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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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Wilder, Thornton

Our Town: A Play in Three Acts.

New York : Coward McCann, 1938.

First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Presentation copy,Continue reading "Our Town: A Play in Three Acts."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149898
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Koolhaas, Rem

Elements of Architecture.

: Taschen, 2018.

First edition of this destined to be classic by the award-winning architect. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Rem Koolhaas on the title page. In fine condition. With essays by Rem Koolhaas, Stephan Trueby, James Westcott and Stephan Petermann; interviews with Werner Sobek and Tony Fadell (of Nest); and an exclusive photoContinue reading "Elements of Architecture."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-150068
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Newby, Eric

Love and War in the Apennines.

London : Hodder & Stoughton, 1971.

First edition of this classic World War II memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Boldly signed by Eric Newby on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Don Last. Uncommon signed.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-150069
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Faulkner, William

Hunting Stories.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1988.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of two of Faulkner’s hunting tales: “The Bear” and “The Old People.” Folio, bound in quarter black morocco over linen boards with author’s name in gilt on the spine, illustrated with two color etchings. Boldly signed by illustrator Neil Welliver on the colophon page at the rear. OneContinue reading "Hunting Stories."

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-148573
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Mussolini, Benito

Benito Mussolini Signed Photograph.

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Rare original photograph of Benito Mussolini. Vintage matte-finish oversized photograph of Benito Mussolini seated at his desk taken by the Luce photography studio. Boldly signed by Mussolini in fountain pen in the lower margin. In near fine condition. The piece measures 15.75 inches by 11.75 inches.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148638
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Graham, Benjamin

The Intelligent Investor.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.

First edition, first printing with D-Y on the copyright page of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Major Benj. H. Namm with the regards of Ben Graham May 1951.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Signed first editions are ofContinue reading "The Intelligent Investor."

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$150,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150060
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Churchill, Winston S.; Aldous Huxley; Hilaire Belloc; Jacob Epstein; Eric Gill; Mark Gertler; David Low; John Lavery; Rudyard Kipling; Laura Knight; William Nicholson; Paul Nash; Charles Ricketts; Edith Sitwell; Vita Sackville‑West; Stanley Spencer; W. Heath Robinson; W. H. Davies; Rebecca West; P. G. Wodehouse et al. Edited by Captain James Humphrey Cotton Minchin

The Legion Book.

London : Privately printed by The Curwen Press for H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, 1929.

First and limited deluxe edition of the monumental Legion Book; one of only one hundred numbered copies printed for private distribution by the Prince of Wales and signed by a remarkable array of British writers and artists, as well as four prime ministers. Quarto, original publisher’s full deluxe pigskin over boards elaborately decorated in blindContinue reading "The Legion Book."

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$16,500.00
Item Number: RRB-149534
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France, Anatole; Sylvain Sauvage [Illustrator]

The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1937.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Anatole France’s first novel. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with water-color illustrations. Boldly signed by illustrator SylvainContinue reading "The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard."

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$800.00
Item Number: RRB-148552
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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II Signed Photograph.

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Rare original color photograph of Pope John Paul II, affixed to its original mount and inscribed beneath by John Paul II and dated in 1985. In fine condition. Label of Vatican photographer Arturo Mari on the verso. The entire piece measures 9.75 inches by 13.75 inches. An ideal autographed portrait of Pope John Paul II, rarelyContinue reading "Pope John Paul II Signed Photograph."

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$4,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148634
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Weizmann, Chaim

Trial and Error: The Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1949.

First editions of the autobiography of the first president of Israel. Octavo, 2 volumes, frontispiece of Weizmann in volume one. Near fine in very good dust jackets, inscription to the front free endpaper of volume one. Uncommon in the original dust jackets.

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-150061
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Colwell, Stephen [Peter Cooper]

The Ways and Means of Payment: A Full Analysis of the Credit System, With Its Various Modes of Adjustment.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co, 1859.

First edition of this detailed critique of the 19th-century credit system. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Peter Cooper Esq with respects of the Author.” Additionally signed by Peter Cooper on the third free endpaper. Peter Cooper (1791–1883) was anContinue reading "The Ways and Means of Payment: A Full Analysis of the Credit System, With Its Various Modes of Adjustment."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148629
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Chamberlain, Wilt; David Shaw

Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door.

New York : Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc, 1973.

First edition of this autobiography that captures and reveals NBA All-Star Wilt Chamberlain as “a complex, diverse, immensely self-assured and self-possessed human being” (David Shaw). Octavo, original publisher’s blue cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Peace Wilt Chamberlain.” Near fine in a near fineContinue reading "Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-148626
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Wood, Gordon S

The Idea of America: Reflections on the Birth of the United States.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2011.

First edition of this history of the American Revolution. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth. Boldy signed by Gordon Wood on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Accompanied by a note with an ownership inscription of Wood signing the book dated August 26, 2011 laid in. Jacket design by Stephanie Kloss.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-148625
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Schelling, Thomas C

Arms and Influence.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1966.

First edition of this “exemplary text on the interplay of national purpose and military force” (Book Week). Octavo, original red cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “I’m pleased that John Rogers wants my signature on this book Tom Schelling.” Also laid in is an autographed letter signed by Schelling, whichContinue reading "Arms and Influence."

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150026
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Lynch, Peter with John Rothchild

One Up On Wall Street.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1989.

First edition of this classic volume on investing; one of the all-time best-selling books in the field. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Lynch and co-author John Rothchild on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Written with John Rothchild. Jacket design by Barry Littman. Jacket photograph by Larry Maglott.

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$2,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150059
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Hughes, Langston

Shakespeare in Harlem.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1942.

First edition of Hughes classic collection of poems. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Olive Johnson, Sincerely, Langston Hughes Howard May 3, 1947.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Drawings by E. McKnight Kauffer. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148169
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Cruise, Tom; Jeanne Tripplehorn; Sydney Pollack [Director]; John Grisham [Author]

The Firm Signed Half-Title Page and Theatrical Poster.

: Paramount Pictures Corporation, .

Theatrical release poster for John Grisham’s classic legal thriller, The Firm, basis for the classic film. Framed with a half-title page from Grisham’s novel of the same name and boldly signed by Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sydney Pollack, and John Grisham. Double matted and framed. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 34 inches byContinue reading "The Firm Signed Half-Title Page and Theatrical Poster."

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$2,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148623
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Sinatra, Nancy [Frank Sinatra]

Frank Sinatra: My Father.

New York : Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1985.

First edition of this biography of Nancy Sinatra’s legendary father. Square quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with over 400 photographs and a selective illustrated discography, with a filmography, bibliography, and appendices. Boldly signed and dated by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Love, Nancy Sinatra Nov. 15, 1985.” FineContinue reading "Frank Sinatra: My Father."

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$450.00
Item Number: RRB-148622
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Russell, Bertrand

History of the World in Epitome (For Use in Martian Infant Schools).

London : Gaberbocchus Press, 1962.

First edition of Russell’s 21-word summary of human history, issued on the occasion of his 90th birthday and written in reaction to the Cuban missile crisis. 16 mo, original wrappers, illustrated by Franciszka Themerson. Signed by Bertrand Russell on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-149474
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Frost, Robert

North of Boston.

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1914.

Later printing of Frost’s second published book. Octavo, original half-cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper above an attached photograph of him, “Robert Frost South Shaftsbury VT.” Frost purchased a farm in South Shaftsbury in 1929 and it served asContinue reading "North of Boston."

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$550.00
Item Number: RRB-148618
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Kerouac, Jack

Big Sur.

New York : Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1962.

First edition of Kerouac’s poignant masterpiece of self-reflection. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jack Kerouac on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Exceptionally rare with no other signed examples traced at auction since publication, while signed copies of On the Road have rarely appearedContinue reading "Big Sur."

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$75,000.00
Item Number: RRB-150040
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Sartre, Jean-Paul

Being and Nothingness.

New York : The Philosophical Library, 1956.

First edition of Sartre’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Jean-Paul Sartre on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

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$7,800.00
Item Number: RRB-150054
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Moss, Stirling

A Turn At the Wheel.

London : William Kimber, 1961.

First edition of the legendary driver’s autobiography, which covesr the years 1957-1960, the most productive of his career. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Stirling Moss on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-150052
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von Mises, Ludwig

Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis.

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1951.

First edition of the new edition of this “work on political economy in the tradition of the great moral philosophers, a Montesquieu or Adam Smith, containing both acute knowledge and profound wisdom by von Mises” (F.A. Hayek). Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine inContinue reading "Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis."

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$4,200.00
Item Number: RRB-150051
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