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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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Wells, H.G

The Works of H.G. Wells Including [The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, Etc].

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924-27.

The Atlantic edition, one of only 1050 copies, signed by H.G. Wells in volume one, this is number 684. Octavo, 28 volumes, bound in three quarters morocco by Stikeman & Co., gilt titles and tooling to the spine with floral detailing, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece illustrations including the author portrait in volume one. InContinue reading "The Works of H.G. Wells Including [The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, Etc]."

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$11,000.00
Item Number: RRB-147627
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Mercury, Freddie; Roger Taylor; John Deacon [Queen]

Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon Signed Queen II Album.

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Queen’s second album, which brought the band to the rock genre, released in 1974. Boldly signed on the iconic gatefold image in black felt tip by Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. In very good condition. Original record included. Rare and desirable signed.

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148499
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Diamant, Anita

The Red Tent.

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.

First edition, later printing of this historical reimagining of the biblical story of Dinah. Octavo, original half-cloth. Boldly signed by Anita Diamant on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket art and design by Honi Werner. Rare and desirable signed.

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$650.00
Item Number: RRB-148513
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Bloch, Robert

Psycho: An Inner Sanctum Mystery.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959.

First edition of this classic thriller novel, the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s film. 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, allContinue reading "Psycho: An Inner Sanctum Mystery."

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$3,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149895
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Lee, Harper

Go Set A Watchman.

New York : Harper Collins, 2015.

First trade edition of Lee’s second novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Harper Lee on a bookplate to the front free endpaper. Lee gave signed bookplates attached to this book upon publication to friends. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jarrod Taylor. Rare and desirable signed.

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-150002
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Hubble, Edwin

Edwin Hubble Signature On Card.

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Rare signature of influential American astronomer Edwin Hubble. Boldly signed in ink below his bust portrait, clipped from a newspaper and mounted to cardstock. In near fine condition with remnants of mounting at center verso. The piece measures 3.25 inches by 5 inches.

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$4,800.00
Item Number: RRB-148496
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Springsteen, Bruce

Bruce Springsteen Signed Born To Run Album.

New York : Columbia Records, 1975.

Bruce Springsteen’s original third studio album, Born To Run, which broke him into mainstream music. Boldly signed by Springsteen in black felt tip on the front cover. In very good condition. With the original record present.

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$2,250.00
Item Number: RRB-148520
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Sienkiewicz, Henryk; Salvatore Fiume [Illustrator]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer]

Quo Vadis?

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1959.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Sienkiewicz’s international best-selling historical novel. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with black and white illustrations. Boldly signedContinue reading "Quo Vadis?"

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148528
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Leonard, Elmore

Be Cool.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1999.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Elmore Leonard and inscribed on the dedication page by the book’s dedicatees, “for Hannah with all the best from Barbara Keith Tibbles, John Tibbles, Doug Tibbles and additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on theContinue reading "Be Cool."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-148374
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Newby, Eric

The Last Grain Race.

London : Secker & Warburg, 1956.

First edition of the noted travel writer’s classic first book. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated. Boldly signed by Eric Newby on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-148373
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Caro, Robert

Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.

First edition of Caro’s memoir. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Scott Robert Caro.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Carol Devine Carson.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-149371
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Waugh, Evelyn

Evelyn Waugh Autograph Letter Signed.

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Autograph letter signed by Evelyn Waugh declining a speaking engagement. Octavo, one page on Easton Court Hotel letterhead. The letter reads in full, “Oct. 15th Dear Sir, My thanks for your letter of yesterday. I notice that the promise given to any writer’s books in your exhibition depends on his publisher’s arrangements of their stall,…ofContinue reading "Evelyn Waugh Autograph Letter Signed."

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$700.00
Item Number: RRB-148505
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Mandela, Nelson

The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Yearbook 2003-2005.

South Africa : The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, 2005.

First limited edition of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Yearbook 2003-2005. Oblong quarto, original pictorial boards, illustrated with color photographs. Boldly signed by Nelson Mandela on the limitation page. South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist, Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country’s first black headContinue reading "The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Yearbook 2003-2005."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-148504
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Williams, Tennessee

The Night of the Iguana.

New York : New Directions, 1962.

First edition of this powerfully compassionate play. 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 TennesseeContinue reading "The Night of the Iguana."

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-149896
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Cellini, Benvenuto; Fritz Kredel [Illustrator]

The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: Written By Himself.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1937.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this autobiographical account by the Italian Renaissance sculptor, goldsmith, and writer Benvenuto Cellini. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rearContinue reading "The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: Written By Himself."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148544
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Publius Vergilius Maro [Virgil]; Bruno Bramanti [Illustrator]; Giovanni Mardersteig [Printer]

The Georgics.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1952.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Virgil’s classic didactic poem. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles,Continue reading "The Georgics."

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-148543
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Schulz, Charles M

Christmas Is Together-Time.

San Francisco : Determined Productions, 1964.

First edition of this early work by the creator of Peanuts. Octavo, small quarto, illustrated. Boldly signed by Charles M. Schulz on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Book design by Jim Young. Rare and desirable signed.

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$2,250.00
Item Number: RRB-1500998
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Springsteen, Bruce

Bruce Springsteen Signed Born in the U.S.A. Album.

New York : Columbia Records, 1984.

Born in the U.S.A. original album. Boldly signed by Bruce Springsteen in black felt tip on the front panel. In fine condition with the original record present.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-148521
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Plato; Eugene Karlin [Illustrator]

Dialogues On Love and Friendship: Lysis, or Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus.

New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1968.

The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Plato’s dialogues on love and friendship. Octavo, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, with blackContinue reading "Dialogues On Love and Friendship: Lysis, or Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus."

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$850.00
Item Number: RRB-148529
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McCarthy, Cormac

The Passenger and Stella Maris.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

First editions of McCarthy’s two-volume masterpiece: The Passenger is the story of a salvage diver, haunted by loss, afraid of the watery deep, pursued for a conspiracy beyond his understanding, and longing for a death he cannot reconcile with God. Octavo, 2 volumes, original boards, original slipcase. Signed by Cormac McCarthy in each volume. AdditionallyContinue reading "The Passenger and Stella Maris."

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$3,500.00
Item Number: RRB-14753
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Rabin, Yitzhak

The Rabin Memoirs.

Boston : Little, Brown & Company, 1979.

First edition in English of the memoirs of Yitzhak Rabin. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic frontispiece, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Herbert B. Lazarus with best wishes Y. Rabin 10.1.82.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by JohnContinue reading "The Rabin Memoirs."

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$1,150.00
Item Number: RRB-148522
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Towles, Amor

Table For Two.

New York : Viking, 2024.

First edition of this collection of Amor Towles’ shorter fiction. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed and stamped in matching blue ink by the author on the title page with two of his whimsical stamps of the Empire State Building and a cameraman. Towles adopted the practice of adding a custom-designed stamp when signing hisContinue reading "Table For Two."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-148436
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Towles, Amor

Table For Two.

New York : Viking, 2024.

First edition of this collection of Amor Towles’ shorter fiction. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Boldly signed and stamped in matching blue ink by the author on the title page with two of his whimsical stamps of the Empire State Building and a cameraman. Towles adopted the practice of adding a custom-designed stamp when signing hisContinue reading "Table For Two."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-148436
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Meltzer, Brad

The Tenth Justice.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1997.

First edition of the author’s classic first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Brad Meltzer on the title page. Additionally signed by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel, on the title page and on the rear jacket flap. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-149889
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