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, 1979.
First edition of this classic work of twentieth century philosophy. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Richard Rorty on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.
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London : The Children's High Level Group, 2008.
First edition, limited issue of this wizarding classic. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the half-title page. Octavo, original brown morocco-patterned boards with silver metal cornerpieces and central ornament accented with faux blue gems, silver metal clasp, marbled endpapers, green silk bookmark, illustrated. Housed in the embroidered velvet bag within the publisher’s calf case withContinue reading "The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Translated from the Original Runes by Hermione Granger. With Commentary by Professor Albus Dumbledore."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1972.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this collection of three maritime novellas. Quarto, bound in full modern morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "Youth: A Narrative; Typhoon; The End of the Tether."
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New York : The Limited Editions Club, 1959.
The Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of this comically satirical novella. 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 and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins andContinue reading "The Three-Cornered Hat."
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New York : Random House, 1962.
First edition of the autobiography of the legendary baseball manager written in his inimitable style. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Sil Good Luck From A N.Y. Mets Manager Casey Stengel.” Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. PhotographContinue reading "Casey at the Bat: The Story of My Life in Baseball."
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London : Faber and Faber, 1972.
First edition of this classic collection of poems. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by W.H. Auden on the front free endpaper with the first three stanzas of “Doggerel by a Senior Citizen” which reads in full: “Our earth in 1969 / Is not the planet I call mine, / The words, I mean, that givesContinue reading "Epistle To A Godson & Other Poems."
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New York : The Modern Library, c. 1939.
Modern Library edition of Maugham’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Vincent Starett in an economical mood Chicago 11 February, 1939.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
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New York : Random House, 1989.
First edition of this historical account that explores the political, cultural, and ideological tensions in the United States during the precarious prelude to its entry into World War II. Octavo, original publisher’s half-cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Ellen Plummer withContinue reading "The Borrowed Years 1938-1941: America on the Way to War."
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London : Faber and Faber, 1954.
First edition of Golding’s first book, one of the best-known works in modern literature. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbledContinue reading "Lord of the Flies."
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London : Macdonald, 1957.
First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “To Esther Meyer this book is dedicated with thanks for her good work in the service of our cause and with my best wishes- M Begin Nov 1957.” Near fineContinue reading "White Nights: The Story of a Prisoner in Russia."
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New York : Aperture, 2000.
First edition of this powerful photobook with over 100 portraits of children throughout the world. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Sebastiao Salgado on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Peter Bradford and Joshua Passe. Concept and design by Lelia Wanick Salgado.
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Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1960.
First edition of this work that pioneered the study of bargaining and strategic behavior. Octavo, original yellow cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For William Tom Schelling. June ’10.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition and signed.
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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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: 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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