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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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Hongo, Garrett Kaoru

Yellow Light.

Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, 1982.

First Wesleyan University Press edition of Japanese American poet Garrett Hongo’s first collection of poems. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Association copy, inscribed to fellow American poet Annie Dillard on the half-title page, “for Annie Dillard, my admiration from Garrett 29 May ’84.” From the library of Annie Dillard with her bookplate below the inscription. CoverContinue reading "Yellow Light."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-88098

Zimmer, Paul [Annie Dillard]

With Wanda: Town and Country Poems.

Washington, D.C. & San Francisco : Dryad Press, 1980.

First edition of American poet Paul Zimmer’s fifth book of poems. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Association copy, inscribed to poet Annie Dillard on the title page, “August 1980 For Annie and Gary, With admiration and affection. Paul.” With Annie Dillard’s bookplate to the half-title page. In near fine condition. Cover design by Susan Foster.Continue reading "With Wanda: Town and Country Poems."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-88097

Kitcher, Philip

The Advancement of Science: Science Without Legend, Objectivity Without Illusions.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1993.

First edition of well-known philosopher Philip Kitcher’s treatise on the philosophy of science. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow philosopher Hilary Putnam, “For Hilary, with very best wishes, Philip.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ann Lowe. An exceptional association.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-88090

Smullyan, Raymond [Hilary Putnam]

The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.

First edition of puzzlemaster Raymond Smullyan’s book of chess problems. Octavo, original half cloth. Illustrated with 50 chess diagrams. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow logician Hilary Putnam, “For Hilary Putnam Best, Raymond.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Richard Mantel.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-88086

Graham, Benjamin & David L. Dodd

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill Book Company, 1940.

First printing of the third edition of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Warren E. Buffett on the front free endpaper. From the library of John Gutfreund, with his name and address on the front gutter. Gutfreund was the CEO of Salomon Brothers, who turned it from a private partnership into a publiclyContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-75094

Darrow, Clarence

Clarence Darrow Signed Photograph.

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Original photograph of prominent American attorney and civil libertarian Clarence Darrow. Signed by Darrow on the lower right-hand corner of the photograph four years after the historic Scopes Monkey Trial, “Clarence Darrow with best wishes to his friend Donald Gallagher Chicago March 14th 1929.” Matted and framed the entire piece measures 14.5 inches by 17Continue reading "Clarence Darrow Signed Photograph."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-84255

Schulz, Charles M

I Need All The Friends I Can Get.

San Francisco : Determined Productions, Inc, 1964.

First edition of this charming ‘little classic’ featuring Charles Schulz’s endearing Peanuts characters. Small octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Brian and Jamie, Charles M. Schulz.” Laid into this titles is a photograph of Schulz. Book design by Jim Young. Photograph by John Arms. Fine inContinue reading "I Need All The Friends I Can Get."

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$1,150.00
Item Number: RRB-85773

Halford, Frederic M

Making a Fishery.

London : Horace Cox, 1895.

Signed limited first edition of Frederick Halford’s extensive guide on the creation of river and stream fisheries for sport. One of 150 numbered copies signed by Halford, this is number 35. Large octavo, original publisher’s full green morocco, gilt titles to the spine, gilt ruled, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Halford with tissueContinue reading "Making a Fishery."

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$1,050.00
Item Number: RRB-88001

Thomas, Jr., Lowell [The Dalai Lama]

The Dalai Lama: A Biography of the Exiled Leader of Tibet.

New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1962.

First edition of this early biography of The Dalai Lama. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Signed and dated in the year of publication by His Holiness The Dalai Lama on the front free endpaper. Laid in is a note to the recipient on official Tibetan letterhead from the private secretary to the Dalai Lama stating thatContinue reading "The Dalai Lama: A Biography of the Exiled Leader of Tibet."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-83782
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