Æsop’s Fables with His Life (1687)
FINE PINNACLE OF ENGLISH PRINTING HISTORY; RARE COMPLETE COPY IN HANDSOME BEDFORD BINDING. More about <i>Æsop’s Fables with His Life</i> (1687
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History, Culture & Ideas
Vanishing Breed. Photographs of the Cowboy and the West
SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION, DELUXE ISSUE, one of only 30 copies reserved for the exclusive use of the authors and publisher (out of an entire edition of 780). Signed by both the photographer Allard and the writer McGuane. Profusely illustrated with full page reproductions of Allard's photographs of the American..... More about Vanishing Breed. Photographs of the Cowboy and the West
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Constitution of the New England Anti-Slavery Society (1832). WITH: Declaration of the Anti-Slavery Convention Assembled in Philadelphia, December 4, 1833 (1833)
VERY RARE FIRST PRINTINGS OF THE CONSTITUTION AND DECLARATION OF AMERICA’S FIRST SOCIETIES TO PROMOTE THE IMMEDIATE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. More about Constitution of the New England Anti-Slavery Society (1832). WITH: Declaration of the...
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Typed Letter Signed
Typed letter, in Hebrew, signed "D. Ben-Gurion" as Minister of Defense on State of Israel letterhead, one page, 6" x 8", August 26, 1955. More about Typed Letter Signed
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Ballet
FIRST EDITION of Brodovitch’s masterpiece; of profound influence in the history of photography and photobooks. More about Ballet
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Recherches sur Buddou ou Bouddou instituteur religieux de l’Asie orientale [Studies on Buddsou or Bouddou, Religious Teacher of Eastern Asia]
EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST WESTERN BOOK ON BUDDHISM. More about Recherches sur Buddou ou Bouddou instituteur religieux de l’Asie orientale [Studies on Buddsou...
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The Writings of John Burroughs
Autograph edition, number 43 of 750 copies signed by Burroughs. Beautifully bound in publisher's morocco. More about The Writings of John Burroughs
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The Land of Midian (Revisited)
FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL CLOTH of Burton's second expedition through Midian (northwest Arabia). More about The Land of Midian (Revisited
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State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill; Ceremonial to be Observed at the Funeral; The Order of Service for the Funeral
SCARCE PRESS RELEASE for the State Funeral of Winston Churchill, WITH FINE COPIES of “The Order of Service” and the “Ceremonial to be Observed”. More about State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill; Ceremonial to be Observed at the Funeral; The Order of...
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Grant’s Petersburg Progress
EXTREMELY RARE FIRST ISSUE OF “GRANT’S PETERSBURG PROGRESS” PRINTED BY UNION SOLDIERS ON A CONFEDERATE PRESS THE DAY PETERSBURG AND RICHMOND WERE SEIZED, SIX DAYS BEFORE LEE’S SURRENDER. More about Grant’s Petersburg Progress
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Music as an Aspect of the Human Spirit
Typescript Signed, an essay titled Music as an Aspect of the Human Spirit, written by the composer for Columbia University's bicentennial celebration. More about Music as an Aspect of the Human Spirit
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Orotone of Three Brothers, Yosemite (before 1899) [Photograph]
ALMOST CERTAINLY UNIQUE CURTIS OROTONE OF THREE BROTHERS ROCK, YOSEMITE; LIKELY THE ONLY OROTONE CURTIS MADE OF ANY YOSEMITE LANDSCAPE. More about Orotone of <i>Three Brothers, Yosemite</i> (before 1899) [Photograph
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Silver Print Photograph
EXQUISITE ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH OF ISADORA DUNCAN BY ARNOLD GENTHE. More about Silver Print Photograph
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Autograph Letter Signed
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, to Reverend J. T. Freeman. Davis writes to Reverend Freeman thanking him for a proposed endowment to support the former President of the Confederacy. The letter provides a poignant glimpse of the former leader's post-war plight. He tells of his personal loss and hardship, but at the..... More about Autograph Letter Signed
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Arrest memorable, du parlement de Tolose, Content une histoire prodigieuse, de nostre temps, avec cent belles, & doctes Annotations, de monsieur maistre Jean de Coras, Conseiller en ladite Cour, & rapporteur du process… [The Return of Martin Guerre]
THE RETURN OF MARTIN GUERRE — THE VERY RARE FIRST EDITION OF THE JUDGE’S FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF A SENSATIONAL SIXTEENTH-CENTURY TRIAL FOR IDENTITY THEFT; THE BASIS OF NUMEROUS LITERARY, DRAMATIC, AND CINEMATIC ADAPTATIONS. More about Arrest memorable, du parlement de Tolose, Content une histoire prodigieuse, de nostre temps, avec...
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De Homine
FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST TEXTBOOK OF PHYSIOLOGY. More about De Homine
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Autograph Letter Signed
AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER BY EINSTEIN TO HIS SON OFFERING LIFE ADVICE AND DISCUSSING FREUD, SHAKESPEARE, AND SCHILLER. More about Autograph Letter Signed
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Autograph Letter Signed [ALS] Denouncing Racial Segregation
EINSTEIN OFFERS STRONG AND PRESCIENT WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE LEADER OF THE NAACP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST RACIAL SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. More about Autograph Letter Signed [ALS] Denouncing Racial Segregation
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Photographs and Letters, March-April 1932
UNPUBLISHED CANDID PHOTOGRAPHS OF EINSTEIN AND LETTERS BY WILLIAM HUBBARD OFFERING AN INTIMATE VIEW OF THE SCIENTIST ON VACATION. More about Photographs and Letters, March-April 1932
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Elementorum
RARE HISTORICALLY-IMPORTANT EDITION OF THE WORLD’S MOST INFLUENTIAL MATHEMATICAL TREATISE: THE FIRST "COMMANDINO" EDITION. More about Elementorum
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An Enquiry concerning Political Justice and its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness
FIRST EDITION of one of the most important political tracts of the 18th century. More about An Enquiry concerning Political Justice and its Influence on General Virtue and Happiness
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Albumen Photograph Signed
ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF GRANT IN MILITARY DRESS, SIGNED BY GRANT ON THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S MOUNT. More about Albumen Photograph Signed
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Large Albumen Photograph
MAGNIFICENT LARGE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF ULYSSES S. GRANT BY ABRAHAM BOGARDUS. More about Large Albumen Photograph
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Commerce of the Prairies
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE (with only New York in imprint), complete with large folding map. One of the most valuable and comprehensive sources for understanding pioneer life in the Great Plains and Southwest. The large folding map is the first to display the Staked Plains of Texas. Hailed as a...... More about Commerce of the Prairies
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Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics
FIRST REVISED EDITION, MEMPHIS ISSUE. The 1861 edition was issued in Memphis, Philadelphia and New York; no priority has been established. More about Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics
Price: $3,500 .