Rare History, Law & Political Books for Sale Online

The Nimmo edition of Burton’s monumental masterpiece. Octavo, four volumes bound in three quarter maroon crushed levant morocco over marbled boards by Bayntun with gilt titles and five raised bands to...

First edition of this “clear, concise, informative, and witty and work” (Chicago Tribune). Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page,...

Finely bound example of this personal firsthand account of the French queen’s domestic world written by her first lady-in-waiting. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full dark blue morocco with gilt titles...

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by John Kotter on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Sam Salant.

First edition of this informative history of the New York Stock Exchange. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by all three authors on the front free endpaper, “To Barbara a...

First edition of this work by the Nobel laureate. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, “To Adrienne, Peace to you. Love Maire...

First edition of this classic work. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Will Durant on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.

First edition of governor Ron DeSantis’ first book. Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Ron and Carol – Faithful and s...

First edition of Adams’ classic treatise on education. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Henry Adams at the conclusion of the introduction. From the library of Charles H. Rammelkamp, Jr. with hi...

First edition of the 50th anniversary of this classic work, one of the “few great investment books” (Andrew Tobias). Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Burt Malkiel on the title page. Fine in a...

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of this collection of Francis Bacon’s reflective writings. Folio, printed on Batchelor’s Kelmscott hand-made paper, bound in the original publisher...

First editions of each of the renowned anthropologists first three books. Octavo, 3 volumes. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Each book is signed by Edward T. Hall. Also laid in is an...

First edition of Commander-in-Chief of the British Army Lord Robert’s memoirs. Octavo, 2 volumes bound in full vellum with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt and gilt tooling to the spines, d...

First edition of the sequel to Shirer’s acclaimed Berlin Diary. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Gareth L. Pawlowski- William...

First edition of the Constitution published for the bicentennial of its adoption in 1787. Octavo, original wrappers. Association copy, inscribed by Daniel Boorstin on the title page, “For Bill a...

Finely bound example of the work that placed Strachey firmly in the top rank of biographers. Octavo, bound in full crushed red morocco by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the sp...

Later printing of the first book in the author’s acclaimed Theodore Roosevelt Trilogy. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. Signed by Edmund Morris on the title page. Very good...

First edition of this revealing autobiography of Captain Walter M. Schirra, Jr. Octavo, original blue boards, gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with black and white photographs. Presentation copy,...

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. Association c...

First edition, early printing of Scalia’s work on effective legal persuasion. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Antonin Scalia on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth. Signed by Lawrence Klein on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Edited by Jaime Marquez.

First edition of the first lady Barbara Bush’s memoirs. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Boldly signed by both Barbara Bush and President George W. Bush on the front free endpaper. Laid...

Rare signed White House engraving, boldly signed by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In near fine condition.

First edition of this classic World War II memoir. Octavo, original cloth, frontispiece. Boldly signed by Eric Newby on the half-title page. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket...