Raptis Rare Books

Raptis Rare Books Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida.
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Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book store located at 329 Worth Avenue 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.

That moment you realize reading isn't a hobby, it's oxygen. Double tap if you'd panic without a book nearby.
08/31/2026

That moment you realize reading isn't a hobby, it's oxygen. Double tap if you'd panic without a book nearby.

08/31/2026

Some habits are worth keeping.

A good cigar doesn’t ask you to give anything up - it asks you to slow down. No trends, no rules, just to***co, time, and good company.

Stop by Churchill Cigar Company on Worth Avenue and see what we mean.

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The entry to thirty years of collecting begins here - on Worth Avenue, where every door opens to a conversation about wh...
08/30/2026

The entry to thirty years of collecting begins here - on Worth Avenue, where every door opens to a conversation about why books matter. Step inside, then wander down the hall Via Roma Cafe - there's a tucked-away cafe perfect for settling in with your next discovery. 📚🚪✨

The most romantic category in collecting. An association copy once belonged to someone connected to the author or the wo...
08/28/2026

The most romantic category in collecting. An association copy once belonged to someone connected to the author or the work - a friend, a rival, a muse. Whose personal copy of a famous book would you most want to hold?

08/27/2026

Clarke wrote the novel alongside Kubrick’s production of the film, and the two works shaped each other throughout. What results is a story that moves from the dawn of mankind on the African savanna to the rings of Saturn, carried by HAL 9000, the calm and calculating computer that remains one of science fiction’s most unsettling creations.

In 1991, the Library of Congress deemed the film “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Nearly six decades later, the novel that grew alongside it still shapes how we imagine space, technology, and what waits beyond our reach.

Now available at 329 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, and online at RaptisRareBooks.com.

Hidden inside one of the world's great art museums is one of the world's great art libraries.The Rijksmuseum Research Li...
08/27/2026

Hidden inside one of the world's great art museums is one of the world's great art libraries.

The Rijksmuseum Research Library in Amsterdam holds over 450,000 volumes on art history, making it the largest art reference library in the Netherlands. Its reading room - warm wood panelling, arched windows, gallery-lined walls - feels less like a library than a painting you can walk into.

At Raptis Rare Books, we understand the connection between art and the written word. The finest illustrated volumes we carry are both at once.
It's not just collecting - it's where art and literature meet.

The sentence that explains why we never feel lonely in a bookstore. Send this to your fellow solitary reader. ❤️
08/24/2026

The sentence that explains why we never feel lonely in a bookstore. Send this to your fellow solitary reader. ❤️

Emerson's Works, bound in gilt and restraint - a reminder that the rarest books teach us how to read what matters most. ...
08/23/2026

Emerson's Works, bound in gilt and restraint - a reminder that the rarest books teach us how to read what matters most. 🌟📖✨

08/21/2026

The Strangest Publisher in Sci-Fi History: How Chilton’s Auto Manuals Gave Us Dune✨

Rejected by twenty publishers, then picked up by a Philadelphia press known for auto-repair manuals, Dune went on to become the best-selling science fiction novel ever written and the first book to win both the Nebula and the Hugo.

This is a first edition, first issue in the rare original first issue dust jacket with John Schoenherr’s iconic cover art. Most copies were read to death and their jackets with them, which makes one in this condition genuinely rare.

Available for purchase in our Worth Avenue gallery and on raptisrarebooks.com

Imagine receiving a book directly from the author's hands. A presentation copy is inscribed and given as a gift by the a...
08/21/2026

Imagine receiving a book directly from the author's hands. A presentation copy is inscribed and given as a gift by the author - a moment of generosity frozen in ink. Which author would you most want an inscription from?

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329 Worth Avenue
Palm Beach, FL
33480

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+15615083479

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