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First edition of this historical study that examines the military careers and personal qualities of Union General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Octavo, original publisher...

First edition of Stanton’s official report on the organization and campaigns of the Army of the Potomac. Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition.

Antique print of the eighteenth president of the United States of America. Black and white print of Ulysses S. Grant standing at his desk. Matted and framed. In fine condition. This piece measures 9.2...

First edition of this first hand account of the Middle East peace process initiated in Oslo. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, maps, letters,...

First edition of Michael O’Hanlon and Mike Mochizuki’s broad and ambitious program for the United States and its allies to defuse North Korea’s military threat. Octavo, original publ...

First edition of Kuhn’s classic treatise. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket, which is in very good condition. Foreword by James Bryant Conant.

First edition of this original look at the origins of money and how it makes the world go round, destined to become a modern classic. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Niall Ferguson on th...

First edition of this powerful memoir. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on front free endpaper, “April 1998 For with all good wishes, Livia Bitton-Jackson....

First edition of this “smart book of enormous strengths” (Boston Globe) that has become the classic work on the wrenching post–Civil War period, an era whose legacy reverberates in the United States t...

Rare antique print of the eighteenth president of the United States of America. Black and white print of Ulysses S. Grant with his wife Julia Grant and four children. Framed. In fine condition. This p...

First edition of Tolstoy’s classic work on patriotism. Octavo, original wrappers. In near fine condition. Rare.

First edition of this early work by John Bates Clark. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition with light marginala.

First edition of Mitford’s classic study. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Author’s photograph by Seymour Linden. First editions a...

Beautifully illustrated facsimile map attributed to Sieur Albarel in 1695. One page, the map shows regions of North America attributed as La Louisane, Florida, Nova Anglia, Noveau Mexique, and Canada...

First edition, early printing of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front free endpaper...

First edition of this classic collection of Kingsley’s Cambridge lectures. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards by Tout & Sons with gilt titles and floral tooling to t...

First edition of the legendary military leader and politician’s autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Moshe Dayan on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine d...

Early printing of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Greetings to Mr. Carl Wouden W. Edwards Deming 7 Februar...

First edition of this work by the award-winning novelist. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “Gore Vidal For Kit, my only stepmother, all love....

First edition of this biography on C.S. Lewis. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Signed by Walter Hooper on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.

First edition of Manchester’s history of the Diamond Match Company. Octavo, original stiff paper wrappers, illustrated. In near fine condition. Rare.

Rare finely bound example of the Theirs Atlas, containing 66 maps and battle plans drawn by two of the best cartographers of Second Empire. Quarto, quarter cloth over marbled boards, illustrated with...

First edition of this work documenting the origins, organization, and cultural significance of Scotland’s volunteer battalions. Quarto, original publisher’s green cloth with gilt titles to the s...

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light wear. Laid in is an advertisement to purchase war bonds. Rare in...