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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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Ehrenreich, Barbara

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America.

New York : Metropolitan Books, 2001.

First edition, early printing of this work, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Lynn- Thanks for your support of Measure ’25 Barbara Ehrenreich.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-146483

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Bolano, Roberto

The Savage Detectives.

New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.

First edition of this modern classic, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by the translator Natasha Wimmer on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rodrigo Corral. Jacket lettering by Jennifer van Dalsen. TranslatedContinue reading "The Savage Detectives."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-146485

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Wilder, Thornton

Our Town: A Play in Three Acts.

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. Boldly signedContinue reading "Our Town: A Play in Three Acts."

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146488

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Burgess, Anthony

A Clockwork Orange.

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1963.

Finely bound edition of Burgess’ landmark novel. 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 AnthonyContinue reading "A Clockwork Orange."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146490

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Bojaxhiu, Mary Teresa [Mother Teresa]; Terence Cardinal Cooke; [Pope John Paul II]

Mother Teresa and Terence Cardinal Cooke Signed ‘Visit of Pope John Paul II’ New York Times Front Page Souvenir.

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Souvenir printing of The New York Times October 3, 1979 front page commemorating Pope John Paul II’s visit to New York, signed by Mother Teresa and Terence Cardinal Cooke. One page, featuring a printed front cover of the New York Times from October 3, 1979, with images and articles commemorating Pope John Paul II’s visitContinue reading "Mother Teresa and Terence Cardinal Cooke Signed ‘Visit of Pope John Paul II’ New York Times Front Page Souvenir."

$1,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146993

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Soros, George [Paul Volcker]

The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1987.

First edition of “this seminal investment book” (Barton Biggs). Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by George Soros on the title page and additionally lengthily signed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, “Written long ago- Very worth reading now! Paul Volker 5/2/15.” Volker contributed the the foreword to a later edition of this volume.Continue reading "The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market."

$8,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146496

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First edition of The Lost World; signed by Michael Crichton and three times by Jacket Designer Chip Kidd and with an original drawing

Crichton, Michael

The Lost World.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.

First edition of Crichton’s sequel to Jurassic Park. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by Michael Crichton on the half-title page, “To Mrs. Pat Lisahie Best wishes Michael Crichton” and Chip Kidd Additionally signed by Chip Kidd with an original drawing mimicking the dust jacket art which he designed on the titleContinue reading "The Lost World."

$3,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146453

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Millhauser, Steven

Portrait of a Romantic.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1977.

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s second book. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author to his Mother on the front free endpaper, “For Mom, author of this author, generous critic, and loyal helper, who reads my books more often than anyone else Steven.” Very good in a very good dust jacket.Continue reading "Portrait of a Romantic."

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-146451

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Thorp, Edward O

Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty One.

New York : Random House, 1962.

First edition of Thorp’s classic first book. Octavo, original cloth, with charts and illustrations. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “For Alfred Best Wishes Ed Thorp.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed.

$4,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146421

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McCullough, David

John Adams.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001.

First edition of the author’s second Pulitzer Prize-winning work. Octavo, original half cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “For Edward Ash-Milby with greetings from David McCullough 2001.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Wendell Minor. Jacket painting by GilbertContinue reading "John Adams."

$450.00

Item Number: RRB-146414

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Cobb, Thomas

Crazy Heart.

New York : Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987.

First edition of this work which “might be the finest country-western novel ever written, bar none” (Houston Post), basis for the 2009 film starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell, and Robert Duvall. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Sally With thanks for so muchContinue reading "Crazy Heart."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-137411

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Kinsella, W.P. [Kevin Costner]

Shoeless Joe.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1982.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the film Field of Dreams starring Kevin Costner, which was later inducted into the National Film Registry. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed on the title page by Bill Kinsella and by Academy Award-winning actor Kevin Costner below Kinsella’s. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "Shoeless Joe."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146376

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Nicklaus, Jack

On & Off the Fairway: A Pictorial Autobiography.

New York : Simon & Schuster, 1978.

First edition of this work by the golfing legend. Quarto, original half-cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “To Allen-Williams Best Wishes Jack Nicklaus 1978.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-145390

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Hemingway, Ernest. [John Steinbeck]

The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories.

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938.

First edition, second printing of this famed Hemingway anthology, containing his only published play as well as the first appearance in book form of The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, and Night Before Battle. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed on the pastedown by Carol Brown Steinbeck to herContinue reading "The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories."

$6,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145913

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McCullers, Carson

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter.

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940.

First edition, first printing with the date of 1940 on the title page of the author’s first novel and masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Carson McCullers on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. A veryContinue reading "The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter."

$12,000.00

Item Number: RRB-121376

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Knuth, Donald E

Things A Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About.

Stanford, CA : Center for the Study of Language, 2001.

First edition of this collection of lectures, by the legendary computer scientist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “Best wishes, Bill! Don Knuth.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146716

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Bush, George W. [John McCain]

Decision Points.

New York : Crown Publishers, 2010.

First edition of George W. Bush’s autobiography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by war hero and Senator John McCain on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by W.G. Cookman.

$500.00

Item Number: RRB-146374

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Lewis, John

Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America.

New York : Hyperion Books, 2012.

First edition of this award-winning work by the Civil Rights icon. Octavo, original boards. “To Dan, Thank you for all of your good work. Keep the faith. John Lewis, 8-2-12.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Phil Rose. Foreword by Douglas Brinkley. Written with Brenda Jones. Rare and desirable signedContinue reading "Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146391

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Auletta, Ken. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg]

Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of the House of Lehman.

New York : Random House, 1986.

First edition of this account of the Lehman Brother takeover, from the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with her bookplate to the pastedown. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth. Signed by Ken Auletta on the front free endpaper. From the library of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as anContinue reading "Greed and Glory on Wall Street: The Fall of the House of Lehman."

$4,800.00

Item Number: RRB-146519

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[Buck, Pearl S.]

The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Former Tongues; And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command.

London : The British & Foreign Bible Society/Cambridge University Press, 1928.

Early 20th century Bible. Octavo, original publisher’s limp black crushed morocco-textured wraps, all edges gilt. Signed and dated by the masterful writer and novelist Pearl S. Buck on the verso of the front free endpaper, “Pearl S. Buck 1928.” Additionally lengthily inscribed and dated by Buck on the front flyleaf with a 28-line quote fromContinue reading "The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Former Tongues; And With the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, By His Majesty’s Special Command."

$5,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146078

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Child, Julia

From Julia Child’s Kitchen.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1975.

First edition of Child’s fourth book. Octavo, original pictorial coated cloth boards. Boldly by the author on front free endpaper, “To Jackie Julia Child.” Additionally signed by Paul Child on the front free endpaper. Fine in near fine dust jacket. Photographs and drawings by Paul Child.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146345

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Glasgow, Ellen [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]

Virginia.

Garden City, New York : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913.

First edition of this socially groundbreaking novel; from the library of writer and social reformer Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of the titular character, Virginia. Signed by Gilman on the front flyleaf. Gilman was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, advocate, and eugenicist who served as a role model for futureContinue reading "Virginia."

$1,200.00

Item Number: RRB-145595

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Brown, Margaret Wise; [Fred Haise]

Goodnight Moon.

New York : Harper Collins Publishers, [2013].

75th anniversary edition of this classic children’s book. Octodecimo, original pictorial boards. Humorously inscribed by Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise in black felt tip on the front panel, “I had a harder time than the cow! Fred Haise Apollo 13 LMP.” In near fine condition with light rubbing to the extremities.

$850.00

Item Number: RRB-146184

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Dahl, Roald

Switch Bitch.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1974.

First American edition of this collection of Dahl’s short stories. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Jon Walley Thanks Roald Dahl 1975.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Charles Shields.

$750.00

Item Number: RRB-146282

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