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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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Pagels, Elaine

The Gnostic Gospels.

New York : Random House, 1979.

First edition of the author’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For James with warmest wishes from Elaine Pagels.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by R.D. Scudellari.

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$500.00
Item Number: RRB-150142
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Rabin, Yitzhak

The Rabin Memoirs.

Boston : Little, Brown & Company and G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1979 & 1997.

First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Norme And Murty Lee With friendship Y. Rabin 8.25.80.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper. Jacket design by John Renfer. PhotographContinue reading "The Rabin Memoirs."

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$1,050.00
Item Number: RRB-150007
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Shorter, Frank

Frank Shorter Signed 1970 Sports Illustrated Magazine.

New York : Sports Illustrated, 1970.

Rare original August 1970 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine signed by inspirational Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, illustrated with advertisements and color photographs. Boldly signed by Shorter on the front cover. This issue features a six page article on the 1970 Olympic Games titled, “Don’t Drink the Water.” In near fineContinue reading "Frank Shorter Signed 1970 Sports Illustrated Magazine."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-148711
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Kerouac, Jack [Bob Dylan]

On The Road.

New York : The Viking Press, 1957.

First edition of Kerouac’s classic novel. Octavo, original black cloth, top stain red. Boldly signed on the front free endpaper by one of the greatest songwriters of all-time, Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan was heavily influenced by Jack Kerouac and the broader Beat Generation, whose literary innovations helped shape Dylan’s early lyrical and aesthetic sensibilities. DylanContinue reading "On The Road."

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$40,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148707
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Kelly, Grace Patricia. [Princess Grace of Monaco]

Princess Grace of Monaco Signed Royal Christmas Card.

1974.

Royal 1974 Christmas and New Year Card with a mounted color photograph of Prince Rainier and Princess Grace with their three children Princess Caroline, Prince Albert II, Princess Stéphanie. Octavo, folding card with mounted color photograph, gilt royal seal and red ruling to the front panel. Signed and inscribed by Princess Grace, “Dear Lucile MerryContinue reading "Princess Grace of Monaco Signed Royal Christmas Card."

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-149540
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Clarke, Arthur C. and Stanley Kubrick [Keir Dullea]

2001: A Space Odyssey.

New York : New American Library, 1968.

First edition of the novel of the landmark “proverbial good science fiction movie” created by Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick, starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. Octavo, original half cloth. Lengthily signed by Keir Dullea on the title page, “Open the pod bay door, Hal Keir Dullea.” Additionally signed by Keir Dullea on theContinue reading "2001: A Space Odyssey."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150136
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Vonnegut, Jr., Kurt

The Vonnegut Statement: Original Essays on the life and Work of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. With A Bibliography.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1973.

First edition of this collection of stories by the award-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For David and Loni- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.” The recipient, David Hayman, was a professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Wisconsin and a close friend of Vonnegut’s. Near fineContinue reading "The Vonnegut Statement: Original Essays on the life and Work of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. With A Bibliography."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150127
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Beard, Peter

Zara’s Tales: Perilous Escapades in Equatorial Africa.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

First edition of this classic photobook. Octavo, original boards, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed and with his writing and handprint on the front jacket panel, his writing on the front free endpaper, pre-title page and title page. “Xtra Special Delivery to the wonderful….Jo “May Heavens Choices Blessing be showers upon you (found in VoiContinue reading "Zara’s Tales: Perilous Escapades in Equatorial Africa."

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$800.00
Item Number: RRB-150129
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Seabrook, William

No Hiding Place.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1942.

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. In near fine condition.

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$95.00
Item Number: RRB-150247
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Loeb, Gerald M. [G.M.]

The Battle For Investment Survival.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1957.

First edition of the third edition of Loeb’s classic work. Boldly signed by Gerald M. Loeb on the front free endpaper. Octavo, original half cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148704
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Sparks, Nicholas [Kevin Costner]

Message in a Bottle.

New York : Warner Books, 1998.

First edition of this novel, basis for the 1999 film directed by Luis Mandoki, starring Kevin Costner, Robin Wright and Paul Newman.  Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and additionally signed by Kevin Costner. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Flag. Jacket illustration by Honi Werner.

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$1,250.00
Item Number: RRB-150125
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Albert, Marvin [Kevin Costner]

The Untouchables.

New York : Ivy Books, 1987.

First edition of this crime thriller, basis for the film bearing the same name. Octodecimo, original publisher’s wrappers, all edges stained yellow. Boldy signed by the Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Costner on the title page. In the film of the same name, Kevin Costner plays Eliot Ness, the real-life federal agent who led the teamContinue reading "The Untouchables."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-150119
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Wallace, David Foster & Mark Costello

Signifying Rappers.

New York : Ecco Press, 1990.

First edition of the first book to seriously consider rap and its position as a vital force in American culture. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by David Foster Wallace on the title page. In fine condition. Rare, especially signed by Foster Wallace.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150145
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Dylan, Bob

Like A Rolling Stone.

London : Blossom Music Ltd, 1965.

Original sheet music of the classic song, Like A Rolling Stone, named by Rolling Stone magazine as the number 1 song of the all-time, boldly signed by Bob Dylan on the front panel. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers. In near fine condition. Critics have described “Like a Rolling Stone” as revolutionary in its combination of musicalContinue reading "Like A Rolling Stone."

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$17,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150112
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Fleming, Ian [Milton Glaser]

Thrilling Cities.

New York : New American Library, 1964.

First American edition of Fleming’s volume of travel journalism, with the first publication in book form of his short story “007 in New York,” not present in the London edition. Octavo, original half cloth, drawings by Milton Glaser. Boldly signed by the illustrator Milton Glaser on the front panel of the dust jacket. Near fineContinue reading "Thrilling Cities."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150105
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Richardson, Henry Handel [Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson]; [Ernest Hemingway]

The Fortunes of Richard Mahony.

New York : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1931.

First collected edition of this foundational work in Australian literature. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and gilt author’s initials to the front panel. Association copy, inscribed by Ernest Hemingway to his cousin on the front free endpaper, “Dear Ruth: This one, or three really since it is three novels –Continue reading "The Fortunes of Richard Mahony."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148697
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Landau, Deb Miller

A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton.

New York : Pegasus Books, 2024.

First edition of one of “the best nonfiction true crime books of all time” (Oprah Daily). Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated with photographs. Lengthily signed by the author with the last line of this work on the title page, “‘One day, he will die – and no one will send flowers.’ Deb Miller Landau.” FineContinue reading "A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-148695
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Koolhaas, Rem & Bruce Mau

S, M, L, XL [Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large].

New York : Monacelli Press, 1995.

First edition of this work, which combines essays, manifestos, diaries, fairy tales, travelogues on the contemporary city. Thick octavo, original silver boards, yellow lettering to the spine, illustrated throughout.  Boldly signed by both Rem Koolhaas on the half-title page. Photography by Hans Werlemann. Edited by Jennifer Sigler. In near fine condition.

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-150102
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Koolhaas, Rem

Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan.

New York : Oxford University Press, 1978.

First edition of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect classic work. Folio, original cloth, illustrated endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Rem Koolhaas on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a light shelfwear. An exceptional example.

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$2,600.00
Item Number: RRB-150101
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King, Stephen

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla.

New York : Scribners, 2003.

First trade edition of the author’s fifth installment of his famed Dark Tower Series. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Stephen King on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. Rare and desirable signed.

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150095
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Segal, Erich [Ali MacGraw]

Love Story.

New York, Evanston, and London : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1970.

First edition of the author’s best-selling novel, a “sweet, sad, and, in its closing sentences, startlingly sentimental” work (John Barkham). Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Ali MacGraw who starred in the 1970 film adaptation. A tragedy, the 1970 film Love Story was produced by Howard G. Minsky and directed by Arthur Hiller and starred AliContinue reading "Love Story."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-150094
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Dylan, Bob

The Nobel Lecture.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017.

First edition of Dylan’s Nobel Lecture. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Bob Dylan on the title page. In fine condition. Rare and desirable signed.

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$8,200.00
Item Number: RRB-150096
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Beard, Peter Hill

The End of the Game.

New York : The Viking Press, 1965.

First edition of the photographer’s first book with over 75 black-and-white and color photographic plates. Tall quarto, original ivory cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Beard on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150093
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Levin, Ira

The Boys From Brazil.

New York : Random House, 1976.

First edition of this classic suspense novel, basis for the the 1978 film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, starring Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth with geometric design stamped in blind on front panel. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “1/29/76 To Evy & Mort, WithContinue reading "The Boys From Brazil."

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$1,200.00
Item Number: RRB-148684
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