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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Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2003.
First edition of this volume which compiles John Nash’s most well-known papers. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the title page, “John F. Nash, Jr. 1 March 2011.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Grady Klein.
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London : Walker Books, 1989.
First edition of this modern children’s classic. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated endpapers. Lengthily signed by the author opposite the title page, “Michael Rosen We’re NOT going on a bear hunt ok!” Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket, inscription to the front pastedown. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. Rare and desirable signed.
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New York : Philomel, 1987.
Later printing of Carle’s classic book, which has sold over 30 million copies. Oblong quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Eric Carle on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1971.
First edition of this classic work, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1972. Oblong quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by the author with a drawing of a fox on the half-title page, “With pleasure from Nonny Hogrogian.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chips and wear. Also laid in is a 12Continue reading "One Fine Day."
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New York : The British and Foreign Bible Society in association with Collins Fontana Books, 1966.
First edition of this collection of gospels in Today’s English Version used in Godspell the Musical by Stephen Schwartz and John Michael Tebelak as played at Wyndham’s Theatre, London. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Stephen Schwartz on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare, especially signed.
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London : Rex Collings, 1972.
First edition of the author’s first and most beloved work. Octavo, original brown cloth, folding map. Boldly signed the author on the title page, “Yours sincerely Richard Adams.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by Asprey. An exceptional example, uncommon signed.
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Palm Beach, Florida 1937.
Rare signed photograph of a tennis match with the caption in the photo entitled “Palm Beach Presentation” with Ellsworth Vines of United States, World’s Professional Champion vs. Fred Perry of England, World’s Amateur Champion, at the Everglades Club in Palm Beach, Florida on February 1st, 1937, boldly signed by both Perry and Vines. A fullContinue reading "Fred Perry vs. Ellsworth Vines Signed Photograph in Palm Beach."
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New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
First edition, early printing of this revealing and dramatic look at the inside of the American space program from one of its pioneers. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Jay & Joan. Best wishes, Gene Cernan.” Additionally signed by NASA Geologist Farouk El-Baz onContinue reading "The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America’s Space Race."
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New York : Reynal & Hitchcock, 1936.
Later printings of this children’s classic and its sequel. Octavo, two volumes, original cloth, top stain navy blue, illustrated with 27 line cuts and chapter tailpieces by Mary Shepard in Mary Poppins, 44 line cuts and chapter tailpieces in Mary Poppins Comes Back. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper of each volume.Continue reading "Mary Poppins. [AND] Mary Poppins Comes Back."
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New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1893, [1895].
First edition of this collection of speeches by the United State’s 25th president. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, pale yellow endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of McKinley, illustrated with four additional tissue-guarded plates. Presentation copy, boldly inscribed on the front flyleaf by William McKinley as Governor of Ohio,Continue reading "Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley."
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New York : Copernicus Books in Association with Praxis Publishing, 2006.
First edition, early printing of the author’s visionary plan for humankind’s future in space. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Louise and the future! Harrison H. Schmitt Apollo 17.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jordan Rosenbum.
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New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1956.
First edition of this important compilation on the history of African Americans. Quarto, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Langston Hughes and Milton Meltzer on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
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Washington, D.C : Smithsonian Institution Press, 2002.
First edition, early printing of this exhilarating memoir of an Apollo space flight commander. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ken, Tom Stafford.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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London : Hutchinson, 1977.
First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page with a transcription from the opening line of this work, “Eunice Parchman killed the Coverdale family because she could not read or write” Ruth Rendell.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. A unique example.
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New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1966.
First edition of this early autobiography by Mays. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. 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 edgesContinue reading "Willie Mays: My Life In And Out of Baseball."
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New York : The Macmillan Company, 1924.
Signed limited edition of this collaborative collection of prose and verse plays. Octavo, original half cloth with paper labels to the spine and front panel. One of two hundred and fifty copies signed by William Butler Yeats limitation page, this is number 173. In very good condition.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, 2000.
First edition of this seminal work in feminist legal activism. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “November 2000. For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – who has contributed so much to the feminist lawmaking I desire. With warm regards, Liz Schneider.” From the library of Ruth BaderContinue reading "Battered Women & Feminist Lawmaking."
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New York : The Vanguard Press, 1969.
First edition of the third in Oates’ Wonderland Quartet and winner of the National Book Award. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Annie – with best wishes – Joyce Carol Oates 7 Sept. 2022.” The recipient, fellow author Annie Dillard has published works of poetry, essays, prose,Continue reading "Them."
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New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932.
First edition of Caldwell’s classic 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. Boldly signed by Erskine CaldwellContinue reading "Tobacco Road."
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Early printing of this incredibly enthralling exposé on one of America’s most powerful entertainment companies. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Fred, James B. Stewart.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jackie Seow.
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Biography and Autobiography
Biography and Autobiography
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