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First edition of John Locke’s landmark second Letter of Toleration, a profound influence on Jefferson, Madison and the architecture of the American Constitution on freedom of religion. Octavo, b...

First edition, first printing of The SCLC Story containing one of the first appearances in print of Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream Speech. Quarto, original illustrated wrappers as issue...

Very rare first edition of the first Hebrew Bible published in America. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in full contemporary calf, including half-titles and front and rear blanks, as well as scarce publisher...

The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, ending the Vietnam War, Paris, 27 January 1973. Sheaffer fountain pen with 14 karat gold tip, housed...

Edmond Halley’s sixteenth-century copy of Flemish mathematician Joannes Stadius’ widely consulted astronomical almanac, first published in 1554. Quarto, bound in full English calf with an...

Rare archive of eight unsigned handwritten manuscripts by Arthur Conan Doyle containing notes on seances and Spiritualism, totaling eleven pages on nine sheets, most undated but circa 1920s. Eleven pa...

Rare first edition of the first concordance in English to the Bible. Quarto, bound in full polished calf with raised bands and gilt titles to the spine, trimmed and mounted engraved title page. In nea...

First edition, early issue of the most famous debates in American history which cemented Lincoln as a national presidential candidate. Octavo, original cloth stamped in blind. Ownership bookplate of P...

First edition of the “first English translation of the Pentateuch in America,” the 1845 Hebrew-English Bible by one of the most prominent and influential figures in American Jewish history. Octavo, 5...

First edition, first state of Gibbon’s “masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style” (PMM). Quarto, six volumes, bound in modern half calf over marbled boards by Bayntun...

First edition of the author’s third book and hallmark of campaign journalism. Octavo, original black boards, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. Boldly signed on the half-title page by Hunter Thompso...

Original bronze bust of Ulysses S. Grant by Henry Shrady, the famed sculptor of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the west front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Mounted on socle and ba...

Exceptional association copy of this compilation of political essays by H.G. Wells, Frances Evelyn Warwick and many others. Octavo, original cloth. Later printing. Association copy, inscribed by H.G....

First edition of Hayek’s classic statement on the ideals of freedom and liberty. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by F.A. Hayek on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. H...

A rare Universal Stock Ticker of the type developed by Thomas A. Edison, the instrument that transmitted real-time stock quotations to brokerage and banking houses across the United States. Model 3-A,...

Rare first edition of the official account of Lord Macartney’s voyage and embassy to the Qianlong emperor in 1792-94, the failure of which led to the establishment of the British trading post at...

Rare and remarkable autograph book compiled by West Virginia senator and industrialist Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) containing 289 historic autographs, including seven presidents, seven vice presi...

Rare unsmoked Romeo y Julieta Cuban cigar gifted from Winston Churchill to an immigration officer of the RMS Queen Mary. Winston Churchill sailed aboard the Cunard-White Star Line ocean liner, the RMS...

First edition of Turner’s landmark analysis of Marx and Marxist theory from the library of John F. Kennedy with his ownership signatures and annotations throughout. Octavo, original publisher...

First edition, large paper edition, one of 3000 examples of Babbage’s hugely influential work on operations research. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the fr...

First editions of the economist’s magnum opus. Octavo, 3 volumes, original black cloth. Volume one is inscribed on the front free endpaper by F.A. Hayek to his colleague and legal scholar, Theo...

First edition of the author’s masterpiece. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by John Rawls on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshe...

First edition of King’s “last grand expression of his vision” (Cornel West). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photogravures. Presentation...

First edition of Schumpeter’s ground-breaking work. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box made by the Harcourt Bindery. First edit...