In the News – A Look at Rare History

In the News – A Look at Rare History

By Adrienne Raptis | December 2, 2022 | Comments Off on In the News – A Look at Rare History

The following story was recently featured in the Palm Beach Daily News: Matthew and Adrienne Raptis have big plans for the five commercial condominium units they purchased last year in the seven-unit Via Roma Building on Palm Beach’s Worth Avenue. Raptis Rare Books, an antiquarian bookstore that opened in 2016 at another Worth Avenue location, moved into two of…

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First Edition Novels by Thomas Pynchon

First Edition Novels by Thomas Pynchon

By Adrienne Raptis | July 8, 2016 | Comments Off on First Edition Novels by Thomas Pynchon

20th century American novelist Thomas Pynchon was known for his brilliant, yet maddeningly complex works including postmodern novel Gravity’s Rainbow, the powerful and popular The Crying of Lot 49, and V. Born in Long Island, his ancestry reached as far back in America to William Pynchon, who founded Springfield, Massachusetts in 1636. Ever since, his ancestors have accumulated wealth…

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The Adventurous Life and Works of Jack London

The Adventurous Life and Works of Jack London

By Adrienne Raptis | June 6, 2016 | Comments Off on The Adventurous Life and Works of Jack London

Jack London was the most successful writer in America in the early 20th century, and his books have been cherished by travelers, environmentalists, and activists for decades. Born and raised in the Bay Area, he was the first American novelist to achieve worldwide celebrity status from his fiction alone. His works surrounded radical topics at the time,…

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5 Highlights From Our Spring 2016 Catalog

By Adrienne Raptis | April 6, 2016 | Comments Off on 5 Highlights From Our Spring 2016 Catalog

From Darwin to Dalloway, our Spring 2016 Catalog offers an excellent collection of fine and rare books. In this collection, you’ll find landmark works in topics such as classic literature, children’s literature, sciences, travel, politics, and more. Some of these works include a rare, signed portrait of Charles Dickens and an extremely rare presentation copy of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. Here…

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Raptis Rare Books – Advanced Book Exchange Featured Booksellers

Raptis Rare Books – Advanced Book Exchange Featured Booksellers

By Adrienne Raptis | March 25, 2016 | Comments Off on Raptis Rare Books – Advanced Book Exchange Featured Booksellers

Deep in the southern Vermont countryside, you will find an ornate Italianate villa simply packed with sumptuous books worthy of any collector’s bookshelf. Welcome to Raptis Rare Books and the world of husband-and-wife bookselling team Matthew and Adrienne Raptis.  Matthew and Adrienne specialize in fine first editions, signed and inscribed books, and books that are…

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The Rare Children’s Books by Roald Dahl

The Rare Children’s Books by Roald Dahl

By Adrienne Raptis | March 7, 2016 | Comments Off on The Rare Children’s Books by Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl has touched the lives of many children with his imaginative, somewhat dark and funny stories. The British novelist is a household name and a brilliant storyteller, writing some of the most famous children’s books throughout the world. Dahl was born in 1916 in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales. He experienced great tragedy as a small…

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Edith Wharton and The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton and The Age of Innocence

By Adrienne Raptis | December 30, 2015 | Comments Off on Edith Wharton and The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton was a distinguished novelist, writer, and designer that was well acquainted with other successful literates of her time, including Theodore Roosevelt. She wrote over 40 books in 40 years and, as a female author, broke through many social oppressions in the literary world. Her twelfth novel, The Age of Innocence, won the 1921…

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