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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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Ford, Richard Thompson

The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.

First edition of this “sharp, nuanced, enlightening reflection on how America should confront its authentic legacy of racism . . . A sharp, nuanced yet stylish analysis” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Lisa Thanks for reading the book Richard Ford.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.Continue reading "The Race Card: How Bluffing About Bias Makes Race Relations Worse."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-120633

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Murakami, Haruki

Men Without Women.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.

First edition of this collection of seven tales about men who have lost women by internationally best-selling author Haruki Murakami. Octavo, original cloth. Signed three times by dust jacket designer Chip Kidd on the title page and both the front panel and rear flap of the dust jacket. Translated from the Japanese by Phillip GabrielContinue reading "Men Without Women."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-123764

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Salter, James

A Sport And A Pastime.

New York : The Modern Library, 1995.

Early printing of The Modern Library edition of this modern classic, hailed as a masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Howard Norman on the title page, “To Howard Norman James Salter.” Most of Norman’s short stories and novels are set in Canada’s Maritime Provinces. He has written several translations of Algonquin, Cree,Continue reading "A Sport And A Pastime."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-123919

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Wilson, Edward O

Tales from the Ant World.

New York : Liveright Publishing Corp, 2020.

First edition of this work which recalls Wilson’s lifetime with ants, from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page with a drawing of an ant. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Tales from the Ant World."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-120823

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Southern, Terry

The Magic Christian.

New York : Random House, 1960.

First edition of one of the funniest, cruelest, and most savagely revealing books about American life ever written, hailed as Southern’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Grand Guy Andre to whom I owe all. Terry Southern New York City 2-2-60.” The recipient was publisherContinue reading "The Magic Christian."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120936

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Silverstein, Shel

Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings.

New York : Harper & Row, 1974.

First edition, early printing of the author’s first collection of children’s poetry. Small quarto, original brown cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “With Love Shel Silverstein.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-120856

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Anderson, Erica; Eugene Exman. [Albert Schweitzer]

Le Monde D’Albert Schweitzer.

Paris : A. Michel, 1955.

First edition of this work on the Nobel laureate. Quarto, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Schweitzer on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. Jean Marie Dubernard upon leaving Lambaréné with my good thoughts, Albert Schweitzer Lambaréné, 18 March 1957.” Photographs by Erica Anderson. Text by Eugene Exman. Preface by Daniel Halevy. In near fineContinue reading "Le Monde D’Albert Schweitzer."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120738

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Hamilton, Alexander

Alexander Hamilton Autograph Letter Signed.

New York 2 April 1799.

Rare autograph letter signed by Alexander Hamilton to the trustees of Isaac Riley, notifying them of the manner in which he will submit a mortgage payment despite Riley’s imprisonment. One page, folio, dated 2 April 1799, the letter reads, “I am informed that You are Assignees of Isaac Riley under the Insolvent Act. Some timeContinue reading "Alexander Hamilton Autograph Letter Signed."

$20,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120624

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Rothbard, Murray N

The Ethics of Liberty.

Atlantic Highlands, NJ : Humanities Press, 1982.

First edition of Rothbard’s greatest contribution to the politics of freedom. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Murray N. Rothbard on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-120588

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Original LP of Robert Frost reading his poetry.

Frost, Robert

Robert Frost Reading His Own Poems.

Chicago : The National Council of Teachers of English, c.1949.

Original LP of Robert Frost reading his poetry. Inscribed by the author on the front panel Frost to Gladys Schmidt dated Jan. 18 1952. The recipient Gladys Schmidt was a professor of English at Carnegie Tech and had already written a number of bestselling novels and was also a published poet. In very good condition.

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-120198

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Wallace, David Foster

Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2003.

First edition of this work which examines the history of infinity, focusing primarily on the work of Georg Cantor, the 19th-century German mathematician who created set theory. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Base Art Co./ Terry Rohrbach.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-120564

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Lewis, John; Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell

March: Book Two.

Marietta : Top Shelf Productions, 2015.

First edition of the second book in John Lewis and Andrew Aydin’s March trilogy. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by John Lewis on the half-title page, “To Thom Thank you. John Lewis” and signed by Andrew Aydin. In fine condition.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-118963

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Tagore, Rabindranath

Rabindranath Tagore Signed Photograph.

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Rare original silver gelatin print of Nobel Prize-winning author Rabindranath Tagore. Signed by Rabindranath Tagore below the photograph. The entire piece measures 5 inches by 3 inches.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120647

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Herr, Michael

Walter Winchell.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.

First edition of this novel by the author of Dispatches. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Jim, Best wishes Michael Herr 26 Feb 93.” Additionally signed three times by Jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the half-title page, and on the rear panel ofContinue reading "Walter Winchell."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-120899

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Kundera, Milan

The Farewell Party.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1976.

First edition of Kundera’s third novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Milan Kundera in the year of publication on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, clipping from Kundera’s novel on the rear pastedown. Jacket design by Lidia Ferrara. Jacket illustration by Charles Shields. Translated from the theContinue reading "The Farewell Party."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-120543

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Burger, Warren E

The Supreme Court of the United States.

Washington, DC 1973.

First edition of this work on the Burger Court. Octavo, original wrappers. Signed by eight justices beneath their portraits accompanying their biographies. They include: Warren E. Burger, William J. Brennan, Jr., Byron R. White, Thurgood Marshall, Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist and John P. Stevens. 20 page pamphlet on theContinue reading "The Supreme Court of the United States."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-120344

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Matzner, Richard A. and L.C. Sheply (editors), [Stephen Hawking]

Spacetime and Geometry: The Alfred Schild Lectures.

Austin : University of Texas Press, 1982.

First edition of this work on space. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Stephen Hawking with his name written on the front free endpaper. Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of hisContinue reading "Spacetime and Geometry: The Alfred Schild Lectures."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-119377

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Schatzman, Evry (editor), [Stephen Hawking]

Cargèse Lectures in Physics, Volume Six.

New York : Gordon and Breach, 1973.

First edition of this work. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Stephen Hawking with his name written on the front free endpaper. Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Hawking’sContinue reading "Cargèse Lectures in Physics, Volume Six."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-115754

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Taylor, J.C. [Stephen Hawking]

Gauge Theories of Weak Interactions.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1976.

First edition of this work on gauge theory. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of Stephen Hawking. Stephen Hawking was a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. Hawking’s scientific works included a collaboration withContinue reading "Gauge Theories of Weak Interactions."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-119299

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Garbo, Greta

Greta Garbo Signed Check.

March 26, 1963.

Rare signed check from Greta Garbo, with typed recipient, amount and date, boldly signed by Greta Garbo. The entire piece measures 2.75 inches by 6.25 inches.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-119763

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Kundera, Milan

The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1984.

First edition of Kundera’s magnum opus. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Peter Milan Kundera.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Fred Marcellino. Translated from the Czech by Michael Henry Heim. Rare signed and inscribed.

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-119818

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Tarbell, Ida

In Lincoln’s Chair.

New York : The Macmillan Company, 1920.

First edition of this work by the award-winning journalist. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Merry Christmas to Aunt Julie and Dr. Reid from Ida M. Tarbell 12/25 ’20.” In near fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-119181

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Johnson, Hugh

Hugh Johnson’s Modern Encyclopedia of Wine.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1983.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Hugh Johnson. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Anthony.

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-119739

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Coolidge, Calvin

Message of the President of the United States, Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the beginning of the Second Session of the Seventieth Congress.

Chicago : Government Printing Office, 1928.

First edition of this address given by President Coolidge. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Calvin Coolidge. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom folding case.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-119471

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