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The Gospel of Wealth by Andrew Carnegie (First Edition Association Copy)
$23250Inscribed by Carnegie to “The trusted custodian of all my wealth Robert Franks.” Robert Franks was Andrew Carnegie’s close friend and financial agent, responsible for distributing Carnegie’s money for pensions and philanthropic activities, serving as the president and director of the Carnegie Home Trust Company.
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Roman Missal Printed by Thielmann Kerver’s 1521 Finely Bound Folio – 1 of 2 Surviving Copies
$80000According to USTC and Worldcat, only one copy of this edition exists in libraries.
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1716. Palaestina, ex Monumentis Veteribus Illustrata. First Edition. – Mapping the Ancient Holy Land
$1600This work is a milestone in biblical archaeology and comparative Semitic toponymy, laying the groundwork for 18th- and 19th-century studies.
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Translated and revised by Thomas Jefferson, First Edition 1811: COMMENTARY AND REVIEW OF MONTESQUIEU’S SPIRIT OF LAWS
$3200Translated and revised by Thomas Jefferson, who oversaw its publication and championed its republican philosophy. A scarce Enlightenment critique bearing Jefferson’s intellectual imprint. Contemporary calf, rebacked with original spine laid down. Light foxing, early ownership inscription on title. From the Copley Library, housed in an elegant custom slipcase.
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The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin. Sixth Edition, 1878.
$1750The sixth edition of The Origin of Species is the final and most extensively revised version of Darwin’s magnum opus. It marks the first appearance of the word “evolution” and reflects Darwin’s refinement of his theory.
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1544 (History of The World) by Casper Sturm – Die Kleyn Furstlich Chronica
$11500A rare and richly illustrated 1544 chronicle of world history, bound in a 17th-century antiphonary leaf and one of only two known copies in private hands. The author was historical in his own right by safeguarding Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms.
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