabriel Garcia Marquez 91.” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped first issue dust jacket with theContinue reading "One Hundred Years of Solitude."
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2009.
First edition of this “incredible tale” (The Free Lance-Star). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Elie Wiesel at his foreword. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Foreword by Elie Wiesel. Jacket design by Keith Hayes. We have never seen another one signed by Wiesel.
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New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2025.
Signed limited first edition of this landmark deluxe anniversary volume celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of Peanuts. Rectangular quarto, pictorial boards and endpapers, illustrated with over 700 iconic comic strips and related ephemera, with included bonus items of eight ready-to-frame prints, eight postcards, vinyl decals, an iron-on patch, and a full-color comic book. Boldly signed and datedContinue reading "The Essential Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz: The Greatest Comic Strip of All Time."
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New York : Privately Printed for Richard Nixon, 1983.
The privately printed limited first edition of Nixon’s fifth book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. One of 1,000 copies. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Sherry Griner with appreciation for her loyal support over the years – from Richard Nixon 12-30-87.” Fine in a veryContinue reading "Real Peace: A Strategy for the West."
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New York : Random House, 2007.
First edition of “this compelling personal story” (The New York Times). Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Jimmy – I met Paddy – you got ‘good blood’ as my Dad would say Joe Biden 8.18.07.” Fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics."
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Ohio : Blackwell Publishing, 1971.
Rare offprint of the November 1971 issue of the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, containing Ray C. Fair and Burton Malkiel’s article “The Determination of Yield Differentials Between Debt Instruments of the Same Maturity.” Octavo, original wrappers, volume 3 number 4. Boldly signed by Burton Malkiel on the front wrapper and from his personalContinue reading "The Determination of Yield Differentials Between Debt Instruments of the Same Maturity."
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Minton, Balch & Company : New York, 1927.
First trade edition of what many consider the greatest golf book of the twentieth century. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the frontispiece, “For John with warm regards Bob Jones.” Foreword by Grantland Rice. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a customContinue reading "Down the Fairway: The Golf Life and Play of Robert T. Jones, Jr."
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New York : The Fountain Press Inc./London Faber & Faber Ltd, 1930.
Signed limited edition of T. S. Eliot’s classic “conversion poem.” Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. One of six hundred numbered copies, this is number 151. Boldly signed by T.S. Eliot on the colophon. In near fine condition. Housed in the publisher’s original cardboard slipcase which is in very good condition. AContinue reading "Ash-Wednesday."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1966.
First edition in English of Neruda’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Pablo Neruda on the half-title page. Translated by Nathaniel Tarn. Preface by Robert Pring-Mill. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago, 1960.
First edition, third printing of Hayek’s classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Hayek on the title page beneath his name. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
First edition of McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of a post-apocalyptic world, a work of “stunning, savage beauty,” adapted to the screen in 2009 starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on a laid in bookplate. Additionally signed three times by legendary jacket designer Chip Kidd: in theContinue reading "The Road."
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New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2005.
First edition, early printing of this exploration of the power of “thin-slicing”- the unconscious mind’s ability to find patterns and make rapid, accurate decisions based on minimal information. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jeff Malcolm Gladwell.” Additionally signed twice by jacket designer Yoori Kim: onContinue reading "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking."
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Boston and Cleveland : John P. Jewett; Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, 1852.
First edition of Stowe’s classic and vastly influential novel, “the social impact was greater than any book before or since.” Octavo, two volumes bound in mid-20th century three quarter navy morocco over marbled boards by Blackwell with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edgesContinue reading "Uncle Tom’s Cabin; Or, Life Among the Lowly."
Read more![Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle. [with] Original Chip Kidd Cover Art.](https://i0.wp.com/raptisrarebooks2.bvbeta.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RRB-151984.jpg?fit=800%2C640&ssl=1 "Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle. [with] Original Chip Kidd Cover Art.")
New York : Vintage International , 1990.
First Vintage International edition of Nabokov’s greatest masterpiece. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed and dated by the artist and dust jacket designer Chip Kidd on the front wrapper where he also outlined the “A” and “D” in Ada in black felt tip. Accompanied by Chip Kidd’s original cover art shadow box in which heContinue reading "Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle. [with] Original Chip Kidd Cover Art."
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Colorado Springs : Gauntless Press, 2018.
Signed limited first edition of this screenplay based on the 1976 film ‘Taxi Driver’, including the full shooting script, one of 500 copies. Quarto, original cloth with black and white pictorial onlay, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, silk ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by screenwriter Paul Schrader and Robert De NiroContinue reading "Taxi Driver."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929.
Signed limited edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters. Tall octavo, original white parchment over green boards. One of 510 copies signed by Ernest Hemingway, this copy is number 179. Near fine in the rare original publisher’s slipcase which is in very good condition. A nice bright example, rareContinue reading "A Farewell To Arms."
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