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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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Richardson, John; with the collaboration of Marilyn McCully [Pablo Picasso]

A Life of Picasso: Volume I 1881-1906.

New York : Random House, 1991.

First edition of the first volume in Richardson’s four-volume biography of the famous artist. Small quarto, original cream pictorial cloth, frontispiece portrait of Picasso in charcoal, illustrated with about 900 black and white drawings and paintings throughout. Boldly signed by John Richardson on the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket designContinue reading "A Life of Picasso: Volume I 1881-1906."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-146213

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Benjamin, Marcus [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Washington During War Time: A Series of Papers Showing the Military, Political, and Social Phases During 1861 to 1865.

Washington City : Committee on Literature for the Encampment, 1902.

Official souvenir of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth with gilt titles, frontispiece portrait of Abraham Lincoln, illustrated. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front flyleaf. Presentaton copy, inscribed to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman, “Mr. P. T. Sherman, with cordialContinue reading "Washington During War Time: A Series of Papers Showing the Military, Political, and Social Phases During 1861 to 1865."

$1,750.00

Item Number: RRB-145745

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King Jr., Martin Luther. [Coretta Scott King]

The Measure of Man.

Philadelphia/Boston : Pilgrim Press, 1968.

First edition thus of this collection of King’s two notable devotional addresses “What is Man?” and “The Dimensions of a Complete Life.” 12mo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs by Kenneth Thompson, Wide World, and United Press International. Boldly signed by Coretta Scott King on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dustContinue reading "The Measure of Man."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146528

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Chernow, Ron

Grant.

New York : Penguin Press, 2017.

First edition of this award-winning biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Octavo, original boards, illustrated. Boldly signed by Ron Chernow on a Penguin Press bookplate to the half-title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket art by Evan Gaffney. Author photograph by Beowulf Sheehan.

$225.00

Item Number: RRB-146292

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Childs, George W. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

Recollections.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1890.

First edition of the autobiography of the famous publisher and co-owner of Philedelphia’s Public Ledger; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, bound in contemporary blue half calf with gilt titles, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of George W. Childs. General William Tecumseh Sherman and his son P. T. Sherman’s booklates to the front pastedown.Continue reading "Recollections."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145751

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Haise, Fred; Jim Lovell

Jim Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Saturn V Launch Vehicle Emergency Procedure Manual.

: Prepared for Launch Vehicle Operations by the Boeing Company Atlantic Test Center Saturn V - Launch Operations, March 10, 1970.

Rare NASA Apollo 13 Saturn V Launch Vehicle Emergency Procedure Manual signed by Apollo 13 Mission Commander Jim Lovell and Lunar Module Pilot Fred Haise. Quarto, original wrappers, contains approximately 150 pages of emergency procedures with several folding charts and diagrams at rear. Signed on the second title page, “Jim Lovell Apollo 13” and “FredContinue reading "Jim Lovell and Fred Haise Signed Apollo 13 Saturn V Launch Vehicle Emergency Procedure Manual."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-146265

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Armstrong, Neil

Neil Armstrong Signed Photograph.

1990.

Official NASA Apollo 11 photograph of Neil Armstrong signed by him in-person at the 1990 Doug Kingwood Celebrity Classic Black Tie Gala; accompanied by the original gala program invitation and evening program. In fine condition. The photograph measures 10 inches by 8 inches. The program measures 7.5 inches by 10.75 inches.

$4,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146035

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Teller, Edward O.; Francis Owen Rice

The Structure of Matter.

New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1949.

First edition, second printing of this introductory volume on the properties of matter and their systematic interpretation by quantum mechanics. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with charts and graphs. Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Stan in memory of a spectacular appreciation of the application of the theoryContinue reading "The Structure of Matter."

$2,000.00

Item Number: RRB-146896

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Scorsese, Martin; Jodie Foster; Albert Brooks; Peter Boyle; Cybil Shepherd; Vincent Argo; Paul Schrader; Robert De Niro

Taxi Driver Signed Movie Poster Photograph.

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Glossy color photograph of the iconic Columbia Pictures Taxi Driver movie poster signed by Martin Scorsese, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Peter Boyle, Cybil Shepherd, Vincent Argo, and screenwriter Paul Schrader. In fine condition. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. A desirable assemblage of autographs from Scorsese’s seminal film.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146305

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Schweitzer, Albert

Albert Schweitzer Signed Photograph.

1953.

Rare photograph of Albert Schweitzer in Lambaréné. Black and white photograph of Albert Schweitzer being guided down Gabon’s Ogooué River, inscribed by him on the lower border in fountain pen, “A monsieur Jerome Liplain, avec mes bonnes pensáes, Albert Schweitzer. Lambarene le 19 Mars 1953, En pirogue sur l’Ogooue.” Schweitzer’s philosophy was expressed in manyContinue reading "Albert Schweitzer Signed Photograph."

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146013

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Hillary, Edmund

Edmund Hillary Signed 2003 National Geographic Magazine Cover.

Washington, D.C : National Geographic Society, 2003.

Original May 2003 edition of The National Geographic Magazine cover signed by the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers featuring a portrait of Hillary wearing a winter jacket. Signed by Hillary in black felt tip on the front panel, “Ed Hillary.” In near fine condition.Continue reading "Edmund Hillary Signed 2003 National Geographic Magazine Cover."

$975.00

Item Number: RRB-146008

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Reisman, George

Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics.

: TJS Books, 1996.

First edition of this classic work. Quarto, original half cloth. Boldly signed by George Reisman on a bookplate attached to the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed.

$1,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146302

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Dahl, Roald

Dirty Beasts.

London : Jonathan Cape, 1983.

First edition of this book collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals. Quarto, original boards, illustrations by Rosemary Fawcett. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lucy Love Roald Dahl.” In fine condition. First editions are rare and desirable signed.

$2,250.00

Item Number: RRB-146248

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New York Monuments Commission [William Tecumseh Sherman]

In Memoriam: Henry Warner Slocum 1826-1894.

Albany : J.B. Lyon Company, 1904.

First edition of this work dedicated to the memory of an esteemed Union general; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Quarto, original cloth, botanical endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Henry Warner Slocum, illustrated with twenty-six additional photographic plates and four folding maps. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature.Continue reading "In Memoriam: Henry Warner Slocum 1826-1894."

$300.00

Item Number: RRB-145997

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Creasey, John [John Ball]

John Creasey Autograph Letter Signed.

Bodenham August 9, 1967.

Autograph letter signed by English author John Creasey to American novelist John Ball with a review of the film based on Ball’s first ‘Virgil Tibbs’ novel. One page on Cunard Line R. M. S. Queen Mary letterhead, duodecimo, the autograph letter reads, “Dear John, Last night in New York, I saw ‘In the Heat ofContinue reading "John Creasey Autograph Letter Signed."

$650.00

Item Number: RRB-145578

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King, Charles [William Tecumseh Sherman]

The True Ulysses S. Grant.

Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1914.

First edition of this biography of soldier, statesman, and president Ulysses S. Grant; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece portrait of Grant as Major-General Commanding in the West, illustrated with twenty-eight black and white photographs. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown beneath his ownership signature. Accompanied by aContinue reading "The True Ulysses S. Grant."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-145931

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Hoggson, Thomas [William Tecumseh Sherman]

The Squire’s Home Made Wines.

Fairfield Manor : Noble Foster Hoggson, 1919.

First edition of this collection of diary entries of “The Squire” and his favorite recipes for wine; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octodecimo, original half calf, frontispiece tipped in, prayer cards laid in. Presentation copy, inscribed by Ellen and Noble Foster Hoggson in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “ChristmasContinue reading "The Squire’s Home Made Wines."

$1,600.00

Item Number: RRB-145991

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[William Tecumseh Sherman]

Album von Berlin.

: Jewish Welfare Board, .

Rare collection of color postcards featuring destinations in Berlin, Germany; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Sextodecimo, seven heliotint pages in a folding album, original envelope wrappers, illustrated. Fine in good wrappers with some rubbing and closed tears, a few losses to the extremities.

$400.00

Item Number: RRB-145990

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Collins, Michael

Michael Collins Signed Saturn V First Stage Separation Oversized Photograph.

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Oversized photograph of a Saturn V S-IC first stage separation, boldly signed in silver by American astronaut Michael Collins, “Michael Collins Apollo XI CMP.” The Apollo 11 first stage separation occurred at an altitude of about 38 miles, some 55 miles downrange from Cape Kennedy. In fine condition. The entire piece measures 20 inches byContinue reading "Michael Collins Signed Saturn V First Stage Separation Oversized Photograph."

$2,500.00

Item Number: RRB-145782

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Baldwin, James

The Fire Next Time.

New York : The Dial Press, 1963.

First edition of one of the most influential works on race relations published in the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by James Baldwin on the dedication page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Jacket photograph by Mottke Weissman. Rare and desirable, especiallyContinue reading "The Fire Next Time."

$8,200.00

Item Number: RRB-146233

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Washington, George

George Washington Signed Appointment of the First Surveyor General.

Philadelphia May 13, 1796.

Rare manuscript document boldly signed by George Washington as the first President of the United States of American appointing the first Surveyor General of the United States. One page, oblong quarto, manuscript document in a secretarial hand on vellum, Philadelphia, 13 May 1796, signed at the conclusion, “G. Washington” and countersigned by Timothy Pickering, SecretaryContinue reading "George Washington Signed Appointment of the First Surveyor General."

$30,000.00

Item Number: RRB-145490

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Stanton, Stephen B. [William T. Sherman]

The Fourth in the Furnace.

New York : Minton, Balch & Company, 1927.

First edition of this poetical book of philosophy; gifted by the author to Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Duodecimo, original black cloth. P. T. Sherman’s bookplate to the front pastedown. Ownership inscription to the front free endpaper, “P. T. Sherman from Stephen Stanton Uncle Cump’s first partner.” Friends and family of General William Tecumseh Sherman often referredContinue reading "The Fourth in the Furnace."

$475.00

Item Number: RRB-145982

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Fleming, Walter L. [William Tecumseh Sherman]

General W.T. Sherman as College President.

Louisiana State University : University Bulletin, 1912.

March 1912 Louisiana State University Bulletin printing of this biographical essay about General William Tecumseh Sherman, who presided as president of the university from 1859 to 1861, reprinted from The South Atlantic Quarterly magazine; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original wrappers, wood engraved portraits of Abraham Lincoln laid in. In good conditionContinue reading "General W.T. Sherman as College President."

$600.00

Item Number: RRB-145759

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Wilbur, Richard

Ceremony And Other Poems.

New York : Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950.

First edition of this collection of poems by the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Jane and motherhood Aff’y inscribed Dick Wilbur Cambridge May 51.” Also laid in is a sonnet broadside from Charlee and Richard Wilbur. Near fine in a nearContinue reading "Ceremony And Other Poems."

$200.00

Item Number: RRB-146260

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