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Rare first edition of this Confederate imprint recording new laws and regulations pertaining to freed slaves. Octavo, bound in period quarter calf over boards, red morocco spine label with gilt titles...

First edition. Octavo, original half cloth. Inscribed by the author on the half title page to former New York United States Senator Patrick Moynihan, “To Pat- Thanks for the visit- Hillary Rodha...

First edition of this collection of memoirs of American statesman John J. Crittenden, edited by his daughter; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original brick-red cloth wit...

Progressive era “Battle Flag” from 1912 with a printed portrait of Theodore Roosevelt at the center surrounded by the text “Progressive Roosevelt 1912 Battle Flag”, with...

First edition of this work by the award-winning economist. Octavo, original half-cloth. Boldly signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fine unclipped dust jacket. Jacket design by T...

First edition of this classic historical work tracing the development of monetary theory and the adoption of gold, silver, and bimetallic standards. Octavo, three volumes, original publisher’s g...

Rare document signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President. One page, partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, the document is dated February 13, 1908, and appoints Robert Eaton as “Collec...

Finely bound set of Havelock Ellis’ landmark work Studies in the Psychology of Sex. Octavo, 6 volumes. Bound in three quarters levant morocco by Stikeman and Company, gilt titles and tooling to...

First edition of this captivating biography of German nobleman and naval officer Count Felix von Luckner. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth, top stain yellow, cartographic endpapers, frontispie...

Revised second edition from the library of Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee with his ownership signature to the title page. J.M. Coetzee is an essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of th...

First edition of this roster of military personnel from the state of New York, including Philemon Tecumseh Sherman; from the library of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original wrappers. In...

Large satin-finish black and white photograph of a crescent earth rising over the lunar surface, signed by the 10th and youngest person to walk on the Moon, Charlie Duke, in silver pen, “Life Is...

Finely bound set of the selected works of John Lothrop Motley. Octavo, 9 volumes bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top e...

First edition of this work which analyzes the Reagan Administration’s attempts to greatly reduce taxes, regulations, and government spending and suggests practical changes. Octavo, original half cloth...

Rare autograph of diplomat, economist, and author who served as secretary general of the United Nations from 1953 until his death in a plane crash. Boldly signed “Dag Hammarskjold, 1 Februari 19...

Signed by the future Prime Minister of Israel, Golda Meir, then Labor Minister Golda Myerson on an official Ministry of of Labor Certificate of Excellence in Studies granted to ORT school girl in the...

First edition of the legal scholar’s classic treatise on constitutional law. Quarto, original red boards. In near fine condition, issued without a dust jacket. Presentation copy, lengthily inscr...

First edition of this memoir of one foot soldier’s career in the other cold war, the one against terrorist networks, basis for the 2005 film Syriana starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. Octavo, ori...

First edition of this historical novel that blends biographical narrative with romanticized fiction to construct a dramatic portrait of one of America’s founding figures. Octavo, original publisher...

Rare authorization of Proclamation 364: Prohibiting the Hunting of Fur Seals, an act designed to drastically limit the hunting of fur seals by both the United States and Great Britain in and around th...

First edition of this early Obama biography. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by Barack Obama in person in Keene, New Hampshire in full on the front free endpaper. Fine in a fin...

First edition of this diary of an eminent American soldier and general; from the library of Philemon Tecumseh Sherman. Octavo, original green cloth, tissue-guarded frontispiece of Major General Ethan...

First edition, early printing of Robert Kennedy’s compelling account of one of the most famous, consummate, and effective Senate investigations in modern Congressional history. Octavo, original...

First edition and signed, registered, and numbered edition of the first comprehensive bibliography of Lincoln material. Octavo, original cloth, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece portrait of Lincoln...