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Rare original carte de visite signed by Ulysses S. Grant, “U.S. Grant Maj. Gen. U.S.A.” In near fine condition. Matted and framed. The entire piece measures 9.5 inches by 8 inches.

Rare silver certificate one dollar bill, boldly signed by Harry S. Truman. Framed with a typed letter signed to Alexander Jones of The Daily Home News. One page on Truman’s personal letterhead,...

First edition of Roosevelt’s important collection of first-hand hunting accounts, including a lengthy description of newly created wilderness reserves. Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the...

First edition, first issue, with “spilt” (rather than “spiled”) in Volume I, 42, line 1; “cathecism” (rather than “catechism”) in volume II, 74, line 5;...

First edition of this classic work. Quarto, 3 volumes, bound mottled full calf, raised bands, gilt titles to the spine, gilt lined, black morocco spine labels. In excellent condition with the folding...

First edition of Compton Mackenzie’s classic biography of the 32nd President of the United States. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, inscribed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt o...

First edition of this “fluidly fashioned collection of essays about how the roster of American presidents shaped the executive duties as defined in the Constitution” (Kirkus Reviews). Octa...

First edition of this pioneering and foundational text in decision theory, organizational behavior, and cognitive science by the most cited name in Artificial Intelligence. Octavo, original cloth. Ass...

Rare original 1971 Apollo 14 launch day cover signed by Neil Armstrong, Jack Swigert, and Dave Scott. Apollo 14 “Man on the Moon” envelope depicting an astronaut in his space suit walking...

Original Winter 1998 offprint of the Indiana Law Journal containing David L. Shapiro’s Supplemental Jurisdiction: A Confession, an Avoidance, and a Proposal. Octavo, original wrappers, Indiana L...

First edition of one of the most important sociological texts of the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by both authors on the front free endpaper, “For Hansf...

Single quarto manuscript document signed by Queen Isabella of Spain, dated 20 November, 1501. With “La Reyna” at the top, and signed “Yo la Reyna.” The letter is for a credit t...

The second and best edition of this firsthand account of Native American traditions and folklore. Duodecimo, three volumes bound in contemporary three quarter green morocco over marbled boards with gi...

First edition in English of Nostradamus famous prophetical work. Folio, contemporary calf, title page printed in red and black. In very good condition. Rare and desirable in contemporary calf.

First edition of this analysis of sex and gender-based inequality in the United States. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “...

First edition of this early Buffett biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Warren Buffett and Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey on the front free endpaper. Bob Kerrey (born 1943) i...

Rare 18th century printing of the Handel’s Messiah as it was performed at the Theatre Royal in the Hay-Market. Ocravo, bound in contemporary wrappers. Handel composed Messiah in 1741. It was fir...

First edition of this early work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Milton Friedman on the half-title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket, name to th...

First edition of what many scholars believe to be Schumpeter’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist and student of Joseph Schumpeter, Robert Solow on the...

First edition of this interdisciplinary collection of essays on women’s issues. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Association copy, inscribed by the editor on the front free endpaper,...

First edition of this case study on corruption in the justice system. Octavo, original publisher’s boards. Association copy, inscribed by Bill Bader to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the front free endp...

Carte-de-visite signed by philosopher John Stuart Mill. Matted and framed; the entire piece measures 9.75 inches by 8 inches. Rare and desirable signed.

Rare original black and white photograph of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt sitting together at a table, signed by both, dated Christmas 1941. The photograph measures 8 inches by 10 inches. Double m...

Large original photograph of the 1953 Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference. The large silver gelatin print is signed below signed by UK Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill, India Prime Minister Ja...