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Amerika. Roman. by Franz Kafka First Printing, German
A very good First Edition of Kafka’s Amerika in original German with Salter’s cover design.
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The Life And Curious Adventures of Peter Williamson, 1805
A gripping 1805 chapbook edition of one of the most popular Indian captivity narratives, detailing Peter Williamson’s abduction from Scotland, harrowing trials in colonial America, & remarkable survival among the Delaware Indians.
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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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Stride Towards Freedom First Printing, Martin Luther King Jr.
First edition, first printing of King’s first book, recounting the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the birth of the nonviolent civil rights movement in very good condition.
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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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The Raven Folio by Edgar Allen Poe First Edition 1883.
First edition folio richly illustrated by Gustave Doré.
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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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Life of Christ 1684: A Heroic Poem by Samuel Wesley, Complete Folio with 60 Copper Engravings
A work of literary and visual piety, this publication stands at the intersection of Restoration poetics, Anglican theology, and English print culture. The engraved suite alone marks it as one of the most richly adorned poetic folios of its generation.
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The Romaunt Of The Rose by Geoffrey Chaucer. Illustrated by Keith Henderson and Norman Wilkinson (150/500) Printed 1908
An exemplar of early twentieth-century English bookmaking at its height, fusing poetic legacy, private press craftsmanship, and the mystical charm of its illustrators. Scarce and increasingly sought after, particularly in such a well-preserved state.