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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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Dayan, Moshe

Breakthrough: A Personal Account of the Egypt-Israel Peace Negotiations.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.

First edition of this work by Dayan. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Moshe Dayan on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony. From the library of Herbert A. Friedman with his bookplate to the front free endpaper. Friedman was a Reform rabbi who served asContinue reading "Breakthrough: A Personal Account of the Egypt-Israel Peace Negotiations."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-133918

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Foxx, Jimmie

Jimmie Foxx Signed Letter.

1935.

Typed letter signed by baseball hall of famer Jimmie Foxx to Bill Hewish, declining a position on the Olney High School Program Committee in Philadelphia, “Received your letter of March 27th regarding the Program Committee of the Olney High School. I’m afraid I won’t be able to do what you ask, as being Captain ofContinue reading "Jimmie Foxx Signed Letter."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-133517

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Thomas, Isaiah

The History of Printing in America.

Worcester : Isaiah Thomas, 1810.

First edition of this work by the famed printer. Octavo, bound in contemporary sheep, morocco spine labels, illustrated with five engraved plates (four folding). Gift inscription of Thomas’s grandson, Benjamin Franklin Thomas, on each of the front free endpapers, as well as his signature on title page in first volume. Benjamin Franklin Thomas was aContinue reading "The History of Printing in America."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133261

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Wilson, Edward O. & Robert H. MacArthur

The Theory of Island Biogeography.

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1967.

First edition of this landmark work. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page, who has drawn a picture of an ant. In near fine condition.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133504

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Johnson, Lyndon B. and Hubert Humphrey

Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey Signed Inaugural Ceremonies Program.

January 20, 1965.

Original Inaugural Ceremonies Program from 1965 of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert Humphrey, boldly signed by both on the front panel. Octavo, original wrappers, presidential seal in gilt, ribbon bound in, eight pages. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-133502

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The Second Sex

de Beauvoir, Simone

The Second Sex.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1979.

First Franklin Library edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original full leather, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt tooling to the front and rear panel, all edges gilt, raised bands, silk ribbon bookmark bound in. Signed by Simone de Beauvoir. Translated by H.M. Parshley. Illustrated by Eugene Karlin. In fine condition.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-105112

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Owens, Mark and Delia

Cry of the Kalahari: Seven Years in Africa’s Last Great Wilderness.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984.

First edition, early printing of this classic work, which ranks with “Goodall’s In the Shadow of Man and Fossey’s Gorillas in the Mist” (Chicago Tribune). Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers by Lorraine Sneed, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by both authors on the title page, “To Jo Best wishes always Delia Owens” and signed byContinue reading "Cry of the Kalahari: Seven Years in Africa’s Last Great Wilderness."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-133468

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Roger, Fred [Mr. McFeely]

You Are Special: Words of Wisdom from America’s Most Beloved Neighbor.

New York : Viking, 1994.

First edition of this collection of quotes from Rogers‘ writings throughout his career. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Mr. McFeely on the half-title page, “To Lori and Brian from Mr. McFeely Speedy Delivery 2009.” Additionally laid in is a signed photograph, “To Brian, from Mr. McFeely Speedy Delivery 2009.” Fine in aContinue reading "You Are Special: Words of Wisdom from America’s Most Beloved Neighbor."

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-133480

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Rollins, Sonny; Eric Nisenson

Open Sky: Sonny Rollins and His World of Improvisation.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

First edition of this work on the legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Sonny Rollins on the front free endpaper, “James- the Golden Rule works pretty good!! Sonny Rollins.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Henry Sene Yee. Foreword by Sonny Rollins.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133491

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Buffett, Warren E

The Official System of Contract Bridge, Simplified, Concise; the Official Book on the Official System.

New York : Produced by Bridge Headquarters, 1931.

First edition of this official Prohibition era manual to the game of contract bridge; warmly inscribed by Warren Buffett to his long-time bridge partner and close personal friend Sharon Osberg. Octavo, original cloth, inscribed by Buffett on the title page, “To Sharon – This was the nursery book my mother read to me at ageContinue reading "The Official System of Contract Bridge, Simplified, Concise; the Official Book on the Official System."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133119

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Buffett, Warren E

The Official System of Contract Bridge, Simplified, Concise; the Official Book on the Official System.

New York : Produced by Bridge Headquarters, 1931.

First edition of this official Prohibition era manual to the game of contract bridge; warmly inscribed by Warren Buffett to his long-time bridge partner and close personal friend Sharon Osberg. Octavo, original cloth, inscribed by Buffett on the title page, “To Sharon – This was the nursery book my mother read to me at ageContinue reading "The Official System of Contract Bridge, Simplified, Concise; the Official Book on the Official System."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-133119

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Bojaxhiu, Mary Teresa. [Mother Teresa]

Mother Teresa Signed Time Magazine Cover.

New York : Time, December 29, 1975.

Rare cover from the December 29, 1975 issue of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of Mother Teresa by Bob Peak and inscribed by her, “God bless you M Teresa MC.” In near fine condition. Double matted and framed with the original transmittal envelope inserted into a pocket on the verso of the frame showing theContinue reading "Mother Teresa Signed Time Magazine Cover."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133441

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Mandela, Nelson

The Illustrated Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela.

Boston : Little Brown, 1995.

Signed limited first edition of the illustrated autobiography of one of the greatest moral leaders of the twentieth century. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Nelson Mandela. Fine in the original slipcase and original box. An exceptional example.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133458

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Wells, H.G

The World of William Clissold: A Novel at a New Angle.

London : Ernest Benn Ltd., 1926.

First editions of each volume in Wells’ longest novel. Octavo, three volumes, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by H.G. Wells in the year of publication on the front free endpaper of the first volume in the series, “Walter H. Parker H.G. Wells Oct. 1926.” Each volume is very good in a very good dust jacket.Continue reading "The World of William Clissold: A Novel at a New Angle."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-133426

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[de Carrara, Cajetau-Louis-Antoine]

18th Century French Nobility Patent.

November 13, 1710.

Rare 18th century French Patent of Nobility for Cajetau-Louis-Antoine de Carrara. Folio, bound in full velvet, the patent is comprised of five vellum leaves, the first with calligraphy within an elaborate engraved border; the third leaf with a gilt-painted armorial miniature, all edges gilt, rope bound in. Dated November 13, 1710, the patent is signed by MarieContinue reading "18th Century French Nobility Patent."

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-133430

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Churchill, Winston S

The World Crisis 1911-1914; The World Crisis 1915; The World Crisis 1916-1918 Part One and Part Two; The World Crisis. The Aftermath; The World Crisis. The Eastern Front.

London : Thornton Butterfield, 1923-31.

First British editions of Churchill’s important history of World War I. Octavo, six volumes, original blue cloth. Illustrated throughout with maps and charts. Errata slips to volumes I and IV present. Volume I is signed by the author on the half-title page, “Inscribed by Winston Churchill 1948.” In near fine condition. Housed in a customContinue reading "The World Crisis 1911-1914; The World Crisis 1915; The World Crisis 1916-1918 Part One and Part Two; The World Crisis. The Aftermath; The World Crisis. The Eastern Front."

$14,500.00

Item Number: RRB-130310

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Kazantzakis, Nikos; Translated by Peter A. Bien

Report to Greco: An Autobiographical Novel.

Oxford : Bruno Cassirer, 1965.

First edition of Kazantzakis’ deeply personal semi-autobiographical classic testament. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and dated by the translator on the half-title page with a quote from this title, “For ______ ______ ‘The sole way to save oneself is to save others. Or the struggle to save others.’ Peter Bien.” Translated by PeterContinue reading "Report to Greco: An Autobiographical Novel."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-136597

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Neruda, Pablo

We Are Many.

: Cape Coliard Press, 1967.

Signed limited edition, one of only 100 examples, this is number 65. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with a cut-out by Jim Dine. Boldly signed by Pablo Neruda and the translator Alistair Reid. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Alistair Reid. Photographs by Hans Ehrmann.

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-133314

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Wilson, Edward O

On Human Nature.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1978.

First edition of this work, which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1979. Octavo, original brown cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page, who has drawn an ant. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-133312

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Murray, Albert

Omni-Americans: New Perspectives on Black Experience and American Culture.

New York : Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1970.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For my good friend Oliver Who will keep the faith Albert Murray.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Hess and/ or Antupit.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-133165

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Saramago, Jose

Death With Interruptions.

Orlando : Harcourt, 2008.

First edition of Saramago’s philosophical page-turner, which hinges on death taking a holiday. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Harold Jose Saramago 29.10.2008.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-138908

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Ratner, Lawrence; Designed by Balazs Szabo [Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham]

Led Zeppelin: Live Dreams.

Chicago : Margaux Publishing, 1993.

First edition of this illustrated work from the Laurance Ratner collection of photographs. Quarto, original black cloth with decorative metallic bas relief frame designed by Balazs Szabo, slipcase. No. 30 from an edition limited to 2000 copies. Signed by Laurance Ratner and inscribed by Szabo in silver ink on front free endpaper, “To Lenny TheContinue reading "Led Zeppelin: Live Dreams."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-133294

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Meir, Golda

Golda Meir Signed Certificate.

1956.

Signed by the future Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir, then Labor Minister Golda Myerson on an official Ministry of of Labor Certificate of Excellence in Studies granted to ORT school girl in the sewing profession, dated June 20, 1956. This certificate is signed with her original name just before David Ben-Gurion ordered her toContinue reading "Golda Meir Signed Certificate."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-133284

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Frank, Philipp [Albert Einstein]

Einstein: Sein Leben und seine Zeit [His Life And Times].

Munchen : Paul List Verlag, 1949.

First German edition of this classic work by Frank, a famed contemporary of Einstein. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Albert Einstein on the slip to the title page and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Karl W. Deutsch with the author’s compliments Philipp Frank August 10, 1950.” Philipp Frank was aContinue reading "Einstein: Sein Leben und seine Zeit [His Life And Times]."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-133215

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