We all owe our lives to women… particularly the women who gave us our very lives. If you are looking for a special gift that they will never forget, what better way to express your appreciation and affection on Mother’s Day than with a rare signed first edition or historic framed piece? We have put together a few items here as suggestions, but if you call our gallery, we can help guide you in finding a unique item that would make that extraordinary woman in your life feel as special as you know she is.
If you are interested in finding out more about the specific items in this post, click on the photo to be taken to a link on our website.
“FREEING YOURSELF WAS ONE THING, CLAIMING OWNERSHIP OF THAT FREED SELF WAS ANOTHER”: FIRST EDITION OF THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR TONI MORRISON’S MASTERPIECE BELOVED; SIGNED BY HER
LARGE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY FIRST LADIES BARBARA BUSH, NANCY REAGAN, ROSALYN CARTER, BETTY FORD AND HILLARY CLINTON
FIRST EDITION OF GOLDA MEIR: WOMAN WITH A CAUSE; SIGNED BY GOLDA MEIR
“WOMAN MUST HAVE HER FREEDOM”: FIRST EDITION OF WOMAN AND THE NEW RACE; SIGNED AND DATED BY MARGARET SANGER
“I THINK WE SHALL HAVE FULFILLED OUR MISSION WELL IF WHEN OUR TIME COMES TO GIVE UP ACTIVE WORK IN THE WORLD WE CAN SAY WE NEVER SAW A WRONG WITHOUT TRYING TO RIGHT IT”: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT’S RARE FIRST BOOK IT’S UP TO THE WOMEN
“BE DARING, BE DIFFERENT, BE IMPRACTICAL; BE ANYTHING THAT WILL ASSERT INTEGRITY OF PURPOSE AND IMAGINATIVE VISION AGAINST THE PLAY-IT-SAFERS”: FIRST EDITION OF CECIL BEATON’S FAIR LADY; INSCRIBED BY CECIL BEATON TO ACTRESS VIVIEN LEIGH
“SHE SINGS TO HER LOVES AND BELOVEDS”: ONE OF 400 EXAMPLES OF OUR GRANDMOTHERS; SIGNED BY MAYA ANGELOU AND ARTIST JOHN BIGGERS
FIRST EDITION OF BETTY SMITH’S JOY IN THE MORNING; SIGNED BY HER
From all of us here at Raptis Rare Books, we hope that every woman feels celebrated on Mother’s Day, regardless of whether or not you are a mother. Although women should be honored more than just one day a year, we take this holiday to really salute and acknowledge the amazing life of the women we love.
