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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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Edited by Faith S. Holsaert; Martha Prescod Norman Noonan; Judy Richardson; Betty Garman Robinson; Jean Smith Young; Dorothy M. Zellner

Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC.

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2010.

First edition of these powerful testimonies gathered presented sweeping a personal history of SNCC. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed in the year of publication by Jean Smith Young on the front free endpaper, “To Ms. T… Ella Peniston, I hope you enjoy this book. Onward, Jean Smith Young November, 2010.” Jean Smith Young isContinue reading "Hands on the Freedom Plow: Personal Accounts by Women in SNCC."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-145216

Hughes, Langston

Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes.

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Three original autograph poems by Langston Hughes. Quarto, three pages, one typed and two handwritten in green ink for Marshall Bean. Each boldly signed by Langston Hughes. The first, “Personal” is typed and reads in full, “In an envelope marked: Personal God addresses me a letter. In an envelope marked Personal I have given myContinue reading "Three Autograph Poems Signed By Langston Hughes."

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$4,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148255

Zwack, Anne Marshall A memoir about Peter Zwack [Madeleine Albright]

If You Wear Galoshes, You’re An Emigre.

Budapest : Ab Ovo Publishing House, 2001.

First edition of a memoir that explores the author’s personal experience as a child of emigre parents. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, warmly inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “Dear Madam Secretary…Hope this resonates with you and that you find this memoir of an Old EuropeContinue reading "If You Wear Galoshes, You’re An Emigre."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-149059

Blinder, Alan S

After The Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, The Response, And The Work Ahead.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2013.

First edition of the former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve’s account of the 2007–2009 financial crisis. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by author on the front free endpaper, “For William, Alan Blinder.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Amanda Dewy.

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-141012

Krugman, Paul

Exchange-Rate Instability.

Cambridge : The MIT Press, 1989.

First edition of Krugman’s provocative analysis of the extraordinary exchange-rate volatility of the 1980s. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ken, Paul R. Krugman.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-148346

Pelz, Dave; James A. Frank

Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible: Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score.

New York : Broadway Books, 1999.

First edition of the first book in The Dave Pelz Scoring Game Series. Octavo, original half-cloth, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, charts, and diagrams. Boldly signed on a PGA Tour Shops bookplate by Dave Pelz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Foreword by Lee Janzen. JacketContinue reading "Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible: Master the Finesse Swing and Lower Your Score."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148318

Card, Orson Scott

Ender’s Game.

New York : Tor Books, 1985.

First edition of this Nebula and Hugo award-winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the half-title page, “Perhaps it’s impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be. Orson Scott Card.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Cover art by John Harris. Jacket design by Suzanne Lobel.Continue reading "Ender’s Game."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148339

Richards, Keith

Life: Keith Richards.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2010.

First edition, second printing of Richards’ autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Signed and dated by the author year of publication on the half-title page, “Keith Richards ’10.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Mario J. Pulice. Front jacket photograph by David LaChapelle. Rear jacket photograph by Deborah Feingold.

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148338

Reagan, Ronald; with Richard G. Hubler

Where’s the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story.

New York : Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1965.

First edition of Reagan’s early autobiography. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Good luck Ronald Reagan.” Reagan has also corrected in his hand the word “Honey” opposite the title page to “Nancy.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Where’s the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148337

Keen, Sam

Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man.

New York : Bantam Books, 1992.

First trade paperback edition of this seminal work that challenges traditional conceptions of masculinity. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Christin and Paul Sarbanes Sam Keen.” In fine condition. Jacket illustration by Kuso Sano.

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$225.00
Item Number: RRB-148317

Sugrue, Thomas [Edgar Cayce]

There is a River: The Story of Edgar Cayce.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1942.

Signed limited edition of this story on Edgar Cayce. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. This copy is number 252 of 300 books “specially printed, bound and autographed for the friends of Mr. Cayce” as stated on the dedicated signature page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare especially in this condition.

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149410

Lerner, Gerda [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

The Feminist Thought of Sarah Grimké.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

First edition of this scholarly compilation of Sarah Grimké’s pioneering feminist writings. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Jane Sherron De Hart on the half-title page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “For Ruth, Gerda would be so pleased to know what good companions you and Sarah have long been – three great feminists thatContinue reading "The Feminist Thought of Sarah Grimké."

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$6,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148313

Rothchild, John

A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor.

New York : Viking, 1988.

First edition of “the funniest book about investing ever written” (New York Post). Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily and humorously signed by the author on the title page, “Considering the fortune you might have lost, you’re rich already John Rothchild.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Jacket illustration by RafalContinue reading "A Fool and His Money: The Odyssey of an Average Investor."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-148329

Skellett, Paul; Simon Weitzman

Golf.

Derbyshire, England : Wonderland Publications, 2012.

First limited Captain’s edition of “The Bible of Golf.” Thick quarto, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt, two silk ribbon bookmarks, with over 1,000 illustrations and photographs. Boldly signed by Paul Skellett and Simon Weitzman on the title page. In fine condition.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-148309

Demuth, Patricia Brennan [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

What Is the Constitution?

New York : Penguin Workshop, 2018.

First edition of this introduction for young readers to the United States Constitution. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, with black and white illustrations and photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the copyright page to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “For Justice Ginsberg, Who rigorously, tirelessly, brilliantly defends our cherished Constitutional rights. Thank you! Patricia Brennan Demuth.”Continue reading "What Is the Constitution?"

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$5,800.00
Item Number: RRB-148306

Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]

Dr. Seuss Signed Cat in the Hat Ink Drawing.

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Rare illustrated ink drawing of Dr. Seuss’s signature children’s book character. Ink drawing on eggshell white thick paper stock of the Cat in the Hat. Boldly signed in red by Dr. Seuss [Theodor Geisel]. Double matted and framed. In fine condition. The drawing measures 8 inches by 10 inches with the entire piece measuring 18Continue reading "Dr. Seuss Signed Cat in the Hat Ink Drawing."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-148305
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