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Silver Gelatin Print of Nelson Mandela, Dr. Moroka, and Yusuf Dadoo during the Defiance Campaign Trial of 1952. Signed by both Mandela on the image and the photographer, Jurgen Schadeberg (signed and...

First edition of Drucker’s second book. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Peter F. Drucker on the front free endpaper. An excellent example in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom...

Rare mid-19th century French terrestrial table globe: Charles Dien’s The Globe Classique, Nouvelle edition. The globe measures 10 inches in diameter with an engraved longitude ring and brass lat...

First edition of George Sale’s important translation of the Koran, the first to translate the original text directly from the Arabic into English. Quarto, bound in full contemporary calf, rebacked, mo...

Rare mid-19th century Charles Dien celestial table globe. The globe measures 11.5 inches in diameter with an engraved longitude ring and brass latitude ring. Mounted on brass and mahogany stand. The g...

First edition of this biography on the legendary father of modern rocketry. Octavo, original cloth, astrological endpapers, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Boldly signed by Wernher von B...

First edition of this collection of lectures devoted to contemporary questions regarding religion in its relation to the constitutional order. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Bill Clinton on the...

Black and white photographic portrait of Mother Teresa and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Signed by Mother Teresa, “God bless you M. Teresa mc” and signed by Helmut Kohl. Mother Teresa and...

Black and white photographic portrait of Mother Teresa and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Lengthily signed by Mother Teresa, “Be one heart full of love in the Heart of Jesus through Mary, God bl...

Rare edition, a sound, complete copy, lacking only the final blank. Title within pictorial woodcut border. Octavo, contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards, dated 1534 in blind, brass clasps,...

First edition of the author’s classic third book. Octavo, original red cloth. Foreword by Alvin Jonson. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with some light chipping to the spine extremities. Exceptionally...

First British edition of Osler’s magnum opus. Thick octavo, original publisher’s three quarter deluxe leather binding with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with charts and graphs. Wit...

Scarce first edition of Hayek’s first book, published four years later in English as Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle. Octavo, original wrappers. In very good condition. Period ownership insc...

Third edition of this examination of the changing responsibilities of the executive branch jobs and their relationships with one another, from the time of Roosevelt to George W. Bush. Octavo, original...

First edition of this classic adventure taken by Theodore Roosevelt. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, top edge gilt, tissue-guarded frontispiece. Illustrated from...

First edition of the author’s classic work. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with diagrams and graphs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to his friend, the...

Detailed engraved 19th century English double-hemispheric maps of the world issued by Henry Teesdale of London in March 1831. Two hand-colored engraved maps of the Eastern and Western hemispheres. In...

First edition of this inspiring work that highlights the overlooked achievements of female athletes throughout history, showcasing their resilience and impact on the world of sports. Imperial octavo,...

First edition of Regan’s interdisciplinary work examining the legal implications of marriage and divorce. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on t...

The April 2011 issue of the Harvard Law Review. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. From the library of American lawyer and jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg served as an associ...

First edition of this scholarly compilation of Sarah Grimké’s pioneering feminist writings. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Jane Sherron De Hart on th...

First edition of Booth Mooney’s biography of Lyndon B. Johnson. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Association copy, inscribed by Lyndon B. Johnson on the front free endpaper,...

First edition of Pecora’s account of his role as chief counsel in the dramatic 1930s Senate hearings on Wall Street’s role in the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Octavo, original blue cloth. Fine in a near d...

First edition of this inspirational and thought-provoking family history, from the library of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Octavo, original red cloth, frontispiece portrait of William B. Gould in his...