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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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Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?

King Jr., Martin Luther

Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.

First edition of King’s “last grand expression of his vision” (Cornel West). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Cass Canfield For whom I have great respect and admiration Martin Luther King, Jr.” The recipient, Cass Canfield, wasContinue reading "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?"

$28,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149391

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La Hojarasca.

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

La Hojarasca.

Bogota : Ediciones- S.L.B, 1955.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book which introduced the world to magical realism. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers by artist Cecilia Porras. Association copy, inscribed by the author in one of the earliest signatures we have seen on the front free endpaper, “Para Hector; nada más, Gabo -.” Translated as “nothing more.” TheContinue reading "La Hojarasca."

$28,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150605

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The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy.

Paley, William [William Tecumseh Sherman]

The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy.

New York : Collins, Keese, & Co, 1839.

Later edition of this classic book on moral and political philosophy; used by William Tecumseh Sherman while a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Octavo, original calf. General Sherman and his son’s bookplates to the front pastedown. Intentionally scratched with “S” multiple times on the front panel by General Sherman. InscribedContinue reading "The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy."

$28,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145971

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The Open Society And Its Enemies.

Popper, Karl R

The Open Society And Its Enemies.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1950.

First American edition of Popper’s magnum opus. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by Karl Popper on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. First editions are rare and desirable signed.

$28,000.00

Item Number: RRB-137328

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To Kill A Mockingbird.

Lee, Harper

To Kill A Mockingbird.

Philadelphia & New York : J. B. Lippincott Company, 1960.

First edition of one of the most important American novels of the 20th century which had an initial first printing of 5,000 copies and went on to earn Harper Lee the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Octavo, original half cloth. With an autograph postcard signed by and entirely in the hand of Harper Lee laidContinue reading "To Kill A Mockingbird."

$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-139543

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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

King Jr., Martin Luther [Marian Taylor]

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

New York : Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1958.

First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page, “To: Marian Taylor With best wishes and warm personal regards, and in appreciation for the stimulating interview that you provided for me. Martin Luther King, Sept. 17, 1958.” Taylor, under theContinue reading "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story."

$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149819

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Mary Poppins Complete Set: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, Mary Poppins From A to Z, Mary Poppins in the Kitchen, Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane, Mary Poppins and the House Next Door.

Travers, P.L

Mary Poppins Complete Set: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, Mary Poppins From A to Z, Mary Poppins in the Kitchen, Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane, Mary Poppins and the House Next Door.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock; Harcourt, Brace and Company; Harcourt, Inc.; Delacorte Press; Collins, 1934 - 2006.

First editions of each work of this beloved children’s classic, with Mary Poppins in the Kitchen being a first hand-tinted illustrated edition. Octavo, eight volumes, original pictorial cloth and boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper of Mary Poppins and on the title page of Mary PoppinsContinue reading "Mary Poppins Complete Set: Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins Comes Back, Mary Poppins Opens the Door, Mary Poppins in the Park, Mary Poppins From A to Z, Mary Poppins in the Kitchen, Mary Poppins in Cherry Tree Lane, Mary Poppins and the House Next Door."

$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148672

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Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn Signed Photograph.

Hemingway, Ernest; Martha Gellhorn [Taylor Williams]

Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn Signed Photograph.

c. 1939-1940.

Rare original black and white photograph of legendary American writer Ernest Hemingway and his third wife Martha Gellhorn. Black and white vintage gelatin silver print of Hemingway pointing towards the distance with one arm and the other wrapped around Martha Gellhorn. Inscribed by Ernest Hemingway in black ballpoint to the middle left, “For Taylor myContinue reading "Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn Signed Photograph."

$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150074

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C.S. Lewis and Anthony Spearing Autograph Correspondence Collection.

Lewis, C.S. [Anthony Colin Spearing]

C.S. Lewis and Anthony Spearing Autograph Correspondence Collection.

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Rare collection of correspondence between C.S. Lewis and his PhD student Anthony Colin Spearing including an autograph letter signed by and entirely in the hand of C.S. Lewis. Folio, the collection includes the original composition of Spearing’s 1957 English Tripos essay: “The Translation of English Verse (An Essay with some Specimen Translations)” which he sentContinue reading "C.S. Lewis and Anthony Spearing Autograph Correspondence Collection."

$27,500.00

Item Number: RRB-134067

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The Scots Musical Museum, Humbly Dedicated to the Catch Club. Instituted at Edinr. June 1771.

Johnson, James [Editor]; Robert Burns [Contributor]

The Scots Musical Museum, Humbly Dedicated to the Catch Club. Instituted at Edinr. June 1771.

Edinburgh : James Johnson, 1787 and 1790.

First edition, first issue of this influential collection of traditional folk music of Scotland. Octavo, two volumes comprised of volumes one and three out of six, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt ruling to the spines, vignettes to the title pages, engraved throughout with musical stanzas. Presentation copy, inscribed by Robert Burns on theContinue reading "The Scots Musical Museum, Humbly Dedicated to the Catch Club. Instituted at Edinr. June 1771."

$26,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147856

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Handwritten Manuscript Collection on Seances and Spiritualism.

Conan Doyle, Arthur

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Handwritten Manuscript Collection on Seances and Spiritualism.

c. 1920s.

Rare archive of eight unsigned handwritten manuscripts by Arthur Conan Doyle containing notes on seances and Spiritualism, totaling eleven pages on nine sheets, most undated but circa 1920s. Eleven pages on nine sheets, autograph manuscript ranging in size from 3.5 inches by 5 inches to 8.25 inches x 10.5 inches. For many of his later years, Doyle intensely pursued hisContinue reading "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Handwritten Manuscript Collection on Seances and Spiritualism."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146985

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Origins of Our Time: The Great Transformation.

Polanyi, Karl [Peter F. Drucker]

Origins of Our Time: The Great Transformation.

London : Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1946.

First edition, early printing of Polanyi’s landmark work, which many consider to be one of the twentieth century’s most incisive and prophetic works of scholarship. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Peter and Doris With Love Karl.” The recipients, Peter Drucker and his wife Doris were closeContinue reading "Origins of Our Time: The Great Transformation."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-118455

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Human Capital.

Becker, Gary S

Human Capital.

New York : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1964.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s magnum opus, credited with popularizing and solidifying the term human capital. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his brother and sister-in-law, ‘To Marvin and Marilyn, here is some bedtime reading, Gary.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. An exceptional association, most rareContinue reading "Human Capital."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150308

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Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland.

Carroll, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]

Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland.

London : MacMillan and Co, 1879.

Early edition with sixty-second thousand stated on the title page of this classic work, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Edith Mary Alice Berkeley from the Author, May 15/80.” Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, publisher’s cloth s, all edges gilt, housed in a modern scarlet morocco slipcaseContinue reading "Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142979

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Rollie Free Signed Motorcycle Racing Photograph Collection.

Free, Rollie

Rollie Free Signed Motorcycle Racing Photograph Collection.

1948.

Rare collection of original photographs inscribed by motorcycle racing legend Rollie Free. The collection includes 4 photographs, all of which are inscribed by Rollie Free to close personal friend and business partner Ted Peaso. Free and Peaso co-owned a Service Station on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California at the time of Free’s record-breaking ride. PeasoContinue reading "Rollie Free Signed Motorcycle Racing Photograph Collection."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-119311

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A Scots Quair Trilogy. Including: Sunset Song, Cloud Howe, and Grey Granite.

Gibbon, Lewis Grassic [James Leslie Mitchell]

A Scots Quair Trilogy. Including: Sunset Song, Cloud Howe, and Grey Granite.

London : Jarrolds Publishers, 1932-1934.

First editions of each volume of Gibbon’s classic trilogy describing the life of Chris Guthrie, a woman from the north-east of Scotland during the early 20th century, each volume inscribed by him to George Malcolm Thomson. Octavo, original cloth, 3 volumes. Sunset Song is inscribed on the title page, “For G. Malcolm Thomson, L. GrassicContinue reading "A Scots Quair Trilogy. Including: Sunset Song, Cloud Howe, and Grey Granite."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-124744

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Economics In One Lesson.

Hazlitt, Henry

Economics In One Lesson.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1946.

First edition of the author’s seminal work. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow journalist and close friend on the front free endpaper, “To Ben Stolberg with warm regards Harry Hazlitt.” Stolberg worked as editor of The Bookman, as well as a columnist for leading newspapers, such as the New YorkContinue reading "Economics In One Lesson."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-41012

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Secretary of State William P. Rogers’ Pen Used to Sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement.

Rogers, William P. [Richard Nixon]

Secretary of State William P. Rogers’ Pen Used to Sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement.

Paris January 27, 1973.

The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, ending the Vietnam War, Paris, 27 January 1973. Sheaffer fountain pen with 14 karat gold tip, housed in an adjustable gold pen holder, wooden base, brass hardware including etched plaque. The plaque reads, “To the Association of the BarContinue reading "Secretary of State William P. Rogers’ Pen Used to Sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145329

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Der Tod in Venidig [Death in Venice].

Mann, Thomas

Der Tod in Venidig [Death in Venice].

Berlin : S. Fischer, Verlag, 1913.

First trade edition of one of the greatest novellas of the twentieth century. Octavo, original publisher’s quarter vellum over marbled boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “An Ernst Bertram in herzlicher Wertschatzung Thomas Mann” (To Ernst Bertram in heartfelt appreciation Thomas Mann). One of the best possible association copies,Continue reading "Der Tod in Venidig [Death in Venice]."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-98970

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On the Road.

Kerouac, Jack

On the Road.

New York : Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Kerouac’s classic novel. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth lettered in white, top stain red. Association copy, signed by ten Beat Generation figures, each of whom played a significant role in the creation of On the Road. Signed by Lucien Carr, Allen Ginsberg (dated 2/10/84), Al Hinkle, Ed White, Sterling Lord, Helen WeaverContinue reading "On the Road."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149815

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Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story: How 50,000 Negroes Found a New Way to End Racial Discrimination.

Hassler, Alfred and Benton Resnik. [Martin Luther King Jr.; Coretta Scott King]

Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story: How 50,000 Negroes Found a New Way to End Racial Discrimination.

Nyack, N.Y : The Fellowship of Reconciliation, [1957].

First and only edition of this highly influential and historic comic book used to teach the tactics and power of nonviolent resistance during the Civil Rights Movement. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, the text is presented as a graphic novel illustrated in color. Boldly signed by Martin Luther King on the front panel, “Best Wishes MartinContinue reading "Martin Luther King and The Montgomery Story: How 50,000 Negroes Found a New Way to End Racial Discrimination."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138337

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Apollo Moonwalkers Complete Collection of Signed Photographs.

Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Charles Conrad, Jr; Alan L. Bean; Alan Shepard; Edgar Mitchell; Dave Scott; Jim Irwin; John Young; Charlie Duke; Jack Schmitt; Gene Cernan

Apollo Moonwalkers Complete Collection of Signed Photographs.

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Complete set of 12 photographs of the Apollo Moonwalkers. Set of 12 photographs, all of which are official NASA lithographs with the exception of the Alan Shepard photo. Each is individually signed in ink or felt tip as follows, “Neil Armstrong,” “We Came in Peace, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI,” “Charles Conrad, Jr.,” “Alan L. Bean,”Continue reading "Apollo Moonwalkers Complete Collection of Signed Photographs."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145375

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Franny and Zooey.

Salinger, J.D

Franny and Zooey.

New York : Little, Brown, and Company, 1961.

First edition, second printing of Salinger’s third book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Salinger in his cursive hand on the front free endpaper to a personal friend, “Oke, Stop over sometime, JDS 8/26/61.” While Salinger was known for his reclusive behavior with regard to the spotlight of the international press, he did haveContinue reading "Franny and Zooey."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-88131

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Don McLean: American Pie.

McLean, Don

Don McLean: American Pie.

New York : United Artists, 1971.

Don McLean’s personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971 to his former sister-in-law. A 12-inch vinyl test pressing with paper labels on both sides and the album itself etched with the word “Peace” and codes “UAS-5535A” and “UAS – 5535B”. Signed by Don McLean on both paper labels, and datedContinue reading "Don McLean: American Pie."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149880

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