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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!
    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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    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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    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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    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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    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 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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    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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    Golf Is My Game.

    Jones, Robert T. [Bobby]

    Golf Is My Game.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960.

    First edition of this classic golfing technique manual. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Freeman With all sor...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151497
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    Love in the Time of Cholera.

    Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

    Love in the Time of Cholera.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1988.

    First British edition of Garcia Marquez’s classic work, which ranks as one of the great novels of the last half of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Gabriel Garcia...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-67079
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    The History of Printing in America.

    Thomas, Isaiah

    The History of Printing in America.

    Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, 1810.

    First edition of this work by the famed printer. Octavo, bound in contemporary sheep, morocco spine labels, illustrated with five engraved plates (four folding). Gift inscription of Thomas’s gra...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-133261
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    The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God.

    Shaw, George Bernard

    The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God.

    Constable & Company Limited: London, 1932.

    First edition of George Bernard Shaw’s short story collection, including the satirical allegorical title story: The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God. Octavo, original illustrat...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-96134
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    The Sheep-Pig.

    King-Smith, Dick

    The Sheep-Pig.

    London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1983.

    First edition, first issue of the basis for the Oscar-winning film ‘Babe’. Octavo, original cloth. Illustrated by Mary Rayner. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-131618
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    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

    Rowling, J.K

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

    New York: Arthur A. Levine Books: An Imprint of Scholastic Press, 1999.

    First American edition, early printing of the second book in Rowling’s best-selling Harry Potter series. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated by Mary Grandpré. Presentation copy, inscribed b...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-149252
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    Here and There.

    Levitt, Helen

    Here and There.

    New York: Powerhouse, 2004.

    First edition of collection of this collection of Levitt’s street photography. Oblong octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow photographer Jeff W...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-118052
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    Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

    Paton, Alan

    Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation.

    London: Jonathan Cape, 1948.

    First edition of Paton’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Alan Paton on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, contemporary inscription to the front free...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151373
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    Golf Is My Game.

    Jones, Robert T. [Bobby]

    Golf Is My Game.

    Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960.

    First edition of this classic golfing technique manual. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Arthur and Carrie, w...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151490
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    Jagger, Mick; Keith Richards; Brian Jones; Bill Wyman; Charlie Watts

    1963 Rolling Stones Signed Decca Records Publicity Card.

    : Decca Records, [1963].

    Early Rolling Stones advertising card issued by Decca Records in promotion of the group’s first two singles: “Come On” and “I Wanna Be Your Man.” The front of the card fe...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-143818
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    The Color Purple.

    Walker, Alice

    The Color Purple.

    New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982.

    First edition of Walker’s classic third novel, in which she became the first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by A...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-151794
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    The Sound of Waves.

    Mishima, Yukio

    The Sound of Waves.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1956.

    First edition in English, preceding the British first by one year of “this classic work, its action might take place at any point across a thousand years” (The New York Times). Octavo, ori...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-131297
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    The Financier.

    Dreiser, Theodore

    The Financier.

    New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1912.

    First editions of the first novel of the author’s acclaimed Trilogy of Desire. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with a few chips. Housed in a custom half morocco clam...
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    $4,000.00 Item Number: RRB-150086
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