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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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Smith, Betty

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943.

First edition of Smith’s classic first novel. Octavo, original green cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “For Kathryn Cravens with regards Betty Smith September, 1943.” The recipient, Kathryn Cravens (1898–1991), was an American radio broadcaster, actress, and writer whose career reflected the expanding roleContinue reading "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn."

$9,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150571

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Rowling, J.K

Harry Potter Series Complete Deluxe Set. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows.

London : Bloomsbury, 1997-2007.

First editions of the deluxe edition of each book in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Octavo, 7 volumes, original decorative cloth as issued with gilt titles and pictorial onlay to the front panel, all edges gilt, ribbon bound in. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. AdditionallyContinue reading "Harry Potter Series Complete Deluxe Set. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147882

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Player, Gary

Positive Golf: Understanding and Applying the Fundamentals of the Game.

New York : McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967.

First edition of this comprehensive exploration of the mental and technical principles essential to effective golf performance. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth, frontispiece of Gary Player, illustarted throughout. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Colonel Bob Eby, Good golfing. Sincerely, Gary Player.” Near fine in a very goodContinue reading "Positive Golf: Understanding and Applying the Fundamentals of the Game."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-149407

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Frost, Robert

A Way Out: A One Act Play.

New York : The Harbor Press, 1929.

Signed limited edition and first separate edition of this one act play by Frost. Octavo, original half cloth. One of four hundred and eighty-five numbered copies signed by Robert Frost at the conclusion of the preface. In fine condition.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-150563

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Vargas Llosa, Mario

La ciudad y los perros. [The Time of the Hero].

Barcelona : Editorial Seix Barral, 1963.

First edition of Nobel Prize-winning author’s first novel and what many consider his finest. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Mario Vargas Llosa on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Oriol Maspons. Laid in is a paper regarding the book signing. Uncommon signed.

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-150564

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Thigpen, Corbett H.; Hervey M. Cleckley

The Three Faces of Eve.

New York : McGraw-Hill, 1957.

Special edition of this classic work, basis for the 1957 Academy Award-winning film starring Joanne Woodward. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed and inscribed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “For John Persall With all good wishes and our cordial regard Corbett Thigpen Hervey Cleckley.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket with theContinue reading "The Three Faces of Eve."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-149346

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Murakami, Haruki

Norwegian Wood.

Tokyo : Kodansha, 1987.

First Japanese edition and true first of the author’s most well-known work. Octavo, two volumes, original boards. Both volumes are boldly signed by Haruki Murakami in Japanese on the rear endpaper as Japanese reads right to left. Each volume is fine in a near fine dust jackets, with the rare wrap around band to each.Continue reading "Norwegian Wood."

$7,200.00

Item Number: RRB-150317

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Baker, Charles H. [Duncan Hines]

The Gentleman’s Companion: Volume I Being An Exotic Cookery Book. Volume II Being an Exotic Drinking Book.

New York : Crown Publishers, 1946.

First Crown Publishers edition of celebrated food and drink critic’s classic work, widely considered his masterpiece, each inscribed to Duncan Hines. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth and slipcase with printed paper label to the front panel, frontispiece to each volume. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper of each volume in theContinue reading "The Gentleman’s Companion: Volume I Being An Exotic Cookery Book. Volume II Being an Exotic Drinking Book."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149591

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Schouler, William [Ulysses S. Grant] [Jesse R. Grant]

A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War.

Boston : E.P. Dutton & Co., Publishers, 1868.

First edition of this detailed account of Massachusetts’s political leadership, military organization, and social contributions during the American Civil War. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, tissue-guarded frontispiece of the author. Association copy, inscribed by the author to General Ulysses S. Grant, “Senate Chamber, Boston June 9th 1868 To GeneralContinue reading "A History of Massachusetts in the Civil War."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149393

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Groom, Winston [Tom Hanks]

Forrest Gump.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 2014.

First commemorative edition of this modern classic, basis for the 1994 film starring Tom Hanks, with the screenplay by Eric Roth. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Winston Groom and additionally signed by Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Bill Creevy. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150570

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Smith, Betty

Maggie-Now.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.

First edition of this unforgettable masterpiece from one of the twentieth century’s greatest talents and author of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Betty Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso. Uncommon signed.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150549

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Smith, Betty

Maggie-Now.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.

First edition of this unforgettable masterpiece from one of the twentieth century’s greatest talents and author of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Betty Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Leo Manso. Uncommon signed.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150549

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Carnegie, Andrew

James Watt: Famous Scots Series.

Edinburgh and London : Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, c. 1905.

First edition of this biographical work celebrating Watt’s refinement of the steam engine as a symbol of Scottish ingenuity and moral progress. Octavo, original publisher’s red cloth stamped in gilt and black, title page vignette. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Mr. David Anderson, Andrew Carnegie.” In very good condition.

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-149388

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Leigh Fermor, Patrick; Artemis Cooper [Editor]; [Daphne Fielding]

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road.

London : John Murray, 1977-2013.

First editions of each volume in Leigh Fermor’s trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with maps. A Time of Gifts is signed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper. Between the Woods and the Water is an association copy, lengthily inscribed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper to DaphneContinue reading "A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-149386

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Haise, Fred

Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey.

Washington, D.C : Smithsonian Books, 2022.

First edition, early printing of the extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “Harry Hope you enjoy the read of my blessed life and career! Fred Haise Apollo 13 LMP.” FineContinue reading "Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut’s Journey."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-150582

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Nolan, Christopher [Cillian Murphy]

Unleashing Oppenheimer: Inside Christopher Nolan’s Explosive Atomic-Age Thriller.

: Insight Editions, 2023.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work on the Academy Award-winning film. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Christopher Nolan and Academy Award-winning actor Cillian Murphy on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$1,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150518

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Sherwin, Martin J

A World Destroyed: The Atomic Bomb and the Grand Alliance.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s first book and co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Warren with best wishes, Marty.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lidia Ferrara.

$350.00

Item Number: RRB-150555

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Crick, Francis and Watson, James D

The Nature of Viruses: The Biophysics and Biochemistry of Viruses (CIBA Foundation Symposium).

London : J. & A. Churchill, 1957.

First edition of Watson and Crick’s classic work on Virus Structure. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by James Watson on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150523

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Bellow, Saul

Dangling Man.

New York : The Vanguard Press, 1944.

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author’s first book. Octavo, original beige cloth, topstain brown. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “For Poetry and for Van Allen Bradley with very best wishes Saul Bellow.” The recipient, Van Allen Bradley was an influential American literary critic, editor, and author. He gained prominenceContinue reading "Dangling Man."

$4,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147721

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Allen, Woody

Don’t Drink The Water.

New York : A Random House, 1967.

First edition of this satire comedic play. Octavo, original half cloth, frontispiece of a black and white photograph. Laid in is a signed photograph of Woody Allen. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-148922

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Make New History.

Rusha, Ed

Make New History.

Los Angeles : MOCA, 2009.

Signed limited edition of this rare artist’s book, or “art object” published on the occasion of the Gala of the 30th Anniversary of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Oblong octavo, the text block of the book is entirely blank, the artist’s intention being for its owner to write their own history inContinue reading "Make New History."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-143401

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Yarrow, David

Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures.

New York : Rizzoli International Publications, 2016.

First edition of this unparalleled collection of high-art photography of fauna and cultures from around the world with a foreword by HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. Boldly signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “David Yarrow 8/12/2016.” Quarto, original publisher’s boards, profusely illustrated with overContinue reading "Wild Encounters: Iconic Photographs of the World’s Vanishing Animals and Cultures."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-149298

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Ghosh, Amitav

The Circle of Reason.

New York : Viking, 1986.

First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Boldly signed by Amitav Ghosh on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-149436

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Portis, Charles

Gringos.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1991.

First edition of this novel by the author of True Grit “an engine of pure delight” (The New York Times). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Buddy Best Wishes Charlies.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket painting and design by Wendell Minor. UncommonContinue reading "Gringos."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150568

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