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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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The Story of the Negro

Washington, Booker T. [William Howard Taft]

The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery and The Negro as a Freeman.

New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909.

First edition, association copy of Booker T. Washington’s significant history of Americans of African descent, inscribed by him to William Howard Taft as his advisor in the first year of Taft’s presidency. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher’s red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded photographic frontispiece portrait of Booker T.Continue reading "The Story of the Negro: The Rise of the Race from Slavery and The Negro as a Freeman."

$40,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149850

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Kashmir In Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War

Schofield, Victoria [Madeleine Albright]

Kashmir In Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War.

New York : I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, 2010.

First printing of the revised edition of the comprehensive historical and political analysis of the Kashmir conflict. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by author on the title page, “To Madeleine Albright who cares about Kashmir with best wishes, Victoria Schofield. London, December 2011.” With an article about “The tangle of issues hindering aContinue reading "Kashmir In Conflict: India, Pakistan and the Unending War."

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-149093

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Framed photo of Saturn V rocket launch signed by astronauts.

Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Photograph of the Apollo 11 Launch.

1969.

Official NASA color photograph of the Apollo 11 liftoff. Color satin-finish photograph of the liftoff of the Apollo 11 mission from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on July 16, 1969. Boldly signed in black felt tip by the Apollo 11 crew members Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Official NASA photograph. In fineContinue reading "Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins Signed Photograph of the Apollo 11 Launch."

$15,000.00

Item Number: RRB-148470

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Konigsburg, E. L

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.

New York : Atheneum, 1967.

First edition of the author’s Newbery Award-winning novel. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by E.L. Konigsburg on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. An exceptional example, rare in this condition and signed.

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-23067

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The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle I & II

Smollett, Tobias; John Austen [Illustrator]

The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle in Which is Included Memoirs of a Lady of Quality.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1936.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Smollett’s second novel. Quarto, two volumes, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and numbers to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispieces, title page vignettes, with color illustrations throughout.Continue reading "The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle in Which is Included Memoirs of a Lady of Quality."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-148809

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Argo: How The CIA And Hollywood Pulled Off The Most Audacious Rescue in History

Mendez, Antonio J. and Matt Baglio [Ben Affleck and Alan Arkin]

Argo: How The CIA And Hollywood Pulled Off The Most Audacious Rescue in History.

New York : Viking, 2012.

First edition, early printing of the gripping true story of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran, basis for the Academy Award-winning film directed by Ben Affleck and starring him, Alan Arkin and John Goodman. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Best to Robert FromContinue reading "Argo: How The CIA And Hollywood Pulled Off The Most Audacious Rescue in History."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150297

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Julia's Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques And Recipes From A Lifetime Of Cooking

Child, Julia

Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom Essential Techniques And Recipes From A Lifetime Of Cooking.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2000.

First edition of this collection of recipes by Julia Child. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Bon Appetit to Lisa and Weston Julia Child.” Fine in fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson. Front of the jacket photograph by Micheal McLaughlin. Book photograph by Paul Child.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-150296

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Kadare, Ismail [Seamus Heaney]

The General of the Dead Army.

New York : Grossman, 1972.

First American edition of the author’s first book to be translated into English. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to fellow writer Seamus Heaney on the half-title page, “To Seamus for his birthday friendly by Ismail Kadare 11 Oct 2005.” The recipient, Seamus Heaney received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among hisContinue reading "The General of the Dead Army."

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148099

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Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece.

Fermor, Patrick Leigh [Daphne Fielding]

Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece.

London : John Murray, 1966.

First edition of the author’s travelogue companion piece to Mani. Octavo, original cloth, a map, and illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in Greek to Daphne Fielding with a large ink sketch of a coastal scene covering the entire page and additionally signedContinue reading "Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-148859

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Tom Jones: The History of a Foundling

Fielding, Henry; Alexander King [Illustrator]

Tom Jones: The History of a Foundling.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1931.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Henry Fielding’s most famous novel. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by illustrator Alexander King on the colophon page atContinue reading "Tom Jones: The History of a Foundling."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-148806

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History of Europe

Alison, Sir Archibald [Millard Fillmore]

History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Vol IV.

Edinburgh and London : William Blackwood and Sons, 1855.

Early edition of this influential work chronicling European events from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century. Sir Archibald Alison was a Scottish historian, writer, and advocate whose most notable contributions were in the realm of historical and philosophical writing. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, floral border details stamped in blind.Continue reading "History of Europe: From the Fall of Napoleon in MDCCCXV to the Accession of Louis Napoleon in MDCCCLII Vol IV."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148824

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Lane, Edward William; Edited by Edward Stanley Poole [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]

The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, In England, The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments.

London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1865.

Second volume of the new edition of Lane’s annotated translation of The Arabian Nights, edited by his nephew; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, bound in half leather over marbled boards, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled,Continue reading "The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, In England, The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-145597

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Eddy, Sarah J. [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]

Alexander and Some Other Cats.

Boston : Marshall Jones Company, 1929.

Early edition of this collection of facts and stories about cats, compiled by Sarah J. Eddy; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original light green cloth, illustrated with numerous plates of cat photographs and an additional pamphlet of photos laid in. Inscribed in ink by Gilman on the frontContinue reading "Alexander and Some Other Cats."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-145596

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Unsafe at Any Speed

Nader, Ralph

Unsafe At Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile.

New York : Grossman Publishers, 1965.

First edition, early printing of this early work by Nader. Octavo, original red cloth, top stain red. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For continuing advances in life saving motor vehicle safety – To the Collins Family Ralph Nader 11/10/85.” Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. BeckettContinue reading "Unsafe At Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-148353

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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.

Bourdain, Anthony

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly.

New York : Bloomsbury, 2000.

First edition, early printing of the legendary chef’s bestselling memoir and first work of non-fiction. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Diane Anthony Bourdain.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Notice 51. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150290

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East of Eden.

Steinbeck, John

East of Eden.

New York : The Viking Press, 1952.

First edition, first printing of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. First issue with the word “bite” present on page 281, line 38. With a small notecard signed by John Steinbeck laid in. Near fine in a very good first issue dust jacket with the portrait ofContinue reading "East of Eden."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-148721

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The New International Monetary System

Mundell, Robert A & Jacques J. Polak [Paul A. Volcker]

The New International Monetary System.

New York : Columbia University Press, 1977.

First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist and father of the Euro currency. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Mundell and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker on the title page, who contributed an article to this volume. Very good in a very good dust jacket,Continue reading "The New International Monetary System."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150267

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Arnim, Elizabeth von [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]

The Princess Priscillas Fortnight.

Leipzig : Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1906.

Tauchnitz edition of this comedy-drama novel from the Collection of British and American Authors Vol. 3880; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Small duodecimo, original publisher’s wrappers. Signed by Gilman on the front panel. Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a roleContinue reading "The Princess Priscillas Fortnight."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-145599

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Crainquibille

France, Anatole; Bernard Lamotte [Illustrator]

Crainquebille.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1949.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s satirical novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator Bernard Lamotte on the colophon page atContinue reading "Crainquebille."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-148559

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Chennault's Flying Tigers: A Commemorative History of the American Volunteer Group.

[Hill, Tex; Ken Jernstedt; Paul J. Greene; Robert T. Smith; Dick Rossi; Erik Shilling; Bob Layher; Ed Rector; Charlie Bond; Robert M. Smith; Edward F. Gallagher; Frank Losonsky; Rolland Richardson; Carl Quick; Al Kaelin]

Chennault’s Flying Tigers: A Commemorative History of the American Volunteer Group.

Minnesota : Flying Tigers 14th Air Force Association, Inc, 1982.

First edition of this detailed and richly illustrated tribute to American Volunteer Group’s pivotal role in early World War II air combat. Quarto, original blue boards with an inlay of a flying tiger and Claire Lee Chennault, pictorial and cartographic endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. Boldly signed on a Flying Tigers bookplateContinue reading "Chennault’s Flying Tigers: A Commemorative History of the American Volunteer Group."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-148756

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