From CBS12 News: PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Raptis Rare Book Store is giving visitors a look inside the mind of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as he prepared to deliver a speech to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's staff retreat on Nov. 14, 1966. Matthew Raptis, the owner of RaptisContinue reading “In the News: Rare manuscript by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on display in Palm Beach”
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In the News – Martin Luther King Jr. speech notes on display
In the Palm Beach Daily News By Gregory Cox – Daily News Staff Writer The corners may be slightly yellowed and tattered, but the blue handwritten ink on a rare, hand-corrected speech that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered Nov. 14, 1966, stand as bold as the message he delivered that day. The four pages are nowContinue reading “In the News – Martin Luther King Jr. speech notes on display”
In the News – Martin Luther King Jr., in his own words
From the Sun Sentinel, By Johhny Diaz: Before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in South Carolina on Nov. 14, 1966, he scribbled some notes in the margins of a typewritten outline. That annotated outline is on display at Raptis Rare Books in Palm Beach. "It's aContinue reading “In the News – Martin Luther King Jr., in his own words”
The John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy Winter White House
The coastal Kennedy estate on North Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach, Florida served as the “Winter White House” throughout the John F. Kennedy administration from 1961-1963. Sworn in as president on January 20, 1961, 41-year-old John F. Kennedy became the youngest person to be elected president in American history; 31-year-old Jacqueline Kennedy became the third youngest First Lady. AsContinue reading “The John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy Winter White House”
Palm Beach Daily News – Pieces of history: Raptis Rare Books opens on Worth Avenue
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Daily News (aka The Shiny Sheet): By Aleese Kopf – Daily News Staff Writer Palm Beach now has three book stores, one in each of the island’s shopping districts. But, unlike The Palm Beach Book Store on Royal Poinciana Way and Classic Bookshop on South CountyContinue reading “Palm Beach Daily News – Pieces of history: Raptis Rare Books opens on Worth Avenue”
What’s Brewing: New antique book store opens on Palm Beach
Raptis Rare Books has recently been featured on WPBF news on What’s Brewing with Stephanie Berzinski. To see the full news video follow this link or view the video here: Here is the transcript: Worth Avenue on Palm Beach Island is known for its extravagant jewelry stores, but there’s a new shop along the luxury shopping lane,Continue reading “What’s Brewing: New antique book store opens on Palm Beach”
The Florida Architecture of Addison Mizner
An architect who excelled at transforming an architectural fantasy into a practical, livable home, Addison Mizner was one of the most original and influential designers America has produced. The houses, clubs, and shops he built for the clients of Palm Beach and Boca Raton, Florida, evince a brilliant grasp of how to blend a buildingContinue reading “The Florida Architecture of Addison Mizner”
ABAA News – Raptis Rare Books Moves to Palm Beach, Florida
We have recently been featured in the ABAA news blog, The New Antiquarian by Rich Rennicks. At a time when some brick and mortar antiquarian bookstores are closing their doors in favor of an internet-only presence, Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, of Raptis Rare Books, have gone against the grain and recently opened a rare bookstoreContinue reading “ABAA News – Raptis Rare Books Moves to Palm Beach, Florida”
For Rare Book Lovers, This May Be Coolest New Shop on Worth Avenue
By Barbara Marshall – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Posted: 7:00 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 (View the article on mypalmbeachpost.com here) Every day, Matt Raptis holds Western civilization in his hands. He can page through Captain James Cook’s illustrated account of his 18th century journeys to the South Pacific, follow Charles Darwin’s evolutionary reasoningContinue reading “For Rare Book Lovers, This May Be Coolest New Shop on Worth Avenue”
The Lives of the Sisters Brontë
Raised in the mid 19th-century in the parsonage of Haworth in a small village in the countryside of Northern England, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë created what have come to be considered some of the greatest works of literature, despite the isolation and often devastating conditions that defined their short lives. The sisters experienced griefContinue reading “The Lives of the Sisters Brontë”