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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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Ojike, Mbonu [Eleanor Roosevelt]

My Africa.

New York : The John Day Company, 1946.

First edition of this work by the Nigerian novelist and nationalist, inscribed by him to Eleanor Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Eleanor Roosevelt The greatest Lady of this Century in whom Africa has found a friend in deed. Mbonu Ojike.” Bookplate of EleanorContinue reading "My Africa."

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-102465

Grant, Ulysses S.] Henry Merwin Shrady

Ulysses S. Grant Bronze Bust.

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Original bronze bust of Ulysses S. Grant by Henry Shrady, the famed sculptor of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the west front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mounted on socle and base, the entire piece measures 18.5 inches in height, the base measures 9.5 inches square. In fine condition. An exceptionalContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Bronze Bust."

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$22,500.00
Item Number: RRB-102885

Burnett, W.R

Little Caesar.

New York : Lincoln MacVeagh/ The Dial Press, 1929.

First edition of Burnett’s classic novel, which has inspired generations of gangster films. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by W.R. Burnett on the half-title page. Very good in the rare original dust jacket with light shelfwear.

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-102243

Bacon, Francis] John Russell

Francis Bacon.

London : Methuen, 1964.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on Francis Bacon. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed on the front free endpaper, “For George with all best wishes Francis Bacon.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph of Bacon on the front panel by Cecil Beaton.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-102743

Holmes, John Clellon

Nothing More To Declare.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1967.

First edition of this notable assessment of the literature of the Beats and their contemporaries, with essays on Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Gershon Legman and Jay Landesman. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his wife on the front free endpaper, “For Shirley- the brave adventurer, the good companion, my love- JohnContinue reading "Nothing More To Declare."

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-103995

Steinbeck, John

The Pearl.

New York : The Viking Press, 1947.

First edition of this classic story of simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Maggie and Larry with love John Steinbeck.” Near fine in a near fine first-issue dust jacket with Steinbeck looking to the left on the rear panel. DrawingsContinue reading "The Pearl."

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$9,500.00
Item Number: RRB-103774

Isherwood, Christopher

Down There On a Visit.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1961.

First edition of this novel from the author of Goodbye Berlin and what many consider his finest novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Monroe Wheeler ex dono Christopher Isherwood.” The recipient Monroe Wheeler was an American publisher and museum coordinator and a close friend of Isherwood’s.Continue reading "Down There On a Visit."

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-104119

Jackson, Andrew

Andrew Jackson Autograph Document Signed.

December 6, 1830.

Rare Presidential Land Grant signed by Andrew Jackson as President and countersigned by Commissioner of the General Land Office Elijah Hayward. One page partially printed on vellum the document is dated November 11, 1830 and officially grants Scott Riggs a 72-acre land parcel in Springfield, Illinois. Signed at the conclusion “Andrew Jackson” and “Elijah Hayward” withContinue reading "Andrew Jackson Autograph Document Signed."

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-104206

Dreman, David N

Psychology and the Stock Market: Investment Strategy Beyond Random Walk.

New York : AMACOM, 1977.

First edition of Dreman’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to close friend Keniston Merrill, “To Ken With all good wishes David.” The recipient, Keniston P. Merrill worked as a financial analyst for TIAA-CREF in New York City from 1957-1964. In 1965, he joined TheContinue reading "Psychology and the Stock Market: Investment Strategy Beyond Random Walk."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-106537

Miller, Arthur

The Price.

New York : The Viking Press, 1968.

First edition of this play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his editor on the front free endpaper, “Dear Aaron Thanks Arthur March, 1968.” Asher also edited Saul Bellow, Philip Roth and many others. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by MelContinue reading "The Price."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-105622

Wilczek, Frank

The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces.

New York : Basic Books, 2008.

First edition of this “thrilling read… a glimpse of physics at its quirkiest and most illuminating” (The Economist). Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “May all the forces be with you! Frank Wilczek.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rodrigo Corral. Also, laid in is aContinue reading "The Lightness of Being: Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-106758

Greene, Graham

Brighton Rock.

New York : The Viking Press, 1938.

First American edition, preceding the British edition by one month of Greene’s chilling expose of violence and gang warfare in the pre-war underworld is a classic of its kind. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Clive affectionately, Graham.” The recipient Clive Francis is a British actor,Continue reading "Brighton Rock."

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-106788

Ireland, Alexander. [Robert Louis Stevenson]

William Hazlitt: Essayist and Critic.

London and New York : Frederick Warne and Co, 1889.

Robert Louis Stevenson’s first edition copy of the writings of one of his favorite prose writers, William Hazlitt. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, botanical gilt vignette to the front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Hazlitt. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Robert Louis Stevenson on the half-title page,Continue reading "William Hazlitt: Essayist and Critic."

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$3,750.00
Item Number: RRB-104876

O'Casey, Sean

I Knock At The Door: Swift Glances Back at Things That Made Me.

London : Macmillan & Co, 1939.

First edition of this autobiography by the famed Irish playwright. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “To Joe Cummins, with deep affection, from Sean O’Casey remembering many delightful Dublin chats round his surgery firesides. Devon 1939. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-108016
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