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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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Naha, Ed. [Frank Herbert]

The Making of Dune.

New York : Berkley Books, 1984.

First edition of the fascinating story behind the filming of 1984 American epic space opera film Dune, directed by David Lynch and based on Frank Herbert’s bestselling science fiction masterpiece. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with over 100 photographs and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by Frank Herbert on the half-title page in the year ofContinue reading "The Making of Dune."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-147876
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Steinbeck, John

East of Eden.

London : William Heinemann Ltd, 1952.

First British edition of Steinbeck’s epic and moving story of a modern Cain and Abel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Steinbeck on the half-title page. From the library of actor Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. with his bookplate to the front pastedown. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was an actor, producer, and decorated naval officer of World War II.Continue reading "East of Eden."

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$6,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148006
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Friedman, Milton & Rose

Free To Choose: A Personal Statement.

New York : Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1980.

First edition, early printing of Friedmans’ persuasive argument for the free market, based on the PBS series Free to Choose. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by both authors on the half-title page in the year of publication, “For Gene Bersel, With best wishes and regards to a fellow U. of Chicago AlumnusContinue reading "Free To Choose: A Personal Statement."

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$1,150.00
Item Number: RRB-148025
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Axworthy, Lloyd [Madeleine K. Albright]

Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future.

Canada : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2003.

First edition of this call for action from one of Canada’s most eloquent statesmen and thinkers. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Madeleine Who always treated Canada with respect, and helped keep the salmon swimming Lloyd Axworthy.” Accompanied by an autograph letter from the author, “Madeleine,Continue reading "Navigating A New World: Canada’s Global Future."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-147584
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Burger, Warren; William Rehnquist; William J. Brennan; Thurgood Marshall; Lewis Franklin Powell; John Paul Stevens; Harry Blackmun; Bryon White; and Sandra Day O'Connor

Warren E. Burger Supreme Court Signed Photograph.

1981.

Large photograph of the 1980’s Burger Court, signed by nine justices. Large color photograph depicting the Supreme Court after the swearing-in of Sandra Day O’Connor in September 1981. The justices are Thurgood Marshall, John P. Stevens, William J. Brennan, Lewis F. Powell, Warren E. Burger, William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White, Sandra Day O’Connor, and HarryContinue reading "Warren E. Burger Supreme Court Signed Photograph."

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$5,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147428
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Armstrong, Neil; Buzz Aldrin; Michael Collins

Apollo 11 Lunar Module ‘Eagle’ Signed NASA Photograph.

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Rare official NASA photograph of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module ‘Eagle.’ Oversized glossy color photograph of Lunar Module ‘Eagle’ soaring above the moon with the Earth visible in the background. Boldly signed on the mount in by all three astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. From the personal collection of NASA employee JohnContinue reading "Apollo 11 Lunar Module ‘Eagle’ Signed NASA Photograph."

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$22,500.00
Item Number: RRB-147582
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Gunther, John

Inside South America.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1966.

First edition of this eye-opening study of South America, the eighth “Inside” book by John Gunther. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with a black and maps of South America. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Warmly to Douglas and Marylee Fairbanks, of the truly valued. John Gunther. NY Jan 67.”Continue reading "Inside South America."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-147581
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Hillary, Edmund

Nothing Venture, Nothing Win.

New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975.

First edition of Hillary’s autobiography, which he considered his finest book. Octavo, original blue boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Dan Searle with kindest regards Ed Hillary.” The recipient, Dan Searle was a business executive and philanthropist. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of G.Continue reading "Nothing Venture, Nothing Win."

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-147926
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Maugham, W. Somerset. [Raymond Chandler]

A Writer’s Notebook.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1949.

First trade edition of Maugham’s semi-autobiographical confessional. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top edge red, frontispiece portrait of Maugham by Sir Gerald Kelly. From the library of Raymond Chandler with his library stamp to the front free endpaper: Raymond Chandler 6005 Camino de la Costa La Jolla, California OCT 13 1949. Subsequently from the library ofContinue reading "A Writer’s Notebook."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-147738
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First Edition of And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation; Inscribed by Agnes Fallah Kamara-Umunna to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright

Kamara-Umunna, Agnes Fallah; Emily Holland [Madeleine K. Albright]

And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation.

New York : Hyperion, 2011.

First edition of this memoir about the devastation of the Liberia civil war and its rise out of the ashes. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, bookplate to the front pastedown from “The Private Collection of Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.”  Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half title page, “To former secretary of state MadeleineContinue reading "And Still Peace Did Not Come: A Memoir of Reconciliation."

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$250.00
Item Number: RRB-147576
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Shirer, William L

Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1941.

First edition of this classic work, “the most complete news report yet to come out of war time Germany” (Time). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by William L. Shirer on the front free endpaper, “To Barbara – In remembrance of a fine evening… Affectionately, Bill Shirer May, 1977.” In very good condition with someContinue reading "Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147572
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Roth, Philip

Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1978.

Signed limited edition of the author’s first book and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, gilt tooling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, silk ribbon. Boldly signed by Philip RothContinue reading "Goodbye, Columbus and Other Stories."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-147570
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Gunther, John

Inside U.S.A.

New York : Harper & Brothers, 1947.

First edition of this classic work, “riveting from start to finish” (Robert Gottlieb, The New York Times). Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers, pullout map. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his wife on the half-title page, “With love to Jane John May, 1947.” The recipient, Jane Gunther was the recipient’s wife. She became anContinue reading "Inside U.S.A."

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148017
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Barrett, Judi. Illustrated by Ron Barrett

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs.

New York : Antheneum, 1978.

First edition of this children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Judi Barrett, with an original drawing of clouds and meatballs and by the illustrator Ron Barrett on the front free endpaper and on the pastedown and again on a bookplate with an original drawing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. HousedContinue reading "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs."

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$20,000.00
Item Number: RRB-139534
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Poe, Edgar Allan

The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

New York and Pittsburgh : The Colonial Company, Limited, 1903.

Limited manuscript edition of the complete works of Edgar Allan Poe. Octavo, ten volumes, bound in full crushed levant morocco by The Monastery Hill Bindery with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in four compartments within gilt raised bands, gilt turn-ins, top edge gilt, watered silk endpapers, three tissue guarded frontispieces in each volume,Continue reading "The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe."

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$5,500.00
Item Number: RRB-147348
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Harrison, Jim

Legends of the Fall.

New York : Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, 1979.

First edition of Harrison’s dramatic trilogy published in one volume, the basis for the critically acclaimed film starring Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins, and directed by Edward Zwick which won the Academy Award for Cinematography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Rudy, It’s working this time Jim.”Continue reading "Legends of the Fall."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147452
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[Flagler, Henry Morrison; John D. Rockefeller]

John D. Rockefeller and Henry Morrison Flagler Signed Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate.

December 5, 1883.

Rare Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate signed by both John D. Rockefeller and Henry Morrison Flagler. Partially printed document signed “HM Flagler” as Secretary, “JD Rockefeller” as President, and “J A Bostwick” as treasurer, one page (11.5 x 7.75 inches), 5th December 1883. Stock certificate for 2000 shares in Rockefeller’s Standard Oil Trust issued toContinue reading "John D. Rockefeller and Henry Morrison Flagler Signed Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate."

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$9,800.00
Item Number: RRB-147500
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Wells, H.G.; Frances Evelyn Warwick; L.G. Chiozza Money; E. Ray Lankester; C.J. Bond; et al. [Rebecca West]

The Great State: Essays in Construction.

London and New York : Harper & Brothers, 1912.

Exceptional association copy of this compilation of political essays by H.G. Wells, Frances Evelyn Warwick and many others. Octavo, original cloth. Later printing. Association copy, inscribed by H.G. Wells on the front free endpaper, “Rebecca West from H.G. Wells 1913 There are some pictures inside (Personal & Confidential only to be shown to really safeContinue reading "The Great State: Essays in Construction."

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$22,500.00
Item Number: RRB-147763
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