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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!

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[Grant, Ulysses S.; Hamilton Fish; William Tecumseh Sherman; et al]

Ulysses S. Grant Treaty of Washington Signed Document Collection.

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Rare collection of documents related to the 1871 Treaty of Washington including signatures of all of the key figures involved in its signing including President Ulysses S. Grant, his Secretary of State Hamilton Fish and the British delegation led by George Robinson, Earl de Grey and Ripon. The collection was assembled by Frederic Daustini Cremer who acted asContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Treaty of Washington Signed Document Collection."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143272

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Tartt, Donna

The Secret History.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.

First edition of this contemporary literary classic and “an accomplished psychological thriller…absolutely chilling” (Village Voice). Octavo, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Diana- warm regards- Donna Tartt.” Additionally signed four times by jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel book, on the front panel of theContinue reading "The Secret History."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-143517

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Hall, Oakley

Warlock.

New York : The Viking Press, 1958.

First edition of this classic of American West literature. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six 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 edges gilt. Signed byContinue reading "Warlock."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-143509

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Merrill, James

First Poems.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1951.

First edition of the author’s first regularly published book. Octavo, original maroon cloth. One of 990 numbered copies printed, this is number 912. Association copy, signed and inscribed by the author on the title page with a four-line stanza from his poem White Stag, Black Bear, “…We called the autumn night his lair, Yet knewContinue reading "First Poems."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-143437

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First edition of the Ian Fleming’s first book Casino Royale which introduced the world to 007; Signed by Him

Fleming, Ian

Casino Royale.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1953.

First edition of the first novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo, original black cloth. Boldly signed by the author “from Ian Fleming” on a card mounted to the front free endpaper.

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142789

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Royal, Denise

The Story of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1969.

First edition of “the first book that attempts to give them a substantial and realistic Oppenheimer biography” (The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “June 10, 1970 To Bob Walls- Who understands that the only knowledge is to know ourselves; and who, in so knowingContinue reading "The Story of J. Robert Oppenheimer."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-143502

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Warhol, Andy; David Whitney

Andy Warhol: Portraits of the 70s.

New York : Random House, 1979.

Andy Warhol: Portraits of the 70s First Edition Signed

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142806

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Herzl, Theodor

Das Neue Ghetto: Schauspiel in 4 Acten. [The New Ghetto: A Play in 4 Acts].

Wein : Verlag Der "Welt", 1897.

First edition of Herzl’s popular politically-charged drama, written several years before Der Judenstaat and praised by Max Nordau and Sigmund Freud. Octavo, original printed wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication opposite the title page, “Herrn Heinrich Steiner zur freundlichen Erinnerung Th. Herzl.” The recipient, Hungarian author and publisher HeinrichContinue reading "Das Neue Ghetto: Schauspiel in 4 Acten. [The New Ghetto: A Play in 4 Acts]."

$35,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143510

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Kuznetsov, Anatoly. Translated by David Floyd

Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1970.

First English uncensored edition of soviet writer Anatoly Kuznetsov’s most acclaimed work in its complete, unredacted form. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication, “To Mr. M.G. Millard – with very best wishes, in appreciation for the invaluable help he has givenContinue reading "Babi Yar: A Document in the Form of a Novel."

$12,500.00

Item Number: RRB-143812

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Hazan, Marcella

Marcella Cucina.

New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1997.

First edition of this collection of recipes by Hazan. Quarto, original glossy boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Alison Harris. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Doris best wishes! Marcella Hazan.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Joel Avirom.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-143511

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Milosz, Czeslaw

Native Realm: A Search for Self-Definition.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, 1968.

First edition of the re-issue of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Czeslaw Milosz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lewis Friedman. Author photograph by Thomas Victor.

$800.00

Item Number: RRB-142086

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Adams, Richard

Watership Down.

London : Rex Collings, 1972.

First edition of the author’s first and most beloved work. Octavo, original brown cloth, folding map. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author withing two months of the publication date on the front free endpaper, “To Jessie and Derek Hinrich with best wishes from Richard Adams January 1973.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. The nicestContinue reading "Watership Down."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-143483

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Exceptionally rare first edition, presentation copy of Experiments and Observations on Electricity; inscribed by Benjamin Franklin to Prominent Philadelphia Merchant, Colleague, and friend Thomas Livezey

Franklin, Benjamin

Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia in America, by Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. and F.R.S. To which are added, Letters and Papers on Philosophical Subjects. The Whole corrected, methodized, improved, and now first collected into one Volume, and Illustrated with Copper Plates.

London : Printed for David Henry; and sold by Francis Newbery, at the Corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1769.

First complete edition of “the most important scientific book of eighteenth-century America” (PMM), inscribed by Benjamin Franklin to prominent Pennsylvania Quaker and merchant Thomas Livezey, Jr. Quarto, bound in full contemporary calf with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, gilt turn-ins. IllustratedContinue reading "Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Made at Philadelphia in America, by Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. and F.R.S. To which are added, Letters and Papers on Philosophical Subjects. The Whole corrected, methodized, improved, and now first collected into one Volume, and Illustrated with Copper Plates."

$375,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147283

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Vanderbilt, William K

Across The Atlantic With Ara, Summer of 1924.

New York : Brentano's, Publishers, 1925.

First edition of Vanderbilt’s account of his 1924 three-month summer cruise aboard the diesel yacht Ara. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with plates and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “To C. M. … from W. K. Vanderbilt June 26th 1925.” In very goodContinue reading "Across The Atlantic With Ara, Summer of 1924."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-143551

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Whitman, Walt

Leaves of Grass.

Camden, New Jersey : Author's Edition [Walt Whitman], 1882.

The Author’s edition of the most important and influential volume of poetry written in America; one of probably fewer than 100 copies produced with the inclusion of the “sexual odes” at Whitman’s insistence. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with two full-page engraved portraits of Whitman at different ages. Boldly signed by Walt Whitman on theContinue reading "Leaves of Grass."

$11,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143291

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Feiffer, Jules [Alan Arkin]

Little Murders.

New York : Random House, 1968.

First edition of this work, basis for Alan Arkin’s stunning 1971 feature directorial debut. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alan Arkin on the half-title page, “Best Wishes to Adrienne From Alan Arkin.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Jules Feiffer.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-143189

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Styron, William

Set This House on Fire.

New York : Random House, 1960.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by William Styron on the title page. Fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise clamshell box.

$950.00

Item Number: RRB-143491

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King, Stephen

Bag of Bones.

New York : Scribners, 1998.

First edition of this work which won the 1999 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel, the 1999 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel, and the 1999 Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Patricia- Stephen King.” Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket design by John Fontana.

$1,400.00

Item Number: RRB-142294

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Mead, Margaret

From the South Seas: Studies of Adolescence and Sex in Primitive Societies.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1939.

First edition, third printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Hardin S. Rarny Margaret Mead May 6, 1946.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket, bookplate to the front pastedown.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-143499

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O'Neill, Eugene

Mourning Becomes Electra.

New York : Boni & Liveright, 1931.

Signed limited edition of O’Neill’s classic play. Quarto, original full Japan vellum gilt, black morocco spine label, signed by Eugene O’Neill, one of 550 copies this is number 363. Near fine in a very good slipcase. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box. An exceptional presentation.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-142951

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Noble, Denis

The Music of Life.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.

First edition of this work by the award-winning physiologist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Colin Hall with the compliments of the author, and in celebration of OE friendship June 2006 Denis Noble.” Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Brill. Jacket illustrationContinue reading "The Music of Life."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-142042

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Dunning, John

Two O’Clock, Eastern Wartime.

New York : Scribner, 2001.

The Binder’s Copy of the author’s manuscript signed limited edition of John Dunning’s classic work, with two pages of the original typed manuscript tipped in and inscribed by the author, “Original working draft ms. page for Two O’Clock, Eastern Wartime John Dunning.” Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards by the Harcourt Bindery,Continue reading "Two O’Clock, Eastern Wartime."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-142781

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Muir, John

The Writings of John Muir: The Manuscript Edition.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916-24.

The Manuscript Edition of The Writings of John Muir, one of 750 numbered sets produced with an original autograph manuscript page bound into the first volume. Octavo, 10 volumes in the publisher’s deluxe three quarter crushed levant morocco over cloth boards with gilt titles and tulip stamping to the spine in five compartments within raisedContinue reading "The Writings of John Muir: The Manuscript Edition."

$10,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143457

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Jagger, Mick; Keith Richards; Brian Jones; Bill Wyman; Charlie Watts

1963 Rolling Stones Signed Decca Records Publicity Card.

: Decca Records, [1963].

Early Rolling Stones advertising card issued by Decca Records in promotion of the group’s first two singles: “Come On” and “I Wanna Be Your Man.” The front of the card features a photograph of all five original band members signed be each: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, and Billy Wyman. Additionally signedContinue reading "1963 Rolling Stones Signed Decca Records Publicity Card."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143818

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