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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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Beny, Roloff (Vivien Leigh)

A Time of Gods.

London : Thames and Hudson, 1962.

First edition of this work by the famed photographer. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated endpaper, illustrated with 148 photogravure plates. Association copy, inscribed by the author to actress Vivien Leigh, “For Vivien with all my love and admiration always Roloff London Oct. 23/ 63.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Beny was in earlyContinue reading "A Time of Gods."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-74016

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von Mises, Ludwig

Epistemological Problems of Economics.

Princeton, New Jersey : D. Van Nostrand Co, 1960.

First edition in English of a “milestone” in Mises’ groundbreaking theory of human action, containing “his seminal philosophical and methodological” argument for the scope of economic science. Octavo, original red cloth. Signed by Ludwig von Mises on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. TranslatedContinue reading "Epistemological Problems of Economics."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-96745

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Soros, George

The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1987.

First edition of “this seminal investment book” (Barton Biggs). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Bos Todol best George Soros.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Steve Jenkins.

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-33768

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My Game and Yours

Palmer, Arnold

My Game and Yours.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1965.

First edition of Palmer’s second book. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Adrienne Best Wishes Arnold Palmer.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Jacket design by Paul Bacon.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-38997

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Streets of Laredo

Miller, Henry

Journey Into an Antique Land.

Big Sur : Ben Ben Press, 1970.

First edition of Miller’s short illustrated work on a visit to St. Remy in the South of France. 12mo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated. One of only 2000 copies. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front panel to his second wife, June Mansfield, “For June, All the best! Henry 1/16/67.”Continue reading "Journey Into an Antique Land."

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-95358

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Craddock, Harry

The Savoy Cocktail Book.

London : Constable, 1930.

First edition of this iconic, definitive text on cocktails. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Illustrations by Gilbert Rumbold. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Robert Best Wishes and luck with the shaking – Harry C. 1931.” The recipient was a personal friend of Harry’s and Headwaiter employed inContinue reading "The Savoy Cocktail Book."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-96515

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The Fixer

Malamud, Bernard

The Fixer.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966.

First edition of the author’s fourth novel, which went on to win the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Susie and Paul with much affection Bern.” The recipients, Suzanne and Paul Shrag were close friends of Malamud (brother of printmakerContinue reading "The Fixer."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-99846

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The Tin Drum, Cat and Mouse, Dog Years

Grass, Gunter

The Tin Drum, Cat and Mouse, Dog Years.

New York : Pantheon, 1962-1965.

First American editions of the author’s classic Danzig Trilogy. Octavo, 3 volumes, original cloth. Each work is signed by Gunter Grass on the title page. Each are fine in near fine dust jackets. Dog Years is a review copy, with the slip laid in. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A very sharp set.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-48795

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Bellow, Saul

Mr. Sammler’s Planet.

New York : The Viking Press, 1970.

First edition of the author’s third and final National Book Award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Mel Williamsom.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-42977

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Arrow, Kenneth J; Amartya K. Sen; Kotaro Suzumura

Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare.

Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2008.

First edition of this edition of these collected papers on social choice. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Kenneth J. Arrow on the title page. In fine condition.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-46522

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Chinese Lanterns

Seton, Grace Thompson

Chinese Lanterns.

New York : Dodd, Mead and Company, 1924.

Early printing of Grace Thompson Seton’s work on Chinese lanterns. Octavo, original illustrated cloth, illustrated with photographs, many taken by the author. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To S.D. Green with the all good wishes of the author: Grace Thompson Seton. July 20, 1927. ‘Through the Eastern Gates I wandered farContinue reading "Chinese Lanterns."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-96116

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Ginsberg, Allen (John Clellon Holmes)

Iron Horse.

Toronto : The Coach House Press, 1972.

First edition of Ginsberg’s beatific visionary poem, an important part of his The Fall of America: Poems of These States sequence. Oblong octavo, original illustrated metallic wrappers. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by Allen Ginsberg on the half-title page, “a ah gha sa ma ha for John Clellon Homes Salem/Kerouac Mass from Allen Ginsberg 5 AprilContinue reading "Iron Horse."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-96567

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Merton, Robert C.; Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson. [Kenneth J. Arrow]

Continuous-Time Finance.

Oxford and Cambridge, MA : Basil Blackwell, 1990.

First edition of Merton’s landmark work, which introduced the concepts of continuous-time optimization, inscribed by Merton to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow. Octavo, original cloth. Foreword by Paul A. Samuelson. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page to fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow. Additionally signed by Paul A. Samuelson atContinue reading "Continuous-Time Finance."

$25,000.00

Item Number: RRB-95789

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Reagan, Ronald. [John F. Kennedy]

Ronald Reagan Signed John F. Kennedy Engraved Portrait.

1967.

Original engraved portrait of President John F. Kennedy signed by President Ronald Reagan as Governor of California and 24 State and Lieutenant Governors including: Nelson Rockefeller, John B. Connally, Tim Babcock, Jack Williams, Don Samuelson, John J. McKeith, Walter J. Hickel, and others. With a 13-cent “John F. Kennedy” stamp, cancelled on the anniversary ofContinue reading "Ronald Reagan Signed John F. Kennedy Engraved Portrait."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-94707

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von Mises, Ludwig

Bureaucracy.

London : William Hodge & Company, 1945.

First edition of this early work by von Mises. Small octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ludgwig Mises on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed by von Mises.

$7,500.00

Item Number: RRB-99538

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The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God

Shaw, George Bernard

The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God.

Constable & Company Limited : London, 1932.

First edition of George Bernard Shaw’s short story collection, including the satirical allegorical title story: The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God. Octavo, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, designed and illustrated with engravings by John Farleigh. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Eleanor and Theodore RooseveltContinue reading "The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search For God."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-96134

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McCarthy, Cormac

The Orchard Keeper.

New York : Random House, 1965.

First edition of the author’s rare first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Cormac McCarthy on the title page in a contemporary hand. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Muriel Nasser. Books signed by McCarthy are uncommon, especially his earlier novels. HousedContinue reading "The Orchard Keeper."

$14,500.00

Item Number: RRB-79880

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Drucker, Peter F

The Future of Industrial Man.

New York : The John Day Company, 1942.

First edition of Drucker’s second book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. An excellent example in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Uncommon, especially signed.

$6,200.00

Item Number: RRB-99512

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Popper, Karl R

Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge.

New York : Basic Books, 1962.

First edition of this major work by Popper. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Rudi greatest of pianists and for me the only one with love from Karl March 28th, 1963.” The recipient, Rudolf Serkin, is widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters ofContinue reading "Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge."

$9,200.00

Item Number: RRB-77942

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Garcia Marquez, Gabriel

El Otono del Patriarca [The Autumn of the Patriarch].

Barcelona : Plaza & Janes, 1975.

First Spanish edition of this “majestic, superb…a stunning portrait of the archetype, the pathological fascist tyrant” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Signed by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and the translator Gregory Rabassa on the front free endpaper. Rabassa translated this novel into English. In very good condition.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-46985

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Zinn, Howard

Vietnam: The Logic of Withdrawal.

Boston : Beacon Press, 1967.

First edition of Zinn’s classic work arguing for withdrawal of military forces in Vietnam. Octavo, original cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the title page, “Howard Zinn 2001.” Small name to the front free endpaper, near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-100961

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A Thousand Years of Good Prayers

Li, Yiyun

A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.

New York : Random House, 2005.

First edition of Li’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Life provides more happiness than we ever know. We have to train ourselves to look for it. For Adrienne with warmest regards, Yiyun Li.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Allison Saltzman.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-102837

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On the Tour with Harry Sprague

Wind, Herbert Warren. [Gene Sarazen]

On the Tour with Harry Sprague.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1960.

First edition of this work by America’s greatest golf writer cracks wise in this humorous peek inside the life and mind of an up-and-coming young pro. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with drawings. Association copy, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper to Gene Sarazen, “For Gene Thanking you for my most recent pleasure atContinue reading "On the Tour with Harry Sprague."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-104292

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Religion and the Constitution

Kauper, Paul G. (Bill Clinton)

Religion and the Constitution.

Louisiana : Louisiana State University Press, 1964.

First edition of this collection of lectures devoted to contemporary questions regarding religion in its relation to the constitutional order. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Bill Clinton on the front free endpaper, “5 – 14 – 66 Georgetown University To Mrs. Johnnie Mae Mackey, This little book is a glowing testimonial to the freedom ofContinue reading "Religion and the Constitution."

$6,200.00

Item Number: RRB-95273

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