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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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Keyes, Daniel

Flowers for Algernon.

New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1966.

First edition of the author’s Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel, basis for the Oscar award-winning movie adaptation Charly. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, who has transcribed the opening paragraph as follows, “My name is Charlie Gordon I werk at Donners bakery store – Daniel Keyes.” Additionally signed again byContinue reading "Flowers for Algernon."

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$8,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150215

Edited by Edgar M. Cortright. [Alan Shepard; Deke Slayton; Walter Cunningham; et al]

Apollo Expeditions to the Moon.

Washington, D.C : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1975.

First edition of this profusely illustrated collection of essays documenting NASA’s Apollo Missions. Quarto, original illustrated boards, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with photographs, charts, and maps. Boldly signed by thirty astronauts on the title page and facing page, including: Alan Bean, Karol J. Bobko, Vance Brand, Jerry Carr, Gene Cernan, Bob Crippen, Walter Cunningham, Joe Engle,Continue reading "Apollo Expeditions to the Moon."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-148758

Wyckoff, Richard D

Wall Street Ventures and Adventures: Through Forty Years.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1930.

First edition of this classic work by Wyckoff who implemented his methods of technical analysis of the financial markets (the study of charts showing movements of stock-prices and other data). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, giltContinue reading "Wall Street Ventures and Adventures: Through Forty Years."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-150212

Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

London : Bloomsbury, 1997.

First paperback edition of the rarest book in the Harry Potter series, a cornerstone of young adult literature, and one of the best-selling books of all time. First printing with “First published in Great Britain in 1997”, the full number line “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”, “Joanne Rowling” for “J.K.Continue reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone."

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$22,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149750

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.

New York : Random House, 2007.

First edition, later printing of this work concentrating on outlier events. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed signed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the front free endpaper, “To Lyle – for the Black Swan affect your life. Best, Nassim.” Fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and creasing. Jacket design by ThomasContinue reading "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-148719

Junger, Sebastian [George Clooney]

The Perfect Storm.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1997.

First edition of this work, basis for the 2000 film starring Wolfgang Petersen starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Bob Gunton, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and John C. Reilly. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Bob- Best, Sebastian Junger” and additionally signedContinue reading "The Perfect Storm."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-150103

Truman, Harry S

Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Memoirs: Years of Trial and Hope 1946-1952.

New York : Doubleday & Company, 1955-56.

First editions, early printings of President Truman’s presidential memoirs. Octavo, two volumes, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the dedication page of volume one, “To Colonel Williams, the best pilot I ever flew with, and a fine gentleman, with kindest regards from his former C inContinue reading "Memoirs: Year of Decisions and Memoirs: Years of Trial and Hope 1946-1952."

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$3,200.00
Item Number: RRB-150185

Ali, Muhammad

Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1993.

First edition, first printing of this photographic record of Muhammad Ali’s career. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated with numerous photographs by Howard L. Bingham of or concerning Muhammad Ali. Boldly signed by Muhammad Ali on the title page and additionally signed and dated by the photographer in the year of publication, “Howard L. Bingham 10-19-93.” IntroductionsContinue reading "Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148761

Dickens, Charles

The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club.

London : Chapman and Hall, 1837.

First edition in book form of Dickens’ first novel and one of his greatest works. Octavo, bound in full twentieth-century olive morocco with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in five compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Forty-three engraved platesContinue reading "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148735

Kelly, Princess Grace and Prince Rainier III

Princess Grace and Prince Rainier of Monaco Signed Photograph.

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Rare photograph of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace holding United Nations pamphlets. Octavo, black and white photograph. Boldly signed by Princess Grace, “Grace de Monaco” and Prince Rainier, “Rainier, Prince de Monaco.” In near fine condition. With a stamp on the verso stating, “Turfotos Track Photographers Atlantic City Race Track Atlantic City, N.J.” The piece measures 10Continue reading "Princess Grace and Prince Rainier of Monaco Signed Photograph."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148715

Russell, Bertrand

Philosophy.

W.W. Norton & Company : London, 1927.

First edition of this classic work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine third printing dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

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$5,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150159

Woodward, Bob; Carl Bernstein

Bob Woodward Collection: The Final Days; Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate; Plan of Attack; State of Denial; The Price of Politics; The Last of the President’s Men; Fear: Trump in the White House.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1976 - 2018.

Collection of seven of Bob Woodward’s famous works from President Richard Nixon to President Donald Trump. Octavo, seven volumes, original publisher’s cloth or half-cloth, six volumes illustrated with photographs. The Final Days (1976) early printing, with signed bookplate by the author and signed by Carl Bernstein on the title page. Shadow (1991) early printing, signedContinue reading "Bob Woodward Collection: The Final Days; Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate; Plan of Attack; State of Denial; The Price of Politics; The Last of the President’s Men; Fear: Trump in the White House."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-148787

[Cleveland, Grover; James A. Garfield; Ulysses S. Grant; Benjamin Harrison; Rutherford B. Hayes; William McKinley; Theodore Roosevelt]

19th-Century Presidents, Vice Presidents and other Dignitaries Signed Autograph Album.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co, [1872].

Rare and remarkable autograph book compiled by West Virginia senator and industrialist Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) containing 289 historic autographs, including seven presidents, seven vice presidents, and scores of members of the Senate, House of Representatives, and presidential cabinets, as well as a few other 19th-century notables. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant morocco byContinue reading "19th-Century Presidents, Vice Presidents and other Dignitaries Signed Autograph Album."

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$22,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149519

Aaron, Hank; Co-authored with Dick Schaap. With foreword by Ted Williams, "Special Essay" by Jerome Holtzman, and afterword by Lonnie Wheeler

Home Run. My Life in Pictures.

Kingston, NY : Total Sports, 1999.

First edition of the legendary Hank Aaron’s “life in pictures.” Quarto, original boards, featuring hundreds of color and black-and-white illustrations, many full- and double-page. Boldly signed by Hank Aaron on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Co-authored with Dick Schaap. With foreword by Ted Williams, “Special Essay” by Jerome Holtzman, and afterwordContinue reading "Home Run. My Life in Pictures."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-150184

Thomas, Lowell [Count Felix von Luckner]

Count Luckner, The Sea Devil.

Garden City, NY : Garden City Publishing Company, Inc, 1927.

First edition of this captivating biography of German nobleman and naval officer Count Felix von Luckner. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain yellow, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece of Count Felix von Luckner, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Association copy, inscribed by Luckner on the verso of the frontispiece, “May good winds fill theContinue reading "Count Luckner, The Sea Devil."

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-148746

Arrow, Kenneth; Eric Maskin; Amartya Sen; Joseph Stiglitz and Partha Dasgupta

The Arrow Impossibility Theorem (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series).

New York : Columbia University Press, 2014.

First edition of this work which explores Kenneth Arrow’s impossibility theorem. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Nobel Prize-winning economists on the front free endpaper, “Kenneth J. Arrow 80/01/14″; Amartya Sen 9.22.14″; Eric Maskin 12-19-14” and Joseph Stiglitz, who contributed to this volume on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "The Arrow Impossibility Theorem (Kenneth J. Arrow Lecture Series)."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150198
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