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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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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program.

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Rare original 75th Anniversary Celebration program of the Clark Equipment Company signed by astronaut Neil Armstrong. Square duodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs, sixteen pages, golden bookmark tassel, dated May 7-9, 1978. Boldly signed by Neil Armstrong in blue felt tip on his biographical page and on a back “Notes” page.Continue reading "Neil Armstrong Twice Signed Clark Anniversary Celebration Program."

$2,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150916

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Ricks, Thomas E

Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq.

New York : The Penguin Press, 2006.

First edition of this critical examination of the first three years of the Iraq War. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with black and white photographs. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “For David Broder – Whose career I would like to emulate – Tom RicksContinue reading "Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151061

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Ferguson, Niall

Colossus: The Price of America’s Empire.

London : Allen Lane, 2004.

First British edition of this historical argument that the United States is the most powerful empire in history but operates “in denial” of its imperial nature. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with charts and graphs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-151024

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Ferguson, Niall

The House of Rothschild. The World’s Banker 1849-1999.

New York : Viking, 1999.

First edition of Ferguson’s monumental history of the Rothschilds. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Gail Belenson.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-151023

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Ferguson, Niall

High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg.

London : Allen Lane, 2010.

First British edition of this groundbreaking biography. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on the title page. Near fine in a fine dust jacket.

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-151022

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Rousmaniere, John

A Picture History of the America’s Cup.

Connecticut : Mystic Seaport Museum Stores, 1989.

First limited edition of this history of the America’s Cup yacht racing competition from 1851 through 1988. Quarto, bound in full brown leather with gilt titles to the spine, double gilt ruling to the front panel, title page vignette photograph of the Cup, illustrated profusely with photographs of the America’s Cup taken by the RosenfeldContinue reading "A Picture History of the America’s Cup."

$375.00

Item Number: RRB-150977

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Leigh Fermor, Patrick; Artemis Cooper and Colin Thubron [Editors]; [Daphne Fielding]

A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road.

London : John Murray, 1977-2013.

First editions of each volume in Leigh Fermor’s trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with maps. A Time of Gifts is an association copy, warmly inscribed by Patrick Leigh Fermor on the front free endpaper to Daphne Fielding with with a large ink sketch of a coastal scene with church bell tower, castle tower,Continue reading "A Time of Gifts; Between the Woods and the Water; The Broken Road."

$12,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150875

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Dickens, Charles

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit.

London : London: Chapman and Hall, 1839.

First edition of the last of Dickens’ picaresque novels. Octavo, bound in full pebbled morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, illustrated with by “Phiz” with 40 plates. With aContinue reading "The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit."

$1,850.00

Item Number: RRB-139459

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Thesiger, Wilfred

My Kenya Days.

London : Harper Collins, 1994.

First edition of Wilfred Thesiger’s memoir, the famous explorer’s account of living among the Northern tribes of Kenya. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Wilfred Thesiger on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-150955

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Hoyle, William [Ian Fleming]

Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope.

London : S.W. Partridge and Co./National Temperance Publication, c. 1890.

Early edition of this collection of hymns, inscribed by legendary creator of 007 Ian Fleming. Octavo, bound in the original full black morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within stamped-in-blind bands, yapp edges, all edges gilt, silk ribbon bound in, illustrated with hymn stanzas. Boldly signed by Ian Fleming in pencilContinue reading "Hoyle’s Hymns and Songs: For Temperance Societies & Bands of Hope."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150873

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Breyer, Stephen G.; Paul W. Macavoy

Energy Regulation by the Federal Power Commission.

Washington, D.C. : The Brookings Institution, 1974.

First edition of this study examining the regulatory practices of the Federal Power Commission (FPC) in overseeing natural gas and electric power markets, inscribed by Justice Breyer and the office copy of the co-author with his signature. Octavo, original publisher’s orange cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, illustrated with graphs andContinue reading "Energy Regulation by the Federal Power Commission."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-150931

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Biden, Joe

Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics.

New York : Random House, 2007.

Advanced reading copy of the first edition of “this compelling personal story” (The New York Times). Octavo, original illustrated wrappers, spiral bound spine, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy, warmly signed by the author on the title page, “To an old Perot supporter. Keep the faith! Joe Biden 8/23/07.” The title page wasContinue reading "Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-151129

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Bush, George H.W.; Yitzhak Rabin

George H.W. Bush and Yitzhak Rabin Signed Photograph.

1992.

Photograph of President George H.W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Color glossy photograph of George Bush and Yitzhak Rabin walking on a sidewalk near Bush‘s vacation home in Kennebunkport, Maine, on August 10, 1992. Boldly signed by both on the lower border beneath their respective images in black felt tip. Israeli politician, statesmanContinue reading "George H.W. Bush and Yitzhak Rabin Signed Photograph."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-150888

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Shanken, Marvin R

Cigar Aficionado’s World of Cigars.

Philadelphia : Courage Books, 1996.

First edition, early printing of this work by the legendary founder of Cigar Aficionado. Quarto, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Marvin R. Shanken on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket.

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-150155

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Breyer, Stephen [Chip Kidd]

Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.

First edition of the justice’s groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author and signed twice on the half-title page, “To Matthew Best wishes Stephen Breyer.” Additionally signed three times by jacket designer Chip Kidd on the title page in the year of publication, front panel [in the year of publication]Continue reading "Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-151297

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Malcolm X. with the assistance of Alex Haley

The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

New York : Grove Press, Inc., 1965.

First edition of one of TIME Magazine’s ten most important nonfiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery with 22 karat 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 byContinue reading "The Autobiography of Malcolm X."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150961

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Forester, C.S

The African Queen.

Boston : Little, Brown, and Company, 1935.

First edition of C.S. Forester’s beloved African adventure, the basis for John Huston’s 1951 Oscar-winning film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. One of only 2500 copies printed. 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 toContinue reading "The African Queen."

$3,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150960

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Smith, Betty

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn.

New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1943.

First edition of Smith’s classic first novel. 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, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt in 22 karatContinue reading "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn."

$3,800.00

Item Number: RRB-150893

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Herbert, Frank

The Worlds of Frank Herbert.

New York : Ace Books, 1977.

First mass market edition of this collection of nine short stories by the author of Dune. Octodecimo, original pictorial wrappers, all edges stained orange. Boldly signed by Frank Herbert on the title page beneath his name. In near fine condition.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-150263

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Barnes, David M

The Draft Riots in New York July, 1863.

New York : Baker & Godwin, Printers and Publishers, 1863.

First edition of the best contemporary account of the New York City Draft Week Riots, the largest civil urban disturbance in American history. Octavo, bound in three quarter morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, with original printed paperContinue reading "The Draft Riots in New York July, 1863."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-147793

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Connell Jr., Evan S

Mrs. Bridge.

New York : The Viking Press, 1959.

First edition of the author’s classic first novel. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Nell, Evan Connell.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small closed tears. Jacket design by Susanne Suba.

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150886

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Hoon, Chng Huang [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Not Among Peers: The Judicial Construction of Rights and Gender Roles.

Singapore : Centre for Advanced Studies, 1991.

Original scholarly work from the Centre for Advanced Studies Research Paper Series examines how U.S. Supreme Court judges use language to construct and reinforce gender roles in their legal opinions. Octavo, original wrappers, CAS Research Paper Series Number 7. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front wrapper, “With best wishes, To Justice Ginsburg,Continue reading "Not Among Peers: The Judicial Construction of Rights and Gender Roles."

$5,500.00

Item Number: RRB-150836

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Talbott, Hudson

We’re Back!: A Dinosaur’s Story.

New York : Crown Publishers, Inc, 1987.

First edition of this classic children’s novel. Quarto, original publisher’s pictorial cloth with gilt dinosaurs to the front panel, pictorial endpapers, illustrated throughout. Boldly signed by the author on the page facing the title page, “best wishes – Hudson Talbott.” Fine in a fine dust jacket.

$275.00

Item Number: RRB-150874

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Kirkwood, James

American Grotesque: An Account of the Clay Shaw-Jim Garrison Affair in the City of New Orleans.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1970.

First edition of this detailed journalistic account of the investigation and trial conducted by New Orleans DA Jim Garrison against businessman Clay Shaw. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, top stain blue, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by James Kirkwood on the front free endpaper. Fine in a very good dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "American Grotesque: An Account of the Clay Shaw-Jim Garrison Affair in the City of New Orleans."

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-150872

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