Rare History, Law & Political Books for Sale Online

Second edition of this work defending Jonathan Edwards treatise Freedom of the Will. Octavo, bound in full calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within gilt bands, morocco spine label...

First edition of this collection of essays by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed and dated by Thomas C. Schelling on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

First edition of this “unforgettable drama…in Mr. Halberstam’s hands, the early days of the civil-rights movement come to life as never before in print” (The Wall Street Journa...

First edition of the sixteenth book in the Charles C. Moskowitz Memorial Lecture Series. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “...

Original cover from the November 29, 1971 issue  of Time Magazine featuring a portrait of Senator Ted Kennedy, signed by him. In near fine condition.

Rawlings Official Major League Baseball signed in full by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in blue ball point. Thomas has often expressed his affection for baseball, recalling his childhood playi...

First edition of this biography of Shawnee chief and warrior Tecumseh; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original tan cloth, cartographic endpapers, frontispiece portrait of Tecum...

First edition of this collection of letters reflecting Victorian life. Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, t...

First edition of this Edwardian novel. Octavo, original publisher’s green cloth with titles stamped in gilt and botanical detailing stamped in blind. In near fine condition. Bookplate to the fro...

First edition of this groundbreaking work. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Alan, With best wishes, Edward Lazarus.” Fine in a...

First edition of Gandhi’s revealing autobiography. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Near fine in a good dust jacket. Translated from the original Gujarati by Mahadev Desai.

First edition of this thought provoking work about the United States and its interactions with other countries around the globe. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, bookplate to the front p...

First edition of the journey of the Uruguayan steamship “Charrúa” through the Pacific Ocean and the Magellanic regions during the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). Octavo, bound in full calf...

First edition of this wonderfully illustrated work by the author of The Chosen. Quarto, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year...

First edition of this comprehensive approach to the growing field of motion and time study. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with tables, graphs, charts, and photographs. Presentation copy, inscrib...

First edition of this fresh vision of Franklin’s life and reputation. Octavo, original pictorial boards, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To Char...

Finely bound edition of this comprehensive historical analysis of English society, politics, and culture between 1660 and 1685. Octavo, volume two only, bound in full modern morocco with gilt titles a...

First edition of this work chronicling MacDonald’s extraordinary career in the Office of Strategic Services. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Very good in a good dust jacket with sunnin...

First edition of this journal of international affairs. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs. From the library of Madeleine K. Albright. Albright was...

Signed limited first edition of the historian’s first book, which was reviewed by James Salter as “enormously rich in detail and written with a novelist’s brilliance, the pages liter...

First edition of Robeson’s powerful first book. Octavo, original half cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket

First edition of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian’s pivotal volume of  essays, including the title work that expresses his alarm at “the arena of uncommonly angry minds” that dom...

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Solow on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

First Edition of Paul Krugman’s work on economic geography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Ken Paul Krugman.” Near fine in...