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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Rare autograph album bound into the original limp leatherette of Rights and Wrongs of Golf by Robert T. Jones. Duodecimo, gilt titles to the front panel. Signed on the first blank by Robert T. Jones, Jr. (four-time U.S. Open champion and winner of the 1930 Grand Slam) and Gary Player (nine-time major champion and careerContinue reading "Right and Wrong of Golf."
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1980.
Original Ronald Reagan campaign poster from the 1980 presidential election. Official campaign poster for Republican candidate Ronald Reagan, featuring a powerful black and white portrait of Reagan with bold white writing at the top stating, “He’ll provide the strong new leadership America needs.” Boldly signed by Ronald and Nancy Reagan in ballpoint pen to theContinue reading "Ronald and Nancy Reagan Signed 1980 Campaign Poster."
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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."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
First edition of Hersey’s classic work, which has sold over three million copies. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edgesContinue reading "Hiroshima."
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New York : Holt, Rinehart Winston, 1963.
First edition of Vonnegut’s absurdist satire of the clash between science and religion in the nuclear age. Octavo, original half cloth, top stain green. Boldly signed by Kurt Vonnegut on the front free endpaper with a self-caricature. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder, Inc. Housed in aContinue reading "Cat’s Cradle."
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London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1974.
First British edition of the author’s seventh novel and what many consider to be his finest. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John le Carre on a slip laid in. and additionally boldly signed by Academy Award-winning actor Gary Oldman on the front free endpaper. Oldman played George Smiley in the 2011 film adaptation of theContinue reading "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy."
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London : Picador, 2010.
First hardcover edition of this beautifully crafted, consistently thought-provoking, and deceptively intimate work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the pre-half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by David Pearson. Rare and desirable signed.
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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 endpaper. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : Random House, 1957.
First edition, later printing of one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Large octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Ayn Rand on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by George Salter.
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New York : Rinehart & Company, Inc, 1947.
First edition of this environmental classic and foundational text in American conservation literature about the Everglades. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers, with black and white illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mildred and Elmer In recognition of their care for Florida in hopes that they will be ableContinue reading "The Everglades: River of Grass."
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New York : New American Library, 1968.
First edition of the novel of the landmark “proverbial good science fiction movie” created by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Arthur C. Clarke and by Keir Dullea on the front free endpaper, “‘Open the pod bay door, Hal.’ Keir Dullea” onContinue reading "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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New York : The Modern Library, 2001.
First Modern Library edition, early printing of the author’s classic novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Marion Ettlinger. Introduction by Harold Bloom. Uncommon signed.
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
First edition, early printing of this work on the second sentence of The Declaration of Independence. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Walter Isaacson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Math Monahan.
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San Diego : Applewood Books, 2017.
Finely bound example of the Constitution of the United States. Small octavo, bound in full leatherette, illustrated endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed by Charlie Kirk on the front free endpaper. Kirk signed this in Palm Beach in December of 2024. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.
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London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010.
First edition of Douglas Hurd’s authoritative study of two centuries of British foreign policy leadership and diplomatic debate. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with maps, sketches, and photographs. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “Douglas Hurd 13. 10.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. WrittenContinue reading "Choose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary 200 Years of Argument, Success and Failure."
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New York : Dutton, 1994.
First edition of the final novel in the author’s acclaimed trilogy. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Pr. Hillary Thimmand – a fellow student and teacher – of Ireland and of Irish history With the good wishes of Tom Flanagan April 1995.” Fine inContinue reading "The End of the Hunt."
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New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1975.
First edition of Meir’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed on a tipped-in leaf for the 1976 United Jewish Appeal Study Conference to Abe H. Donsky and dated October, 1975. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with toning and chipping. Jacket design by Cheryl Asherman.
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London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2013.
Signed limited first edition of Zafón’s gothic tale for all ages. Octavo, original pictorial boards. One of 500 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 188. In fine condition. Design by kid-ethic.
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New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1967.
First edition of this historical and cultural study of Florida that traces the region’s development from early exploration through the modern era. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Jennette Hartway, To increase her interest and her knowledge of ‘Florida:Continue reading "Florida: The Long Frontier."
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London : Richard Bentley, 1834.
Finley bound first edition of Beckford’s beautifully descriptive account of his travels through Italy, Spain, and Portugal from the library of American painter John Singer Sargent with his ownership signature and bookplates. Octavo, two volumes bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, giltContinue reading "Italy; with Sketches of Spain and Portugal."
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London : Printed for Lockyer Davis, Holborn, 1781.
First edition in English of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands. From the library of John Gladstone with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper, “John Gladstone Leith 1782.” Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet,Continue reading "The Revolution of America."
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New York : Bantam Books, 1992.
First edition of this “brilliantly realized” (The New York Times Book Review) breakthrough novel from visionary author Neal Stephenson, a modern classic that predicted the metaverse and inspired generations of Silicon Valley innovators. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Neal Stephenson on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Snow Crash."
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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 fly net. In the nineteenth century, fly nets were protective mesh coverings designed to shield horses from flies andContinue reading "Andrew Jackson Signed United States Patent."
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Tel Aviv : Steimatzky Limited, 1983.
English edition of Begin’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Mr. Vidal Sassoon with my best wishes M. Begin.” The recipient, Vidal Sassoon was a British hairstylist and entrepreneur who revolutionized modern hairdressing through his emphasis on geometric precision, simplicity, and wash-and-wearContinue reading "The Revolt: The Story of the Irgun."
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First Edition
