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First Obtainable Printings of the Emancipation Proclamations With Manuscript Orders Signed by E.D. Townsend and Lorenzo Thomas
General Orders of the War Department, 1862–1863
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Up From Slavery First Edition Association Copy with Signed Letter from Booker T. Washington
First edition of the deeply impactful autobiography with a typed signed letter from Booker T. Washington.
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My Life With Martin Luther King Jr. Inscribed by Coretta Scott King to Cecil & Carolyn Jones, First Edition.
Near fine first edition with an incredible inscription from Coretta Scott King to fellow human rights activists.
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1550 The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Third Collected Edition (Scarce Variant)
The definitive edition of Chaucer’s collected works, edited by William Thynne, Henry VIII’s custodian and hunter of Chaucerian manuscripts. Chaucer is often referred to as the Father of English Literature and Poetry. 1 of 12 surviving copies.
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On The Origin Of Species by Charles Darwin First Issue W/ Signed Letter
Includes a signed letter from Darwin to his property manager on December 4, 1865. Also included is a cut signature of Captain Robert Fitzroy, under whom Darwin served on the HMS Beagle.
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Fine First Printing Inscribed by Bradbury and illustrator Mugnaini
The finest signed first printing on the market with its original unrestored jacket. The only known copy inscribed by both Ray Bradbury and the illustrator Joe Mugnaini. Housed in a custom clamshell case by master binder James Tapley
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The peoples of Russia, or description of the customs and costumes of the various nations of the Russian Empire. 2 Volume Folio Set.
1348 First edition. Fine condition filled with absolutely stunning hand colored plates (95/96), richly colored and providing a rich view of the different people of the Russian Empire at that time- a true work of art. Printed in Paris 1813, 2 Folio Volumes.
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1st Account of Lewis & Clark – Journal of the Voyages and Travels of a Corps of Discovery by Patrick Gass. First Edition 1807.
This earliest published firsthand account of the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Lavishly Illustrated Manuscript | 19th Century German Devotional
Written in an elegant Kurrent script with red Fraktur headings, this richly adorned prayer book features 16 original watercolors (5 full-page), 20 ornate initials, and 19 floral miniatures, each page framed with delicate floral borders. The work is entirely manuscript, intended for private devotion rather than publication—a bespoke artifact made for Anton Gotschick of Speyerling in the Haid dominion.
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