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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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Wilder, Thornton

Our Town: A Play in Three Acts.

New York : Coward McCann, 1938.

First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and dated by Thornton Wilder on the half-title page with a quotes added, “”A star’s mighty give company.” “Yes…yes, ’tis.” Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. An exceptional example, easily the nicest we have handled.

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151489

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Pynchon, Thomas. [Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio]

Vineland.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1990.

First edition of this novel, basis for the Academy Award-winning film One Battle After Another directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. Boldly signed by Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "Vineland."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151495

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Dershowitz, Alan M.

Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case.

New York : Random House, 1986.

First edition of this detailed legal narrative of the highly publicized trial and appeal of Claus von Bülow, basis for the 1990 film directed by Barbet Schroeder, starring Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close and Ron Silver. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alan M. Dershowitz to televisionContinue reading "Reversal of Fortune: Inside the von Bülow Case."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150619

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Ryan, William

The Constant Soldier.

London : Mantle, 2016.

First edition of Ryan’s “complex and gripping tale of love and guilt” (A.L. Kennedy). Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by William Ryan on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-150669

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Habermas, Jurgen

The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere: An Inquiry into a Category of Bourgeois Society.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, 1989.

First edition in English of this analysis of the historical rise and decline of a space for critical, rational debate between citizens and the state. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed by Jürgen Habermas on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated by Thomas Burger with the assistance of Frederick Lawrence.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151430

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Rand, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged.

New York : Random House, 1967.

Tenth Anniversary edition one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century. Octavo, original blue cloth, top stain blue. One of number 2000 numbered copies, this is number 1654. Boldly signed by the author on the limitations page, “Ayn Rand.” Near fine in a very good acetate jacket.

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151429

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Robinson, Jackie; Alfred Duckett

Breakthrough to the Big League: The Story of Jackie Robinson.

New York : Harper and Row, Publishers, 1965.

First edition of this autobiography detailing Robinson’s journey as the first Black player in Major League Baseball. Octavo, original pictorial boards, frontispiece, illustrated with 21 black and white photographs. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by Jackie Robinson in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “4-18-65 To Robert Weiss with best wishes. Thanks forContinue reading "Breakthrough to the Big League: The Story of Jackie Robinson."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151428

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Didion, Joan

After Henry.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1992.

First edition of this collection of eleven essays. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Joan Didion on the colophon page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151447

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Burrough, Bryan [Michael Mann and Christian Bale]

Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2004.

First edition of this work, basis for the 2009 film, directed by Michael Mann, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Bryan Burrough, Michael Mann and Christian Bale. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-151493

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Jones, Robert T. [Bobby]

Golf Is My Game.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960.

First edition of this classic golfing technique manual. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Freeman With all sorts of best wishes, Bob.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Ben Feder. An exceptional example.

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-151497

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Sowell, Thomas

Race and Culture: A World View.

New York : Basic Books, 1994.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Claudia Rosett, one of those people one is privileged to meet in the journey through life Tom Sowell.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151498

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Robinson, Kim Stanley

The Ministry for the Future.

Burton, Michigan : Subterranean Press, 2023.

Signed limited edition of this New York Times bestselling science fiction novel set in the near future. Thick octavo, original publisher’s cloth, pictorial endpapers. One of 400 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies, this is number 129. Boldly signed by Kim Stanley Robinson on the limitations page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustrationContinue reading "The Ministry for the Future."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151423

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King, Stephen

It.

New York : The Viking Press, 1986.

First edition of this “landmark in American literature” (Chicago Sun-Times). Thick octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Stephen King on the front free endpaper, “For Nancy – Happy birthday from Florida! Stephen King April 6, 1999.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Jacket illustration by BobContinue reading "It."

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151421

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Bird, Kai and Martin J. Sherwin [Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy]

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.

New York : The Easton Press, 2005.

Signed limited first edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning work, basis for the Academy Award-winning film directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Cillian Murphy, which won both an Academy Award. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles to the spine, front and rear panels, all edges gilt, raised bands, silk endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Kai Bird,Continue reading "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-151499

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Powers, Richard

The Overstory.

New York : W.W. Norton Company, 2017.

First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning work, “the best novel ever written about trees, and really just one of the best novels, period” (Ann Patchett). Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Richard Powers. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Evan Gaffney.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151356

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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός. [The Last Temptation of Christ].

Athens : Δίφρος [Difros], 1955.

First edition in Greek of one of Kazantzakis’s most famous and controversial works, first published in a French translation in 1954. Octavo, bound in full cloth with a morocco spine label lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Nikos Kazantzakis in the year of publication on the third free endpaper, “Αντίνολη, 26-4-55 ΤῇContinue reading "Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός. [The Last Temptation of Christ]."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-151392

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Welty, Eudora

One Writer’s Beginnings.

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 1984.

First edition, early printing of this reflective memoir. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Boldly signed byContinue reading "One Writer’s Beginnings."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-151399

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Kagan, Elena

Elena Kagan Collection of Signed Photographs and Typed Letter Signed.

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A pair of original photographs of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. The first photograph is of Kagan being sworn in and is signed by her in blue felt tip. The second is of Kagan signing documents and is inscribed by her, “All best wishes Elena Kagan.” Accompanied by a typed letter signed by her onContinue reading "Elena Kagan Collection of Signed Photographs and Typed Letter Signed."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151397

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O'Connor, Sandra Day

Sandra Day O’Connor Signed Photograph.

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Rare original photograph of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Boldly signed by her in silver felt tip to the bottom of the photograph. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-151394

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Grant, Ulysses S

Ulysses S. Grant Document Signed as President.

1870.

Autograph document signed by Ulysses S. Grant as President of the United States of America. Octavo, one page, partially printed. The document reads in full, “I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of John Thrasher, Jr., dated this dayContinue reading "Ulysses S. Grant Document Signed as President."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151389

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Kazantzakis, Nikos

Ο Χριστός Ξανασταυρώνεται. [Christ Recrucified].

Athens : Δίφρος [Difros], 1950.

First Greek edition of one of Kazantzakis’s most important novels, first published in Swedish in 1948. Octavo, bound in full cloth with red cloth spine labels lettered in gilt, patterned endpapers. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed and dated by Kazantzakis on the half-title page. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed by Kazantzakis.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151390

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Wolfe, Tom [Tom Hanks]

The Bonfire of the Vanities.

Franklin Center, PA : The Franklin Library, 1987.

Signed limited first edition of the author’s first novel, privately printed exclusively for members of The Signed First Edition Society. Octavo, Smyth-sewn and bound in full top-grain leather specially processed for fine books by the Cromwell Leather Company with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, gilt decoration toContinue reading "The Bonfire of the Vanities."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-151386

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Macintyre, Ben

Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle.

United Kingdom : Viking an Imprint of Penguin Books, 2022.

First edition of this military history of the prisoners in Colditz Castle during World War II. Octavo, original publisher’s black cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed and dated by Ben Macintyre in the year of publication, “Ben Macintyre 14/9/22.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-150535

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Goodall, Jane; With Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson

Hope For Animals and Their World: How Endangered Species Are Being Rescued from the Brink.

New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2009.

First edition of this inspiring collection of success stories on endangered species being rescued from the brink of extinction. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by Jane Goodall on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Written with Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson. Jacket design by Flag.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-151261

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