Agassi, Andre
Andre Agassi Signed Tennis Ball.
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Tennis ball signed by legendary tennis player Andre Agassi. In fine condition.
Read more$300.00
Item Number: RRB-150938
Signed & Autographed Books
Signed or Autographed Books for Sale Online
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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Coelho, Paulo [Annie Dillard]
The Alchemist.
San Francisco : Harper Collins, 1993.
First edition in English of Coelho’s classic work, which has been translated into over 70 languages. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Annie, follow your dreams! Paulo Coelho.” The recipient, fellow author Annie Dillard, has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well asContinue reading "The Alchemist."
Read more$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149942
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves
The Midnight Palace.
London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2011.
Signed limited first edition of Zafón’s second young-adult novel. Octavo, original pictorial boards. One of 1000 numbered copies signed by the author on the limitation page, this is number 958. In fine condition. Cover illustration by Neal Murren.
Read more$300.00
Item Number: RRB-145038
Lee, Harper
To Kill a Mockingbird.
New York : Harper Collins, 2010.
First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of the author’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by Harper Lee on the front free endpaper, “With best wishes, Harper Lee.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Shirley Smith.
Read more$2,750.00
Item Number: RRB-149938
Armstrong, Neil
Neil Armstrong Signed Print of the Apollo VIII Launch.
1969.
Official NASA color print of the Apollo VIII liftoff. Glossy color lithograph of the liftoff of the Apollo VIII space mission from Cape Kennedy on December 21, 1968. Boldly signed in blue felt tip by Neil Armstrong. Official NASA picture number 1. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Read more$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-149932
Di Maggio, Joe [DiMaggio]
Joe Di Maggio Signed Photograph.
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Large original photograph of Baseball Hall of Famer Joe Di Maggio in full New York Yankees pinstripe uniform, posed with a bat on his shoulder. Boldly signed by DiMaggio in blue felt tip. In fine condition. The piece measures 8 inches by 10 inches.
Read more$750.00
Item Number: RRB-149929
Dali, Salvador
Dali.
New York : Ballantine Books, 1974.
First edition, second printing of this illustrated work by Salvador Dali. Quarto, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with 40 glossy color plates. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed by Salvador Dali in black felt tip on the verso of the front cover and half-title page with his enormous signature and a large drawing of a woman’s head wearingContinue reading "Dali."
Read more$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149870
Zafon, Carlos Ruiz; Translated by Lucia Graves
The Watcher in the Shadows.
London : Orion Children's Books, 2013.
Exclusive signed first edition of the third novel for younger readers from the author of ‘The Shadow of the Wind’. Octavo, original cloth. One of 100 numbered copies signed by the author on the title page with the publisher’s embossed limitation stamp, this is number 82. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. CoverContinue reading "The Watcher in the Shadows."
Read more$275.00
Item Number: RRB-145032
Wolfe, Thomas [Cormac McCarthy]
From Death To Morning.
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935.
First edition of this classic collection of stories. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of fellow author Cormac McCarthy with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. McCarthy has been widely praised as not only a disciple of Faulkner, but his literary heir. Both authors’ biblically influenced prose formed the basis of a largeContinue reading "From Death To Morning."
Read more$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-145621
Priestley, J.B. [Raymond Chandler]
The Plays of J.B. Priestley: Volume III.
London : William Heinemann, 1950.
First edition of Priestley’s works on realism with elements of psychological insight and social critique. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the front free endpaper: “Raymond Chandler 6005 Camino de la Costa La Jolla, California OCT 13 1949.” Raymond Chandler was a pivotal figure in 20th-centuryContinue reading "The Plays of J.B. Priestley: Volume III."
Read more$500.00
Item Number: RRB-149027
Robinson, Jackie; Duke Snider; Clyde King
Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, and Clyde King Signed Baseball.
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Rare Lively Center official baseball signed by legends Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, and Clyde King. In very good condition. Housed in a custom acrylic display case.
Read more$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-149851
Baldwin, James; Malcolm X; Martin Luther King, Jr; Kenneth B. Clark
The Negro Protest.
Boston : The Beacon Press, 1963.
First edition of this collection of interviews done by Kenneth B. Clark. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by James Baldwin on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a small closed tear to the front panel. With a talk with Kenneth B. Clark and with a note about the interviewsContinue reading "The Negro Protest."
Read more$4,200.00
Item Number: RRB-149928
Lichine, Alexis
Alexis Lichine’s Guide to the Wines and Vineyards of France.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
First edition of America’s foremost wine connoisseur’s comprehensive guide to the wines of France. Octavo, original half cloth, with 8 pages of photographs and 22 maps. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ian White who was able to see at Chat. Prieure-L that the 1980’s will be quite promising. Best wishes,Continue reading "Alexis Lichine’s Guide to the Wines and Vineyards of France."
Read more$400.00
Item Number: RRB-72050
Lewis, Sinclair
Elmer Gantry.
New York : Harcourt Brace, 1927.
First edition, second issue of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s controversial bestseller and basis for the Academy Award-winning film. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good dust jacket with chips and wear.
Read more$350.00
Item Number: RRB-150877
Acheson, Dean
Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department.
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1969.
First edition of Acheson’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning classic. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Adolfo Alessandrini fellow author and colleague in the field of foreign affairs, with the best wishes of Dean Acheson October 1969.” Very good in a very good dustContinue reading "Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department."
Read more$975.00
Item Number: RRB-150943
Hall, Craig; Linden Gross; Mark Zandi [Madeleine K. Albright]
Boom: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups.
New York : Savio Republic, 2019.
First edition of this work about entrepreneurship in the United States. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To Madeleine, With great respect for all you do to make the world a better place. All the best, Craig Hall.” The recipient, Madeleine K. Albright, was the firstContinue reading "Boom: Bridging the Opportunity Gap to Reignite Startups."
Read more$375.00
Item Number: RRB-147593
Bourdain, Anthony with Jose De Meirelles and Philippe Lajaunie. Photographs by Robert DiScalfani
Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking.
New York : Bloomsbury, 2004.
First edition of Bourdain’s classic French bistro cookbook. Octavo, original pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Robert Discalfani. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author who has drawn an image of a knife on the title page, “To Debra and Peter Anthony Bourdain Cook Free or Die.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket.Continue reading "Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking."
Read more$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149921
Brownmiller, Susan
Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape.
New York : Simon and Schuster, 1975.
First edition of this bestselling feminist classic that revolutionized the way we think about rape, as a historical phenomenon and as an urgent crisis, named by the New York Public Library’s 100 Books of the Century. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Dorothy In Sisterhood, SusanContinue reading "Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape."
Read more$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150942
Ginsberg, Allen
Kaddish and Other Poems: 1958-1960.
San Francisco : City Lights Books, 1965.
Fourth edition of this significant collection of poems—including the title piece, part lamentation for his mother, part protest of American society. Duodecimo, original wrappers as issued. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Gerry Davis in thanks for clarity of Pat photo is a reality kick coast to coast –Continue reading "Kaddish and Other Poems: 1958-1960."
Read more$475.00
Item Number: RRB-148780
Kerouac, Jack
The Town and the City.
New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.
First edition of the Jack Kerouac’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Jack Kerouac To Judge Eno- belated Thanks for driving me home in your Buick in ’32, and for your friendship to my father-.” The recipient, Judge Eno was the father of Kerouac’sContinue reading "The Town and the City."
Read more$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-139281
Havel, Vaclav
Das Gartenfest, Die Benachrichtigung.
Berlin : Rowohlt, 1989.
First edition of this work by the legendary Czech poet and politician. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Vaclav Havel on the title page with a drawing of a heart. In near fine condition.
Read more$400.00
Item Number: RRB-141284
Havel, Vaclav
Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels.
Frankfurt : Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, 1989.
Early printing of this work by the legendary Czech poet and politician. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Vaclav Havel with a drawing of a heart. In near fine condition.
Read more$400.00
Item Number: RRB-141282
Warhol, Andy; Kurt Benirschke
Vanishing Animals.
New York : Springer-Verlag, 1986.
First edition of this accessible and striking art-and-science collaboration. Square quarto, original pictorial black cloth, illustrated throughout with 16 new prints by Warhol created for this book. Boldly signed by Andy Warhol on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Text by Kurt Benirschke.
Read more$1,850.00
Item Number: RRB-149917
[Chavez, Cesar] Jacques E. Levy
Cesar Chavez. Autobiography of La Causa.
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1975.
First edition of this biography of the famous labor activist. Octavo, original cloth, photographic endpapers, illustrated with 33 pages of photographs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by Chavez on the half-title page, “To Jim Dyer best personal wishes viva la causa! Cesar Chavez 2-21-76 San Antonio Mission, Calif.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Cesar Chavez. Autobiography of La Causa."
Read more$750.00
Item Number: RRB-148357
Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department.
Biography and Autobiography
$975.00
RRB-150943
Anthony Bourdain’s Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking.
First Edition
$2,500.00
RRB-149921
