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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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Kennedy, John F

Why England Slept.

New York : Wilfred Funk, Inc, 1940.

First edition of John F. Kennedy’s first book. Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in a contemporary hand, “For Asa Bordages with best wishes Jack Kennedy.” The recipient, Asa Bordages was a feature writer for the New York World-Telegram and playwright known for the 1941 play BrooklynContinue reading "Why England Slept."

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$18,500.00
Item Number: RRB-19055
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de Beauvoir, Simone

The Second Sex.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.

First edition in English of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Simone de Beauvoir on the title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed first editions of this classic work are rare and noneContinue reading "The Second Sex."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-21090
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Milgram, Stanley

Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1974.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Stanley Milgram on the front free endpaper, “To Nat with warm regards, Stanley.” The recipient was a student at Yale University of Milgram’s. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$5,000.00
Item Number: RRB-18064
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Bell, Daniel

The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting.

New York : Basic Books, 1973.

First edition of this insightful work which speaks about the coming of the service economy and the importance of knowledge for creating stratification in the new society. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “For Dave and Evie Riesman, with regard, DanContinue reading "The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-18062
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Merton, Thomas

Thomas Merton Original Calligraphic Artwork.

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Original signed artwork from Thomas Merton. In the last decade of his life, while living as a hermit-monk in dialogue with the world, Thomas Merton created a body of visual art, drawing from the Zen Buddhist tradition. When he was a student at Columbia University, Merton sought out a Hindu monk named Bramachari for counsel.Continue reading "Thomas Merton Original Calligraphic Artwork."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-17032
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Reich, Steve

Writings About Music.

Halifax : The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1974.

First edition, third issue of this classic work. Octavo, wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Happy Birthday to Peter from Steve Reich.” Dampstaining to the lower part of the text, otherwise an excellent example in the original dust jacket.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-17009
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Wilde, Oscar

An Ideal Husband.

London : Leonard Smithers and Co, 1899.

First edition, signed limited edition. Octavo, original lavender publisher’s cloth. One of 100 large paper copies signed by Oscar Wilde. In very good condition with some light rubbing and darkening to the extremities. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.

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$22,000.00
Item Number: RRB-16085
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Wilson, Edward O

Sociobiology: The New Synthesis.

Cambridge MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1975.

First edition of Wilson’s classic work. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrations by Sarah Landry. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page, who has added a drawing of an ant. From the library of MIT biomedical professor Robert Mann, with his stamp on the front free endpaper, near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-16093
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Bell, Daniel

The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism.

New York : Basic Books, Inc. Publishers, 1976.

First edition of the author’s magnum opus. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Daniel Bell on the front free endpaper a month before publication, “For George and Nancy Homans with affectionate regards, Dan Bell Dec. 18, 1975.” The recipient, George Homans was a sociologist, founder of behavioral sociology and a colleague of Bell’s at Harvard University. HeContinue reading "The Cultural Contradictions of Capitalism."

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$3,800.00
Item Number: RRB-16092
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Allais, Maurice (Kenneth J. Arrow)

Economie & Interet.

Paris : Imprimerie National, 1947.

First edition of Allais’ groundbreaking work. Octavo, 2 volumes, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by Maurice Allais on the title page of volume one. From the library of fellow Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow, with his name in each volume. In near fine condition with light shelfwear, minor mending to the first few pages ofContinue reading "Economie & Interet."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-16078
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Diamond, Jared

The Third Chimpanzee.

New York : Harper Collins Publishers, 1992.

First edition of this early work by the award-winning scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, warmly and lengthily inscribed by the author to fellow writer Peter Matthiessen on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-15078
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Goldman, William

Which Lie Did I Tell You? More Adventures in the Screen Trade.

New York : Pantheon Books, 2000.

First edition of the sequel to Adventures in the Screen Trade. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William Goldman on the half-title page to George Christy, former reviewer and society columnist for the Hollywood Reporter. Review material laid in, fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-15073
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Olah, George A

Life of Magic Chemistry: Autobiographical Reflections of A Nobel Prize Winner.

New York : Wiley-Interscience, 2001.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning chemist. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Inscribed by George Olah on the front free endpaper. In fine condition, without a dust jacket as issued.

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$275.00
Item Number: RRB-15069
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Putnam, Hilary [Richard Rorty]

Reason, Truth and History.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1981.

First edition of this work by Hilary Putnam. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to fellow philosopher Richard Rorty, “For Richard to remind you of the year of the William James Lectures with gratitude for the instruction Hilary April 20, 1982.” Fine in a near fine dustContinue reading "Reason, Truth and History."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-15060
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Samuelson, Paul A.]; Edited by Seymour Harris; Essays by J.M. Keynes, Gottfried Haberler, Wassily Leontief, Abba Lerner, Joan Robinson, Joseph A. Schumpeter, Jan Tinbergen, James Tobin

The New Economics: Keynes’ Influence on Theory and Public Policy.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1947.

First edition of this collection of essay regarding the influence of John Maynard Keynes. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize winning-economist Paul Samuelson, who contributed an essay to this volume. Fine in a very good dust jacket with some rubbing to the extremities. Other contributors include John Maynard Keynes, Wassily Leontief, Lloyd Metzler,Continue reading "The New Economics: Keynes’ Influence on Theory and Public Policy."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-15058
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Modigliani, Franco; Charles C. Holt; John F. Muth; Herbert A. Simon [Kenneth A. Arrow]

Planning Production, Inventories, and Work Force.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice-Hall, 1960.

First edition of collection of essays, from the library of Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow, with his signature to the front free endpaper. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-15053
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Edison, Thomas Alva

Thomas A. Edison Signed Photograph.

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Large photograph of Thomas Edison, signed by him. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 16 inches by 20 inches.

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-15050
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Man Ray

Man Ray: Photographs.

New York : East River Press, 1975.

First edition. Quarto, original wrappers as issued. Inscribed by Man Ray on the half title page, “For Roberta with thanks for her interest in this resurrection! Man Ray 1976.” In near fine condition with light shelfwear. Uncommon signed and inscribed, as Man Ray passed away in November of 1976.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-15047
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Morgenstern, Oskar

The Question of National Defense.

New York : Random House, 1959.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front free endpaper, “Hon. Frank Pace Jr. with high esteem O. Morgenstern Oct. 1959.” The recipient, Frank Pace, Jr. was the 3rd United States Secretary of the Army under Harry Truman and a business executive, who in 1964, PaceContinue reading "The Question of National Defense."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-15044
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Friedman, Milton & Rose

Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.

New York : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.

First edition, early printing of Friedmans’ persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Milton Friedman on the half-title page to mathematician David Cox. Light rubbing, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Gamarello. A niceContinue reading "Free To Choose: A Personal Statement."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-15043
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North, Douglass C. and Robert Paul Thomas

The Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History.

New York/ Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1973.

First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Douglass C. North on the front free endpaper. Light rubbing, near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-15036
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Putnam, Hilary

Renewing Philosophy.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1992.

First edition of this work by Hilary Putnam. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Hilary Putnam on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-15027
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Irving, John

The World According to Garp.

New York : E.P. Dutton, 1978.

First edition of Irving’s fourth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page in a contemporary hand, “For John another world according to a water-method man, John Irving.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso. A warm inscription linking Irving’s second and fourth novel, the latter proving toContinue reading "The World According to Garp."

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$2,200.00
Item Number: RRB-15003
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Ruse, Michael and Joseph Travis, Editors; Foreword by Edward O. Wilson

Evolution: The First Four Billion Years.

Cambridge, MA : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009.

First edition of this work on evolutionary thought. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Edward O. Wilson on the title page, who has drawn a picture of an ant. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-14051
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