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First edition of Dr. Martin Luther King’s first book. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels,...

Original pamphlet by the famed libertarian economist. Octavo, original wrappers as issued. Boldly signed by Murray N. Rothbard on the front panel. In fine condition.

First edition of the definitive biography on the former chairman of The Federal Chairman by the author of All the President’s Men. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed “...

Document signed by Theodore Roosevelt as President. One page, partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, embossed with the gold Postal Service “Pony Express” seal, the document is d...

First edition of this classic autobiography by “activist. An author. A scholar. An abolitionist. A legend” (Ibram X. Kendi). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in...

Signed limited edition of Buchan’s classic work, one of 500 numbered examples. Octavo, 8 volumes. Signed by John Buchan. In near fine condition. Uncommon in this condition.

First edition of this complex and revealing biography of one of the most popular Presidents of the United States. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the...

Photograph signed by four of the Doolittle Raiders. Oversized satin-finish, black and white photograph of the B-25 bombers on board the USS Hornet in 1942. Boldly signed by Edward Saylor, R. E. Cole,...

First edition of this “undying classic” (J.M. Keynes). Octavo, original cloth. In very good condition. First editions are scarce.

First edition of Baker’s classic work documenting his journeys to the Nile. Octavo, two volumes. Bound in three quarters morocco over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine, six compartmen...

Early printing of Bagehot’s analysis of the constitution of the United Kingdom. Octavo, bound in full vellum with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, armorial gilt devices to the front and re...

Rare photograph of Nancy Pelosi, John Lewis, Steny Hoyer, and John Larsson; signed by them. Color satin-finish photograph of Nancy Pelosi holding a large gavel while walking alongside Steny Hoyer, Joh...

Color close-up photograph of Nobel Prize-Winning physicist Peter Higgs, who discovered The Higgs mechanism which predicted the existence of a new particle, the Higgs boson, the detection of which beca...

First edition of the first book about the Kennedy assassination and Lee Harvey Oswald to be authored by a member of the Warren Commission, boldly signed by Ford. Octavo, original cloth. Association co...

First edition of Gertrude Colmore’s brief biography of Emily Wilding Davison. Octavo, original publisher’s wrappers, frontispiece portrait of Davison. Association copy, from the library of...

First edition of prolific Anglo-Irish suffragette Frances Power Cobbe’s feminist treatise. Octavo, bound in half morocco over marbled boards with gilt ruling to the spine, burgundy morocco spine...

Large format gelatin silver print photograph of Mahatma Gandhi spinning at Birla House in 1942. In the early 1920s, Gandhi expanded his nonviolent non-co-operation platform to include the swadeshi pol...

First edition of this collection of essays. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert M. Solow, who contributed an article in this volume. Name to the front free endpaper,...

First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning economist’s groundbreaking book. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by Richard Thaler on the title page. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust...

First edition of this award-winning work by the Civil Rights icon. Octavo, original boards. “To Dan, Thank you for all of your good work. Keep the faith. John Lewis, 8-2-12.” Near fine in...

Rare invitation from the Toledo Israel Bond Committee, addressed to “The Outstanding Woman of Our Time” First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. One page, invitation administered on behalf of State o...

First edition of the first book about the Kennedy assassination and Lee Harvey Oswald to be authored by a member of the Warren Commission. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by both authors on the front f...

First edition of Wells’ early First World War political tract examining the causes of modern conflict and arguing for new forms of international cooperation and organization as the foundation for last...

First edition of the best-selling book that established Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist. Octavo, original blue cloth with gilt titles and ruling to the spine. In near fine condition.