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Raptis Rare Books is an Antiquarian Book firm that specializes in Fine First Editions, Signed and Inscribed books, and Landmark books in all fields. We have distinguished ourselves by having a reputation for handling unique and important books that are in exceptional condition.

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We invite you to explore an exceptional selection of fine rare books and historic signed documents with the arrival of our new Fall 2018 catalog. Highlights of the catalog include a magnificent first edition of Saint Augustine’s monumental Of the Citie of God, an exceptionally rare Autograph Album Signed by Abraham Lincoln, one of the earliest obtainable examples of Homer’s landmark work The Odyssey, a scarce first edition of Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers, a rare Autograph Note Signed by Charles Darwin to fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, a rare second edition of Theory of Games and Economic Behavior signed by John von Neumann, and a rare first edition of Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends lengthily inscribed by him with a poem to his editor.

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Sand and Foam: A Book of Aphorisms.

Signed limited edition of the author’s classic work. Number 75 of 95 copies, signed by Kahlil Gibran. Illustrated with seven View product.

The Writings of George Washington Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private.

The complete writings of George Washington. Large octavo, 12 volumes, uniformly bound in full contemporary calf, gilt titles and tooling View product.

The Great Gatsby.

First edition, second printing of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original green cloth, gilt titles to the spine. Inscribed by the View product.

The Fountainhead.

Later printing of the Rands’s breakthrough work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed and dated by the author on the front View product.

The Day of the Triffids.

First American edition, which preceded the British edition of Wyndham’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Wyndham View product.

The Count of Monte-Cristo.

First edition in English of the author’s masterpiece, published just one year after the original French edition and before the View product.

The Invisible Man.

First edition, first issue, with the title page printed in orange and black and pages 247 and 248 being publisher’s View product.

To Kill a Mockingbird.

Fourth printing of the author’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the View product.

Brave New World.

First edition of Huxley’s masterpiece. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by the author on the half-title page, “with good wishes View product.

Nineteen Eighty-Four.

First edition of Orwell’s classic dystopian novel. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in an excellent dust jacket with some toning to the spine. View product.

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior.

Second edition of von Neumann and Morgenstern’s landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by John Von Neumann. Near fine in View product.

To Kill a Mockingbird.

Tenth printing of the author’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, published a few months after the first edition. Octavo, original half cloth. View product.

Mutiny on the Bounty.

First limited edition of this epic historical drama made into the 1962 film starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris. View product.

On Liberty.

First edition of this classic work, which remains the basis of much liberal political thought. Octavo, original cloth. In very good View product.

The Life and Letters of Captain John Brown, Who Was Executed at Charlestown, Virginia, Dec. 2, 1859, For an Armed Attack upon American Slavery; With Notices of Some of His Confederates.

First edition of one of the earliest biographies of profoundly influential American abolitionist, John Brown; published in the first year View product.

To Kill a Mockingbird.

Eighteenth printing of the author’s Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the View product.

Florence Nightingale Autograph Note Signed.

Rare autograph note signed by the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. The note reads, “A verbal answer, please, by View product.

Babe Ruth Signed Photograph.

Full length photograph of Babe Ruth swinging a baseball bat. Inscribed by him, “To my good friend Jack Musante Sincerely View product.

Ulysses S. Grant Autograph.

Autograph boldly signed “U. S. Grant, Lt. Gen. U.S.A.” on a card. Matted and framed with an engraving of Grant. The entire piece View product.

What Makes Sammy Run?

First edition of what many consider one of the most important novels on Hollywood and the film industry. Octavo, original View product.

Mohandas K. Gandhi Autograph.

Rare Mohandas K. Gandhi autograph, signed at the height of the struggle for Indian Independence. Signed by Gandhi, “M.K. Gandhi 28-12-38 View product.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles Signed Christmas Card.

Royal Christmas card bearing a full-color family photograph of Prince Charles, Princess Diana, and the infant Prince William. Inscribed by View product.

Soldiers’ Pay.

First edition of Faulkner’s first book in the rare first state dust jacket with An American Tragedy as the first of five View product.

The Compleat Troller, or, The Art of Trolling.

Rare first edition of Nobbes’ authoritative work on the history and methods of trolling. First issue with the engraved hook View product.

Sometimes a Great Notion.

First edition, first issue with the publisher’s logo on the half title page of Kesey’s second novel. Octavo, original cloth. View product.

Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding By the Author of the Essays Moral and Political.

First edition of this landmark of Enlightenment thought. 12mo, bound in full contemporary calf, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, View product.

Charles Darwin Autograph Note Signed To Alfred Russel Wallace.

Rare autograph note signed by Charles Darwin to fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace. The note reads, “Oct. 27 Down, Beckenham View product.

Bob Dylan Song Book.

First edition of this music collection of the songs of Bob Dylan. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers as issued, frontispiece portrait View product.

Picturesque Ceylon and Its Ruined Cities.

One volume containing four parts: Colombo and the Kelani Valley; Kandy and Peradeniya; Nuwara Eliya and Adam’s Peak and The View product.

The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia.

First edition, first issue binding with “By Rail Through Asia”. Octavo, original cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed by Paul Theroux on View product.

The Godfather.

First edition of Puzo’s definitive novel of the Mafia underworld. Octavo, original half black cloth. Association copy, warmly inscribed by View product.

Autograph Album Signed by Abraham Lincoln and His Cabinet.

Exceptionally rare finely bound autograph album signed by the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln as well as View product.

Frederick Douglass Autograph Note Signed.

Rare autograph note signed by American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Boldly signed, “I am, Dear Madam, With great respect, Frederick Douglass.” View product.

Ulysses S. Grant Autograph.

Autograph boldly signed “U.S. Grant, Lt. Gen.” on a card. Double matted and framed with a photograph of Grant. The View product.

Opuscula Mathematica, Philosophica et Philologica.

First edition of the first collected edition of Newton‘s writings, which has been hailed as “a fine piece of bookmaking” (Babson). View product.

The Fountainhead.

First edition, first issue with first edition stated on the copyright page of the author’s first major novel, as well View product.

The Personal History of David Copperfield.

First edition in parts of “the most perfect of all the Dickens novels” (Virginia Woolf). Original serial issue. Twenty parts View product.

Good Hunting: In the Pursuit of Big Game in the West.

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated throughout, frontispiece, tissue guard. In fine condition. Rare with only View product.

The Lost World.

First edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “robust adventure story,” illustrated with eight tipped-in plates, including frontispiece photographic portrait of “the members of View product.

The History of the British Empire in India.

Finley bound first edition set of Gleig’s history the British Empire in India from the library of Charles Dickens. Octavos, View product.