Early printing of King's first book, a memoir of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and an extended argument for the nonviolent philosophy that defined the Civil Rights Movement — inscribed at length in the year of publication by King's lieutenant, Ralph Abernathy.
Second edition of this rare high school history book aimed at teaching Black students about their own history, and encouraging critical thinking about "traditional" historical narratives.
First printing of the "Completely Outstanding Edition" of Birnbach's terrifyingly influential guide to the Prep mysteries.
First edition of this Depression-era muckraking account of the 1929 stock market crash (as well as other frauds and swindles) from two lawyers who worked in the New York State Securities Bureau.
First printing, association copy, of this Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir from the trailblazing publisher of the WASHINGTON POST — journalists (and fellow Pulitzer winners) Neil and Susan Sheehan's copy, with two warm letters from Graham laid in.
A solemn and uncommonly unified photo album of a trip, likely by an American Jewish family, to the Łódź Cemetary and surrounding areas.
First edition of this narrative of turn-of-the-century Philadelphia, featuring personal reminiscences of Rittenhouse Square and Center City.
Fourth printing of this Civil Rights-era photobook — this copy owned by trailblazing Black feminist Barbara Smith.
Scarce first edition of this infamous and entirely discredited McCarthy-era anti-gay title.
First edition thus, an excerpted brief biography from Arnold's 1866 HISTORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN — with "the most life-like—the best ever engraved" portrait of Lincoln, by H.B. Hall after Matthew Brady.
First trade edition of this groundbreaking collaborative study of the residents of the coastal Gullah region of South Carolina.
First edition of one of the most powerful autobiographies in American literature.
Signed first edition by the Pulitzer Prize winning reporter of this collection of essays, poems, and works of fiction that aimed to "to place the enslavement of Africans at the center of America's story."
Signed uncorrected proofs of this second book in the sprawling SEVEN DREAMS series — the "dark and often gruesome" story of the conflicts between French Jesuit missionaries and the Huron and Iroquois people in "New France" (present-day Canada).
Inscribed first printing of this reflection of the effects of a culture of toxic masculinity on individual men, and how that in turn shapes the American landscape.
Early printing of this cheeky safety pamphlet on the dangers of malaria, handed to US troops during WWII.
First printing of King's first book, a memoir of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and an extended argument for the nonviolent philosophy that defined the Civil Rights Movement.
First edition of this scarce and patriotic Early Republic record of the US naval victories, arguing that the young country's "nautical skill and bravery" now matched that of Britain's famed Royal Navy.
Inscribed first edition of one of Popper's most important philosophical works.
Inscribed first edition of the McDonald's founder's memoir of his empire-building reign of hamburger dominance — specially-bound and stamped (naturally) with the golden arches.
First edition of this Civil Rights-era travel guide to black monuments and other historical sites published to commemorate the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation.
First miniature printing of the Declaration of Independence, engraved with a decorative border of the 13 state seals and a portrait of George Washington.
Five issues of this uncommon local newsletter associated with the East/Uhuru Cultural and Educational Center and published in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant between 1969-1984.
Rare first edition of this account of the long-standing New England charity focused on alcoholism and homelessness.
Richly detailed photo archive of the construction of the Dan Ryan Expressway, which destroyed or isolated the predominantly Black communities of Chicago's South Side.
