Handsomely rebound Edwardian edition of this invaluable 19th century dictionary of French slang, defined in English.

Signed first edition, first printing of this western-framed exploration of mob mentality and justice, adapted into an Oscar-nominated western-noir film starring Henry Fonda.

First printing, first issue of this classic of US literature, a major influence on the development of the Western, American Romanticism, and North American-set historical fiction.

Rare first edition in English of this investigation of life after death, seeking to explain scientifically phantoms, lycanthropes, vampires, and Doubles by reference to "magnetic fluid" and the mesmeric ether.

First edition of this major novel by Dickens, a critical turning point in his career.

First edition in book form of this classic story of love and the weight of family history set during the French Revolution, one of Dickens's best-known works.

Handsome copy of the first unabridged English-language edition — and still the mostly widely read English translation — of the classic tale of vengeance delayed, but never denied.

Beautiful drafted set of partial sheets for the creation of cards used in the traditional game on classical Japanese poetry.

First edition, first issue of this enormously influential Lost World work, formative in its genre.

Gilded Age edition in an elaborately constructed vernacular dust jacket, with an original watercolor painted onto the front panel, and incorporating silk ribbons.

First English edition of Victor Hugo's iconic novel, published in the same year as the French.

Limited edition, signed by the illustrator, of Lamb's diverting and digressive essay on the Pig, for whom he has much appetitive affection but no pity whatever.

Special cloth-bound edition, the first hardcover edition, of this sensation novel by one of the most popular women writers of dime novels, who specialized in romances and dramas for working-class girls and women.