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Raptis Rare Books is seeking an experienced and results-driven Lead Salesperson, with the position located at its gallery on Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida. Job requirements: in-depth knowledge of rare and antiquarian books proven history of sales successes ability to nurture relationships with existing clients ability to conduct ongoing prospecting for new clients in the…
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The following article was published in the Rare Book Monthly News from Rare Book Hub: Raptis Rare Books Opens in Palm Beach – by Bruce E. McKinney While Palm Beach, Florida has been in the news more recently as the new home of the “winter White House”, for serious readers and book collectors the most…
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We have recently been featured in the Palm Beacher Magazine: Matthew Raptis doesn’t judge a book by its cover alone. He also judges it by its publication date, its condition and its relative rarity in the antiquarian book marketplace. Think print is dead? For avid collectors of rare books, it’s anything but. Mark Twain once…
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[fusion_text]We recently celebrated our Worth Avenue grand opening with a lovely party catered by The Bowery Palm Beach and with special operatic performances by Julia and Christina of Musical Soireé. Thank you to everyone who attended. We are delighted you could join us and would like to share some highlights of the event with you. Also,…
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Matthew Raptis was live on WPBF 25 News speaking on Presidential inauguration memorabilia. Here is the Transcript: WHEN DONALD TRUMP TAKES THE OATH OF OFFICE IT WILL– THERE WILL BE A LOT OF MEMENTOS.OF COURSE THERE ARE A LOT OF HISTORICAL ITEMS FROM PAST PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS. JOINING US NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT…
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From CBS12 News: PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Raptis Rare Book Store is giving visitors a look inside the mind of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as he prepared to deliver a speech to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s staff retreat on Nov. 14, 1966. Matthew Raptis, the owner of Raptis…
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In the Palm Beach Daily News By Gregory Cox – Daily News Staff Writer The corners may be slightly yellowed and tattered, but the blue handwritten ink on a rare, hand-corrected speech that Martin Luther King Jr. delivered Nov. 14, 1966, stand as bold as the message he delivered that day. The four pages are now…
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From the Sun Sentinel, By Johhny Diaz: Before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his speech to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in South Carolina on Nov. 14, 1966, he scribbled some notes in the margins of a typewritten outline. That annotated outline is on display at Raptis Rare Books in Palm Beach. “It’s a…
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The following article was published in the Palm Beach Daily News (aka The Shiny Sheet): By Aleese Kopf – Daily News Staff Writer Palm Beach now has three book stores, one in each of the island’s shopping districts. But, unlike The Palm Beach Book Store on Royal Poinciana Way and Classic Bookshop on South County…
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Raptis Rare Books has recently been featured on WPBF news on What’s Brewing with Stephanie Berzinski. To see the full news video follow this link or view the video here: Here is the transcript: Worth Avenue on Palm Beach Island is known for its extravagant jewelry stores, but there’s a new shop along the luxury shopping lane,…
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