Raptis Rare Books was featured on the front page of the Palm Beach Daily News Shiny Sheet today, July 19th 2018, in commemoration of the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela. View the Silver Gelatin Print signed by Nelson Mandela featured in the article here as well as the many other items signed and inscribedContinue reading “In The News: Mandela Remembered.”
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Celebrating the Centenary of Nelson Mandela’s Birth.
Wednesday, July 18th marks the centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest moral leaders of the 20th century and the proclaimed “Father of the Nation” of South Africa. The country’s first non-white head of state, Mandela led the political revolution to dismantle the institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination of apartheid South Africa. He came to beContinue reading “Celebrating the Centenary of Nelson Mandela’s Birth.”
Celebrating Independence Day and America’s Founding Fathers.
In celebration of Independence Day we are pleased to share a selection of rare books and historic documents related to America’s great Founding Fathers, particularly those instrumental in drafting the United States Declaration of Independence. Adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, The United States Declaration of Independence announced the sovereignty ofContinue reading “Celebrating Independence Day and America’s Founding Fathers.”