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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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Melville, Herman

Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed.

c. 1855.

Rare autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of great American novelist Herman Melville. One page, the letter reads in full, “Pittsfield Aug 26 Osmond Tiffany Esq. My dear Sir, With pleasure I comply with your request, but hardly think that any letter will further your object; still, if the accompanying one can beContinue reading "Herman Melville Autograph Letter Signed."

$18,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138591

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Shaara, Michael

The Broken Place.

New York : The New American Library, 1968.

First edition of the author’s first novel, preceding his Pulitzer Prize-winning work The Killer Angels. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper in the year of publication, “To Judy + Bill – best wishes – Mike Shaara March 22, 1968.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-138681

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Orbison, Roy

Roy Orbison Signed 1975 Tour Program.

1975.

Rare Roy Orbison UK Tour Program signed by Roy Orbison. Quarto, the program is inscribed by Roy Orbison on the title page, “Sincerely Roy Orbison.” Accompanied by a letter of provenance signed by the original recipient explaining the circumstances of Orbison signing the program at a concert in August of 1975. In very good condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138742

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Gray, Fred D

Bus Ride To Justice.

Montgomery, Al : Black Belt Press, 1995.

First edition of this Civil Rights icon’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Fred D. Gray Schaler Let us keep the legacy alive Fred D. Gray March 9, 1995.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Breuna Baine.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-139681

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Cartier-Bresson, Henri

Moscou [Moscow].

Paris : Collection Neuf/ Robert Editeur, 1955.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by the famed photographer. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “a Monsieur et Madame Henri Dumur avec mon souvenir le meilleur Henri Cartier-Bresson.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138199

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King, Coretta Scott

My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr.

New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.

First edition of Coretta Scott King’s autobiography, which recounts the history of the Civil Rights Movement and offers an inside look at Dr. King, his sermons and speeches. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Etta Moten Barnett with deepest appreciation for your dedicated service toContinue reading "My Life with Martin Luther King, Jr."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-138051

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Deighton, Len

The Ipcress File.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1962.

First British edition of Deighton’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily signed by the author on the title page, “Maybe its not wise to make too many friends in any business! Best wishes to John Len Deighton London May 9th 2008.” Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows light wear. JacketContinue reading "The Ipcress File."

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138473

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Deighton, Len

The Ipcress File.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1962.

First British edition of Deighton’s first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily by the author on the title page, “Maybe its not wise to make too many friends in any business! Best wishes to John Len Deighton London May 9th 2008.” Fine in a very good dust jacket that shows light wear. Jacket designContinue reading "The Ipcress File."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138473

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Pratt, Theodore

That Was Palm Beach.

St. Petersburg, Florida : Great Outdoors, 1968.

First edition of Pratt’s history of Flagler era of Palm Beach, Florida. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with photographs. Signed by the author on the title page. In very good condition. Front cover photograph of “the great Royal Poinciana Hotel which once stood in Palm Beach, the grandest hotel of all time, the largest woodedContinue reading "That Was Palm Beach."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-138405

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Levi, Primo

If Not Now, When?

New York : Summit Books, 1982.

First edition in English of Levi’s novel based on a true story. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Primo Levi on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carin Goldberg. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver. Introduction by Irving Howe.

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-72019

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Melville, Herman

Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months’ Residence in A Valley of the Marquesas.

New York : Wiley and Putnam, 1846.

First edition of Melville’s first book and his most popular during his lifetime. Octavo, two volumes bound into one in the original cloth stamped in blind with gilt titles to the spine, frontispiece map, both half-titles and 6 pages of publisher’s advertisements at rear. BAL 13653. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the frontContinue reading "Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life. During a Four Months’ Residence in A Valley of the Marquesas."

$250,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138349

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First French Edition, Presentation copy of the Constitutions of the Thirteen United States of America; inscribed by Benjamin Franklin who requested the book's publication and personally distributed the 600 privately printed first edition copies

[Franklin, Benjamin]

Constitutions des Treize Etats-Unis De L’Amerique. [Constitutions of the Thirteen United States of America].

Paris : D. Pierres/Pissot, Pere & Fils, Libraries, 1783.

First French edition of the Constitution of the United States of America, inscribed by Founding Father Benjamin Franklin who had the translation published and personally distributed each of the 600 copies produced. Octavo, bound in one quarter calf with gilt ruling to the spine, burgundy morocco spine label lettered in gilt. Presentation copy, inscribed byContinue reading "Constitutions des Treize Etats-Unis De L’Amerique. [Constitutions of the Thirteen United States of America]."

$175,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138381

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Kirkpatrick, Jeane J. [William Safire]

The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State and Other Surprises.

Washington, D.C : The AEI Press, 1990.

First edition of this work by Ambassador Kirkpatrick, who played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. Octavo, original boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Bill Safire Columnist extraordinaire. With admiration and friendship. Jeane Kirkpatrick. December, 1990.” TheContinue reading "The Withering Away of the Totalitarian State and Other Surprises."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-127827

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Verne, Jules

Jules Verne Autographed Letter Signed.

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Rare autographed letter signed by the father of science fiction Jules Verne. autograph letter signed. Letter addressed to “mon cher Peragillo” and mentioning “Le Tour du Monde.” Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 6.75 inches by 6.75 inches.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138073

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Dyson, Freeman [Edward O. Wilson]

Imagined Worlds.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1997.

First edition of this work by Freeman Dyson. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Edward Freeman Dyson.” The recipient, Edward O. Wilson was a biologist, naturalist and writer. Wilson has been called “the father of sociobiology” and “the father of biodiversity” for his environmental advocacy, and his secular-humanist and deist ideasContinue reading "Imagined Worlds."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-138177

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Reiser, Anton. [Albert Einstein]

Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait.

New York : Albert & Charles Boni, 1930.

First edition of this Einstein biography written by Rudolf Kayser, a German literary historian and husband to Albert Einstein’s stepdaughter Ilse under the pseudonym Anton Reiser. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece of Einstein. Signed and dated by Einstein in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Albert Einstein 1930.” Near fine in a veryContinue reading "Albert Einstein: A Biographical Portrait."

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138499

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Rand, Ayn

The Fountainhead.

Indianapolis and New York : The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1943.

First edition, early printing of Rands’s breakthrough work and her first major literary success. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Barbara- for a very heroic achievement- with love- Ayn April 9,1956.” Born in Winnipeg, Barbara Weidman met Nathaniel Branden because of their mutual interest in Ayn Rand’s works. TheyContinue reading "The Fountainhead."

$75,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138297

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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. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-138170

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Durrell, Lawrence

Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea. [The Alexandria Quartet].

London : Faber and Faber, 1960-1961.

First editions of each of the novels comprising the author’s acclaimed Alexandria Quartet, each volume signed by Lawrence Durrell. Octavo, original cloth, 4 volumes. Justine is signed twice by Lawrence Durrell on the front free endpaper. Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea are each signed by Lawrence Durrell on the front free endpaper. Each book is fine inContinue reading "Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea. [The Alexandria Quartet]."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138169

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Sikorsky, Igor

The Story of the Winged-S: with New Material on the Latest Development of the Helicopter.

New York : Dodd, Meade & Company, 1942.

First edition, early printing of the autobiography of the Russian-American aviation pioneer and designer of the first viable American helicopter. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the half-title page, “To Mr. Henry Drans with kindest personal regards of I. Sikorsky Dec 16 1942.” In very good condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-138142

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Marquez, Gabriel Garcia

Hundert Jahre Einsamkeit. [One Hundred Years of Solitude].

Koln : Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1982.

Early German edition of the author’s masterpiece which is recognized as one of the most significant works in the Spanish literary canon. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author on the dedication page, “Para Patricia, del amigo, Gabo 83.” Translated by Curt Meyer-Clason. In near fine condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138432

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell

The Last Leaf. Poem. By Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Cambridge : Houghton Mifflin & Co. The Riverside Press, 1886.

First edition of Holmes’ classic poem. Folio, original publisher’s half vellum with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and panels, top edge gilt, illustrated by George Wharton Edwards and F. Hopkinson Smith. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Ulysses S. Grant’s daughter Nellie Grant, “Oliver Wendell Holmes forContinue reading "The Last Leaf. Poem. By Oliver Wendell Holmes."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-138225

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Goodall, Jane with Phillip Berman

Reason For Hope: A Spiritual Journey.

New York : Warner Books, 1999.

First edition of Goodall’s moving memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Caroline Together we make a difference Jane Goodall.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Merri Meyer and Flag.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-138205

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Reid, Aileen [I.M. Pei]

I.M. Pei.

New Jersey : Crescent, 1995.

First edition of this work on the famed Pritzker Prize-winning architect. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed I.M. Pei on the title page (he closed it before his signature dried, resulting in blotching). Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Books signed by Pei are rare.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-138044

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