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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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Travers, Jerome D. and Grantland Rice

The Winning Shot.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Page and Company, 1915.

First edition of this early work by Travers and Rice, “one of the first golf books to carry Mr. Rice’s name” (Murdoch 784). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. From the library of Albert W. Tillinghast, with his handwritten inventory card laid in. Tillinghast was a  golf course architect and one of the most prolific architects in theContinue reading "The Winning Shot."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-87998
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Graham, Benjamin & David L. Dodd

Security Analysis: Principles and Technique.

New York : Whittlesey House/ McGraw Hill, 1934.

First edition, second printing of Graham and Dodd’s seminal work, considered the Bible of modern financial analysis. Octavo, original black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Melbourne S. Moyer with the best wishes of Benj. Graham Jan 1935.” The recipient, Melbourne Moyer was a contemporary of Graham andContinue reading "Security Analysis: Principles and Technique."

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$60,000.00
Item Number: RRB-99745
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Lindbergh, Anne Morrow

Dearly Beloved.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and World, 1962.

First edition of the author’s classic bestselling novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “For Ruth with love from Anne May, 1962.” The recipient, Ruth Thompson was a close friend of Anne Morrow Lindbergh’s. Thompson was a babysitter and personal secretary for the Lindberghs in the 1940s. Near fine in a veryContinue reading "Dearly Beloved."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-48732
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Kazin, Alfred

The Open Street.

New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1948.

First edition of Kazin’s short tribute to the streets of Manhattan, a selection from the work in progress that would become A Walker in the City. Small octavo, original quarter cloth over speckled boards, photographic endpapers by Victor Kraft. One of only 1,000 copies privately printed for the author, inscribed by him on the limitationContinue reading "The Open Street."

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$175.00
Item Number: RRB-96772
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Sante, Luc

No Smoking.

New York : Assouline Publishing, 2004.

First edition of this comical book regarding smoking. Octavo, original illustrated cardstock, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For John We may all have stopped smoking but we continue to burn. Luc Sante.” Fine in a fine slipcase, with the plastic packaging still present on the lower half ofContinue reading "No Smoking."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-38221
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Knight, Hilary

Original Hilary Knight Butterfly Prince Painting.

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Large original painting of Hilary Knight’s Butterfly Prince. Gouache and gold paint. Signed by Hilary Knight in the lower left corner of the painting. In fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 19 inches by 21 inches.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-96229
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Kandel, Eric R

In Search Of Memory.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2006.

First edition of the scientist’s autobiography which deals with the groundbreaking work on the biological process of memory, which earned him the Nobel Prize. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Mayshan with best wishes Eric Kandel.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-39334
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Boorstin, David

The Americans: The Colonial Experience.

New York : Random House, 1973.

Later printing of the final volume in Boorstin’s The Americans series. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Lydia A. Bogdoyan with admiration and warm regards from Daniel J. Boorstin Sept 23, 1976.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.

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$150.00
Item Number: RRB-96031
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Peterson, Eugene H

The Message: The Bible In Contemporary Language.

Colorodo : Navpress, 2002.

First edition of the Message translation of the Bible. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by Eugene Peterson on the half-title page, who has written out the opening verse of Genesis, “For John- The peace of our Lord Eugene H. Peterson 23 April 2015 First this: God created the heavens and the earth- All youContinue reading "The Message: The Bible In Contemporary Language."

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-98995
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Kahneman, Daniel; Ed Diener; Norbert Schwarz

Well-Being: Foundations of Hedonic Psychology.

New York : Russell Sage Foundation, 1999.

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated by Nobel Prize-winning economist Daniel Kahneman on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gene Crofts.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-44758
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Roosevelt, Theodore

The Wilderness Hunter: An Account Of The Big Game Of The United States And Its Chase With Horse, Hound And Rifle.

New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1893.

Signed limited first edition, one of only 200 numbered copies, signed by Theodore Roosevelt. Quarto, bound in original full red morocco by Putnam’s deluxe issue binding, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, front panel. Frontispiece plus twenty-three full page plates by Frederic Remington, A. B. Frost I, James Carter Beard, Henry Sandham, and CharlesContinue reading "The Wilderness Hunter: An Account Of The Big Game Of The United States And Its Chase With Horse, Hound And Rifle."

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$12,500.00
Item Number: RRB-98320
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Simon, Andre L

The History of the Wine Trade in England. Volumes I and II.

London : Wyman & Sons, 1906-07.

First editions of Simon’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth, two volumes. Both volumes are inscribed by Andre Simon, with volume one inscribed twice by him. In near fine condition.

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$1,800.00
Item Number: RRB-96872
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Huxley, Elspeth

The Mottled Lizard.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1962.

First edition of this sequel to Huxley’s The Flame Trees of Thika. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed.

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-46332
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Travers, Jerome D

Travers’ Golf Book.

New York : Macmillan Company, 1913.

First edition, second issue of this four-time U.S. amateur champion’s first book. Octavo, original green cloth gilt, photographic cover portrait to the front panel, with forty eight stop-action illustrations. Signed by Jerome Travers on the front free endpaper. In very good condition.

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-99831
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Kirzner, Israel M

Market Theory and the Price System.

Indianapolis : Liberty Fund, 2011.

First edition of the second volume of the collected works of Kirzner. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Israel M. Kirzner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Peter J. Boettke and Frédéric Sautet.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-104622
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Freud, Sigmund

Die Medizin der Gegenwart in Selbstdarstellungen.

Leipzig : Felix Meiner, 1925.

First offprint edition of this work by Freud. Octavo, original wrappers, frontispiece of Freud. Association copy, inscribed by Freud to his niece Lucy Wiener on the front panel, “onkel Sigm.” In very good condition. Housed in a custom half morocco and chemise box.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-102984
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Yeager, Chuck

Chuck Yeager Signed Bell X-1 Speed of Sound Auto Rocket.

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Model of the Bell X-1, boldly signed by pilot Chuck Yeager. The piece measures 14 inches in length, 10 inches in height and 11 inches in width. In near fine condition.

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-100398
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Darling, Jay N. [Herbert Hoover]

As Ding Saw Hoover.

Ames, Iowa : The Iowa State College Press, 1954.

First edition of “Ding” Darling’s editorial cartoons regarding President Hoover. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by Hoover on the front free endpaper, “To Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browne the good wishes of Herbert Hoover.” Additionally inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To the Ken Brownes With warm appreciation of friendship andContinue reading "As Ding Saw Hoover."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-102472
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Yeager, Chuck

Chuck Yeager Signed Bell X-5 Experimental Research Plane.

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Display model of the Bell X-5 experimental research plane, boldly signed by pilot Chuck Yeager. The piece measures 8.5 inches in height, 13 inches in height and 8.5 inches in width. In fine condition.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-103598
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Kimmel, Eric A.; Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins.

New York : Holiday House, 1989.

First edition of this Caldecott Honor-winning classic. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, To Ann, Eric A. Kimmel.” Additionally signed below by the illustrator “Trina Schart Hyman 1990.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-103993
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Spencer, Cornelia

Nehru of India.

New York : The John Day Company, 1948.

First edition of this biography of Nehru. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by the author to her daughter on the front free endpaper, “To Jean with Love, Mother Cornelia Spencer June 1948.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$125.00
Item Number: RRB-103269
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O'Casey, Sean

Windfalls: Stories, Poems, and Plays.

London : Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1934.

First edition of this work by the Irish dramatist and memoirist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Dr. J.D. Cummins, (Joe) from his old ___ Sean O’Casey With undiminished affection London Jan. 1935.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-105844
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Hale, Edward Everett

The Man Without a Country.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1898.

Early printing of Hale’s classic short story. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, stamped bald eagle vignette to the front panel, illustrated with engravings including tissue-guarded frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper, “Charles Wolcott from Mrs. Hubbard with the best wishes of EdwardContinue reading "The Man Without a Country."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-105108
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Wouk, Herman

This Is My God.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, 1959.

First edition of Wouk’s classic introduction to Judaism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For David and Dan in memory of Uncle Alex Herman Wouk. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Robert Galster.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-49878
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