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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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Fitzgerald, F. Scott

The Great Gatsby.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925.

First edition, first printing of Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, inscribed by Fitzgerald to Zelda’s sister and her husband Newman Smith in the year of publication and in the exceptionally rare first issue dust jacket. Octavo, original dark green cloth with gilt titles to the spine. First printing with “chatter” on p. 60, line 16; “northern” on p.Continue reading "The Great Gatsby."

$975,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147842

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Dana, Richard Henry

To Cuba and Back.

Boston : Ticknor and Fields, 1859.

First edition of this classic travelogue that reveals the character of pre-Spanish American war Cuba. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author, “Rev. John A. Albro with the sincere regards of Richard Henry Dana.” In very good condition, restoration to the crown of the spine. Rare and desirableContinue reading "To Cuba and Back."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147922

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Armstrong, Neil; Michael Collins; Edwin [Buzz] E. Aldrin, Jr.; Epilogue by Arthur C. Clarke

First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1970.

First edition of this work, signed by each of the Apollo XI and XII astronauts, which describes the events leading up to and during the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by each astronaut of both Apollo XI and Apollo XII to two time Oscar winnerContinue reading "First On The Moon: A Voyage With Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr."

$22,500.00

Item Number: RRB-147910

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Parks, Rosa

Rosa Parks: My Story.

New York : Dial Books, 1992.

First edition of Parks’ powerful autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “3/15/92 Rosa Parks.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Jane Byers Bierhorst. Written with Jim Haskins.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-147914

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Thompson, Hunter S

The Rum Diary.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1998.

First edition of Thompson’s only published novel. Octavo, original black half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Boldly signed by Hunter S. Thompson. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Perr.

$900.00

Item Number: RRB-147501

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Hunt, John; With a Chapter on the Final Assault by Edmund Hillary [Tenzing Norgay]

The Conquest of Everest.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Company, 1954.

First edition of this classic account of the first ascent of Mount Everest. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 8 pages of photographs in full color, and 48 pages in black and white, maps, sketches and drawings. Foreword by Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. Boldly signed by signed by three expedition members on theContinue reading "The Conquest of Everest."

$3,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147911

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Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa Signed Photograph.

1984.

Rare photograph portrait of Mother Teresa boldly signed, “God bless you M. Teresa mc.” In fine condition. The piece measures 5 inches by 7 inches.

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147287

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Cothren, William [William Tecumseh Sherman]

History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, from the First Indian Deed in 1659 to 1854: Including the Present Towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlem, Roxbury, and a Part of Oxford and Middlebury.

Waterbury, Connecticut : Bronson Brothers, 1854.

Second volume of the first edition of this history of Ancient Woodbury, the location of the Sherman family’s initial establishment in early 1673; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with coats of arms from the Graham and Sherman family. General Sherman and his son Philemon Tecumseh Sherman’s bookplatesContinue reading "History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut, from the First Indian Deed in 1659 to 1854: Including the Present Towns of Washington, Southbury, Bethlem, Roxbury, and a Part of Oxford and Middlebury."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-145760

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Houdini, Harry

Harry Houdini Signed Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate.

New York : The Brown-Green Co, July 18, 1921.

Rare stock certificate signed by the world’s greatest escape artist, master illusionist Harry Houdini. One page, partially printed in brown and black ink with an embossed seal, the document is dated July 18, 1921 and certifies that George Popp hereby owns fifteen shares of the Capital Stock of Houdini Picture Corporation. Signed by Harry HoudiniContinue reading "Harry Houdini Signed Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate."

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-128055

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Pistone, Joe and Charles Brandt

Donnie Brasco: Unfinished Business.

Philadelphia : Running Press, 2007.

First edition of this account of the FBI agent’s undercover operation. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Joe Pistone (Donnie Brasco) on the title page, “Howard Best Wishes Regards Joe Pistone Donnie Brascoe.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-147903

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Morris, James [Jan]; [Edmund Hillary; George Lowe; Michael Ward]

Everest.

London and Alberta : Aquila Books and Meridian Rare Books, 2013.

First edition catalog of books, ephemera, and artefacts relating to the exploration of the world’s highest peak on the 60th anniversary of its first ascent, including books from the libraries of members of the 1953 Exploration George Lowe and Michael Ward, with a foreword by Times Correspondent to the 1953 Expedition Jan Morris. Quarto, originalContinue reading "Everest."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-146565

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Sorley, Captain L.S. [Philemon Tecumseh Sherman]

History of the Fourteenth United States Infantry From January, 1890 to December, 1908.

Chicago : Privately Printed, 1909.

First edition of this military history of the Fourteenth Infantry; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original blue wrappers, illustrated with seven maps of battles, operations, and expeditions. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author to P.T. Sherman, “Hon. P. Tecumseh Sherman, with the compliments of Lewis Stone Sorley, Captain 14th U. S. Infantry.”Continue reading "History of the Fourteenth United States Infantry From January, 1890 to December, 1908."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-145966

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Carle, Eric

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

New York : Henry Holt and Company, 1983.

First General Book edition, early printing of enormously creative children’s book. Small quarto, original illustrated boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Grrr, for Ryan, Eric Carle,” with an large original drawing of a bear standing on two legs. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable withContinue reading "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?"

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-147284

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[Chavez, Cesar] Jacques E. Levy

Cesar Chavez. Autobiography of La Causa.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1975.

First edition, early printing of this biography of the famous labor activist. Octavo, original cloth, photographic endpapers, illustrated with 33 pages of photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Chavez on the half-title page, “To Peter Carlson, best wishes Cesar Chavez 4/25/84.” Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Judith Kazdym Leeds. JacketContinue reading "Cesar Chavez. Autobiography of La Causa."

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-147948

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Vonnegut Jr., Kurt

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater or Pearls Before Swine.

New York : Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1965.

First edition of the author’s fifth novel, a classic satire, which introduces the reader to Kilgore Trout. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed “Kurt Vonnegut Feb. 26 2000” on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Murray Tinkelman. A very sharp example.

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147951

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Palmer, Arnold

Arnold Palmer: Memories, Stories, and Memorabilia from a Life on and Off the Course.

New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2004.

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated autobiography of this golfing legend. Quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by Arnold Palmer on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-147919

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Ellison, Ralph

Invisible Man.

New York : Random House, 1952.

Association copy of the author’s landmark first novel, which went on to win the National Book Award. Octavo, original black and tan cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on title page, “To Michael Harper who has made this here book much better known. With thanks for his insights, Ralph Ellison.” The recipient, Michael S.Continue reading "Invisible Man."

$2,750.00

Item Number: RRB-147961

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Massingham, Dorothy. In Conjuction with Murray MacDonald [Katharine Hepburn]

The Lake: A Play in Three Acts.

Garden City, NY : Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1933.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, marbled endpapers, raised bands, speckled edges. Presentation copy, inscribed by Katherine Hepburn who starred in the first Broadway production, “To Richard Aldrich Katharine Hepburn.” With Richard Aldrich’s Casa de Aldrich armorial bookplate on free front endpaper. In near fineContinue reading "The Lake: A Play in Three Acts."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-147963

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Wills, Charles W. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Army Life of An Illinois Soldier: Including a Day by Day Record of Sherman’s March to the Sea.

Washington, D.C : Globe Printing Company, 1906.

First edition of this autobiographical compilation of the letters and diary of the late Charles W. Wills; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original blue cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of C. W. Wills. P.T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front flyleaf and ownership signature to the front pastedown. In very good condition. General WilliamContinue reading "Army Life of An Illinois Soldier: Including a Day by Day Record of Sherman’s March to the Sea."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-145962

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Silverstein, Shel

The Giving Tree.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964.

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original illustrated boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Shel Silverstein on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Inscription to the half-title page. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. Rare and desirable signed.

$7,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147387

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Copeland, Sebastian; Foreword by Orlando Bloom

Antarctica: A Call to Action.

San Rafael, CA : Earth Aware, 2008.

First edition of the inspiring sequel to ‘Antarctica: The Global Warning.’ Oblong duodecimo, original pictorial boards, illustrated with breathtaking high-resolution photographs by Sebastian Copeland throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “January 2009 To Linda, Sebastian Copeland.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Author photograph by Orlando Bloom.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-146836

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First Edition of Madam Secretary; Inscribed by Madeleine Albright to Ambassador Henry Kimelman

Albright, Madeleine

Madam Secretary: A Memoir.

New York : Miramax Books, 2003.

First edition of this classic memoir by the first female Secretary of State in United States history. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ambassador Kimelman Madeleine Albright.” The recipient, Henry Kimelman served as the United States ambassador to Haiti from 1980 to 1981. He was theContinue reading "Madam Secretary: A Memoir."

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-147966

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Dunn, Katherine

Geek Love.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1989.

First edition of this classic work, named by The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years. Octavo original half cloth. Boldly signed by Katherine Dunn on the title page and signed three times by legendary designer Chip Kidd; on the front panel; on the title page and on the rear jacket flap. The book’sContinue reading "Geek Love."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-147967

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Adams, Douglas

The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To the Galaxy. [Hitchhiker’s]

London : PAN, 1979.

First British edition of this modern classic, preceding the hardcover edition. Octavo, original wrappers. Boldly signed by Douglas Adams in a contemporary hand on the front pastedown. In fine condition. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. A very sharp example, rare and desirable signed.

$14,000.00

Item Number: RRB-147972

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