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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!
    In Search of Common Ground: Conversations with Erik H. Erikson and Huey P. Newton.

    Newton, Huey P. and Erik H. Erikson

    In Search of Common Ground: Conversations with Erik H. Erikson and Huey P. Newton.

    New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1973.

    First edition of this record of two conversations which took place between Newton and Erickson. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “From Huey with love...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-127535
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    The Review of Austrian Economics: Volume 1.

    Rothbard, Murray N

    The Review of Austrian Economics: Volume 1.

    Washington, D.C: Lexington Books, 1987.

    First edition of this overview of the Austrian School of Economics. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free endpaper,...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-4437
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    The Essential John Nash.

    Nash, John F.; Edited by Harold W. Kuhn and Sylvia Nasar

    The Essential John Nash.

    Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003.

    First edition of this volume which compiles John Nash’s most well-known papers. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by John F. Nash, Jr. on the title page. Fine in a fine du...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-138031
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    The Boy’s Life of Edison.

    Meadowcroft, William H. [Thomas A. Edison]

    The Boy’s Life of Edison.

    New York and London: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1911.

    First edition of Meadowcroft’s biography of Thomas Edison, written for children. Octavo, original cloth with paper label portrait of Edison to the front panel, illustrated with eight photographi...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-110225
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    Roy Orbison Signed Oh, Pretty Woman Album.

    Orbison, Roy

    Roy Orbison Signed Oh, Pretty Woman Album.

    London: London Records, .

    Roy Orbison‘s Oh, Pretty Woman compilation album. Inscribed by him on the back panel, “To Dorothy, Love Roy Orbison.” In very good condition. Original record included. Accompanied by...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-151561
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    The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787.

    Wood, Gordon S

    The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787.

    Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1969.

    First edition of this classic examination on how the Founders of America invented popular sovereignty, separation of powers, and judicial review. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-152274
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    There’s No Such Thing As a Free Lunch: Essays On Public Policy.

    Friedman, Milton

    There’s No Such Thing As a Free Lunch: Essays On Public Policy.

    Chicago, Illinois: Open Court Publishing Company, 1975.

    First edition of a collection of key writings by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman, “one of the 20th century’s leading economic scholars, on a par with giants like John Maynard Keynes and...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-133798
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    A House For Mr. Biswas.

    Naipaul, V.S

    A House For Mr. Biswas.

    New York: McGraw Hill, 1961.

    First American edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by V.S. Naipaul on the title page. Very near fine in a near fine dust jacket with just a touch of wear to the e...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-2783
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    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Signed Photograph.

    Holmes, Jr., Oliver Wendell

    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Signed Photograph.

    :, 1932.

    Large photograph of Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in his judicial robes, boldly signed by him, “Oliver Wendell Holmes, April 9, 1932.” The photograph measures 13.25 inches by...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-132468
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    Photograph.

    Starr, Ringo

    Photograph.

    Surrey, England: Genesis Publications, 2014.

    Signed limited edition of this curated photographic memoir from the drummer of the Beatles, Ringo Starr. Thick quarto, bound in three-quarters Italian leather with gilt titles to the spine, gilt rulin...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-151562
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    Watership Down.

    Adams, Richard

    Watership Down.

    New York: Macmillan, 1972.

    First American edition of the author’s first and most beloved work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within rai...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-149709
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    The Broom of the System.

    Wallace, David Foster

    The Broom of the System.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1987.

    First paperback edition (issued simultaneously with the hardcover edition) of the author’s first book. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title p...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-124672
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    The American Monument.

    Friedlander, Lee

    The American Monument.

    New York: The Eakins Press Foundation, 1976.

    First edition, one of only 2000 copies, with 213 photogravure plates. Oblong folio, original blue-gray cloth. In fine condition. Signed by Lee Friedlander.
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-22084
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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. Boldly signed by Shel Silverstein on the front free endpaper. Fine in a nea...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-148195
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    Things to Come: A Film Story Based on the Material Contained in His History of the Future “The Shape of Things to Come.”

    Wells, H.G. [Derrick de Marnay]

    Things to Come: A Film Story Based on the Material Contained in His History of the Future “The Shape of Things to Come.”

    London: The Cresset Press, 1935.

    First edition of the novelization of the classic 1936 film H. G. Wells’ Things to Come. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Signed by H.G. Wells and actor Derrick de Marnay on front free e...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-143681
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    To Kill a Mockingbird.

    Lee, Harper

    To Kill a Mockingbird.

    New York: Harper Collins, 2010.

    First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Harper Lee on the front free endpaper, “With best wish...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-149938
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    Invisible Man.

    Ellison, Ralph

    Invisible Man.

    New York: Random House, 1952.

    Association copy of the author’s landmark first novel, which went on to win the National Book Award. Octavo, original black and tan cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on title page...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-147961
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    The Red Pony.

    Steinbeck, John

    The Red Pony.

    New York: The Viking Press, 1945.

    Signed limited first edition of Steinbeck’s classic novel, one of 699 copies. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, with illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Fine in the rare original slipcase...
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    $2,750.00 Item Number: RRB-150085
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    The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature.

    Rand, Ayn

    The Romantic Manifesto: A Philosophy of Literature.

    New York: The World Publishing Company, 1969.

    First edition of this collection of essays regarding the nature of art. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in five compartments within raise...
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    $2,600.00 Item Number: RRB-151966
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    The Town and the City.

    Kerouac, Jack [John]

    The Town and the City.

    New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.

    First edition of Jack Kerouac’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Boldly signed by Lucien Carr, Carolyn Cassady, and Kennett Love on the front free endpaper, and by Helen Weaver on the tit...
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    $2,600.00 Item Number: RRB-149677
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    Ash-Wednesday.

    Eliot, T.S

    Ash-Wednesday.

    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. One of six hundred numbered copies, this is number 329. Boldly signed by...
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    $2,600.00 Item Number: RRB-149679
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    Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed.

    Dickens, Charles

    Charles Dickens Autograph Envelope Signed.

    :, July 3, 1866.

    Autograph envelope signed by famed English novelist Charles Dickens. The envelope measures 2.75 inches by 4.75 inches, addressed in the hand of Dickens to the actor Drinkwater Meadows Esquire, Prairie...
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    $2,600.00 Item Number: RRB-151901
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    The Science of Life.

    Wells, H.G.; Julian S. Huxley and G.P. Wells [James D. Watson]

    The Science of Life.

    London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1931.

    First edition of “the first modern textbook of biology.” Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. From the library of James D. Watson with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. J...
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    $2,600.00 Item Number: RRB-150293
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    Tristes Tropiques.

    Levi-Strauss, Claude

    Tristes Tropiques.

    New York: Criterion Books, 1961.

    First edition in English of Levi-Strauss’ landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated with 48 pages of photographs and 48 line drawings. Boldly signed by Claude Levi-Strauss...
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    $2,600.00 Item Number: RRB-150084
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