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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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Padovani’s Opus 1570 First Edition w/ unique manuscript content and direct association with the author’s collaborator.
$22000A remarkable association copy of Giovanni Padovani’s rare 1570 Opus de horologiorum solarium usu, owned and annotated by his collaborator Johannes Andrea de Muscis. With two leaves of manuscript notes bound in before the title—commenting directly on the use and correction of Padovani’s astronomical tables—and marginalia throughout, this copy documents one of the few surviving examples of direct scholarly engagement between author and assistant in 16th-century scientific literature.
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Amadis of Greece First English Edition 1693 w/ Distinguished Provenance
$11500The book is exceptionally scarce in commerce and institutional holdings. ESTC, OCLC, and Library Hub locate only four copies. This is the true first edition with a impressive provenance chain.
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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Fine First Printing Inscribed by Bradbury and illustrator Mugnaini
$17500The 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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Lord of the Flies Association Copy Inscribed by William Golding
$5800Signed association copy of Lord of the Flies by William Golding
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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.
$450001348 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.
$12500This earliest published firsthand account of the Lewis and Clark expedition
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Lavishly Illustrated Manuscript | 19th Century German Devotional
$2750Written 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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Typed & Signed JFK Letter 1947
$4800Typed and signed letter by John F. Kennedy to Mr. Alfred C. Lane from his time in the U.S. House of Representatives. July 15th, 1947.
