Search Results: Titles starting with K from Raptis Rare Books

London: Collins, 1955. K2: The Savage Mountain was named one of the 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time by National Geographic.

Boston: The Seventies Press, 1977. First edition, review copy with the publisher's review slips laid in. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Regan, Robert Bly." Bly has added a drawing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Bly's most extraordinary work to date - one of the luminous experiences of American poetry" (Jonathan Cott, Rolling Stone).

New York: Reynal, Hitchcock, Inc, 1941. Written in collaboration with Lewis Galantiere, Gontran de Poncins' Kabloona recounts the French aristocrat's solo unsupported journey in the Canadian Arctic, where he lived with the Inuit for nearly 15 months between 1938 and 1939. Bored with the business world, curiosity drew de Poncins to exotic areas throughout the world; his unique technique in relaying his observations of the cultures he discovered was not scientific, but provided stylized personal points of view and descriptions. Initially describing the Inuit way of life as primitive and inferior, de Poncins soon experienced a deep spiritual awakening after undergoing weeks of hardship in the Arctic and became so well-adapted to the lifestyle he was essentially adopted by the Inuit.

Budapest: Magveto, 1990. First Hungarian edition of Kertesz's mesmerizing novel of identity and memory. Octavo, original boards. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Imre Kertész won the 2000 Welt-Literaturpreis and the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature"for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history." Kaddish For A Child Not Born is a stunning recitation which ". . . resembles . . . other memorably declamatory fictions as . . . Dostoyevsky's Notes from the Underground. Yes, Kertesz's Kaddish is that good" (Kirkus).

Evanston, Ill: Hydra Books/ Northwestern University Press, 1997. First edition of Kertesz's mesmerizing novel of identity and memory. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by Imre Kertesz on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Translated from the Hungarian by Christopher C. Wilson and Katharina M. Wilson. Imre Kertész won the 2000 Welt-Literaturpreis and the 2002 Nobel Prize in Literature"for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history." Kaddish For A Child Not Born is a stunning recitation which ". . . resembles . . . other memorably declamatory fictions as . . . Dostoyevsky's Notes from the Underground. Yes, Kertesz's Kaddish is that good" (Kirkus).

London: Harvill Press, 2005. Signed limited first edition of Murakami's award-winning novel, one of 1000 numbered copies, this is number 303. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Fine in a the fine original slipcase.

New York: Random House, 1978.

New York: Random House, 1978.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1956.

Frankfurt: Vittorio Klostermann, 1951. Second edition of Heidegger's work on Kant. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by American philosopher Richard Rorty to his life-long friend, "for Richard Schmitt, M.A., there where we see as we are seen, from Richard Rorty, B.A., still have where we see as in a glass darkly. March 14, 1952." The recipient, Richard Schmitt, was a life-long friend of Rorty's, both attended the University of Chicago before pursuing doctorate studies together at Yale University. Schmitt published "Martin Heidegger on Being" in 1969. Rorty inscribed the present volume the same year he began his post-doctoral studies at Yale. Heidegger's influence on Rorty's philosophy and subsequent rejection thereof is well documented. In very good condition. A unique association. Educated at the University of Chicago and Yale University, American philosopher Richard Rorty had strong interests and training in both the history of philosophy and contemporary analytic philosophy, the… Read more

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1974-1979. First editions of each title in the author's acclaimed Karla Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, 3 volumes. Each volume is signed by John le Carre on a bookplate to the title page. Each is near fine in near fine dust jackets. An exceptional set, uncommon in this condition and signed. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy garnered instant praise for Le Carre as "[t]he premier spy novelist of his time. Perhaps of all time" (Time). "Le Carre is simply the world's greatest fictional spymaster" (Newsweek). Le Carre’s inspiration drew from his experience of the revealing of the Cambridge Five traitors in the 1950s and ‘60s (Anthony, 2009), and the novel’s popularity can be seen in relation to those shocking events. In 2011, the novel was adapted into a successful film, starring Gary Oldman and Colin Firth, and it received three nominations at the 84th Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Actor. This… Read more

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. For seven decades Katharine Hepburn played a leading role in the popular culture of the twentieth century - reigning as an admired actress, a beloved movie star, and a treasured icon of the modern American woman. In 1983, a the age of seventy-five, Hepburn opened her door to biographer Scott A. Berg, and over the course of twenty years, he created this intimate portrait of the Hollywood legend.

Rare large format silver gelatin print of Katharine Hepburn on the set of the 1969 Broadway musical Coco. Inscribed by her, "David, affectionately, Kate." The recipient, David Eichler, was a close friend of Hepburn's with who she corresponded for nearly sixty years. In fine condition. The photograph measures 13 inches by 10 inches. Matted, the entire piece measures 18.5 inches by 15.5 inches.

Athens: Ekdotikos Oikos G. Fexi, 1963. First edition of this work by Cavafy. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated including reproductions of drawings, manuscripts, handwriting, plus portraits. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First edition, later printings of the first three books in Kay Thompson's beloved Eloise series. Quartos, 3 volumes, pictorial endpapers, illustrated. Each volume signed by illustrator Hilary Knight. Each volume is fine in a fine dust jackets. American author, singer, and actress Kay Thompson began her career in the early 1930s as a choral director for radio and went on to become MGM Studios' top vocal arranger and coach to such stars as Judy Garland, Lena Horne, and Frank Sinatra. A resident of The Plaza Hotel in New York City, she became most notable for authoring the Eloise series of children's books, rumored to be inspired by the capers of her goddaughter, Liza Minnelli, daughter of personal friend Judy Garland and director Vincente Minnelli. Thomspon collaborated with American illustrator Hilary Knight to create the whimsical black, pink, and white theme that became a trademark of the illustrated series. All four books in the original series were… Read more

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First edition of the essential edition of Eloise. Slim quarto, original boards, illustrated throughout. Signed and dated in the year of publication by illustrator Hilary Knight. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Scrapbook written by Marie Brenner.

New York: Bantam Books, 1982. Jimmy Carter’s memoirs of life in the White House. "Seldom has a presidential memoir been so self-revealing" (Wall Street Journal).

New York: Bantam Books, 1982. First edition of the 39th President of the United States' memoirs. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by President Carter to former four-term United States Senator Lloyd M. Bentsen on a Presidential bookplate affixed to the front free endpaper, "To Lloyd Bentsen J. Carter." The recipient, Lloyd Millard Bentsen, ran as the Democratic Party nominee for vice president in 1988 on the Michael Dukakis ticket and served as the the 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Bill Clinton. As a primary architect of the Clinton economic plan, Bentsen contributed to a $500 billion reduction in the deficit, launching the longest period of economic growth since World War II. More than 5 million new jobs were created during his tenure as Secretary. Bentsen was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jimmy Carter’s memoirs of life in the White House. "Seldom has a presidential memoir… Read more

New York: Bantam Books, 1982. First edition of the 39th President of the United States' memoir. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Jimmy Carter on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jimmy Carter’s memoirs of life in the White House. "Seldom has a presidential memoir been so self-revealing" (Wall Street Journal).

Norwarlk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1982. First edition of the signed limited edition, published by Easton Press. Octavo, original gray leather, gilt titles to the spine and tooling to the front and rear panels, raised bands, all edges gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Jimmy Carter. In fine condition. Jimmy Carter’s memoirs of life in the White House. "Seldom has a presidential memoir been so self-revealing" (Wall Street Journal).