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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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 a certificate of authenticity from Tracks. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : Del Rey, 1977.
First hardcover edition of Lucas’ Star Wars. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Lucas on the front free endpaper and by Alan Dean Foster on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Cover art by John Berkey. With the letter code of “S27” in the gutter of page 183. HousedContinue reading "Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker."
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Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Records, Inc, 1962.
First pressing of the classic first album of Peter, Paul, and Mary. Long play record, monophonic recording. Boldly signed by Peter Yarrow on in silver felt tip at the top of the front panel. In near fine condition. Original record included.
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Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1956.
First edition in book form of the famed actress’s ghostwritten piece for Pageant magazine, often considered the closest thing to an autobiographical work published during her lifetime. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with 43 photographs. Signed by Marilyn Monroe on the front free endpaper. Although Monroe was an avid reader—as demonstrated by the celebrated 1999 Christie’sContinue reading "Will Acting Spoil Marilyn Monroe?"
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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 ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt decorations to the front panel, all edges gilt, illustrated with 250 rare and unseen photographs. One ofContinue reading "Photograph."
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London : Arthur Barker, 1934 and 1936.
First editions of Graves’ classic “autobiography” of Claudius and its sequel. Octavo, 2 volumes, original cloth. I, Claudius is signed by Derek Jacobi in pencil on the half-title page. Derek Jacobi’s performance in I, Claudius (BBC, 1976) was widely regarded as one of the most accomplished portrayals in television history, bringing remarkable depth and nuanceContinue reading "I, Claudius. [and] Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina."
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New York : Exeter Books, 1986.
First edition of this work on the development of human space exploration during the first quarter-century of the space age. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with color photographs throughout. Boldly signed by over 100 astronauts from all of NASA’s storied programs: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and the Space Shuttle. Six of the original Mercury astronauts:Continue reading "The Astronauts: The First 25 Years of Manned Space Flight."
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: The Peter Gruber Foundation, .
Original offprint of Jerome J. Shestack’s Leadership and the Legal Profession in a Democratic Society. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, “To Justice Ginsburg. Ah, would that we had leaders like you! With esteem, Jerry.” The recipient, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, served as an associate justice of the SupremeContinue reading "Leadership and the Legal Profession in a Democratic Society."
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New York : New York University Law Review, 1992.
Original November 1992 offprint of the New York University Law Review containing David L. Shapiro’s Continuity and Change in Statutory Interpretation. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, volume 67, number 5. Accompanied by a typed letter on Harvard Law School stationary laid in, inscribed and signed by David L. Shapiro to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The letter readsContinue reading "New York University Law Review: Continuity and Change in Statutory Interpretation."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.
First American edition of the poet’s scarce first book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Mary Oliver on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Author photograph by Molly Malone Cook. An exceptional example, rare and desirable signed and in this condition.
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London : Macmillan & Company, 1919.
First British edition of the best-selling book that established John Maynard Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. Inscribed by John Neville Keynes on the front pastedown, “Dec. 1919 (from J.N.K.).” John Neville Keynes, was an English economist and philosopher best known for hisContinue reading "The Economic Consequences of the Peace."
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London : Hutchinson, 1967.
First edition of this posthumous collection of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s shorter works. Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Boldly signed by his wife Ray Mitchell on the front free endpaper. From the library of bibliophile Seumas Stewart, a respected figure in the field of book collecting and bibliophilic writing, bestContinue reading "A Scots Hairst: Essays and Short Stories."
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New York : D.C. Comics, 2005.
First edition of the comic movie adaptation. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by director Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale on the front panel. In fine condition.
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1960.
First edition of the eighth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed and inscribed by fourteen cast members of the 1981 film adaptation of For Your Eyes Only on the title page and facing page, including: Roger Moore, director John Glen, Julian Glover, Eva Rueber-Staier, John Wyman, John Moreno, AlkisContinue reading "For Your Eyes Only."
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London : Sphere, 2020.
First edition of the fifth novel in the Cormoran Strike series, written by J. K. Rowling and published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “Robert Galbraith.” With Rowling’s hologram sticker to the verso of the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Troubled Blood: A Strike Novel."
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London : Jonathan Cape, 1962.
First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by eleven cast members of the 1977 film adaptation on the title page and facing page, including: Roger Moore, Caroline Munro, Olga Bisera, Sue Vanner, Shane Rimmer, Eva Rueber-Staier, Marilyn Galsworthy, Valerie Leon, Edward de Souza, VernonContinue reading "The Spy Who Loved Me."
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New York : Random House, 1979.
First edition of the author’s fourth novel and what many consider to be his finest. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper and title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jack Ribik. An exceptional example.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
First edition of this collection of writings from the acclaimed author of Slouching Towards Bethlehem. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Uncommon signed.
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London : George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1978.
First British edition, early printing of the sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, continuing the story of young Charlie Bucket and eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka as they travel in the Great Glass Elevator. Octavo, original publisher’s pictorial boards, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “WithContinue reading "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator."
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
First edition of this fictionalized history of a Stradivarius violin named “Antonietta,” created in 1699, Cormac McCarthy’s copy with his name to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Boldly signed by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy on the front free endpaper. Both Cormac McCarthy and John Hersey were published by Alfred A. Knopf,Continue reading "Antonietta."
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New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of this unforgettable masterpiece from one of the twentieth century’s greatest talents and author of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Octavo, original half-cloth, title page vignette. Boldly signed by Betty Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso. Uncommon signed.
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New York : Random House, 1987.
First edition of Trump’s first book. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper, “To Dale Donald J. Trump.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Jacket photograph by Michele Singer.
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Boston : Atlantic, Little, Brown and Company, 1981.
First edition of Kidder’s second book. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on the title page, “For Jacqueline With Best Wishes Tracy Kidder. “From the library of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis with the bookplate from the Sotheby’s 23 – 26 April 1996 sale of the estate of JacquelineContinue reading "The Soul of a New Machine."
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New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1928.
Early printing of Earhart’s thrilling account of her experience as a passenger aboard the Friendship, which made her the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air in 1928. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain orange, with 61 illustrations. Boldly signed by Amelia Earhart on the front free endpaper. Very good in the rareContinue reading "20 Hrs. 40 Min. Our Flight in the Friendship: The American Girl, First Across the Atlantic by Air, Tells Her Story."
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Biography and Autobiography
